Prof. Julia Burkhard: Femicide in the Middle Ages: Norms and Narratives
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Details:
- Venue: Uniwersytet Warszawski, Sala A, Wydział Historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
- Language: English
- Partner: Wydział Historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Description:
Over the centuries, women have been (and still are) killed by men because of their gender, gender-specific roles, or social expectations. Such acts were expressions of individual claims to control over other people's bodies and lives or of feelings of superiority. Consequently, the motives, constellations of individuals, sanctions, and assessments differed from case to case. But there are more fundamental questions to be posed: What were the structural social conditions that enabled or sanctioned the killing of women? What do we learn from the systematic analysis of these killings about social hierarchies and gender relations during a particular period? How were gender-specific killings described and evaluated by contemporary or later observers? Drawing from these questions, the lecture uses selected examples from the (Polish) Middle Ages to explore the analytical application of the term and concept of femicide in the context of pre-modern history.
Polish:
Serdecznie zapraszamy na wykład wtorkowy na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim.
10 marca Julia Burkhardt wygłosi wykład na temat femicydów w średniowieczu.
Miejsce wydarzenia: Uniwersytet Warszawski, Sala A, Wydział Historii.
Partner: Wydział Historii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Wykład w języku angielskim.
