We are pleased to announce the next session of the hybrid seminar Medieval to Renaissance, which will take place at the University of Strasbourg (amphitheater of the European Doctoral College) on Friday February 23, 2024 at 3 p.m. This session devoted to the reception, even the recreation of the Middle Ages today, will combine academic and literary perspectives. Our two speakers will be:
Sandra Gorgievski (Université de Toulon), « Representing the Crusades in the 21st Century »
Patrick K. Dewdneywriter, author of the “Syffe cycle” (The Child of Dust, The Plague and the Vine, Dogs and the Plow), already awarded multiple times, for an interview on historical fantasy.
Do not hesitate to contact us (f.moghaddassi@unistra.fr, vuillem@unistra.fr) if you wish to attend remotely.
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Presentation of the seminar:
Created in 2022-23 by Fanny Moghaddassi and Rémi Vuillemin (University of Strasbourg, SEARCH UR2325), the hybrid seminar Medieval to Renaissance aims to bring together medieval studies and Renaissance studies.
Although the labels “Renaissance” and “Middle Ages” have been widely criticized and new periodizations have emerged, the compartmentalization between eras persists and continues to shape disciplines and fields of study. Although commonly accepted by medievalists, the arbitrary nature of chronological definitions of the “Middle Ages” does not prevent them from profoundly structuring academic reflection even today, with many histories of literature beginning in the 16th century. The notion of first modernity, moreover, far from making the break implied by that of the Renaissance disappear, did not have the desired effect from this point of view, and could even have reinforced a teleological reading of the 16th and 17th centuries. Its initially critical dimension did not always dissociate it from the implications of the notion of Renaissance as it was conceptualized in the 19th century. In the field of English-speaking studies, one could estimate that the period located at the hinge of the two eras (the 15th century and the first half of the 16th century) suffered from a temporal division reinforced in literary studies by the domination of tutelary figures that are Chaucer and Shakespeare. Finally, the structuring of research fields and institutional organization still too often make exchanges between medievalists and Renaissance specialists difficult, and the existing groupings are more readily made between Renaissance and Enlightenment.
Dedicated to the British Isles and literary studies, but dedicated to extending beyond, this seminar aims to respond to these challenges by creating a virtual common space. It explores the historiographical issues of periodization, supports the current renewed interest in periods of “transition” often left aside, crosses perspectives on relevant themes over the entire period which runs from the 13th century to the 16th century, and engages in the debate on the continuities and transformations that marked this era.
Intended for both doctoral students and more experienced colleagues, it is supported by the SEARCH team (UR2325).
2024-02-13 07:58:01
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