Thurs 22 Sept, 2pm: Marie in the Margins video installation director Gail Borrow discusses how she has approached this portrayal of a female cultural workforce. Exploring Marie de France’s collection of twelfth-century lai stories through the lens of modern cultural innovators, she considers portrayal of women writers and the symbolism they seek for their female characters. As Gail explains: “Medieval women are predominantly positioned at the heart of the home, symbolised as mothers of newborn babies in madonna imagery. This project highlights medieval women working on the fertile margins who reflect the vibrant female workforce in Hastings’ cultural sector today.”

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24 Sept, 2pm: Marie in the Margins film composer Ruby Colley discusses how she has approached composition for this film inspired by twelfth-century adventure writer, Marie de France. She’ll consider articulation of female empowerment and themes in Dame Marie's writing.

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Sun 18 September 2pm: Marie in the Margins historian Dr Emily Joan Ward (The University of Edinburgh) discusses her new book, Royal Childhood and Child Kingship: Boy Kings in England, Scotland, France and Germany, c.1050–1262 (Cambridge University Press, 2022), which shows children’s importance within medieval society. She also talks about her approach to engaging modern children with the wider historical context of eleventh- and twelfth-century England as part of the Marie in the Margins schools’ workshops.

Academic partner in the Marie in the Margins team, Dr Emily Joan Ward, opened the talk series. View here.
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Talks

Sun 18, Wed 21, Thurs 22, Sat 24 Sept: 2pm





The Marie in the Margins video installation will be hosted at Bexhill Museum, Egerton Rd, Bexhill, Bexhill-on-Sea TN39 3HL, UK during Hastings Book Festival.


A FREE viewing experience 12-4pm, please book the 2pm talks due to limited capacity.