Frocks\, cowls\, signets\, and chainmail! Sarah-Grace Heller\, \;Department Chair of the OSU Department of Frenc h and Italian\, will take us back in history as she talks about the cultur al significance\, usefulness\, and trends of fashion during the Middle Age s. Experience medieval fashion closeup by seeing and trying on garments wo rn by serfs\, knights\, and monarchs during the Middle Ages.
\nPrese nter Bio:
\nSarah-Grace Heller \;is the \;D epartment Chair and an Associate Professor of French\, specializing in med ieval French and Occitan literature\, language\, and material culture. Her publications include Fashion in Medieval France (Boydell\, 2007)\, A Cult ural History of Fashion in a Medieval Age (Berg\, 2016)\, and articles rel ated to sumptuary law\, crusade literature\, the Roman de la Rose\, and th e semiotics of culture. Her current project is titled Fashion&rsquo\;s Roo ts across the Romance Routes of the Mediterranean\, 400-1300. She is presi dent of the Socié\;té\; Guilhem IX which promotes Occitan scho larship\, and serves on the editorial board of the journal Medieval Clothi ng and Textiles. She has served as director and associate director of OSU' s Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
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