Bodies and Senses in the Scandinavian Middle Ages

The strand on ‘Bodies and Senses in the Scandinavian Middle Ages’ seeks to introduce a novel perspective into the study of Old Norse literature, one especially of interest as a point of comparison with other medieval and antique literatures: for example, how are heroic or legendary bodies described and staged? What is the role of olfactory, gustatory, auditory, haptic, visual experience in literature? Discussion of what new modes of cultural analysis can bring to the themes of the body, soul, senses and emotions in Old Norse culture and texts would also be a desirable element of this strand.

Organisation

University of Zurich
Deutsches Seminar
Abt. für Nordische Philologie
Schönberggasse 9
8001 Zurich
Switzerland

University of Basel
Seminar für Nordistik
Nadelberg 6
4051 Basel
Switzerland

Contact

sagaconference-at-unibas.ch

Jürg Glauser
Tel +41(0)44 634 25 12

Klaus Müller-Wille
Tel+41(0)44 634 25 50

Sarah Künzler
Tel +41(0)44 634 25 14

Matthias Hauck
Tel +41(0)61 267 34 38

Conference phone
+41 (0)77 401 28 70