Sibling relationships are often life’s longest-lasting social ties. Over the duration of a lifetime, a sibling can move between being a friend, foe, parental figure, or stranger to their sisters or brothers. The fluid and paradoxical qualities of sibling bonds are further complicated by age, class, disability, gender, and race. The meanings and experiences of siblinghood change with context. Over the past three decades, this type of family relationship has attracted growing attention, from scholars across disciplines. These studies on siblingship have been used to better understand the past, as well as their implications for the present and the future. This scholarship is exciting and imperative. It provides a much-needed contribution to the field of family studies, which tends to focus on parent-child bonds. However, there are still many avenues for researchers to explore related to sibling networks. The Sibling Studies Colloquium encourages, inter alia, those working with anthropological, educational, historical, psychological, and sociological perspectives to communicate their insights on siblingship across their disciplines, so as to enter into conversation with other approaches. It seeks to facilitate a broad conversation and the sharing of ideas, which will open new perspectives and more rounded understandings of siblingship. The workshop’s discussion about different aspects of siblinghood, both past and present, seeks to enrich and nuance the wider field of sibling studies.
For more information please visit our website at: https://www.york.ac.uk/medieval-studies/events/archive/2022/thesiblingstudiescolloquium/
This symposium will run as a Zoom event. The Zoom log-in details will be circulated on the afternoon of July 7.
All are welcome to attend this event. Registration is free.
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