Henriette Hellinger, M.A.

University studies and degrees

• Since April 2024 Doctoral Researcher at the International Research Training Group “Baltic Peripeties. Narratives of Reformations, Revolutions and Catastrophes” at the University of Greifswald.
• 2021 – 2023 M.A. History and Culture of the Baltic Sea Region at the University of Greifswald.
• 2022 Erasmus+ semester at Södertörn University Stockholm.
• 2017 – 2021 B.A. History / Scandinavian Studies at the University of Greifswald.

Professional background

• 2023 Participant of “KarriereWegeMentoring” for female graduates with PhD interest.
• 2021 – 2023 Student Assistant for the M.A. programme “History and Culture of the Baltic Sea Region” at the University of Greifswald.
• 2021 – 2023 Student Assistant at the Chair for Nordic History, University of Greifswald.
• 2020 Internship at Kulturhistorisches Museum Stralsund.

Bodies, Violence, Gender Roles: Shifting Expectations of Clerical Behaviour in Medieval Scandinavia

My doctoral project focuses on the expectations of clerical behaviour, largely dictated by canon law and ecclesiastical discourse of the time. While certain desirable behaviours and lifestyles for members of the clergy were known and promoted by the Scandinavian church from its beginnings, there are numerous accounts of clerical misconduct, regular breaches of canon law and even long-term disregard for certain conventions. The reaction of the papacy and papal legates to these incidents varied from time to time, and at times there was even tolerance of clerical behaviour that was explicitly contrary to canon law. 

MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT

Participation in the University of Groningen Summer School Medieval “Lived Religion”. Challenges and Approaches, Groningen [online], June 24-28, 2024.

“Bodies, Violence, Gender Roles: Shifting Expectations of Clerical Behaviour in Medieval Scandinavia,” international workshop Resonant Conflicts. Turning Points in the Baltic Sea Region, organised by the IRTG Baltic Peripeties. Narratives of Reformations, Revolutions and Catastrophes, Department for Language and Literature, NTNU Trondheim, May 22-24, 2024.