Languages, Literatures, & Cultures

Dr Catherine Emerson

BA, MSt, PhD

Biography

I studied French and History at Trinity College Oxford, where I got my BA and my Master of Studies. I then went to Hull where I studied for a PhD and started teaching as a Graduate Research Assistant in the French Department and the Centre for Medieval Studies.

My research interests are in mémoires, life writing, canon formation and identities. I am particularly interested in expressions of identity in the Burgundian Netherlands and in modern Belgium and I am the author Regarding Manneken Pis: Culture, Celebration and Conflict in Brussels. I am working on a study of the role of sixteenth-century translator and editor, Denis Sauvage and his role in canon formation. I am also a member of the international research group studying Charlemagne as a European Icon.

I am currently head of second year and year abroad co-ordinator in the BA programme in French. I teach French language in second year and French literature in all years of the BA programme. I especially enjoy teaching medieval literature, language and culture.

Research Interests

My research is primarily in the late medieval period: my doctorate was a study of the Mémoires of Olivier de la Marche (ca. 1426-1502) and the culture of the Burgundian Netherlands. I am also interested in manuscript and print culture, in the relationship between history and literature and in the civic and regional societies of Belgium. I have published a study of Manneken-Pis, a urinating fountain in Brussels, and its cultural significance. I am currently leading a Marie Sklodowska-Curie doctoral training network, REBPAF www.universityofgalway.ie/rebpaf training 13 researchers in 6 universities who are preparing doctoral theses on the medieval and early-modern book. My personal research examines a sixteenth-century editor of medieval texts, Denis Sauvage, and his impact on the canon. I'm also preparing an edition of a fifteenth-century history, the Fleur des histoires by Jean Mansel.

Research Projects

Project	Start Date	End Date
IRC POSTGRADUATE BARRY NEVIN CATHERINE EMERSON	01-OCT-13	30-SEP-15
ARTFUL DECEPTIONS CONFERENCE C EMERSON	01-OCT-06	10-MAR-10
MF2003 MF7 03 M CATHERINE EMERSON	05-DEC-03	05-DEC-04

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	'Habiller des statues' Emerson, Catherine (2024) 'Habiller des statues'. Studia Bruxellae, 1 (15):102-109 [Details]
	(2023)	'Digital Prompts and Narrative Cues: Storytelling in the 1450s and in the 2020s' Emerson, Catherine (2023) 'Digital Prompts and Narrative Cues: Storytelling in the 1450s and in the 2020s'. Forum For Modern Language Studies, 59 (4):530-544 [DOI] [Details]
	(2023)	'¿ Connecting Chronicles: Material and Social Bonds in the Circulation of the Chronique Abrégée in Fifteenth-Century Paris' Emerson, Catherine (2023) '¿ Connecting Chronicles: Material and Social Bonds in the Circulation of the Chronique Abrégée in Fifteenth-Century Paris'. Journal of Historical Network Research, 9 :214-238 [Details]
	(2021)	'Brabant, Holland, and Confession in the Cent Nouvelles nouvelles: Regional Stereotypes and Proverbial Commonplaces' Emerson, Catherine (2021) 'Brabant, Holland, and Confession in the Cent Nouvelles nouvelles: Regional Stereotypes and Proverbial Commonplaces'. Queeste: Tijdschrift over middeleeuwse letterkunde in de Nederlanden, 28 (1):313-333 [DOI] [Details]
	(2022)	'Nicole Gilles¿s Presentation of the Death of Louis XI and the Collection of Symbols of Kingship' Emerson, Catherine (2022) 'Nicole Gilles¿s Presentation of the Death of Louis XI and the Collection of Symbols of Kingship'. The Medieval Chronicle, 14 :47-62 [Details]
	(2018)	'Using an Example: Denis Sauvage, Philippe de Commynes and the 'Vieil Exemplaire'' Emerson, C (2018) 'Using an Example: Denis Sauvage, Philippe de Commynes and the 'Vieil Exemplaire''. The Medieval Chronicle, 11 :154-170 [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	'The message on the street corner: alchemy, public health and the Brussels Manneken Pis urinating statue' Emerson, C (2019) 'The message on the street corner: alchemy, public health and the Brussels Manneken Pis urinating statue'. Social Semiotics, 29 :463-475 [DOI] [Details]
	(2005)	'Five centuries of Olivier de La Marche: The rhetoric of the 'Memoires' in the hands of scribes, editors and translators' Emerson, C (2005) 'Five centuries of Olivier de La Marche: The rhetoric of the 'Memoires' in the hands of scribes, editors and translators'. Revue Belge De Philologie Et D Histoire, 83 :1103-1131 [Details]
	(2006)	'The part played by some minor characters in Olivier de la Marche's 'Memoires'' Emerson, C (2006) 'The part played by some minor characters in Olivier de la Marche's 'Memoires''. Moyen Age, 112 [Details]
	(2011)	'NO WAY TO TREAT YOUR MOTHER: UNDERSTANDING PETIT JEHAN DE SAINTRE'S RAGE' Emerson, C (2011) 'NO WAY TO TREAT YOUR MOTHER: UNDERSTANDING PETIT JEHAN DE SAINTRE'S RAGE'. French Studies, 65 :429-443 [DOI] [Details]
	(2018)	'STRANGERS IN THE FRAME: INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CENT NOUVELLES NOUVELLES' Emerson, C (2018) 'STRANGERS IN THE FRAME: INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CENT NOUVELLES NOUVELLES'. French Studies, 72 :337-349 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2017)	'Setting a Place in the Cent Nouvelles nouvelles: The Illustrations of Glasgow, Hunter 252' Emerson; Catherine (2017) 'Setting a Place in the Cent Nouvelles nouvelles: The Illustrations of Glasgow, Hunter 252'. Relief - Revue Électronique De Littérature Française, 11 (1):82-95 [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2017)	'Using an Example: Denis Sauvage, Philippe de Commynes and the 'Vieil Exemplaire'' Emerson; Catherine (2017) 'Using an Example: Denis Sauvage, Philippe de Commynes and the 'Vieil Exemplaire''. The Medieval Chronicle, 11 [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2016)	'Reading and Writing History in Sixteenth-Century France: The Case of La Legende des Flamens (1522)' Emerson; Catherine (2016) 'Reading and Writing History in Sixteenth-Century France: The Case of La Legende des Flamens (1522)'. The Irish Journal Of French Studies, 16 :59-85 [Details]
	(2014)	'Historical Emplotment in the Crisis of Identity under Nazi Occupation' Emerson, C (2014) 'Historical Emplotment in the Crisis of Identity under Nazi Occupation'. Australian Journal Of French Studies, 51 :49-61 [DOI] [Details]
	(2013)	'Bastards in the Belgian Manuscript' Emerson, Catherine (2013) 'Bastards in the Belgian Manuscript'. Irish Journal Of French Studies, 13 :1-15 [DOI] [Details]
	(2011)	'No Way to Treat your Mother: Understanding Petit Jehan de Saintré's Rage' Catherine Emerson (2011) 'No Way to Treat your Mother: Understanding Petit Jehan de Saintré's Rage'. French Studies, 65 (4):429-443 [Details]
	(2007)	'Manneken-Pis and the Deification of Boyhood' Emerson, C. (2007) 'Manneken-Pis and the Deification of Boyhood'. THYMOS: JOURNAL OF BOYHOOD STUDIES, 1 (2):138-156 [Details]
	(2006)	'Le Rôle de quelques personnages mineurs dans les Mémoires d’Olivier de la Marche/ The part played by some minor characters in Olivier de la Marche's 'Memoires'' Emerson, C. (2006) 'Le Rôle de quelques personnages mineurs dans les Mémoires d’Olivier de la Marche/ The part played by some minor characters in Olivier de la Marche's 'Memoires''. LE MOYEN AGE, 112 (03-Apr):495-506 [Details]
	(2005)	'Five Centuries of Olivier de La Marche: The Rhetoric of the 'Mémoires' in the Hands of Scribes, Editors and Translators' Emerson, C. (2005) 'Five Centuries of Olivier de La Marche: The Rhetoric of the 'Mémoires' in the Hands of Scribes, Editors and Translators'. REVUE BELGE DE PHILOLOGIE ET D'HISTOIRE, 83 :1103-1131 [Details]
	(2004)	'The Infant of Brussels: The Manneken-Pis as Christ Child' Emerson, C. (2004) 'The Infant of Brussels: The Manneken-Pis as Christ Child'. IRISH JOURNAL OF FRENCH STUDIES, 3 :94-108 [Details]
	(2003)	'Who Witnessed and Narrated the 'Banquet of the Pheasant' (1454)? A Codicological Examination of the Account's Five Versions' Emerson, C. (2003) 'Who Witnessed and Narrated the 'Banquet of the Pheasant' (1454)? A Codicological Examination of the Account's Five Versions'. FIFTEENTH CENTURY STUDIES, 28 :124-137 [Details]
	(2003)	'Au Commencement de mon eaige et du premier temps que je puis entrer en matière. L’Unité du temps et de l’espace dans le récit de la jeunesse d’Olivier' Emerson, C. (2003) 'Au Commencement de mon eaige et du premier temps que je puis entrer en matière. L’Unité du temps et de l’espace dans le récit de la jeunesse d’Olivier'. PUBLICATION DU CENTRE EUROPEEN DES ETUDES BOURGUIGNONNES (XIVe-XVIe s.), 43 [Details]

Books

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	Regarding Manneken Pis: Culture, Celebration and Conflict in Brussels. Emerson, Catherine (2015) Regarding Manneken Pis: Culture, Celebration and Conflict in Brussels. Oxford: Legenda. [Details]
	(2004)	Olivier de La Marche and the Rhetoric of Fifteenth-century Historiography. Emerson, C. (2004) Olivier de La Marche and the Rhetoric of Fifteenth-century Historiography. : Boydell & Brewer Woodbridge. [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Noëls and Bodily Fluids: The Business of Low-Country Ceremonial Fountains' Emerson, Catherine (2023) 'Noëls and Bodily Fluids: The Business of Low-Country Ceremonial Fountains' In: Indecent Bodies in Early Modern Visual Culture. :257-278 Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. [Details]
	(2022)	'`C¿est le beaulté de Castille et d¿Espaigne, qui le soleil cler d¿Austriche accompaigne¿. Jean Molinet Makes the Habsburgs Burgundian' Emerson, Catherine (2022) '`C¿est le beaulté de Castille et d¿Espaigne, qui le soleil cler d¿Austriche accompaigne¿. Jean Molinet Makes the Habsburgs Burgundian' In: The Fifteenth Century XIX. Emnity and Amity. :113-122 Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer. [Details]
	(2022)	'Le Recueil comme raccourci: Comment le contexte nous fait grâce de la description des émotions dans les _Cent Nouvelles nouvelles_' Emerson, Catherine (2022) 'Le Recueil comme raccourci: Comment le contexte nous fait grâce de la description des émotions dans les _Cent Nouvelles nouvelles_' In: Histoire d'entalenter. Les émotions dans le récit bref européen entre Moyen Âge et première modernité. :219-231 Fano: Aras Edizioni. [Details]
	(2022)	'Dreaming of Lotharingia: David Aubert¿s Charlemagne and the Creation of a Burgundian State' Emerson, Catherine (2022) 'Dreaming of Lotharingia: David Aubert¿s Charlemagne and the Creation of a Burgundian State' In: Oltre la mer salee: Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of the Société Rencesvals pour l¿étude des épopées romanes, Toronto, 13¿17 August 2018. :292-304 Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies. [Details]
	(2021)	'Une droicte garenne de cons : quand les Cent Nouvelles nouvelles s¿adressent à un public féminin' Emerson, Catherine (2021) 'Une droicte garenne de cons : quand les Cent Nouvelles nouvelles s¿adressent à un public féminin' In: Visages de femmes dans la littérature bourguignonne (XIVe-XVIe siècles). :247-256 Lille: Septentrion. [Details]
	(2021)	'Le Retour au foyer dans les Cent Nouvelles nouvelles bourguignonnes' Emerson, Catherine (2021) 'Le Retour au foyer dans les Cent Nouvelles nouvelles bourguignonnes' In: Écrire le voyage au temps des ducs de Bourgogne. :253-259 Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]
	(2019)	'‘Masculinities and Femininities in the Belgian New World Order’' Emerson, Catherine (2019) '‘Masculinities and Femininities in the Belgian New World Order’' In: Gender.Nation.Text. Exploring Constructs of Identity. :239-256 London: LIT. [Details]
	(2019)	'Nicole Gilles and Literate Society' Emerson, Catherine (2019) 'Nicole Gilles and Literate Society' In: 'Le Bel Épy qui foisonne' Collection and Translation in French Print Networks, 1476–1576. :53-70 Oxford: Peter Lang. [DOI] [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2017)	'‘Gescryfte met letteren na elcxs geval Gegraueert en oic dyveerssche ymagyen’: Uses of Code-Switching in Dutch and French' Emerson; Catherine (2017) '‘Gescryfte met letteren na elcxs geval Gegraueert en oic dyveerssche ymagyen’: Uses of Code-Switching in Dutch and French' In: The Multilingual Muse. :42-53 Oxford: Legenda. [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2016)	'Quand le texte signé devient anonyme. Le cas des Quinze Joyes de mariage' Emerson, Catherine (2016) 'Quand le texte signé devient anonyme. Le cas des Quinze Joyes de mariage' In: L'Anonymat dans les arts et les lettres au Moyen Age. :229-239 Aix: Presses Universitaires de Provence. [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2015)	'Op weg naar Broxeele: the Production of Shared Spaces' Emerson, Catherine (2015) 'Op weg naar Broxeele: the Production of Shared Spaces' In: Spatiality and Symbolic Expression: On the Links between Place and Culture. :191-208 New York: Palgrave Macmillan. [ARAN Link] [Details]
	(2013)	'Mémoires pour servir à l''histoire de France: Un aperçu d'un genre à ses origines' Emerson, Catherine (2013) 'Mémoires pour servir à l''histoire de France: Un aperçu d'un genre à ses origines' In: Le Sens du Passé. Pour une nouvelle approche des Mémoires. :15-28 Rennes: PUR La Licorne. [Details]
	(2013)	'La (non) réception de Molinet : l'ouvrage de l'indiciaire à l'âge de l'imprimé' Emerson, Catherine (2013) 'La (non) réception de Molinet : l'ouvrage de l'indiciaire à l'âge de l'imprimé' In: Jean Molinet et son Temps. :217-226 Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]
	(2013)	'Au commencement était la parole: comment un genre naissant se définit par les mots d'autrui' Emerson, Catherine (2013) 'Au commencement était la parole: comment un genre naissant se définit par les mots d'autrui' In: La Parole dans les mémoires d'ancien régime (XVIe-XIX) siècles). :21-32 Nantes: Editions Nouvelles Cécile Defaut. [Details]
	(2013)	'Denis Sauvage - Renaissance Editor of Medieval Manuscripts' Emerson, Catherine (2013) 'Denis Sauvage - Renaissance Editor of Medieval Manuscripts' In: Authority in European Book Culture 1400-1600. :121-135 Farnham: Ashgate. [Details]
	(2013)	'Les Illustrations du Chevalier délibéré: Autoportrait ou création de personnage?' Emerson; Catherine (2013) 'Les Illustrations du Chevalier délibéré: Autoportrait ou création de personnage?' In: L'Autoportrait dans la littérature française du Moyen Age au XVIIe siècle. :133-143 Rennes: Presses Universitaires de Rennes. [Details]
	(2012)	'Qui a lu Commynes au XIXe siècle ?' Emerson, Catherine (2012) 'Qui a lu Commynes au XIXe siècle ?' In: 1511-2011 Philippe de Commynes. Droit, écriture : deux piliers de la souveraineté. :343-354 Geneva: Droz. [Details]
	(2010)	'‘A Question of Paternity: Denis Sauvage, Philippe de Commynes and Olivier de La Marche’' Emerson, C. (2010) '‘A Question of Paternity: Denis Sauvage, Philippe de Commynes and Olivier de La Marche’' In: Essays in Later Medieval French Literature: The Legacy of Jane H. M. Taylor ed. by Rebecca Dixon (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2010). :167-174 Manchester: Manchester University Press. [Details]
	(2010)	'‘The Bridge at Montereau: Assassination as Urban Spectacle’' Emerson, C. (2010) '‘The Bridge at Montereau: Assassination as Urban Spectacle’' In: Performance. Drama and Spectacle in the Medieval City (Leuven: Peeters). :163-180 Leueven: Peeters. [Details]
	(2007)	'‘Pis(s)ing on Intercultural Boundaries: Manneken-Pis and Cultural Identity’' Emerson, C. (2007) '‘Pis(s)ing on Intercultural Boundaries: Manneken-Pis and Cultural Identity’' In: Intercultural Spaces: Language, Culture, Identity, ed. by Aileen Pearson-Evans and Angela Leahy (New York: Lang). :21-30 New York: Lang. [Details]
	(2006)	'‘To Set a Thief to Catch a Thief’' Emerson, C. (2006) '‘To Set a Thief to Catch a Thief’' In: Artful Deceptions: Les Supercheries Littéraires Et Visuelle/ Verbal And Visual Trickery. :363-372 Oxford: Peter Lang. [Details]
	(2006)	'La Double Vie d’Olivier de La Marche' Emerson, C. (2006) 'La Double Vie d’Olivier de La Marche' In: L'écrit et le manuscrit à la fin du Moyen Âge. :111-120 Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]
	(2006)	'Are You Taking the Piss(e)? : Early Appearances of the Urinating Boy in the Low Countries and Northern France' Emerson, C. (2006) 'Are You Taking the Piss(e)? : Early Appearances of the Urinating Boy in the Low Countries and Northern France' In: Grant Risee? The Medieval Comic Presence/ La Présence Comique Médiévale. :31-48 Turnhout: Brepols. [Details]
	(2003)	'Did Olivier de La Marche Speak Dutch?' Emerson, C. (2003) 'Did Olivier de La Marche Speak Dutch?' In: Mémoire en Temps Advenir: Hommage à Théo Venckeleer. :85-96 Louvain: Peeters. [Details]

Conference Publications

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	*CARMEN Worldwide Medieval Network* Emerson, Catherine (2020) New Perspectives; New Approaches in Medieval Studies in Ireland CARMEN Worldwide Medieval Network Dublin (Online), , 01-SEP-20 - 02-SEP-20 [Details]
	(2020)	*Networks of Manuscripts, Networks of Texts* Emerson, Catherine (2020) Textual and Personal Networks: The Chronique Abrégée in Fifteenth-Century Paris Networks of Manuscripts, Networks of Texts Amsterdam (online), , 21-OCT-20 - 23-OCT-20 [Details]
	(2022)	*Motivations and Methods: The Later Translation of Medieval Texts* Emerson, Catherine (2022) French Embellishment and Italian Excess: A Humanist Translates Latin Motivations and Methods: The Later Translation of Medieval Texts Bergen, , 10-NOV-22 - 11-NOV-22 [Details]
	(2022)	*Société Rencesvals* Emerson, Catherine (2022) ¿Je pardois ton enfant trestoute sa folie¿ ; résolutions de tensions littéraires dans Le Bâtard de Bouillon Société Rencesvals Lille, , 18-JUL-22 - 22-JUL-22 [Details]
	(2021)	*The Fifteenth-Century Conference: Disruption* Emerson, Catherine (2021) C¿est le beaulté de Castille et d¿Espaigne, qui le soleil cler d¿Austriche accompaigne. Jean Molinet Makes the Habsburgs Burgundian The Fifteenth-Century Conference: Disruption Bristol, , 01-SEP-21 - 03-SEP-21 [Details]
	(2017)	*Écrire le voyage aux temps des ducs de Bourgogne* Emerson; Catherine (2017) Le retour au foyer dans les Cents Nouvelles nouvelles bourguignonnes Écrire le voyage aux temps des ducs de Bourgogne Dunkirk, , 19-OCT-17 - 20-OCT-17 [Details]
	(2019)	*Visages de femmes dans la littérature bourguignonne (XIVe-XVI s)* Emerson; Catherine (2019) ‘Une droict garenne de cons’ : quand les Cent Nouvelles nouvelles s’adressent à un public féminin Visages de femmes dans la littérature bourguignonne (XIVe-XVI s) Boulogne-sur-Mer, Lille, , 16-OCT-19 - 18-OCT-19 [Details]
	(2016)	*Charlemagne: A European icon* Emerson; Catherine (2016) Charlemagne’s tears in David Aubert Charlemagne: A European icon Edinburgh, , 14-OCT-16 [Details]
	(2017)	*Leeds International Medieval Congress* Emerson; Catherine (2017) Privies, Privates, and Domestic Animals: Monstrous Sexuality in the Burgundian Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles Leeds International Medieval Congress Leeds, , 03-JUL-17 - 06-JUL-17 [Details]
	(2018)	*Rencesvals, 2019* Emerson; Catherine (2018) Representing the Ambiguous King to the Burgundian Court Rencesvals, 2019 Toronto, , 13-AUG-18 - 17-AUG-18 [Details]
	(2015)	*Irish conference of medievalists 2015* Emerson; Catherine (2015) Who were the Irish readers of medieval French early printed books? Irish conference of medievalists 2015 [Details]
	(1999)	*France History and Story: University of Birmingham* Emerson, Catherine (1999) Honneurs par bastars: The Creation of a State Identity in Early Modern Flanders France History and Story: University of Birmingham [Details]
	(1999)	*Leeds International Medieval Congress* Emerson, Catherine (1999) A Change of Address: The Shifting Audience of Olivier de La Marche's Mémoires Leeds International Medieval Congress [Details]
	(2000)	*French Studies Conference* Emerson, Catherine (2000) Livre d'or/Livre d'Orléans: Foreigners in the Livre de Pensée (Charles d'Orléans) French Studies Conference [Details]
	(2000)	*Propaganda, University of Durham* Emerson, Catherine (2000) Sonne, meslée du Doux: The Importance of Geography in the Burgundian Polity Propaganda, University of Durham [Details]
	(2000)	*Fifteenth-Century Studies Congress* Emerson, Catherine (2000) The Knight who Suffered Much: Olivier de La Marche's Voice Beyond the Grave Fifteenth-Century Studies Congress [Details]
	(2000)	*Centre Européen d'études Bourguignonnes: The Burgundian Hero* Emerson; Catherine (2000) Tel estat que peust faire le filz aisné légitime de Bourgoigne: Antoine, Great Bastard of Burgundy and Olivier de La Marche Centre Européen d'études Bourguignonnes: The Burgundian Hero [Details]
	(2002)	*Centre Européen d'études Bourguignonnes: Olivier de La Marche* Emerson; Catherine (2002) Au commencement demon eaige et du premier temps que je puis entrer en matière. L'unitédu temps et de l'espace dans le récit de la jeunesse d'Olivier Centre Européen d'études Bourguignonnes: Olivier de La Marche [Details]
	(2002)	*Association des Études Françaises et Francophones: Icons* Emerson; Catherine (2002) The Infant of Brussels: The Manneken-Pis as Christ Child Association des Études Françaises et Francophones: Icons [Details]
	(2003)	*Royal Irish Academy, National Committee for Modern Language Studies, Research Symposium: Intercultural Spaces: Language, Culture, Identity* Emerson; Catherine (2003) Pis(s)ing on Intercultural Boundaries: Manneken-Pis and Cultural Identity Royal Irish Academy, National Committee for Modern Language Studies, Research Symposium: Intercultural Spaces: Language, Culture, Identity [Details]
	(2016)	*Channels of Communication/ Voies de Communication French Print Networks, 1470–1600: Les Réseaux de l’imprimerie française 1470–1600* Emerson, Catherine (2016) Nicole Gilles and Literate Society Channels of Communication/ Voies de Communication French Print Networks, 1470–1600: Les Réseaux de l’imprimerie française 1470–1600 [Details]
	(2016)	*Renaissance Society of America, 62nd annual meeting* Emerson, Catherine (2016) Translator-Editor-Compiler-Author? The Case of Denis Sauvage Renaissance Society of America, 62nd annual meeting [Details]
	(2016)	*Society for French Studies, 57th Annual Conference* Emerson, Catherine (2016) Strange bodies in the court of Burgundy Society for French Studies, 57th Annual Conference [Details]
	(2015)	*Moments of Becoming: Transitions and Transformations in Early Modern Europe* Emerson, Catherine (2015) Becoming French: Examining Paolo Giovio’s Works in Lyons Translations Moments of Becoming: Transitions and Transformations in Early Modern Europe [Details]
	(2014)	*Origines. ADEFFI* Emerson, Catherine (2014) Traducteurs, commentateurs, restorateurs de livres corrompus, et tels autres qui sont subjets à suivre les traces d’autruy : Denis Sauvage meditates on the Renaissance book trade Origines. ADEFFI Trinity College, Dublin, , 17-OCT-14 - 19-OCT-14 [Details]
	(2014)	*Chaucer and Realism* Emerson, Catherine (2014) The Lady and the Lamprey', from Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles and connections to Arabian Nights and Shipman's Tale Chaucer and Realism National University of Ireland, Galway, , 26-JUN-14 - 27-JUN-14 [Details]
	(2014)	*Matters of the Word* Emerson, Catherine (2014) ‘Words on the Page: Typography in Renaissance Medievalism’ Matters of the Word Barnard College, New York, , 06-DEC-14 - 06-DEC-14 [Details]
	(2014)	*Seventh International Medieval Chronicle Conference* Emerson, Catherine (2014) Using an Example: Denis Sauvage, Philippe de Commynes and the “Vieil Exemplaire” Seventh International Medieval Chronicle Conference University of Liverpool, , 07-JUL-14 - 10-JUL-14 [Details]

Edited Books

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	'Le Bel Épy qui foisonne' Collection and Translation in French Print Networks, 1476–1576. Emerson, Catherine (Ed.). (2019) 'Le Bel Épy qui foisonne' Collection and Translation in French Print Networks, 1476–1576 'Le Bel Épy qui foisonne' Collection and Translation in French Print Networks, 1476–1576. Oxford: Peter Lang. [Details]
	(2010)	Performance, Drama and Spectacle in the Medieval City. Emerson, Catherine; Tudor, Adrian P.; Longtin, Mario (Ed.). (2010) Performance, Drama and Spectacle in the Medieval City Performance, Drama and Spectacle in the Medieval City. Louvain: Peeters. [Details]
	(2001)	Auctoritas. Authorship and Authority. Emerson; Catherine, O'Brien; Edward A., Semichon; Laurent (Ed.). (2001) Auctoritas. Authorship and Authority Auctoritas. Authorship and Authority. Glasgow: University of Glasgow French and German Publications. [Details]
	(2000)	La Nature dévoilée. French Literary Responses to Science. Duffy; Larry, Emerson; Catherine (Ed.). (2000) La Nature dévoilée. French Literary Responses to Science La Nature dévoilée. French Literary Responses to Science. Hull: Department of French, Univeristy of Hull. [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	The Multilingual Muse: Transcultural Poetics in the Burgundian Netherlands, Emerson; Catherine (2013) Paper: ‘Gegraueert en oic dyveerssche ymagyen’: Uses of Code-Switching in Dutch and French'. [Invited Paper], The Multilingual Muse: Transcultural Poetics in the Burgundian Netherlands, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge , 12-SEP-13 - 14-SEP-13. [Details]
	(2011)	International Congress on Medieval Studies: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Emerson; Catherine (2011) Paper in co-organized session: Where the Author is Obviously Depraved: Attitudes to the Author Revealed in Sauvage's Annotations. [Conference Paper], International Congress on Medieval Studies: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan , 12-MAY-11 - 15-MAY-11. [Details]
	(2011)	Droit, écriture: Construction de la souveraineté: Colloque international sur Philippe de Commynes, Catherine Emerson (2011) Paris et Petitot, lecteurs de Commynes. [Invited Oral Presentation], Droit, écriture: Construction de la souveraineté: Colloque international sur Philippe de Commynes, Orleans, France , 17-MAR-11 - 18-MAR-11. [Details]
	(2010)	Le Sens du passé, Emerson; Catherine (2010) Paper: Les Mémoires du xve siècle dans les collections du xixe siècle. [Conference Paper], Le Sens du passé, Paris, Louvain-la-Neuve , 01-DEC-10 - 04-SEP-10. [Details]
	(2010)	CUERMA/ CIELAM, Université de Provence, L’Anonymat de l’oeuvre dans la littérature et les arts au Moyen âge, Catherine Emerson (2010) Quand le texte signé devient anonyme. Le cas des ‘Quinze Joyes de mariage’. [International Refereed Conference], CUERMA/ CIELAM, Université de Provence, L’Anonymat de l’oeuvre dans la littérature et les arts au Moyen âge, Aix en Provence , 27-MAY-10 - 29-MAY-10. [Details]
	(2009)	University of Oxford, Medieval Research Seminar, Catherine Emerson (2009) The Lover as Mother in Jean de Saintré. [Invited Lecture], University of Oxford, Medieval Research Seminar, Oxford, , 10-MAR-09 - 10-MAR-09. [Details]
	(2009)	La Parole dans les Mémoires d'Ancien Régime, Catherine Emerson (2009) Les différentes paroles rapportées par les historiographes et les témoins de l'assassinat de Jean sans Peur (Montereau, 1419). [Invited Oral Presentation], La Parole dans les Mémoires d'Ancien Régime, Nantes, France , 04-JUN-09 - 05-JUN-09. [Details]
	(2009)	L'Autoportrait, Catherine Emerson (2009) Les illustrations du Chevalier délibéré : autoportrait ou création de personnage ?. [Invited Oral Presentation], L'Autoportrait, Nantes, France , 05-FEB-09 - 06-FEB-09. [Details]
	(2007)	Jean Molinet et son temps, Catherine Emerson (2007) La (non) reception de l’ouvrage de l’indiciaire. [Invited Oral Presentation], Jean Molinet et son temps, Dunkirk, Lille, Ghent , 08-NOV-07 - 10-NOV-07. [Details]
	(2006)	Authority in European Book Culture, Catherine Emerson (2006) On Whose Authority do You Say That? Paradigms of Historical Truth in the Sixteenth Century. [International Refereed Conference], Authority in European Book Culture, Liverpool , 29-JUN-06 - 01-JUL-06. [Details]
	(2005)	Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Catherine Emerson (2005) ‘Il m’a souuent esté besoing de luy aider à s’expliquer’: The Sixteenth-Century Editor and the Medieval Author. [International Refereed Conference], Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting, Cambridge, UK , 07-APR-05 - 09-APR-05. [Details]
	(2005)	Journée de recherches bourguignonnes, Catherine Emerson (2005) Le Rôle de quelques personnages secondaires dans les ‘Mémoires’ d’Olivier de La Marche. [Invited Oral Presentation], Journée de recherches bourguignonnes, Dunkirk, France , 07-OCT-05 - 07-OCT-05. [Details]
	(2004)	Fourteenth Biennial New College Conference on Medieval-Renaissance Studies, Emerson, Catherine (2004) Double Crossing Bastards: The Significance of an Abbreviation in Burgundian Manuscripts. [International Refereed Conference], Fourteenth Biennial New College Conference on Medieval-Renaissance Studies, Sarasota, Florida , 11-MAR-04 - 13-MAR-04. [Details]

Book Review

	Year	Publication
	(2020)	The Leopard, the Lion and the Cock: Colonial Memories and Monuments in Belgium. Emerson, C (2020) The Leopard, the Lion and the Cock: Colonial Memories and Monuments in Belgium. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS Book Review [DOI] [Details]
	(2019)	A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry. Emerson, C (2019) A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry. Book Review [DOI] [Details]
	(2004)	Writing and power at the dawn of the modern period. Emerson, C (2004) Writing and power at the dawn of the modern period. LEEDS: MANEY PUBLISHING Book Review [Details]
	(2011)	Autumn of the images: Pragmatics of figurative language in the work of Georg Chastelain, Francois Villon and Maurice Sceve. Emerson, C (2011) Autumn of the images: Pragmatics of figurative language in the work of Georg Chastelain, Francois Villon and Maurice Sceve. OXFORD: SOC STUDY MEDIEVAL LANGUAGE LITERATURE Book Review [Details]

Reviews

	Year	Publication
	(2019)	A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry. Edited by Elizabeth Morrison . With contributions by Wim Blockmans , Rosalind Brown-Grant , Tobias Capwell , Alexandra Kaczenski , Anne-Marie Legaré , Margaret Scott , Zrinka Stahuljak , and Hanno Wijsman . Los Angeles : Getty Publications , 2018 . xi + 192 pp., ill. Emerson, Catherine (2019) A Knight for the Ages: Jacques de Lalaing and the Art of Chivalry. Edited by Elizabeth Morrison . With contributions by Wim Blockmans , Rosalind Brown-Grant , Tobias Capwell , Alexandra Kaczenski , Anne-Marie Legaré , Margaret Scott , Zrinka Stahuljak , and Hanno Wijsman . Los Angeles : Getty Publications , 2018 . xi + 192 pp., ill. French Studies, 73.4 Reviews [Details]
	(2016)	Histoire, forme et sens en litterature: la Belgique francophone , I : L’Engendrement (1815–1914) .MARC QUAGHEBEUR. Emerson, Catherine (2016) Histoire, forme et sens en litterature: la Belgique francophone , I : L’Engendrement (1815–1914) .MARC QUAGHEBEUR. French Studies Journal: Reviews [DOI] [Details]
	(2014)	Philippe de Commynes: Memory, Betrayal, Text. By Irit Ruth Kleiman. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Emerson, CAtherine (2014) Philippe de Commynes: Memory, Betrayal, Text. By Irit Ruth Kleiman. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. Modern Language Review Reviews [Details]
	(2014)	Elizabeth J.Moodey, Illuminated Crusader Histories for Philip the Good of Burgundy, Speculum 81.1. Emerson, Catherine (2014) Elizabeth J.Moodey, Illuminated Crusader Histories for Philip the Good of Burgundy, Speculum 81.1. Reviews [Details]
	(2011)	Virginie Minet-Mahy, L’Automne des images: Pragmatique de la langue figurée chez George Chastelain, François Villon et Maurice Scève. Medium Ævum. Emerson, C. (2011) Virginie Minet-Mahy, L’Automne des images: Pragmatique de la langue figurée chez George Chastelain, François Villon et Maurice Scève. Medium Ævum. Reviews [Details]
	(2006)	Letters, Orders and Musters of Bertrand du Guesclin, 1357–1380, ed. by Michael Jones . Medium Ævum. Emerson, C. (2006) Letters, Orders and Musters of Bertrand du Guesclin, 1357–1380, ed. by Michael Jones . Medium Ævum. Reviews [Details]
	(2004)	Joël Blanchard and Jean-Claude Mühlethaler, Écriture et pouvoir à l’aube des temps modernes . MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW. EMERSON, C. (2004) Joël Blanchard and Jean-Claude Mühlethaler, Écriture et pouvoir à l’aube des temps modernes . MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW. Reviews [Details]
	(2003)	Jane H. M. Taylor, The Poetry of François Villon: Text and Context. Forum for Modern Language Studies. Emerson, C. (2003) Jane H. M. Taylor, The Poetry of François Villon: Text and Context. Forum for Modern Language Studies. Reviews [Details]

Seminar

	Year	Publication
	(2015)	'La Legende des Flamens (1522) - A Renaissance Book in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Emerson, Catherine (2015) 'La Legende des Flamens (1522) - A Renaissance Book in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin. Seminar [Details]

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
Association des Etudes Françaises et Francophones d'Irlande	Secretary	31-DEC-18 /
Society for French Studies	Member	/
Renaissance Society of America	Member	/
Irish Federation of University Teachers	Council Member, Branch Chair	/

Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	Examinations Appeals Committee	Chair	01-SEP-13 / 01-SEP-14

Languages

	Language
	English
	French
	German
	Dutch

Consultancy

	Client	Description
	FWO - Fonds Wetenschaplijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen	Peer reviewer for the Flemish region research council (Postdoctoral scheme), 2014. Registered on the panel of reviewers.

Teaching Interests

I teach both language and literature in French and particularly enjoy teaching medieval French, which allows me to teach both aspects simultaneously. I teach medieval literature iin the original language to final year and masters students. I also teach literature from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in undergraduate courses, and contemporary literature and music in Masters courses. I am particularly interested in appropriation and reappropriation of literary texts in different historical periods and by different genres and have designed a second-year team-taught course examining the way that canonic texts have been adapted for cinema.

Modules Taught

Term/Year	Module Title	Module Code	Subject / Desc
1st Semester, 2nd year	Introduction to Textual analysis	FR269	Building from an analysis of a single sentence, this course concentrates on Voltaire's Candide in weekly assignments
1st Semester, MA	Encounters with the Islamic Other in Medieval France		Examines a variety of texts in modern French translation that give differing portrayals of Islam
1st semester, Final Year	Reading History as Literature		Based around Michelet's Jeanne d'Arc, this course interrogates factual as against fictional writing.
2nd Semester, 2nd year	La France Mise en Scène	FR267	Examines key texts and their adaptation for the screen
2nd Semester, Final Year	Language and Identity in Medieval Texts	FR366	Teaches students to read and translate medieval French through encounters with a number of extracts that interrogate identity within society
2nd semester, MA			Component of a course examining genre. Looking at musical genre and its interaction with text and visual genres. Taught in translation
All year	French language	FR266

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