Medieval scholars from around the world are meeting over the next couple of days at Massey University in New Zealand to discuss urban issues in the Middle Ages, such as infrastructure, immigration and crime.
Urban Culture and Ideologies in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: c.1100-1600, which will run from January 30-31, will bring together academics and students of medieval studies, with sixteen speakers from the United States of America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand presenting their research. Papers include ‘Nuisance Neighbours and Persistent Polluters: the Urban Code of Behaviour in Late Medieval London’, by Barbara Rouse; ‘Connecting the Urban Environment with Political Ideas in Late Capetian France’, by Chris Jones; and ‘Making a City and Citizens: Preaching in Renaissance Florence’, by Peter Howard.
Senior lecturer in history and conference convenor Dr Andrew Brown notes that people in medieval Europe grappled with an array of issues ranging from citizenship, immigration and pollution to media and technologies. He says, “If you think of the ways modern city councils encourage citizenship, or promote their cities to a wider world, you’ll find similar processes going on in the medieval world. Instead of facebook and twitter, medieval people used public oratory and speech, as well as the latest in technology, such as the printing press. Ruling groups in medieval cities went to some efforts to spread their message and to compare their cities with others, both within Europe and outside.”
This is the first time the conference has been held in New Zealand, and follows on from a previous medieval conference in Bruges. A follow-up conference will be held in The Netherlands at a later date.
Source: Massey University
Medieval scholars from around the world are meeting over the next couple of days at Massey University in New Zealand to discuss urban issues in the Middle Ages, such as infrastructure, immigration and crime.
Urban Culture and Ideologies in Medieval and Early Modern Europe: c.1100-1600, which will run from January 30-31, will bring together academics and students of medieval studies, with sixteen speakers from the United States of America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand presenting their research. Papers include ‘Nuisance Neighbours and Persistent Polluters: the Urban Code of Behaviour in Late Medieval London’, by Barbara Rouse; ‘Connecting the Urban Environment with Political Ideas in Late Capetian France’, by Chris Jones; and ‘Making a City and Citizens: Preaching in Renaissance Florence’, by Peter Howard.
Senior lecturer in history and conference convenor Dr Andrew Brown notes that people in medieval Europe grappled with an array of issues ranging from citizenship, immigration and pollution to media and technologies. He says, “If you think of the ways modern city councils encourage citizenship, or promote their cities to a wider world, you’ll find similar processes going on in the medieval world. Instead of facebook and twitter, medieval people used public oratory and speech, as well as the latest in technology, such as the printing press. Ruling groups in medieval cities went to some efforts to spread their message and to compare their cities with others, both within Europe and outside.”
This is the first time the conference has been held in New Zealand, and follows on from a previous medieval conference in Bruges. A follow-up conference will be held in The Netherlands at a later date.
Click here to go to the conference website
Source: Massey University
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