Premodern History and Art through the Prism of Gender in East-Central Europe

This collection examines premodern history and art in East-Central Europe viewed from the perspective of gender and women's history. It gathers Czech art and other historians of all generations in order to introduce this segment of history writing to global academia.

Michaela Antonín Malaníková is assistant professor of medieval history at Palacký University Olomouc. Daniela Rywiková is assistant professor of art history at the University of Ostrava.

List of Figures Part I: Women and Gender in Czech Medieval History Foreword: Gender Trouble in Czech Medieval History Scholarship Milena Bartlová Introduction: Premodern History and Art through the Prism of Gender Michaela Antonín Malaníková and Daniela Rywiková Chapter 1: Women's History and Gender History as Part of Czech Medieval Studies Michaela Antonín Malaníková Part II: Gender Identity through the Prism of Visual Arts Chapter 2: Medieval Art in the Czech Lands through the Prism of Gender: The Visual Culture of Royal Nunneries in Medieval Bohemia and Moravia Daniela Rywiková Chapter 3: Kunigunde - ' Bartered Bride' and 'Bride of Christ' Jennifer Vlcek Shurr Chapter 4: Gender in Czech Secular Art of the Late Middle Ages Jan Dienstbier Part III: Gendering the Medieval Literature Chapter 5: Women as Men and Men as Women? Gender Roles in Anglo-Saxon Literature Reversed Tereza Kalousková Chapter 6: Gendered Body Politics and the Construction of Czech Historical Memory Vera S