Brewing difference: malting, gender and urbanity in medieval England. An examination of drying and malting kilns c1150-1500

Jervis, Ben ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5295-0647 2023. Brewing difference: malting, gender and urbanity in medieval England. An examination of drying and malting kilns c1150-1500. Journal of Medieval History 49 , pp. 680-700. 10.1080/03044181.2023.2253807

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Abstract

Kilns used for drying grain and for malting are common features of archaeological excavations in medieval towns and in the countryside. They occur in a variety of situations, including within urban tenement plots, open spaces within the urban landscape, manorial enclosures and field systems. This paper examines what the situation of drying kilns can reveal about the ways in which household and community labour were organised and the role of infrastructure in cultivating and maintaining variegated forms of rural and urban sociality. In doing so, it seeks to contribute to ongoing debates about the legacy of ‘binary’ logics relating to urban and rural life and to the gendered use of space and forms of labour.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	1304-4184
Funders:	UKRI
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	28 March 2023
Date of Acceptance:	28 March 2023
Last Modified:	06 Jan 2024 04:16
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/158030

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