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Digital Seminar: Gender and Ageing in Premodern Europe II

Welcome to the new "Gender and Ageing" seminar organized by Laura Cayrol-Bernardo.

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This seminar series brings together scholars from different national, disciplinary and methodological backgrounds whose works address various aspects ageing in Premodern Europe from a gender perspective. It provides a forum for international and comparative discussions and aims to formulate new questions for future research.

Each session will feature a presentation by an invited speaker, followed by a discussion.

17.11.2022

16.00-18.00

Age, Gender, and Authority in Medieval Monastic Writing, c. 1100-1300

听(Princeton Theological Seminar)

15.12.2022

16.00-18.00

Ageing and Solidarity: Elders in Late Medieval Languedoc

听(Concordia University)听

19.01.2023

16.00-18.00

The Coming of Wisdom with Time: Joana da Gama鈥檚 Sayings of the Nun

听(University of Oviedo)听

16.02.2023

16.00-18.00

Age, Disabilities, and Retirement in Late听Medieval England

听(Augusta University)听

20.04.2023

16.00-18.00

Thriving in the head: Embodied Ageing听Masculinities for Infirm Older Men in Early Modern England

听(University of Reading)