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Day 1: Conference - Noblesse Oblige? Barons and the Public Good in Medieval Afro-Eurasia 10th-14th Centuries
Thursday 25 May
09:00-09:30 Registration and Coffee
09:30-10:00 Introduction and Problematique, Maximilian Lau (Worcester College, Oxford) and Gregory Lippiatt (University of Exeter)
10:00-10:30 Coffee
10:30-11:15 Political argumentation in the 1150s and 1160s: the example of the Saint-Victor Register
Alice Taylor (King’s College London)
11:15-12:00 The Maliks of Hindustan: A New Conquest Nobility?
Abhishek Kaicker (UC Berkeley) and Hasan Siddiqui (University of British Columbia)
12:00-12:30 Questions and Discussion
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:15 Benevolent Elites? Shared Rulership and Privileges in Early Medieval Japan
Mickey Adolphson (University of Cambridge)
14:15-15:00 The Kouroukan Fouga and Oral History: Further Reflections on African Narratives of Noblesse oblige
Adam Simmons (Nottingham Trent University)
15:00-15:30 Questions and Discussion
15:30-16:00 Tea
16:00 Optional Visit to Oriel College Archives (Magna Carta, Papal Bulls and More)
19:00 Speakers’ Dinner
To express interest in attending for one or more days, please email mailto:max.lau@worc.ox.ac.uk
Date:
25 May 2023, 9:00
Venue:
St Cross College, St Giles OX1 3LZ
Venue Details:
and Pusey House. Sessions in Ursell Room, Pusey House; refreshments in St Cross Room, St Cross College
Speaker: Various Speakers
Part of:
Conference: Noblesse Oblige? Barons and the Public Good in Medieval Afro-Eurasia, 10th-14th Centuries
Booking required?:
Required
Booking email:
max.lau@worc.ox.ac.uk
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Belinda Clark
