Blood, Sex, Malory
Medieval History

Blood, Sex, Malory


CONFERENCE UPDATE: REGISTRATION EXTENSION FOR



Blood, Sex, Malory: An International Conference on the Morte Darthur, its
sources and reception.

University of Leicester, 24th-25th April 2009





*To accommodate demand, conference registration is EXTENDED until 14th
March.

Day and overnight rates available.

http://www.le.ac.uk/ee/news/malory/ for more information.*

(Please note that delegates should register even if accommodation is not
required, so that we can supply the right amount of food and venue space.)



Speakers include:

Elizabeth Archibald, Catherine La Farge, A. S. G. Edwards, Carolyne
Larrington, Helen Phillips



BLOOD, SEX, MALORY will provide a forum in which researchers can explore the
diverse associations of sex and blood in the Malorian tradition,
encompassing sexuality and sexual activity (and its lack/erasure) and the
significance of blood (and blood-shedding), but also the interconnections
with gender (biological sex) and familial ('blood') relations in the Morte
and its sources and later reworkings.



The conference is interdisciplinary and open to all research students and
academics.





For more details contact:

[email protected]

[email protected]




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