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UW professor addresses role of law in medieval times
February 22, 2007
Medievalist and Celtic scholar Robin Stacey will speak at the 33rd annual Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture on Monday, March 5 at 7 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center.
In her lecture, “Down to the Very Last Cat: Law as Literature in Medieval Wales,” Stacey will offer insights into the various roles that law played in 13th century Wales, including a discussion of how law functioned as literature and entertainment.
Stacey received her doctorate from Yale University, and is currently a professor of history and an adjunct professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Washington. Her current project, “Law as Literature in Medieval Wales,” is a study of the literary aspects of the lawbooks of medieval Wales.
Other books by Stacey include “The Road to Judgment: From Custom to Court in Medieval Ireland and Wales” and “Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland.” She also co-authored the popular textbook “The Making of England to 1399.” Stacey received University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006.
Stacey’s lecture includes a question-and-answer period, and it will be followed by a reception. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public.
The lecture series is named for Walter C. Schnackenberg, a 1937 PLU graduate who returned to teach history and political science at the university in 1952. He served as the chair of the history department from 1963 to 1973, and represented the faculty on the Board of Regents for the 1972-73 academic year.
While at PLU, Schnackenberg frequently expressed the wish that PLU would establish a lectureship that regularly brought to campus distinguished members of the academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. In accordance with his wish, the history department and Schnackenberg family established a memorial lecture in his name in 1974.
For more information, contact Brenda Murray at ext. 7595.
Stacey received her doctorate from Yale University, and is currently a professor of history and an adjunct professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Washington. Her current project, “Law as Literature in Medieval Wales,” is a study of the literary aspects of the lawbooks of medieval Wales.
Other books by Stacey include “The Road to Judgment: From Custom to Court in Medieval Ireland and Wales” and “Dark Speech: The Performance of Law in Early Ireland.” She also co-authored the popular textbook “The Making of England to 1399.” Stacey received University of Washington’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006.
Stacey’s lecture includes a question-and-answer period, and it will be followed by a reception. The lecture and reception are free and open to the public.
The lecture series is named for Walter C. Schnackenberg, a 1937 PLU graduate who returned to teach history and political science at the university in 1952. He served as the chair of the history department from 1963 to 1973, and represented the faculty on the Board of Regents for the 1972-73 academic year.
While at PLU, Schnackenberg frequently expressed the wish that PLU would establish a lectureship that regularly brought to campus distinguished members of the academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. In accordance with his wish, the history department and Schnackenberg family established a memorial lecture in his name in 1974.
For more information, contact Brenda Murray at ext. 7595.