Institute for Medieval Studies
IMC 2022 Session
| Session | 1117 |
| Title | Feeling Legality: Emotions in Medieval Canon and Common Law |
| Date/Time | Wednesday 6 July 2022: 11.15-12.45 |
| Sponsor | Society for the Study of Emotions (SSME) |
| Organiser | Hailey O'Harrow, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews |
| Moderator/Chair | Melanie Brunner, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
| Paper 1117-a | Shame and Conjugal Masculinity in Impotence Trials in York, 1350-1450 (Language: English) Gabrielle Schwarzmann, School of History, Queen Mary, University of London Index Terms: Gender Studies; Law |
| Paper 1117-b | The Emotions of Killing in Gratian's Causa 23 (Language: English) Jeffrey Ryan Barnett, St Andrews Institute of Mediaeval Studies, University of St Andrews Index Terms: Canon Law; Mentalities |
| Abstract | As the 'affective turn' continues apace in Medieval Studies, the Society for the Study of Medieval Emotions is delighted to sponsor a session devoted entirely to the appearance, performance, and function of specific emotions in sources of medieval common and canon law. Gabrielle Schwarzmann's analysis of 14th- and 15th-century impotence trials allows us to explore the interconnectivity between emotion and gender, while Ryan Barnett and Hailey O'Harrow's varied methodological approaches to analysing Gratian's Decretum serve as templates for understanding the value and function of emotions in upholding the law. |