Workshop and International Meeting. Department of Romance Philology, University of Vienna
Comadres, Dais, Sage-femmes: Midwives in a Historical and Transcultural Perspective
Friday 18th October 2019 and Saturday 19th October 2019
Organisers: Wolfram Aichinger, Marie Fürnsinn, Marie Radinger; Research Group The Interpretation of Childbirth in Early Modern Spain (Department of Romance Philology, University of Vienna)
Speakers include:
- Sucharita Sarkar, Mumbai: The Changing Roles and Perceptions of Dais in India
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Valerie Worth, Oxford: The Range and Evolution of Birthing Scenarios in Early Modern France (c. 1500-1650)
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Diana Pelaz Flores, Santiago de Compostela: Medieval Court Midwives and Religious Minorities
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Jesús M. Usunáriz, Pamplona: Miraculous Births and Midwives around the World in the 16th and 17th Century
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Abraham Madroñal, Geneva: La comadre cómica en el entremés; Partos y comicidad en el teatro áureo
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Hannah Fischer-Monzón, Vienna: Comadrejas y Comadres. Weasels and Midwives […] in Early Modern Italy and Spain
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Wolfram Aichinger, Vienna: Midwife-"Tales" from Mexico, Valencia, Slave-Master-Households and the Casas de Austria
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