"Eleanor Janega is one of the most well-known historians of the Middle Ages, widely recognised as the host and co-creator of several history series on HistoryHit TV and the podcast Going Medieval. She is also a prolific writer and public educator, bringing medieval history to a broad audience through her engaging books, articles, and media appearances. With a keen focus on medieval society, gender, and power structures, Janega challenges popular misconceptions and makes the past accessible with wit and scholarly depth."
"This online course offers an introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and relationships from the 5th to the 15th century. Week 1: Classical Influences on the Medieval World Week 2: Early Medieval: The Church Fathers and the Making of New Social Ideals Week 3: High Medieval: Scholasticism and Overthinking Sex Week 4: Late Medieval: Gender and Sex in Times of Crisis"
Conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period changed across a millennium from the 5th to the 15th century. Classical philosophical legacies provided foundational categories and models for understanding sex and gender. Church Fathers established new social ideals and theological norms that reshaped marital and sexual ethics. Scholastic thinkers applied rigorous intellectual analysis to sexual matters, producing dense debates and classifications. Periods of crisis in the late medieval era altered gender roles and sexual practices through demographic, economic, and cultural pressures. Encounters with perceived outsiders influenced ideas about sexual difference. The transition to the early modern period marked further reconfigurations of gender and sexual thought.
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