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From:    Ricarda Wagner &#60;ricarda-wagner@gmx.de&#62;Date:    21.08.2016Subject: CfA: Anglo-Saxon Women - A Florilegium - Bonn 09/16------------------------------------------------------------------------Jun.-Prof. Dr. Irina Dumitrescu, RheinischeFriedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Institut für Anglistik,Amerikanistik und Keltologie30.09.2016, BonnANGLO-SAXON WOMEN: A FLORILEGIUMCALL FOR ARTICLESCo-editors: Emily Butler (John Carroll University), Irina Dumitrescu(Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn), Hilary E. Fox (WayneState University)Project email: anglosaxonwomen@gmail.comAbbess Hild. Empress Helen. Mary of Egypt. Juliana. Bugga. King Alfred'smother. Grendel's mother. The Welsh slave of Riddle 12. The nuns ofBarking. The lamenting wife. Prudentius' virtues and vices. The Africanwoman picking up gold in Exodus. The Geatish woman with a dark vision ofthe future in Beowulf. What might it mean to tell the stories ofAnglo-Saxon women -- historical, fictional, allegorical -- together?This project confronts the frequent marginalization and erasure of womenby contemporary scholarship from the historical record, and shows, bymeans of brief essays, what can be gained by focusing on female figuresin the past. For example, an examination of the roles and rights ofwomen in Anglo-Saxon England undermines narratives of societal progress.This is especially true in areas such as education or property rights,where women often had greater agency in the Anglo-Saxon period than inlater periods. The lives and careers of the women featured in thiscollection also illustrate the complexity of Anglo-Saxon authorship andthe roles of female audiences in male authorship, sanctity, and heroism.We seek contributors for a collection of short, interpretive pieces(600-800 words) on a range of women in Anglo-Saxon England. These womeninclude not only those long-recognized and studied, but those who occupythe background of texts--mothers, daughters, brothel-keepers--and whomay not even have a name. The goal is the compilation of a florilegiumof women from across the textual and material record that will revealthe obvious and obscure roles women played in Anglo-Saxon culture andtheir often over-looked, yet palpably felt, presence in their texts. Wehope that this florilegium will be a resource for teachers to use in theclassroom and for students to use while selecting research topics. Wealso hope that it will be a pleasure to read, both for Anglo-Saxonistsand for those curious about the field.By September 30, 2016, email the following toanglosaxonwomen@gmail.com:- A list of 3-4 women on whom you would like to write, in order ofpreference- A short academic biography or vita (no more than 1 page)- Indication of willingness and ability to write more than one entry, ifnecessaryArticle assignments will be made on a first-come, first priority basis.The list of potential entries can be found at https://goo.gl/J3K4YY. If any woman or female figure does not appear on this list, please feelfree to include them, along with the text in which they appear, in yourlist of choices.Guidelines for micro-essays are available at https://goo.gl/41khTN.Drafts will be due 31 January 2017.------------------------------------------------------------------------Irina DumitrescuRegina-Pacis-Weg 553113 Bonnidumitre@uni-bonn.deHomepage&#60;https://docs.google.com/document/d/181rAgLZDWFaNsjtxBVZ7rEOz5tE2T8PFeuu0GCgzxgA/edit?pref=2&#38;pli=1&#62;URL zur Zitation dieses Beitrages&#60;http://hsozkult.geschichte.hu-berlin.de/termine/id=31729&#62;------------------------------------------------------------------------H-Soz-Kult übernimmt keine Gewähr für die Richtigkeit, Vollständigkeitoder Aktualität der von unseren Nutzern beigetragenen Inhalte. Bittebeachten Sie unsere AGB:&#60;http://www.clio-online.de/agb&#62;.________________________________________________________________________H-Soz-Kult: Kommunikation und Fachinformationfür die Geschichtswissenschaftenhsk.redaktion@geschichte.hu-berlin.de&#60;http://www.hsozkult.de&#62;