Dr. Brigitte Adriaensen
Social and behavioural sciences, Languages, Hispanic Literature
Archaeology, Arts, Social and behavioural sciences, Humanities
Realia studies
Iconography and interpretation of images
Historical study of images
Gender history
Study of dress
Awarded the Culture Medal of the State of Upper Austria, 2005
Recognition award from the State of Lower Austria, 1990
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Advancement Award from the Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Foundation, 1989
Theodor Körner Advancement Award, 1982
English, German
Vavra, E.: Die Kleidung auf dem Spieleteppich: Motive und Bildsprache. In: Zander-Seidel, J. (Hg.): Der Spieleteppich im Kontext profaner Wanddekoration um 1400. Nürnberg 2010, 107-122.
Vavra, E.: Die Zeichensprache der Krankheit. In: Nolte, C. (Hg.), Homo debilis. Behinderte-Kranke-Versehrte in der Gesellschaft des Mittelalters (Studien und Texte zur Geistes- und Sozialgeschichte des Mittelalters, 3), Korb 2009, 393-410.
Vavra, E. (Hg.): Alterskulturen des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit (Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Realienkunde des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit), Wien 2008.
Vavra, E. (Hg.): Der Wald im Mittelalter. Funktion – Nutzen – Deutung. (Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediävistischer Forschung), Berlin 2008.
Vavra, E.: Leidende Körper ? lächelnde Mienen. Gedanken zur Darstellung des Schmerzes in Text und Bild. In: Vavra, E. et al. (Hgg.), Vom Körper zur Schrift. Sofia 2007, 195-230.
Vavra, E. (Hg.): Virtuelle Räume. Raumwahrnehmung und Raumvorstellung im Mittelalter. Berlin 2005.
Vavra, E.: Du böser Geist, du pflegst alle Zeit luegen [...] Der Teufel als Verkleidungskünstler. In: Das Mittelalter. Perspektiven mediävistischer Forschung 9 (2005), 139-154.
Vavra, E.: Zentrum oder Peripherie. Das Kunstwerk im Wechselspiel von Auftraggeber und Künstler. In: Die Sachkultur – Quellen und Probleme (Histoire des Alpes/Storia delle Alpi/Geschichte der Alpen 7) Zürich 2002, 173-186.
Vavra, E.: Kopf und Klinge. Repräsentative Tischkultur im Bild des Mittelalters. In: Kolmer, L. et al. (Hgg.), Mahl und Repräsentation. Der Kult ums Essen. Paderborn 2000, 87-98.
Vavra, E.: Starke Männer – schwache Frauen. Zur Kontrastierung der Geschlechter im Bild. In: Kontraste im Alltag des Mittelalters (Forschungen des Instituts für Realienkunde des Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit. Diskussionen und Materialien 5) Wien 2000, 179-210.
Vavra, E.(Hg.): Bild und Abbild vom Menschen im Mittelalter (Akten der Akademie Friesach "Stadt und Kultur im Mittelalter" = Schriftenreihe der Akademie Friesach 6) Klagenfurt 1999.
"RAT – legal relics online", since 2007
"Encounters of the genders", since 2006
"Everyday and material culture in Bavaria. Documenting material culture", since 2004
"Memory of the land. A database of the history of the State of Lower Austria", since 2003
"REALonline – an interdisciplinary database of images", since 2001
"Documenting pictorial and archival evidence of mediaeval and early modern everyday life within the area of Europe along the Danube", 1991 – 1994
Bavarian and Upper Austrian regional exhibition "Allies – Enemies – Kinsmen. Bavaria and Austria" (Burghausen, Braunau, Mattighofen), 2012
Rearrangement of the Museum of Legal History (Pöggstall), 2011
"Jakob Prandtauer – Life in the Baroque" (Museum of the State of Lower Austria in St. Pölten), 2010
"Schätzereich Schicksalsreich Niederösterreich (Lower Austria – realm of treasures and fortune). Two centuries of precious objects from Lower Austria" (Museum of the State of Lower Austria in St. Pölten), 2009
Bavarian and Upper Austrian regional exhibition "Without boundaries. History of the people along the Inn" (Stift Reichersberg, Schärding), 2004
Lower Austrian regional exhibition "The search for the lost paradise. European culture mirrored in monasteries" (Stift Melk), 2000
Lower Austrian regional exhibition "Defiant & adapted. Life of women in Austria" (Schloss Kirchstetten), 1998
Bavarian regional exhibition "The family" (Neuburg), 1994
Lower Austrian regional exhibition "Family – Ideal and Reality" (Schloss Riegersburg), 1993
Member of the academic council of the University of Education in Vienna, since 2010
Member of the jury for awarding science prizes from the State of Lower Austria, since 2010
Member of the advisory board for the publication of the yearbook of the Oswald von Wolkenstein Society, since 2008
Member of the Commission of Art History of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, since 2008
Member of the Commission of Palaeography and Codicology of Medieval Manuscripts in Austria of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, since 2008
Member of the academic advisory board of the University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems, since 2008
Spokesperson for the cultural advisory board to the City of Krems, since 2007
Chairperson of the board of trustees of the Museum Krems, since 2006
Member of the advisory board to the Mediävistenverband (Medievalists’ Society) as the representative of the area for realia studies, since 1997
Member of the cultural advisory board to the State of Lower Austria, 1996 – 2000
Interview with Dr Elisabeth Vavra on the study of mediaeval and early modern realia:
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Social and behavioural sciences, Languages, Hispanic Literature
Social and behavioural sciences, Languages, Ancient Greek Language and Literature, Translation studies, History of education, History of classical philology
Social and behavioural sciences, Organization Theory, Gender studies, Entrepreneurship
Social and behavioural sciences, Social psychology, industrial and organisational psychology