Wittenberg University - History

Department of History — Dr. Amy Livingstone
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Since arriving at Wittenberg in the fall of 1999, Dr. Livingstone has taught courses in medieval Europe, medieval and early modern England and ancient Greece. She was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and received her B.A., M.A. and Ph. D from Michigan State University, where she worked under the guidance of Richard Sullivan.

alivingstone@wittenberg.edu
(937) 327-7842

Dr. Livingstone's Website and Course Syllabi

Academic Background

Ph.D.                      Michigan State University
M.A.                       Michigan State University
B.A.                        Michigan State University

Recent Awards and Recognitions

Historical Consultant for the National Geographic Documentary "Engineering the Impossible: Chartres Cathedral" (June 2007)

Faculty Research Fund Board Grant (2007)

Professional Enrichment Grants (2006-07)

New Course Development Grants (2006-07)

“Aristocratic Women in the Chartrain” was selected as “December’s Article of the Month” by the Medieval Feminist Web site. The essay was selected for “the importance of the thesis, the skill with which it was written, and its appeal to undergraduates.” (1999)

Publications

“Kith and Kin: An Examination of the Kinship and Family Structures of the Nobility of Eleventh and Twelfth-Century Blois-Chartres.” French Historical Studies 20 (1997): 419-58.

“Noblewomen’s Control of Property in Twelfth-Century Blois-Chartres.” Medieval Prosopography 18 (1997): 55-72.

“Pour une révision du “mâle” Moyen Age de Georges Duby.” Clio 19 (1998).

“Powerful Allies and Dangerous Adversaries: Aristocratic Women and Power in Medieval France” in Women in Medieval Western European Culture, edited by Linda Mitchell, Garland Press, 1998.

“Diversity and Continuity: Family Structure and Inheritance in the Chartrain, 1000-1200,” in Mondes de l’ouest et villes du monde: Regards sur les sociétés médiévales, Presse Universitaire de Rennes, France, 1998.

Courses Fall 07

HIST 111 Medieval Civilization
HIST 202 Silences of the Past

Research Interests

Her research interests focus upon aristocratic life of the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the region surrounding the cathedral town of Chartres. She has authored several articles and essays on the aristocratic family, noblewomen and the ways in which medieval elites used and controlled property (for more detailed information, please see her curriculum vita). At present, Dr. Livingstone is completing a book examining the families of medieval France, entitled: Family, Friends and Foes: Aristocratic Family Life in the Chartrain, 1000-1200 AD.

Other Interests/Info

Midwest Medievalists
Paris Program 2005
Women's Studies
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When not teaching or writing, she enjoys spending time with her family: her husband, Gordon Thompson, cartographer extraordinaire, and her two sons, Samuel and William. She likes to travel, read, bike, play ball with her sons in the backyard and explore the beaches of North Carolina.