On Leave
Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Cross-Appointments
Fields of Study
- Cultural and Intellectual
- Europe
- Gender, Sex, and Sexualities
- Medieval
- Religion and Society
- Social
Areas of Interest
Medieval and early modern monasticism; non-cloistered female religious life; female and male servants; daily life; customaries and normative sources (rules, statutes, etc.).
Biography
Professor Cochelin’s scholarly work investigates two distinct but complementary fields in socio-religious European history: medieval monasticism and premodern history of non-cloistered religious women. She is also interested in the history of service (female and male servants), as the overall focus of her research is on the history of the non-elite: understanding the life and agency of the majority, in any given group. She is presently working on various collaborative and inter-disciplinary projects with scholars in Europe and North America, including co-editing a book on monastic infirmaries and hospices in premodern Europe. In addition, she is co-directing two series at Brepols (Turnhout, Belgium): Disciplina Monastica and The Other Sister.
Publications
- “We are All Servants”: The Diversity of Service in Premodern Europe (1000-1700) (Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies : 2022)
- The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West (Cambridge University Press : 2020)
- From Learning to Love: Schools, Law, and Pastoral Care in the Middle Ages Essays in Honour of Joseph W. Goering (Papers in Mediaeval Studies : 2017)
- The Death Ritual at Cluny in the Central Middle Ages - Le rituel de la mort à Cluny au Moyen Âge central (Brepols : 2014)
- Medieval Life Cycles - Continuity and Change (Brepols : 2013)
- From Dead of Night to End of Day: The Medieval Customs of Cluny (Brepols Publishers : 2005)