Authority, Gender and Emotions in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (Genders and Sexualities in History)
Susan Broomhall
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Description for Authority, Gender and Emotions in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (Genders and Sexualities in History)
Hardcover. This collection explores how situations of authority, governance, and influence were practised through both gender ideologies and affective performances in late medieval and early modern England. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
This collection explores how situations of authority, governance, and influence were practised through both gender ideologies and affective performances in medieval and early modern England. Authority is inherently relational it must be asserted over someone who allows or is forced to accept this dominance. The capacity to exercise authority is therefore a social and cultural act, one that is shaped by social identities such as gender and by social practices that include emotions. The contributions in this volume, exploring case studies of women and men's letter-writing, political and ecclesiastical governance, household rule, exercise of law and order, and creative agency, ... Read more
This collection explores how situations of authority, governance, and influence were practised through both gender ideologies and affective performances in medieval and early modern England. Authority is inherently relational it must be asserted over someone who allows or is forced to accept this dominance. The capacity to exercise authority is therefore a social and cultural act, one that is shaped by social identities such as gender and by social practices that include emotions. The contributions in this volume, exploring case studies of women and men's letter-writing, political and ecclesiastical governance, household rule, exercise of law and order, and creative agency, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Genders and Sexualities in History
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137531155
SKU
V9781137531155
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About Susan Broomhall
Kathleen Neal, Monash University, Australia Anne M. Scott, University of Western Australia, Australia Stephanie Downes, University of Melbourne, Australia P. J. P. Goldberg, University of York, UK Merridee L. Bailey, University of Adelaide, Australia Stephanie Tarbin, University of Western Australia, Australia Sarah Randles, University of Melbourne, Australia Diana Barnes, University of Queensland, Australia Amanda L. Capern, University of Hull, UK ... Read more
Reviews for Authority, Gender and Emotions in Late Medieval and Early Modern England (Genders and Sexualities in History)
“Authority, Gender and Emotions in Late Medieval and Early Modern England is a rich and wide-ranging collection of essays that addresses the ways men and women negotiated and often manipulated emotion to engage in social, legal, and political life. … this collection will be of interest to anyone concerned with emotional expression and the performativity of gender in relation to ... Read more