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<p>There exists a&#xa0;persistent myth that the <i>Kemenate </i>was a&#xa0;space reserved exclusively for women. This claim, however, cannot be substantiated from an architectural-historical perspective. From a&#xa0;literary standpoint, this impression is often reinforced by a&#xa0;narrative framing that is frequently overlooked. In courtly literature, the <i>Kemenate</i> is a&#xa0;multifunctional and variable living space accessible to both genders—a place where roles and discourses intersect. This ambivalent space of both protection and fear exhibits many of the characteristics of Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia. The <i>Kemenate</i> is regularly associated with transformation, identity, secrecy, and betrayal, and is often semantically marked as a&#xa0;liminal, third space.</p>

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Die heimlich-unheimliche Kemenate als liminaler Ort

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    2025年11月26日

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  • Waltraud Fritsch-Rößler

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There exists a persistent myth that the Kemenate was a space reserved exclusively for women. This claim, however, cannot be substantiated from an architectural-historical perspective. From a literary standpoint, this impression is often reinforced by a narrative framing that is frequently overlooked. In courtly literature, the Kemenate is a multifunctional and variable living space accessible to both genders—a place where roles and discourses intersect. This ambivalent space of both protection and fear exhibits many of the characteristics of Michel Foucault’s concept of heterotopia. The Kemenate is regularly associated with transformation, identity, secrecy, and betrayal, and is often semantically marked as a liminal, third space.