The Welsh Viking | Gender in Viking (and other eras) Reenactment @TheWelshViking | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 18 hours ago.
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Gender is a hugely important subject, and discussions of gender identity, non-binary and trans acceptance in societies worldwide, and the historical presence and othering of people who diverge from the "traditional western gender binary" are all over the place. And historical re-enactment and living history haven't escaped the discussion.
Whether you reenact the Romans, the Vikings, the American or British Civil War, or a completely other era, you will probably have encountered issues around gender in the hobby. Heck, it's even appeared in the SCA! So let's have a little chat about the subject, talk about some of the issues at play, the complications of reenacting the past as modern people, and why I can't necessarily help as much as I'd really like to.
And remember the golden rule: be excellent to each other. There's also a PILE of reading below. Have fun!
@OpusElenae and the brilliant vids mentioned: youtu.be/QPv1qj4W_jg?si=Sd49JExn1mD5Jm4J
youtu.be/jUvNeb7E-qA?si=eQFH1noZcqrMjGc-
Find me elsewhere:
Business email: jade@scarletragemedia.com
Patreon: patreon.com/jimmyjohnson
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thewelshviking
My actual website: welshviking.com
Insta: @littlewelshviking
Letters, parcels, packages?
The Welsh Viking,
PO Box 821,
YORK,
YO1 0PY,
UK
Editing software: DaVinci Resolve
Camera: Panasonic Lumix G7
LOTS of reading:
english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/lgbtq-history/the-galli
bluefeather.org/resources.htm
https://www.norgeshistorie.no/vikingtid/0819-vikingtidens-kvinner-og-menn.html
https://www.forskning.no/arkeologi/vikingtideni-nesten-150-ar-trodde-eksperter-at-det-var-en-mann-som-la-i-krigergraven-i-birka-det-var-feil/1297283
https://www.forskning.no/arkeologi-historie-kjonn-og-samfunn/ogsa-vikingmenn-hadde-kjokkenutstyr-med-seg-i-graven/1338668
https://www.stk.uio.no/english/research/pride/gender-and-sexuality-in-the-viking-age.html
https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-people/women/
https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-people/appearance/#:~:text=Masculine%20women%20and%20feminine%20men,today%2C%20with%20prominent%20brow%20ridges.
taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429445668-14/put-men-field-accurate-juliane-tomann
nomadit.co.uk/conference/sief2021/paper/60045
public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-6/gender-reenactment
https://www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/research/centre-historical-culture/research-programs-and-projects/performativity-and-reenactment#:~:text=As%20a%20pastime%20dominated%20by,women%20in%20the%20armed%20forces.
degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781501513886-005/html?lang=en
Don't forget you can get 4 months free on a 2 year subscription with Nord VPN if you go to nordvpn.com/welsh and use the code WELSH at checkout!
Gender is a hugely important subject, and discussions of gender identity, non-binary and trans acceptance in societies worldwide, and the historical presence and othering of people who diverge from the "traditional western gender binary" are all over the place. And historical re-enactment and living history haven't escaped the discussion.
Whether you reenact the Romans, the Vikings, the American or British Civil War, or a completely other era, you will probably have encountered issues around gender in the hobby. Heck, it's even appeared in the SCA! So let's have a little chat about the subject, talk about some of the issues at play, the complications of reenacting the past as modern people, and why I can't necessarily help as much as I'd really like to.
And remember the golden rule: be excellent to each other. There's also a PILE of reading below. Have fun!
@OpusElenae and the brilliant vids mentioned: youtu.be/QPv1qj4W_jg?si=Sd49JExn1mD5Jm4J
youtu.be/jUvNeb7E-qA?si=eQFH1noZcqrMjGc-
Find me elsewhere:
Business email: jade@scarletragemedia.com
Patreon: patreon.com/jimmyjohnson
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/thewelshviking
My actual website: welshviking.com
Insta: @littlewelshviking
Letters, parcels, packages?
The Welsh Viking,
PO Box 821,
YORK,
YO1 0PY,
UK
Editing software: DaVinci Resolve
Camera: Panasonic Lumix G7
LOTS of reading:
english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/lgbtq-history/the-galli
bluefeather.org/resources.htm
https://www.norgeshistorie.no/vikingtid/0819-vikingtidens-kvinner-og-menn.html
https://www.forskning.no/arkeologi/vikingtideni-nesten-150-ar-trodde-eksperter-at-det-var-en-mann-som-la-i-krigergraven-i-birka-det-var-feil/1297283
https://www.forskning.no/arkeologi-historie-kjonn-og-samfunn/ogsa-vikingmenn-hadde-kjokkenutstyr-med-seg-i-graven/1338668
https://www.stk.uio.no/english/research/pride/gender-and-sexuality-in-the-viking-age.html
https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-people/women/
https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-people/appearance/#:~:text=Masculine%20women%20and%20feminine%20men,today%2C%20with%20prominent%20brow%20ridges.
taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429445668-14/put-men-field-accurate-juliane-tomann
nomadit.co.uk/conference/sief2021/paper/60045
public-history-weekly.degruyter.com/11-2023-6/gender-reenactment
https://www.eur.nl/en/eshcc/research/centre-historical-culture/research-programs-and-projects/performativity-and-reenactment#:~:text=As%20a%20pastime%20dominated%20by,women%20in%20the%20armed%20forces.
degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9781501513886-005/html?lang=en
