A SYMPOSIUM IN HONOR OF RENATE BLUMENFELD-KOSINSKI

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20TH, 9:30AM-5:00PM

Organized by Lina Insana and Todd Reeser and the

Department of French and Italian (FRIT)

501 Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh

Religion, Saints, & Sex

Image: Venus and All the Hearts, from Christine de Pizan, Othea's Letter to Hector (B.L. Harley 4431 fol. 100r)

Program: 9:00-9:30: Coffee and mingling

9:30: Welcome (Todd Reeser, Chair, Department of French &Italian) 9:45-10:30: Gabriella Baika (Florida Institute of Technology), "TheWrath of Agobard of Lyon and Its Cosmic Implications" Introduced by John Walsh, Associate Professor of French 10:30-11:15: Daisy Delogu (University of Chicago), "Responses toDeath: The Case of Louis d'Orleans" Introduced by Chris Nygren, Director, Medieval and RenaissanceStudies 11:15-11:30: Coffee and mingling break

11:30-12:15: Charles-Louis Morand-Métivier (University ofVermont), "On the Power of Footnotes: Chronicles, Emotions, andthe Case of Charles VI" Introduced by David Pettersen, Associate Professor of French 12:15-1:30: Lunch for attendees and participants

1:30-2:15: Lori Walters (Florida State University), "Did Jean Molinetget it Right?: Jean Gerson and Christine de Pizan" Introduced by Francesca Savoia, Professor of Italian

Program Cont. 2:15-3:00: Kevin Brownlee (University of Pennsylvania), "Christinede Pizan in the Heures de Contemplation: Theology, NarrativeStructure, the First-Person Voice, and the Female Gender" Introduced by Lina Insana, Associate Professor of Italian 3:00-3:15: Coffee Break 3:15-4:00: Karen Adams (Independent Scholar), "Saints andDemons in Tristan de Nanteuil" Introduced by Chloé Hogg, Assistant Professor of French 4:00-4:45: Paula Kane (Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh),"Thinking Supernaturally from Gerson to Thurston" Introduced by Christopher Drew Armstrong, Associate Professor ofHistory of Art & Architecture and Director of Architectural Studies,Secondary appointment in FRIT 4:45: Lori Walters, "Digne d'estre de lorier couronné[e]": ADistinguished Medievalist Introduced by Todd Reeser 5:00-6:00: Reception in Renate's honor (foyer outside 501 Cathedral

of Learning)

We thank all our sponsors whohelped make this event possible:

Department of French and Italian

Department of English

Wilmer Lectureship in Christian Studies in the Department ofReligious Studies

Medieval and Renaissance Studies Program

Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program

Humanities Center

European Studies Center

Distinguished Professor Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski

We thank all the administrative staff who worked on this event,especially Taylor Pipkin and Monika Losagio. Without your work, these

kinds of events could not take place.