Reviving Women's Voices: Rethinking the Medieval World

Professors Janina Ramirez and Amy Livingstone, and Associate Professor Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo from the University of Lincoln want to take you on a journey with the incredible women who shaped the medieval world. You'll hear the voices of Hildegard of Bingen - the Mystic, Ermengarde - The Countess, and Eleanor of Castile - the Queen, among others. We'll explore together new and fascinating perspectives on the past and how medieval women impacted the world and indeed the beautiful city of Lincoln.  

Prof Janina Ramirez is Visiting Professor in Medieval Studies at the University of Lincoln. She is also Research Fellow in History of Art at Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford. Her research focuses on the medieval period, applying art historical, archaeological, literary and historical approaches to recovering overlooking individuals and communities of the past. Her most recent book, 'Femina: A New History of the Middle Ages Through the Women Written Out of it', was a number 1 best-seller and published across the world. Janina has published extensively and her output includes articles, fiction and non-fiction books for both adult and young readers. She advocates for inclusivity and is a patron of the National Society for Education in Art and Design.

Prof Amy Livingstone is the Head of the Lincoln School of Humanities and Heritage and Professor of Medieval History. Previously she was the Associate Dean of the Honors College and Professor of History at Ball State University in Indiana and the H.O. Hirt Professor of History at Wittenberg University in Ohio. She is a scholar of medieval Europe and her research focuses on the aristocracy of medieval France, particularly women and the family. She is the author of Out of Love for My Kin: Aristocratic Family Life in the Lands of the Loire, 1000-1200, Medieval Lives, c. 1000-1292: The World of the Beaugency Family, as well as many articles and essays. In 2017 she received the Medieval Academy of America/Committee on Centers and Regional Associations Teaching Excellence Award. Professor Livingstone is also the co-editor of Medieval People, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Currently, she is working on a biography of of Countess Ermengarde of Brittany, the topic of her lecture.

Dr Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo is Associate Professor in Medieval History in the School of Humanities and Heritage at the University of Lincoln, and she specialises in the social and cultural history of the medieval Western Mediterranean, with a particular focus on the Iberian Peninsula. Her research focuses on the study of medieval friendship, social communication, intercultural networks and the History of Emotions. Her list of publication includes - related to today's theme - two recent studies on women, trust and violence in medieval Castile and Aragon. She has been a Visiting Researcher at several international institutions (including the National Research Council of Spain, in both Madrid and Barcelona) and she is also the President of the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean, of which the prestigious academic journal Al-Masāq is  the principal output. 

If you have any questions about this event, please contact samantha.mellows@lincolncathedral.com.

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