In Transit: Theorizing Cultural Appropriation in Medieval Europe

Sponsler looks at four different acts of appropriation--manuscript transmission, the circulation of relics, the representation of pictorial images, and theatrical performance--and pairs them with four different ways of theorizing appropriation. She suggests what focusing on the processes of appropri...

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Published in:	The Journal of medieval and early modern studies 2002-01, Vol.32 (1), p.17-40
Main Author:	Sponsler, Claire
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	1100-1499 Middle English period 400-1499 Medieval period Civilization, Medieval cultural appropriation Cultural Studies Culture English literature European literature Historic artifacts Historical text analysis Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Studies Medieval and Early Modern Studies Middle Ages Philosophy Pre-Modern Studies Religious Studies Theater Visual media
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Summary:	Sponsler looks at four different acts of appropriation--manuscript transmission, the circulation of relics, the representation of pictorial images, and theatrical performance--and pairs them with four different ways of theorizing appropriation. She suggests what focusing on the processes of appropriation, rather than on the finished product or the source material where attention is more often directed, can reveal that might otherwise be hidden about the functioning of these cultural productions within their specific social contexts.
ISSN:	1082-9636 1527-8263 1527-8263