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 …
George Washington: A Descendant of Odin?
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A Beginner’s Reading List: Medieval Europe
It’s difficult for an academic historian to critique popular history books on the Middle Ages without sounding snotty, or dry, or some unappetising combination of …
Thinking Critically About Digital Pedagogy
This week I’ve been attending the 2017 Digital Pedagogy Lab Institute (DPLI) at the University of Mary Washington. This is a week-long gathering of people …
Walking the Medieval Mile Museum
Very few medieval buildings have survived the centuries without major changes, and the former church of St Mary’s in Kilkenny is not one of them. …
Gendered Perspectives on Monastic Reform I-IV
This recap of four sessions on gender and monastic reform in the Middle Ages at the International Medieval Congress, July 2017—#s1030, #s1130, #s1230, #s1330—was originally …