Gender and Society: Men and Women in the Middle Ages, 1000-1500

Although there is debate about the application of modern concepts of 'gender' and 'sexuality' to the study of the Middle Ages, medieval case studies have been at the centre of women's and gender history for as long as the fields have existed. This course explores the exciting and rich history of medieval gender and sexuality, focussing in particular on medieval ideas about the body, the performance of gender, intersectionality, and normative and transgressive sexualities.

Credit Level: 10 Year taken: Year 3 Undergraduate SCQF Credits: 20