Medieval History Podcasts
Podcasts are my companion on my walk to work in the morning, and my frequent diversion during some of the household chores of which I’m …
Teaching Abélard and Héloïse
One of 2018’s wearying inevitabilities is that even the most cursory glance at the news is likely to bring you a fresh tale of sexual …
Boys Will Be Boys
It’s probably fair to say that the Senate judiciary committee hearings which took place earlier this month as part of the process of appointing Brett …
Twisted Sisters
Sex sells, particularly when it comes with a side order of subversion. It’s no surprise, then, to find that recently released The Nun (2018) has …
Call for Papers: Finding The Women in the Et Cetera
Call for Papers: International Congress on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, 2019 “Finding The Women in the Et Cetera: Doing Women’s History with Medieval Documents …
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. …