Klosterland organises the international symposium “Cistercian Nuns Shaping Landscape” (5-7 May 2023)

Klosterland organises the international symposium “Cistercian Nuns Shaping Landscape” (5-7 May 2023)

Ehemaliges Zisterzienserkloster Lehnin. © Krukrus.

From May 5th to 7th the international symposium ‘Cistercian Nuns Shaping Landscape’ takes place in Lehnin abbey. The symposium is a cooperation of KLOSTERLAND and the project Cisterscapes – Cistercian landscapes connecting Europe.

Based on the conclusion by the project Cisterscapes – Cistercian landscapes connecting Europe that male Cistercian abbeys were landscapers, the international and interdisciplinary symposium ‘Cistercian Nuns Shaping Landscape’ aims to answer if and to what extent this also applies to female Cistercian abbeys. Hereto, the capacity and methodical instruments of key concepts of (cultural) landscapes and monastic landscapes as they were used in the project Cisterscapes will be examined further.

In the course of the symposium, the following questions will be discussed in an open-ended way: can the materially and practically oriented concept of landscape be transferred onto female Cistercians and what modifications may apply? What kind of opportunities (e.g., cultural tourism and public knowledge sharing) or limitations (e.g., perpetuation of the Cistercian myth or lacking differentiation) stem from applying such a concept? Which role do the involved parties play in the ‘normative charge’ of the term landscapes? How do differences in size, facilities, and economic activity of abbeys influence the shaping of cultural landscapes – both quantitatively and qualitatively. Which aspects of ‘belonging to the Cistercian’ are relevant to the (trans-)regional and Europe-wide shaping of landscapes by female Cistercian abbeys (e.g., textuality, spirituality, kinship)?

Registration and programme

Registration is open until April 7th: Registration – Cistercian Nuns Shaping Landscape

You can find further information on the programme, registration, and accomodation in the following programme:

Programme – Cistercian Nuns Shaping Landscape

Contact:
KLOSTERLAND e. V. – Cornelia von Heßberg, M.A. (hessberg@klosterland.de)
Cisterscapes – Cistercian landscapes connecting Europe – Dr. Rosa Karl (rosa.karl@lra-ba.bayern.de)

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