17, The Crucifixion,
2018
Portland State University
17, The Crucifixion, Shawn Peralta
Kerver Book of Hours: 2018 Senior Capstone
The image of the Crucifixion of Jesus in the Book of Hours provides visual context for remembrance of the Octave of Easter in the liturgical calendar, and it is also the basis for the Passion of Jesus. This essay discusses the Biblical context, characters, and symbols included in the illustration of the Crucifixion in Thielman Kerver's 1507 printing.
10, Danse Macabre,
2018
Portland State University
10, Danse Macabre, Stefano Paparo
Kerver Book of Hours: 2018 Senior Capstone
The Danse Macabre (the Dance of Death) is a 15th-century conceit, both pictorial and textual, of the humbling power of death. In the years following the plagues of late 14th-century Europe, it seems almost inevitable that the Danse Macabre would become a popular theme in medieval art. The Danse Macabre in Thielman Kerver’s printed Book of Hours (1507) is depicted in a series of marginal illustrations in which Death, pictured as a decomposing corpse or transi, accompanies 66 “dancers” to the afterlife. Medieval artists and their patrons could subvert attitudes toward certain figures of power by including their images in …
18, Martyrdom Of St. John The Evangelist,
2018
Portland State University
18, Martyrdom Of St. John The Evangelist, David Powers
Kerver Book of Hours: 2018 Senior Capstone
Stories like St. John’s trial in boiling oil, pictured in Kerver's 1507 Book of Hours, were used by the Church to demonstrate the power of faith against threats of pain and death.This essay examines the symbolism in the image of St. John's martyrdom and discusses how narratives of self-sacrifice worked to inspire the spread of Christianity.
16, The Nativity,
2018
Portland State University
16, The Nativity, Jereme Shaver
Kerver Book of Hours: 2018 Senior Capstone
In Thielman Kerver’s 1507 Book of Hours, a depiction of the Nativity of Christ is located in the Infancy Cycle within the Hours of the Virgin. Placement of this image in the Hours of the Virgin in the Prime section, which was used during the early morning, included devotion to Psalms 50, 62, and 89, as well as the Nativity scene. This essay discusses the symbolism included in this image in the context of the time of its publication.
"A Meruelous Thinge!": Elizabeth Of Spalbeek, Christina The Astonishing, And Performative Self-Abjection In Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce 114,
2018
Wilfrid Laurier University
"A Meruelous Thinge!": Elizabeth Of Spalbeek, Christina The Astonishing, And Performative Self-Abjection In Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ms Douce 114, Murrielle Michaud
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Contributing to the spirited discussion regarding feminist and pro-feminine readings of Middle English hagiography, this dissertation challenges the tradition of grouping accounts of medieval holy women into a single genre that relies on stereotypes of meekness and obedience. I argue that fifteenth-century England saw a pro-feminine literary movement extolling the virtues of women who engaged in what I term “performative self-abjection,” a form of vicious self-renunciation and grotesque asceticism based on Julia Kristeva's model of the abject. The corollary of women's performative self-abjection is ex-gratia spiritual authority, public recognition, and independence, emphasized in the English corpus of fifteenth-century women’s hagiography. …
Yde And Olive,
2018
Western Michigan University
Yde And Olive, Mounawar Abbouchi
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
"Contra Haereticos Accingantur": The Union Of Crusading And Anti-Heresy Propaganda,
2018
University of North Florida
"Contra Haereticos Accingantur": The Union Of Crusading And Anti-Heresy Propaganda, Bryan E. Peterson
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This study assesses the intersection of crusading and heresy repression in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The event that encapsulates this intersection was the Albigensian Crusade, a two-decades long conflict that befell the south of France, or Occitania. The papacy, aligned with northern lords and other willing Christians, took up arms to defend the Church from the Cathar heresy’s corrupting influence. This conflict marked a new development in Christian acts of violence. While the Church had crusaded against many different enemies—even branding some as heretics—before 1209, the Church had never called a crusade for the explicit purpose of …
Finding Lost & Found: Designer’S Notes From The Process Of Creating A Jewish Game For Learning,
2017
Rochester Institute of Technology
Finding Lost & Found: Designer’S Notes From The Process Of Creating A Jewish Game For Learning, Owen Gottlieb
Articles
This article provides context for and examines aspects of the design process of a game for learning. Lost & Found (2017a, 2017b) is a tabletop-to-mobile game series designed to teach medieval religious legal systems, beginning with Moses Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah (1180), a cornerstone work of Jewish legal rabbinic literature. Through design narratives, the article demonstrates the complex design decisions faced by the team as they balance the needs of player engagement with learning goals. In the process the designers confront challenges in developing winstates and in working with complex resource management. The article provides insight into the pathways the team …
Introduction: Jewish Gamevironments – Exploring Understanding With Playful Systems,
2017
Rochester Institute of Technology
Introduction: Jewish Gamevironments – Exploring Understanding With Playful Systems, Owen Gottlieb
Articles
The study of Judaism, Jewish civilizationi, and games is currently comprised of projects of a rather small set of game scholars. A sample of our work is included in this issue.
Sexual Harassment And Assault In The Academy,
2017
Western Michigan University
Sexual Harassment And Assault In The Academy, Ann Olivarius
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, Microaggressions, Harassment, And Abuse—Medieval And Modern,
2017
Western Michigan University
Front Matter, Medieval Feminist Forum, Microaggressions, Harassment, And Abuse—Medieval And Modern
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Hidden In Plain Sight,
2017
Western Michigan University
Hidden In Plain Sight, Kate Kelsey Staples
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Introduction: Microaggression, Harassment, And Abuse--How Medieval Are We?,
2017
University of Missouri Kansas City
Introduction: Microaggression, Harassment, And Abuse--How Medieval Are We?, Linda E. Mitchell
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
The 2015 Society For Medieval Feminist Scholarship Survey On Harassment,
2017
Manhattan College
The 2015 Society For Medieval Feminist Scholarship Survey On Harassment, Jennifer C. Edwards
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Femfog And Fencing: The Risks For Academic Feminism In Public And Online,
2017
Manhattan College
Femfog And Fencing: The Risks For Academic Feminism In Public And Online, Jennifer C. Edwards
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
"Philfog": Celts, Theorists, And Other "Others",
2017
Western Michigan University
"Philfog": Celts, Theorists, And Other "Others", Kristen Mills
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Medieval Trolls, Mansplainers, And Bullies: Reading Gontier Col's Letters To Christine De Pizan,
2017
University of Montana, Missoula
Medieval Trolls, Mansplainers, And Bullies: Reading Gontier Col's Letters To Christine De Pizan, Elizabeth A. Hubble
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Old Ideas For A New Debate: Medieval And Modern Attitudes To Abortion,
2017
Western Michigan University
Old Ideas For A New Debate: Medieval And Modern Attitudes To Abortion, Lydia Harris
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Teaching De Raptu Meo: Chaucer, Chaumpaigne, And Consent In The Classroom,
2017
Western Michigan University
Teaching De Raptu Meo: Chaucer, Chaumpaigne, And Consent In The Classroom, Anna Waymack
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
Contributors, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.53, No.1 2017,
2017
Western Michigan University
Contributors, Medieval Feminist Forum, V.53, No.1 2017
Medieval Feminist Forum: A Journal of Gender and Sexuality
No abstract provided.
