Dear Colleague, We are pleased to announce that the latest issue of Historical Reflections/Reflexions Historiques has been published by Berghahn Journals. The articles in this special issue highlight the varied nuances of the concept of status and what examinations of both gender and status can reveal about medieval society. Please visit the Berghahn website for more information about the journal: www.berghahnjournals.com/historical-reflections Volume 42, Issue 1 : Gender and Status in the Medieval World Guest Editors: Katherine Weikert and Elena Woodacre ARTICLES Introduction: Gender and Status in the Medieval World Katherine Weikert and Elena Woodacre http://bit.ly/1V4u8Zi Mirror for Margraves: Peter Damian’s Models for Male and Female Rulers Alison Creber http://bit.ly/1XxVWmS Inaudito exemplo: The Abduction of Romsey’s Abbess Linda D. Brown http://bit.ly/1Sa19xy The Corpus Christi Devotion: Gender, Liturgy, and Authority among Dominican Nuns in Castile in the Middle Ages Mercedes Pérez Vidal http://bit.ly/1qK96CN From Villainous Letch and Sinful Outcast, to “Especially Beloved of God”: Complicating the Medieval Leper through Gender and Social Status Christina Welch and Rohan Brown http://bit.ly/1T7kstF “To take a wyf”: Marriage, Statue, and Moral Conduct in “The Merchant’s Tale” Natalie Hanna http://bit.ly/1qVzlX7 Objectification, Empowerment, and the Male Gaze in the Lanval Corpus Elizabeth S. Leet http://bit.ly/1T7kC4k Pueri Sunt Pueri: Machismo, Chivalry, and the Aggressive Pastimes of the Medieval Male Youth Sean McGlynn http://bit.ly/1NqDmaG “And much more I am soryat for my good knyghts”: Fainting, Homosociality, and Elite Male Culture in Middle English Romance Rachel E. Moss http://bit.ly/1MwmX9M Wrist Clasps and Patriliny: A Hypothesis Frank Battaglia http://bit.ly/1Vo3pXG Recommend Historical Reflections to your library As a key researcher in your field you can recommend Historical Reflections to your library for subscription. A form for this purpose is provided on the Historical Reflections website: http://www.journals.berghahnbooks.com/historical-reflections/library-recommendations Free Sample Issue View Volume 27, Issue 1 of Historical Reflections here: http://www.journals.berghahnbooks.com/historical-reflections/sample Free Online Trial To sign up for a free 60-day institutional online trial to Historical Reflections, please contact: [log in to unmask]