MSCA Fellow Marija Blašković, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
This video introduces the first tool produced within the "FEMIber" project (2022-present): an open-access website that provides structured information on every woman mentioned in the anonymous Crónica de Castilla (ca. 1300, Castile-León). This research and educational tool offers filtered and free-text search options to explore medieval women from multiple perspectives.
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Further Reading
Rochwert-Zuili, Patricia. n.d. Crónica de Castilla : Édition et présentation. Paris: e-Spania Books.
Pepin, Paulette Lyn. María de Molina, Queen and Regent: Life and Rule in Castile-León, 1259–1321. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2016.
Pick, Lucy K. “Gender in the Early Spanish Chronicles: From John of Biclar to Pelayo of Oviedo.” La corónica 32, 3 (2004): 227–248.
Rochwert-Zuili, Patricia. “De Sancie à Bérengère.” e-Spania 1, 2006. DOI: https://doi.org/10.40
Discussion Questions
- How can we enhance the visibility of lesser-known and anonymous women? Considering this work includes women from England, via Europe and Türkiye, to Baghdad, can this approach shed light on some underlying patterns, biases, etc.?
- How can these datasets be improved and how can the criteria be applied to other works?
Cite
Blašković, Marija. “Exploring Women in the High Middle Ages: An Iberian Perspective,”Middle Ages for Educators, October 9, 2024. Accessed [date]. https://middleagesforeducators.princeton.edu/exploring-women-high-middle-ages-iberian-perspective