3 – 4 May, 2015
St John’s House, 71 South Street, St Andrews
The recent surge of interest in the history of emotions has seen medievalists uncover a broad range of new source material recording the affective lives of Europeans in the Middle Ages. A parallel growth of interest in crime and judicial records from ecclesiastical and secular courts has identified these as excellent sources and made clear that the courtroom could be a locus for emotionally charged events. This one and a half day interdisciplinary symposium brings together scholars of law, literature and history to examine the role that emotions played in legal conduct and procedure.
The symposium is free of charge but pre-booking is required before 25th April, 2015. For pre-booking and information, contact: [email protected]
The symposium has been generously supported by:
- ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (Australia)
- The Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Law and Literature, University of St Andrews
- The Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Power and Institutions in Medieval Islam and Christendom (PIMIC)
Convenors:
Kimberley-Joy Knight (CHE, The University of Sydney)
Jamie Page (University of Durham)
John Hudson (University of St Andrews)
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