27th International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, July 6–9, 2020
Recent flourishing of studies in horse history proves that horses not only at the core of pre-modern society but that they make an important part of medieval studies today.
In our fifth installments of horse sessions at the International Medieval Congress, we especially invite submissions in horse history responding to the special thematic strand of IMC 2020: borders.
As an example, we suggest addressing, the following themes for the sessions:
- Border zone equestrianisms:
- Amalgamation and distinction of equestrian practices and equines in border zones
- Transfer and development of equestrian equipment across borders
- Blurring the human/equine boundaries:
- centaurs, onocentaurs and other equine hybrids;
- companionship between riders and mounts;
- reason and irrationality in equines and riders
- Equine hybridity and straining the borders between the real and imaginary equines
- Horses in the art and annotations on manuscript borders
We also invite papers in horse history coming from all disciplinary approaches, including military studies, literature and art history, oriental studies, archaeology, osteology, history of veterinary medicine, and others. Alongside the sessions, we will organize a Round Table and a workshop (themes TBC).
We intend the publication of a volume based on the IMC 2020 contributions in the Rewriting Equestrian History series, published by Trivent.
Session organizers
Dr Anastasija Ropa
Dr Timothy Dawson