School of History, Classics & Archaeology

Eighth Annual Conference of the Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society

Conference Programme

Ouroboros drawing from a late medieval Byzantine Greek alchemical manuscript. Folio 279 of Codex Parisinus graecus 2327.
Ouroboros drawing from a late medieval Byzantine Greek alchemical manuscript. Folio 279 of Codex Parisinus graecus 2327.

10:00am: Welcome remarks

10:05-12:00: Panel - Worship and the Domestic Sphere (includes short coffee break at 11am)

  • Luke Daly, University of East Anglia, Coins, Wax Limbs, and Crutches: Understanding Individual Worship and Tradition Through Shrine Donations.”
  • Emma Claire Geitner, University of Cambridge, “Locus Sanctus, Locus Tutus: Flight and Foundation in De excidio Thoringia.”
  • Yingxin Luan, École des hautes études en sciences sociales, “Women's solidarity and worship of Saint Dominic in the 13th century Rouen (Normandy).”
  • Vrishali Vatsyaayani, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, “‘Love’s Labour Lost’: A Historical Exploration of the Nuances of Institutionalized Sexual Servility, Sanctified Homemaking and Virility Worship in India’s Paradoxical ‘Devadasi System.”

12:00-13:00: Lunch

13:00-14:30: Panel - Work and the Domestic Sphere

  • Meghan Korten, University of Iceland, Cooperation in the domestic environment: Working from home in medieval Iceland.”
  • Meriem Ben Ammar, Faculty of Civil and Ambiental Engineering and Architecture, Cagliari, “The regulation of economic activities in the neighborhoods of the medinas.”
  • Mara Schmueckle, University of Edinburgh, “‘At the notary’s house’: practicing law in the domestic sphere.”

14:30-15:00 - Afternoon Coffee Break

15:00-16:15: Plenary Lecture

  • Dr Rachel Davis, Teaching Assistant at the University of the Highlands and Islands and Associate Staff at the University of Dundee, 'Working from home? Elite women and the exercise of power in late medieval Scotland, c. 1296-1458'.

16:15-16:20: Closing remarks

16:30-17:30: Workshop/Drinks Reception

BYOB Event - bring your favourite cocktail, mocktail or hot drink and join us for a free and open discussion on the theme of the conference. We aim to explore common strands between the papers presented, provide a forum for you to tell us about your own research, all to further expand our understanding of the interaction between work, worship and the domestic sphere.

Attendance is free and open to all, but you must register by Friday 24th of June in order to gain access. You can register by filling out the form at the 'Register' link.

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Jun 25 2022 -

Eighth Annual Conference of the Late Antique and Medieval Postgraduate Society

The theme of this conference is 'Working from Home: Labour and worship in the domestic sphere'.

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