Public Events: Talks and Films
Appleby Lecture 2009
This year's Appleby speaker is Professor Judith Bennett of the University of Southern California. Her lecture is entitled “Death and the Maiden: From Chaucer to Pearl Jam,” which is scheduled for Friday, April 17 at 4:00pm at Little Theater.
Professor Bennett is a specialist in medieval history, feminist history, and women’s history. In particular, her work focuses on peasant women, women’s work and single women. She has authored four books, including History Matters: Patriarchy and the Challenge of Feminism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006); A Medieval Life: Cecilia Penifader of Brigstock, c. 1297-1344 (McGraw-Hill, 1998); Ale, Beer, and Brewsters in England: Women's Work in a Changing World, 1300 to 1600 (Oxford University Press, 1996 ); and Women in the Medieval English Countryside: Gender and Household in Brigstock before the Plague (Oxford University Press, 1987). In addition to many articles, she has co-edited several volumes such as Medieval Europe: A Short History (McGraw-Hill, 2005), Singlewomen in the European Past, 1250-1800 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999), and Sisters and Workers in The Middle Ages (University of Chicago Press, 1989).
The Appleby Lectures are given in memory of Andrew Appleby, a distinguished professor in the History Department who was a respected authority on early modern English social history. They have been one of the highlights of departmental life since 1981, and many renowned historians have given them, including Natalie Zemon Davis, Lawrence Stone, Margaret Jacob, Carlo Ginzburg, Joyce Appleby, Ken Pomeranz, Amy Richelin, Tony Hopkins Ann Twinam, and, last year, Jeffrey Wasserstrom. The lectures focus on broad themes and are intended to appeal to undergraduate students as well as graduates and faculty. It is free and open to the public.
This should be an exciting opportunity for faculty and students who are interested in gender, sexuality, and medieval history. For further information, please contact Bonnie Akashian (bakashia@mail.sdsu.edu, 619-594-5262) in the History Department.