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A CMRS Ahmanson Conference: </i><b>“Medieval Sexuality 2009” <br>
Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, 2009<br>
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Considering that the history of sexuality as a more or less coherent
intellectual project is only a few decades old, what we have learned
about medieval sexuality so far is remarkable. Precisely because the
investigations have only just begun, however, whole areas have yet to be
explored. To further this exploration, this conference will bring
together scholars from various disciplines and nationalities to take
stock of what is being done now and to investigate new areas in the
history of medieval sexuality. Attention will be focused on two primary
issues: FirstWhat is this thing we call “medieval sexuality”? Does it
have any medieval coherence, or, despite what scholars claim to have
learned from Foucault, is it just modern sexuality in medieval drag?
SecondWhat can be learned by studying points of exchange, the movement
of sexual knowledges or representations across various boundaries? How
does sexuality figure in the relationship of medieval text and image?
What are the tensions and exchanges between sacred and secular
sexualities? And how has the 19th-century science of sexuality defined
our ways of understanding medieval sexuality?<br>
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This conference, organized by Professors Zrinka Stahuljak (French &
Francophone Studies, UCLA) and James A. Schultz (Germanic Languages,
UCLA), is supported by a grant from the Ahmanson Foundation, with
additional funding from CMRS, the UCLA Vice Chancellor for Research, the
Humanities Division of the UCLA College of Letters and Science, the UCLA
Center for the Study of Women, the UCLA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgender Studies Program, and the UCLA Departments of Art History,
Comparative Literature, English, French & Francophone Studies,
Germanic Languages, and History.<br>
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Place: UCLA Royce Hall 314<br>
Time: Download the complete program at
<a href="http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/programs/medieval_sexuality_conference.pdf">
http://www.cmrs.ucla.edu/programs/medieval_sexuality_conference.pdf</a>.
(PDF 1.2 MB)<br>
Advance Registration: Not required; please sign the attendance sheet at
the door.<br>
Fee: None<br>
Seating: Seating is limited. Seats available on a first-come,
first-served basis.<br>
Parking: Parking permits are $9 from any UCLA Parking Services kiosk.
Tell them you are here to attend “the Medieval Sexuality Conference in
Royce Hall.” You will be directed to park in the nearest available
lot.<br>
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Note: You have received this announcement because you are affiliated with
the UCLA Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (faculty member,
associate/affiliate, staff, or council), or because you requested to be
on our email announcement list. If you wish to be removed from the
list, please contact us at
<a href="mailto:cmrs@humnet.ucla.edu">cmrs@humnet.ucla.edu</a>.<br>
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