The Met, Medieval Catholicism, and the Popular Imagination
The steps leading up to the front entrance of the Metropolitan Museum in New York are always busy, but are probably rarely so photographed as …
Not So Happily-Ever-After: Royal Divorce in the Middle Ages
Much ink has been spilled on the marriage of Prince Harry of Wales and American actress Meghan Markle over the past few months, and a …
Poisonous Politics in the Middle Ages
Cases of poisoning fascinate and terrify us in equal measure. This has been very apparent in recent weeks, given the extent to which the attempted …
The Lioness in Winter: Thinking About A Medieval Woman on Film
This month, many people trekked across a snowy campus to take in the first instalment of this semester’s Alan Lutkus International Film Series: the iconic …
Alan Lutkus International Film Series: “The Global Middle Ages on Film”
Now in its fifteenth year, SUNY Geneseo’s Alan Lutkus International Film Series is a venue that promotes current, classic, and independent works of global cinema. …
Publication Roundup V
Header image: Detail of the Hours of Mary of Burgundy, ca. 1477. Austrian National Library, Cod. 1857. Articles “George Washington: Descendant of Odin“, in The …
Women on the March from Medieval to Modern
I was one of the thousands of people who gathered in Seneca Falls this past Saturday to participate in the Women’s March. This was just …
Saint Joseph and Medieval Fatherhood
The broad outline of the Christmas story is probably familiar to most people, regardless of religious background: Joseph and his heavily pregnant wife, Mary, travelled …
The Medieval Turkey? Or, Why Vikings Didn’t Celebrate Thanksgiving
What do Renaissance Faires and Thanksgiving have in common? Well, both are occasions when you’re likely to see people chowing down on turkey legs. That …
The White Nuns? Cistercian Women and Whiteness in Marco Polo’s India
In part of his famous Travels, Marco Polo discusses an area he calls Maabar: the southeastern coast region of the Indian subcontinent, modern day Tamil …