Rolf Bremmer: '"Here is Written" - Literacy in Medieval Frisia'.
This lecture examines the emergence and impact of literacy in a medieval society. This case study will focus on medieval Frisia, a region stretching along the northern part of current Holland and Germany.
When literacy took root there over the course of the thirteenth century, it changed social interactions and helped shape a Frisian identity.
Rolf Bremmer is professor of Medieval Frisian Culture and Literature at the University of Leiden, the Netherlands, and will also be speaking at the annual meeting of the Medieval Academy (Vancouver, 3-5 April).
Time and location: Tuesday 1 April 2008, 4:15 PM, David Strong room C 128
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