Dr. Louise D Arcens

Biography

Louise D'Arcens is a literary cultural historian whose main research area is medievalism. She examines post-medieval receptions and constructions of the Middle Ages, considering their impact on modern cultural, political, and social life. Her current research explores the influence of the Middle Ages on modern global culture, as well as comic representations of the medieval past and trans-historical emotions. Additionally, she investigates how ideas from the medieval period influence modern political cultures, particularly in the realm of extremist politics. D'Arcens has extensively studied the long afterlife of the Middle Ages in Australian cultural life. Her PhD thesis, completed in 1997, delves into the political and literary authority in the writings of medieval women, maintaining her interest in this area through continued academic publications about 15th-century French writer Christine de Pizan.

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