Submissions invited for the following session at the 38th
International Congress on Medieval Studies, 8-11 May 2003
Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
"Medieval Friendship"
Seeking papers on any aspect of friendship in the Middle
Ages, literary or historical. Possible topics include:
* idealized same-sex friendship
* sworn brotherhood (e.g., Amis and Amiloun)
* chivalric friendship (comradeship in arms)
* monastic friendship and/or friendship with God
* marital friendship
* friendship and sexuality
* queer friendship
* friendship and courtliness
* friendship and patronage
* the politics of friendship
* the influence of classical ideals of friendship (e.g.,
from Aristotle, Cicero) in the Middle Ages
Please submit a one-page abstract by e-mail, including
contact information, by September 15, 2002. Presentations
will be held to a strict 20-minute limit.
Organizer:
Robert Stretter
Dept. of English
Pacific Union College
Email: rstretter@puc.edu
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