Writing and Power in the Central Middle Ages
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Durham Univ.
Organizer Name
William Raybould
Organizer Affiliation
Durham Univ.
Presider Name
Ryan K. Wicklund
Presider Affiliation
Durham Univ.
Paper Title 1
Identity Politics: Controlling the Narrative of Ethnic Identity in Anglo-Saxon England and Medieval Iceland
Presenter 1 Name
Kate Marlow
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Durham Univ.
Paper Title 2
Looking Back along the Family Tree: Dispersal of the Blickling Homilies and the Origin of the Blickling Codex
Presenter 2 Name
Tom Kearns
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Durham Univ.
Paper Title 3
Homage in the Old Norse World
Presenter 3 Name
William Raybould
Start Date
11-5-2019 10:00 AM
Session Location
Schneider 1340
Description
This session will explore some of the many complex facets of the relationship between writing and power in the central Middle Ages. The central medieval period witnessed a series of key transformations in political, social and religious life which profoundly affected the ways that individuals, groups and institutions employed and exploited the technology of writing, and sought to develop and expand their strategies of power, often in relation to each other. William Raybould
Writing and Power in the Central Middle Ages
Schneider 1340
This session will explore some of the many complex facets of the relationship between writing and power in the central Middle Ages. The central medieval period witnessed a series of key transformations in political, social and religious life which profoundly affected the ways that individuals, groups and institutions employed and exploited the technology of writing, and sought to develop and expand their strategies of power, often in relation to each other. William Raybould