Conference: 9th Annual Late Medieval France and Burgundy Seminar
- Date: Friday 6 December 2024
- Location: University of Leeds
- Interval: Every day
- Until: Saturday 7 December 2024
- Type: Conferences
- Cost: Free. <a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=qO3qvR3IzkWGPlIypTW3y0gYXANWpLVMpQLinfvQKY9UMklWWlpISE04S0xZSDNaNTVSTzA0U1hJWi4u&route=shorturl">Registration required by 1st December</a>.
The theme of the 2025 conference will be 'Politics and Performance'.
Programme
Friday 6th December 2024
11:30-12:00: Arrival and registration
12:00-13:00: Lunch
13:00-14:00 Session 1: France and Burgundy Abroad
Craig Taylor (University of York): ‘Chivalry and genocide: The French conquest of the Canary Islands’
Alan Murray (University of Leeds): ‘Crusading as performance: French and Burgundian crusaders in late medieval Prussia’
Chair: Iona McCleery (University of Leeds)
14:00-14:30: Coffee/tea
14:30-16:00 Session 2: Performance in Life and Literature
S.C. Kaplan (Louisiana Tech University): ‘Politics and Performance in Books of Duchesses’ ORAL records’ [virtual presentation]
Saaleha Iqbal (University of Leeds): ‘Fantasy and reality in the display of infidel officiations in the Chanson des Chétifs’
Jacob Henry Deacon (University of Leeds): ‘The performance of prowess in fifteenth-century Burgundian pas d’armes’
Chair: Alaric Hall (University of Leeds)
16:00-17:30 Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery
N. Kıvılcım Yavuz (University of Leeds): ‘Teaching with the Leeds French History Roll (Brotherton Collection MS 100)’
Rhiannon Lawrence-Francis (University of Leeds), ‘French holdings of the Brotherton Special Collections’
17:30-19:00: Drinks reception
Saturday 7th December 2024
09:30-11:00 Session 3: Ceremony and Symbolism
Nathan Meades (University of St Andrews): ‘Performing power, principles and politics: oaths and officeholding in late medieval France, c.1250-1350’
Karen Watts (Ecole du Louvre, Paris, and Royal Armouries, Leeds): ‘French coronation ceremonies and the sword as symbolism of royal regalia’
Peter Howarth (University of Leeds): ‘How heraldry worked in Burgundy, 1349–1477: a guide for non-specialists’
Chair: Justine Firnhaber-Baker (University of St Andrews)
11:00-11:30: Coffee/tea
11:30-12:30 Session 4: Justifying Politics
Julián Giglio (Universidad de Buenos Aires): ‘How to avoid tyranny? From the De moneta to the Livre de Politique of Nicole Oresme’ [virtual presentation]
Elise-Annunziata Neuilly (Université de Tours): ‘Joyous entries with virtues: Justification of politics during performances (15th-16th centuries)’
Chair: Catherine Batt (University of Leeds)
12:30-13:30: Lunch
13:30-14:30 Session 5: Politics and Play
Graeme Small (Durham University): ‘Performing, while avoiding, politics: The Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles, between France, Burgundy and Luxembourg’
Emma Cayley (University of Leeds): ‘Politics of play in late medieval France’
Chair: Iona McCleery (University of Leeds)
Registration
Please register via this online form. The deadline for registration is 1st December 2024.
Further information
Organising committe:
Supported by:
- Institute for Medieval Studies
- School of History
- School of Languages, Cultures, and Societies
- University of Leeds Libraries
Image information: detail from Leeds, University Library, Brotherton Collection MS 100, depicting Charles VI of France. Image credit: Leeds University Library.
If you require further information or have any questions, please contact Alan V. Murray.