Images of the University Corporation and their Uses in the Legal Rhetotics of the 13th–14th centuries. Paper by Dr Alexander Rusanov

27 February 2018 Dr Alexander Rusanov presented his paper at the regular seminar 'Medium Aevum Symbolicum'.

In his paper, Dr Rusanov looked at the vocabulary and rhetoric of legal texts which dealt with the status of medieval universities. The presenter suggested that by studying the 'lexis' (alongside its genesis and patterns of use) of scholarly community shaped within the framework of Ars Dictaminis and other rhetorical traditions, new insights can be gained into medieval interpretations of social developments.