We medievalists have had a pretty good run in academe. We were admitted in the final third of the 19th century after we proved that our subject was complex (read: science-like) enough to warrant ...

If we look closely at those high middle ages (roughly 1000-1500), we may discover early feminists, sacred sensualists, songwriters of the spheres and holistic medicine practitioners. Wait: didn’t we ...

Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei arrived on time for the 9 a.m. keynote lecture at the annual International Medieval Congress at the University of Leeds, in England. Titled “The Mediterranean Other and the ...

Attendees listen to a speaker during the 2012 congress. KALAMAZOO — More than 3,000 of the world's leading authorities on the Middle Ages will converge on the Western Michigan University campus in ...

Last month, medieval historians went to war with English Heritage, the charity which manages England’s historical sites. Normally a peaceable bunch, medievalists have taken offence at English Heritage ...

Trying to turn the spectacularly popular show into a means of encouraging future medieval scholars is misguided, writes Richard Utz. You have /3 articles left. Sign ...

In August 2017, I published a guest post on In the Middle entitled “Teaching Medieval Studies in a Time of White Supremacy”: “Today, medievalists have to understand that the public and our students ...

Each May, some 3,000 people descend on Kalamazoo, Mich., for the International Congress on Medieval Studies, which brings together academics and enthusiasts for four days of scholarly panels, ...