Feminine Charisma. Figurations of Macht and Herrschaft in England and France (700 - 1500) (08)

• Subject Area: European and American Literary and Cultural Studies
• Term: from 2016 to 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 257731206

This sub-project considers how literary and other narrative sources from England and France between 700 and 1500 ascribe qualities of Macht and Herrschaft to elite women. It theorizes forms of charisma that are transgressive because they counteract masculine power structures or incorporate seemingly “negative” qualities. The study explores how elite networks and assemblages (of people, texts, objects) assist the construction of feminine charisma.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1167: Macht and Herrschaft – Premodern Configurations in a Transcultural Perspective
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Irina Dumitrescu