Representations of marriage pervade Medieval Literature and often these literary representations differ from the religious and/or secular expectations of this sort of relationship. Papers for the proposed session could explore:
• the gendered power dynamics within marriage
• the implications of marriage within the chivalric courtly tradition
• the insinuations regarding the reality of social attitudes regarding women
• the use of marriage as a metaphor to investigate the power dynamics within the larger societal institutions.
Abstracts between 250-300 words for papers of 15 minutes are invited by 31 August 2010. The abstract should also include a 50-word biographical note and AV requests.
Contact: Debbie Killingsworth, University of Oregon, Department of English, debbiek@uoregon.edu
