Medieval Mermaids and Modern Beauty

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Research and Reason

Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland

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Explore research and perspectives from the Faculty of Arts and Education at the University of Auckland. Academics from a range of disciplines discuss their findings, breaking down important and often complex topics. Gain a deeper understanding of the past and present, and learn how we can build better, more informed futures. *The views expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the University or the Faculty.

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Medieval Mermaids and Modern Beauty

Research and Reason

24 minutes 34 seconds

1 year ago

Medieval Mermaids and Modern Beauty

Professor Kim Phillips is a historian with a special interest in the history of gender, sexuality, and women in the medieval period.

Kim’s latest project delves into women who lived in the Middle Ages and the four iconic archetypal images that surrounded them: mermaids, nursemaids, milkmaids, and hags.

She discusses the meanings attached to the female body during that time, and how the ideals of beauty shift in the modern, globalised world that we are in.