Tato série se zabývá komplexními tématy žen a genderu v raném novověku a nabízí svěží pohledy na toto období. Série si klade za cíl překonávat geografická omezení a zkoumá rozmanité zkušenosti žen napříč Evropou, Amerikou, Asií i Afrikou. Jedná se o interdisciplinární platformu pro nejnovější výzkum, která neustále rozšiřuje naše chápání raně novověkých společností a rolí v nich. Je určena pro ty, kdo hledají originální a podnětné analýzy genderových dynamik.
Looking at the competition and collaboration among different groups of men involved in childbirth, and between men and women, this work demonstrates that arguments about history were as important as arguments about the merits of different designs of forceps.
Analysing the occasional verse writings of the celebrated colonial Mexican nun, Thomas brings to light the particular socio-historical significance of these works, which until now literary scholars have largely considered inconsequential. Thomas demonstrates how these poems by the famous nun-composed for birthdays, funerals, religious feasts, coronations and the like-shed new light on Sor Juana's interactions with individuals in colonial society and throughout the Spanish Empire.
Feminizing Sources and Interpretations of the Past
This study explores the expression and representation of late medieval and early modern women in the Low Countries through diverse materials, including written sources, artworks, and urban sites. It combines various analytical approaches—historical, historiographical, museological, and touristic—to examine how these women articulated their identities and how they have been perceived both in their time and in contemporary scholarship. The work sheds light on the complexities of women's roles and interpretations across different eras.
Focusing on the contributions of educated women in Spain and New Spain, this study explores the lives and works of early modern female advocates for women's education. It highlights prominent figures like Sor Juana and Santa Teresa de Jesús, while also shedding light on lesser-known women who played significant roles in this movement. Drawing from diverse sources, the book examines how these women influenced societal views on education and gender during their time.
Christine de Pizan held no political office and her work was not influential on any political theorist living today. However, in the disciplines of women's studies and French literature, she has inspired intellectual debate, so much that the two sides of the debate are referred to as Christinophiles and Christinoclasts. This book presents the political paradoxes of Christine de Pizan. She was a woman in a man's world, an Italian at a French court, and the daughter of a civil servant in a world structured by social class. Her corpus of political works includes five works designed to educate the male ruling class, two works expressly for princesses, and a treatise on warfare. The goal of this book is to outline the political theory of Christine de Pizan and situate her ideas within the history of political ideas in general.
Exploring the psychological impact of the Virgin Mary's marginalization in post-Reformation England, this work examines early modern cultural and literary responses to her diminished role. The author argues that Shakespeare utilizes both Roman Catholic and post-Reformation perspectives on Marian strength to critique contemporary notions of masculinity. Through this lens, the book invites readers to reconsider religious and gender identities, highlighting the complex interplay between cultural perceptions and individual subjectivity in Shakespeare's works.