Women's Role in the 'Survival' of Insular Artistic Traditions after the Norman Conquest

我打算探索中世纪盎格鲁-撒克逊和盎格鲁-诺曼时期英国流行宗教的物质装饰是如何表达女性身份的。我希望在女性和艺术对象之间的共生关系中建立一种恒久不变的关系，这种关系已经被父权结构主导的艺术史传统和简约化的艺术历史时期所掩盖。在与盎格鲁-撒克逊妇女有关的物质对象的研究中，最近的发展已经认识到妇女在皈依期间的精神重要性，潜在的根源是异教习俗。然而，这种早期的意义被认为随着中世纪的发展而“褪色”，现有的对后期盎格鲁-诺曼艺术的研究只是粗略地承认了盎格鲁-撒克逊艺术的“生存”。我的项目将以这样一个前提为前提，即艺术史学术中“盎格鲁-撒克逊”和“罗马式”区别的建立掩盖了女性的持续重要性，以及她们对教会风格发展的贡献(特别是促进盎格鲁-撒克逊视觉传统)。我将比较英国中世纪的物品，包括经常被忽视的作品(如刺绣)，参考关于性别和物质性的现代艺术史理论。这项研究将极大地发展对中世纪女性的理解，并颠覆既定的艺术史叙事。

I intend to explore how female identity was expressed by the material trappings of popular religion in medieval Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman England. I hope to establish a constancy in the symbiotic relationship between women and artistic objects, which has been obscured by art historical traditions dominated by patriarchal structures and reductive art historical 'periods'. Recent developments in the study of material objects associated with Anglo-Saxon women have recognised the spiritual importance of women during conversion, with potential roots in pagan practices. However, this early significance is believed to have 'faded' as the Middle Ages progressed, and existing studies of later Anglo-Norman art provide only cursory acknowledgements of Anglo-Saxon artistic 'survival'. My project will start with the premise that the establishment of 'Anglo-Saxon' and 'Romanesque' distinctions in art historical scholarship have obscured the continued importance of women, and their contributions to the development of ecclesiastical styles (in particular the promotion of Anglo-Saxon visual traditions). I will compare objects from across the English Middle Ages, including often overlooked works (such as embroidery), with reference to modern art historical theories concerning gender and materiality. This study will significantly develop the understanding of medieval womanhood and disrupt established art historical narratives.