CONTACT INFORMATION:
Professor of Medieval History
School of History and Classics
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom
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| Active email: | paul.j.fouracre@man.ac.uk |
| Relevant Webpage: | http://www.irahe.man.ac.uk/staff/item.asp?id=340 |
SCHOLARLY INTERESTS:
Current area(s) of research:
Early medieval history
Francia 500-900 AD
Later Merovingian Francia
The career of Charles Martel
The Carolingians
The Sources for Early Medieval History: hagiography, charters, narratives
Socio-legal history
the settlement of disputes
Social and political history
State-formation
social structure
Processes of legitimation
The nature of unfreedom
The transition from slavery to serfdom
Cultural History
The cost of the liturgy and the social and cultural consequences of meeting that cost 500-1500
Immunities
Religious history
Medieval Society, and on the cost of the liturgy
Selected publications, recent and forthcoming:
W. Davies and P. Fouracre (eds.), The Settlement of Disputes in Early Medieval Europe (Cambridge, 1986)
W. Davies and P. Fouracre (eds.), Property and Power in the Early Middle Ages (Cambridge, 1995)
P. Fouracre and R. Gerberding, Later Merovingian France. History and Hagiography 640-720 (Manchester, 1996)
P. Fouracre, The Age of Charles Martel (London, 2000).
Forthcoming: P. Fouracre (ed.), The New Cambridge Medieval History vol. I
Please see URL above for additional publications
WUN-IDENTIFIED RESEARCH COLLABORATION THEMES:
Multilingualism in the Middle Ages:
Early 1980's research and publication on the 'Ludwigslied' and the place of vernacular (OHG) poetry in latin culture.
History of the Medieval Book:
Medieval Chronicle Studies:
Study of narrative sources for Frankish history. I teach an MA core course component on Chronicles and Saints Lives in the Middle Ages.
Ph.D.s UNDER SUPERVISION:
STAFF EXCHANGES/ONLINE RESOURCE CREATION/VIDEOCONFERENCING:
Yes, I am interested in staff exchanges with WUN partner institutions, development of online resources, and in conducting a videoconferencing seminar or course.
MEDIEVAL COURSES TAUGHT:
MA Medieval History
Core Course: Medieval Sources, Genre and Interpretation
Optional course: Law, Custom and Justice in Europe 500-1200
I am developing a new Manchester MA in Medieval Studies.
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