Jimena Castro, Visiting Researcher at Boston University
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/02
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
When we think about the Middle Ages, maybe the following thought comes to our minds: that it was an obscure period, that censorship ruled every man's lives, and above all, women’s lives. But we would be surprised to know that there were many female voices that expressed their inner worlds and thoughts through writing, music and arts. This IAP session seeks to examine the life and work of three important women of this period: Hildegard von Bingen, Joan of Arc and Marguerite Porete. We will explore their historical contexts in order to understand how they achieved their authorities. These three women will be only a sample of many others that we will mention. Please email Jimena to reserve your place.
Jimema Castro: Professor of Medieval Literature at Universidad Diego Portales (Chile); Ph.D.c in American Studies, Universidad de Santiago (Chile); MA in Literature, Art and Thought at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain) and BA of Literature at Universidad Diego Portales (Chile)
Sponsor(s): SpousesandPartners@mit
Contact: Jimena Castro, 617-637-6632, jimenacastrogodoy@gmail.com
| Jan/08 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 56-169 |
The aim of this session is to make an introduction to Medieval Thought, with a special focus on the relation between spiritual and intellectual life of Women in that period. We will study some images and texts that tell us a lot about women's thought.
Jimena Castro - Visiting Researcher at Boston University
| Jan/15 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 56-169 |
We will explore on the life and work of the Benedictine Abbess Hildegard of Bingen. In this session some relations between the work of Hildegard and modern painters will be established.
Jimena Castro - Visiting Researcher at Boston University
| Jan/22 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 56-169 |
Marguerite was neither a nun, but neither a secular. She was a beguine, and in that status, she had a hard relation with authority. But her biggest "mistake" was to enter into philosophical inquiries through her book that ended up burnt with Marguerite herself. In this session we will analyze her book The Mirror of Simple Souls.
Jimena Castro - Visiting Researcher at Boston University
| Jan/29 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:00PM | 56-169 |
In this session we will study a different way of religiosity, that is the one that calls to fight. Joan, as is well known, claimed to hear the voice of God that asked her to fight in battles. We will analyze the relation between spirituality and life, and the way that Joan thought of the Commandments.
Jimena Castro - Visiting Researcher at Boston University