Women, weapons and war workshop The workshop has been organised to address the place of women in pre-modern warfare and speakers have been invited to submit papers for discussion. The chronological span runs from the ancient world to seventeenth-century Ireland and the topics and themes covered include female warriors, the gender dynamics of warfare, gender and visualisations of war, bioarchaeological evidence of massacres of women and children, and military management and female peace making. Programme at a glance 10.00 Tea and coffee and welcome 10.15 Dr Alice König (St Andrews), ‘Thinking Women: Current trends and future avenues in the study of women and war in antiquity’ 10.45 Professor John Gillingham (LSE), ‘Women and War pre-1650’ 11.15 Professor Stephen Bowd and Dr Sarah Cockram (Edinburgh), ‘Alda Gambara and Isabella d’Este: Gender and Military Management During the Italian Wars’ 11.45 Reflective Session 12.15 Lunch 12.45 Dr Catherine Fletcher (Swansea), ‘The Ladies’ Peace Revisited: Gender, Counsel and Diplomacy’ 13.15 Dr Frédérique Dubard de Gaillarbois (Sorbonne), ‘Women and War in Sixteenth-century Italian Literature and Art : examples and proposals.’ 13.45 Professor Brian Sandberg (Northern Illinois University), ‘Considering Intersections of Gender and Violence: Conceptual Problems and Early Modern Evidence’ 14.15 Tea and coffee and cakes 14.30 Dr Linda Fibiger (Edinburgh), ‘“A great fury”: Bioarchaeological Considerations of Women and Violence During the Irish Confederate Wars’ 15.00 Reflective Session 16.00 Close Image Note: Papers are pre-circulated and space is very limited so please e-mail Prof. Stephen Bowd (Stephen.Bowd@ed.ac.uk) or Dr Sarah Cockram (S.Cockram@ed.ac.uk) if you wish to attend. Thanks to the generosity of the Society for Renaissance Studies we are able to support the costs of participation for postgraduate and early career researchers and academics. Jun 01 2018 10.00 - 16.00 Women, weapons and war workshop The first workshop from 'Women, weapons and war' will take place on Friday 1 June, 2018. (Published 24 May, 2018) Raeburn Room, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL Find the venue
Women, weapons and war workshop The workshop has been organised to address the place of women in pre-modern warfare and speakers have been invited to submit papers for discussion. The chronological span runs from the ancient world to seventeenth-century Ireland and the topics and themes covered include female warriors, the gender dynamics of warfare, gender and visualisations of war, bioarchaeological evidence of massacres of women and children, and military management and female peace making. Programme at a glance 10.00 Tea and coffee and welcome 10.15 Dr Alice König (St Andrews), ‘Thinking Women: Current trends and future avenues in the study of women and war in antiquity’ 10.45 Professor John Gillingham (LSE), ‘Women and War pre-1650’ 11.15 Professor Stephen Bowd and Dr Sarah Cockram (Edinburgh), ‘Alda Gambara and Isabella d’Este: Gender and Military Management During the Italian Wars’ 11.45 Reflective Session 12.15 Lunch 12.45 Dr Catherine Fletcher (Swansea), ‘The Ladies’ Peace Revisited: Gender, Counsel and Diplomacy’ 13.15 Dr Frédérique Dubard de Gaillarbois (Sorbonne), ‘Women and War in Sixteenth-century Italian Literature and Art : examples and proposals.’ 13.45 Professor Brian Sandberg (Northern Illinois University), ‘Considering Intersections of Gender and Violence: Conceptual Problems and Early Modern Evidence’ 14.15 Tea and coffee and cakes 14.30 Dr Linda Fibiger (Edinburgh), ‘“A great fury”: Bioarchaeological Considerations of Women and Violence During the Irish Confederate Wars’ 15.00 Reflective Session 16.00 Close Image Note: Papers are pre-circulated and space is very limited so please e-mail Prof. Stephen Bowd (Stephen.Bowd@ed.ac.uk) or Dr Sarah Cockram (S.Cockram@ed.ac.uk) if you wish to attend. Thanks to the generosity of the Society for Renaissance Studies we are able to support the costs of participation for postgraduate and early career researchers and academics. Jun 01 2018 10.00 - 16.00 Women, weapons and war workshop The first workshop from 'Women, weapons and war' will take place on Friday 1 June, 2018. (Published 24 May, 2018) Raeburn Room, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh EH8 9YL Find the venue
Jun 01 2018 10.00 - 16.00 Women, weapons and war workshop The first workshop from 'Women, weapons and war' will take place on Friday 1 June, 2018. (Published 24 May, 2018)
