Martha Rampton
Associate Professor of Medieval History and Women's Studies
Pacific University
History Department
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, Oregon 97116
(503) 352-2772
e-mail: ramptonm@pacificu.edu
Martha Rampton is Pacific University's medievalist. Professor Rampton concentrates on the early medieval period with an emphasis on social history and the activities and roles of women. She has published on a variety of topics, from holy women in both the Christian and Islamic traditions, to the significance of the feasting imagery in the Bayeaux Tapestry. Professor Rampton's teaching fields are as broad as her research interests. At Pacific she is responsible for all early European and Middle Eastern history. In addition to survey classes on Europe and the Middle East, Rampton offers upper division courses which deal with the ancient world, the middle ages, the early modern period, and the development and spread of Islam. One of the most popular courses Professor Rampton teaches deals with the history of magic and witchcraft from the Roman period to the Enlightenment. She brings considerable expertise to this subject with the completion ot her dissertation entitled "The Gender of Magic in the Early Middle Ages." In addition to an active scholarly and teaching schedule, Professor Rampton is a faculty advisor for the Mid East Club, the History Club, and the Gay/Lesbian Club. She has also traveled to many places around the world. In January of 1997 she lead a study course in Egypt. Seventeen Pacific students and four students from area colleges traveled to Egypt--from Alexandria to Aswan to the Sinai--exploring numerous aspects of Egyptian life and culture, both modern and ancient.
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Education
University of Virginia
Ph.D. 1998
Major field: medieval history
Minor field: history of the Middle East
Dissertation Title: The Gender of Magic in the Early Middle Ages
GPA 3.9
American University in Cairo
Summer 1989
Research on contemporary Egyptian women
GPA 4.0
University of Utah
1984-1988 - M.A. in medieval history
Thesis title: The Role of the Love Motif in Defining the Public and Private
Identities of Characters in the Lais of Marie de France
1973-1979 - BA in theatre and history with teaching certificate
GPA 3.7
Publications
"The Peasant's Revolt of 1381 and the Written Word," Comitatus 24 (1993).
"The Significance of the Banquet Scene in the Bayeaux Tapestry," Medievalia et Humanistica 21 (1994): 33-53.
In press with Sewanee Medieval Studies, "Frankish Holy Women as Makers of Miracles."
"Up form the Dead: Magic and Miracle." In Death in the Middle Ages. New York: peter Lang, 1999.
In press: "Judith, Slayer of Holofernes," "Marie de France," "Fatima," "The Virgin Mary," "The Queen of Sheba," "Rabia," "Mary Magdalene." In Women in World History. Waterford Connecticut: Yorkin Publications.
Awards
- 1999 Meyer Grant Winner,
- 1999, Hewlett Award
- 1994 Graduate Student Fellowship, Western Association of Women Historians
- 1993 Bernadotte E. Schmitt Grant for Research in the History of Europe, Africa, and Asia--American Historical Association
- Conference Group on Women's History/Berkshire Conference of Women Historians' Graduate Student Award--Runner Up
- 1991-1992 University of Virginia--Graduate School of Arts and Sciences dupont Fellowship
- 1989 Fulbright Seminars Abroad Fellowship/Egypt
- Research on various aspects of Egyptian society, historical and contemporary culture
- U.S. Department of Education commission: preparation of video essay about contemporary Egyptian women. 1988 Nation Endowment for the Humanities Seminar/Assisi and Sienna, Italy, Research on St. Francis Assisi
