Midwest Medieval History Conference: Law and Society in the Middle Ages

The annual meeting ofthe Midwest Medieval History Conference will take place at Ohio University. Scholars will present their research on all aspects of medieval history, especially those related to this year’s theme: Law and Society.
 

The keynote, "Weaponizing Death: Accusations of Hate and Spite in 13th Century England" will be delivered by Dr. Sara Butler, Ohio State University. A special session will be devoted to the Mahn Center Archives and Special Collections medieval manuscripts and facsimiles. 
 

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Undergraduate Student Registration (The conference is free for undergraduates, but we would like a headcount!)

Schedule of Events

Friday, Oct. 2

All events take place in Alden Library, Friends of the Library Room (319)

Except for Ink Workshop, Location to be determined

Noon: Registration and Facsimile Exhibit Open

1 PM: Conference Welcome

2-3:00 Roundtable: The Facsimile and Manuscript Collection at Ohio University

Miriam Shadis (History); Charles Buchanan (Interdisciplinary Arts); Lindsey Martin (Film); Miriam Intrator (Rare Books Librarian); Kate Wiselogel (Senior, Honor Tutorial College, English); Audience

The Facsimile Exhibit will remain open for the rest of the day.

3-4:00 Ink Workshop Location TBD

Panel 1 Friday 4-5:30 Religious Authority and Social Order

Chair: Marita von Weissenberg (Xavier University)

• Frans van Liere (Calvin University), "The Venerable Bede and the Hebraica Veritas"
• Charles Buchanan (Ohio University), "An Eleventh-Century Book of Decrees by Burchard of Worms (Lucca, BC, MS 124): Canon Law and the Church Effort to Control Marriage”
• Erin L. Jordan (Colorado State University), "Forged in the crucible of war: the legal system of the Latin East and women”

5:30 Reception, Location TBD

Dinner on your own

Saturday, Oct. 3

All events take place in the Baker Student Center, Second Floor, Rooms 230 and 231

Breakfast, 8:00-9:00

Panel 2 Saturday 9-10:15 Law and Authority in Medieval England

• Morgan McMinn (West Virginia University), “Power and Authority of the Monastic Superior in the Courts of Chancery and Common Pleas in Late Medieval England”
• Meghan Woolley (Idaho State University), "Condemning Favor and Partiality in the Early Common Law"

Coffee

Panel 3 Saturday 10:30-12:15 Discipline and Norms in Medieval Society

• Adam J. Davis (Denison University), “When Licit Was Not Legitimate: Ambition and Medieval Ecclesiastical Law”
• Mireille J. Pardon (Berea College), “Animals and Judicial Ritual in Fifteenth-century Bruges and Dijon”
• C. Matthew Phillips (Concordia University), “Resisting Temptation Manfully: Aelred of Rievaulx's Preaching for the Feast of St Benedict”

Lunch and Business Meeting, 12:30-2:00

Panel 4 Saturday 2-3:30 Narrating Power in the Crusading World

• Daniel Carlin (Rochester Christian University), “Lightning from the Heavens: Divine Judgement and the Benedictine Narratives of the First Crusade”
• Tess Janish (Oakland University), “Language and Perception: Richard the Lionheart in Crusade Narratives of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries”
• Miguel Gomez (University of Dayton), “Between Caliphs and Crusaders: The many lives of Pedro Fernández de Castro”

Coffee

Keynote Address Saturday 3:45-5:00

Introduction: Miriam Shadis (Ohio University)

Dr. Sara Butler, Department of History, Ohio State University, “Weaponizing Death: Accusations of Hate and Spite in 13th Century England.”

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