Participant Info
- First Name
- Christine
- Last Name
- Axen
- Country
- United States
- State
- NY
- christineaxen@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- Fordham University, St John's University/Queens, Fitchburg State University
- Website URL
- Keywords
- medieval history, religious history, convents, medieval nuns, medieval gender, medieval sexuality, art history, feminism, marginal voices
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
My research focuses on highlighting marginal voices, especially those of women, from the Classical past through the early modern period, with a focus on 13c France. I am very interested in restoring the names and purposes of individuals who do not feature in the Grand Narrative. My study of Southern French religious history attempts to bring to light the subtle dynamics of religious women’s agency in a patriarchal schema. With appearances on the History Channel and Discovery+, I hope to bring resonance to long-lost medieval women and others who have been excised from the general narrative.
- Recent Publications
“Life of the Mind: the Education, Intellectual Legacy, and Personality of Bishop Zoen Tencarari of Avignon (r. 1241-1261),” in Episcopal Power and Personality in Medieval Europe, 900-1480, ed. Peter Coss, Chris Dennis, Melissa Julian-Jones, and Angelo Silvestri (Turnhout: Brepols, 2020), pp. 83-100.
“Bishop Zoen of Avignon and the Programmatics of Power,” in Episcopal Power and Local Society in Medieval Europe, 900-1400, ed. Peter Coss, Chris Dennis, Melissa Julian-Jones, and Angelo Silvestri (Turnhout: Brepols, 2017), pp. 137-156.
Book reviews by request.
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- Country Focus
- France
- Expertise by Geography
- France
- Expertise by Chronology
- Ancient, Medieval, Pre-17th century, Early Modern
- Expertise by Topic
- Art & Architectural History, Gender, Local & Regional, Public History, Religion, Sexuality, Urban History, Women
