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From Bird-Woman To Mermaid: The Shifting Image Of The Medieval Siren, Claire Cannell
From Bird-Woman To Mermaid: The Shifting Image Of The Medieval Siren, Claire Cannell
Student Research Symposium
During the Middle Ages, the siren transforms from its classical status as grotesque bird-woman into an alluring mermaid. A female monster, the siren represents what is considered monstrous in women. I plan to examine the unstable image of the siren in order to better understand the religious and social status of the medieval European woman. The siren is contextualized among contemporary secular images of female sexuality and the writings of religious authorities such as Leander of Seville, who wrote that all women were either nuns or sirens. I plan to analyze the implications of the nun-siren binary created by Leander …
The First Crusade: The Forgotten Realities, Jonathan Chang
The First Crusade: The Forgotten Realities, Jonathan Chang
Young Historians Conference
In the Middle Ages, Europe saw a great amassing of thousands of lords, knights, and ordinary people for an extraordinary expedition into the Holy Land. This event was called the First Crusade. The First Crusade was one of the more successful crusades, however, this fact is overshadowed by the negatives of the crusades. My paper explores the reasons for how the crusaders were able to be victorious in the First Crusade.