Journée d’étude – The social fabric of the late medieval and early modern city. New approaches of pardon letters and other juridical sources

The social fabric of the late medieval and early modern city. New approaches of pardon letters and other juridical sources
A workshop at the University of Leuven

Friday 19th September 2014
Leuven, Naamsestraat 69 – Huis Van TSestich, room 02.10Organized by the University of Antwerp (Centre for Urban History – BOFGOA project urban identities) and the University of Leuven (History Department)

Programme :

Chair : Guido Marnef (University of Antwerp)

14h30 : Peter Arnade (University of Hawai’i at Manoa) – Archives in the Fiction: Pardon Letters in the Burgundian Low Countries.
14h50 : Walter Prevenier (Ghent University) – Notaries and petitioners of Burgundian pardon letters inspired fiction writers.
15h10 : Violet Soen (University of Leuven) – Pardon letters during the Dutch Revolt. Or how the general pardons sparked storytelling.
15h30 : discussion

Chair : Jelle Haemers (University of Leuven)

16h00 : Anke De Meyer (University of Antwerp) – Urban societies in motion: women in late medieval and early modern pardon letters.
16h20 : Andrea Bardyn (University of Leuven) – Women’s fortunes. Female agency, property and investment in the urban space of late medieval Brabant.
16h40 : Peter Stabel (University of Antwerp) – The social fabric of the medieval city: a cross-cultural perspective. Western Europe and the Middle East compared.Participation is free, but all participants should register before 15 September. More information and registration: anke.demeyer@uantwerpen.be

Source de l’information : UGent