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In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Sharon Kay Penman (1945-2021)

by Kavita Mudan Finn on February 18, 2021
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The Public Medievalist 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

by Paul B. Sturtevant on December 10, 2020
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What Should We Do with Hateful Medieval Monuments?

by Katherine Clark Walter on November 25, 2020
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How to Talk to Your Kids About Old-School Disney

by Kavita Mudan Finn on November 12, 2020
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Dear Tolkien Fans: Black People Exist

by Christina Warmbrunn on September 24, 2020
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In Memoriam

In Memoriam: Sharon Kay Penman (1945-2021)

by Kavita Mudan Finn on February 18, 2021
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We recently lost a great public medievalist: Sharon Kay Penman, author of a massive corpus of medieval historical novels. If you don't know her work, you don't know what you're missing.
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Gift Guide

The Public Medievalist 2020 Holiday Gift Guide

by Paul B. Sturtevant on December 10, 2020
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The Public Medievalist's 2020 Holiday Gift Guide is here! Come find all the weird and wonderful medievalia that the internet has to offer!
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Race, Racism, and the Middle Ages

What Should We Do with Hateful Medieval Monuments?

by Katherine Clark Walter on November 25, 2020
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If you know what to look for, you can find monuments to medieval hate in medieval churches and town squares across Europe. The question then is: what should be done with them?
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Film and TV

How to Talk to Your Kids About Old-School Disney

by Kavita Mudan Finn on November 12, 2020
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A lot of Disney films haven't aged well. How can you help your kids understand a film like Sleeping Beauty, without just throwing it in the trash?
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Race, Racism, and the Middle Ages

Dear Tolkien Fans: Black People Exist

by Christina Warmbrunn on September 24, 2020
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Tolkien fan communities can be hostile places for Black fans. Just because Tolkien's work has white supremacy embedded in it does not mean that fans should embrace or replicate it.
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Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages

How Joan of Arc Inspired Women’s Suffragists

by Yvonne Seale on September 10, 2020
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Ever since her death at the stake in 1431, Joan of Arc has become a powerful symbol. Women fighting for the expansion of the right to vote took her as a potent icon of their movement.
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Gender, Sexism, and the Middle Ages

The Soft Power of Tough Medieval Women

by Marta Cobb on August 27, 2020
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Well-behaved medieval women seldom made history. While medieval women were officially barred from positions of power in the Church, several found ways to make their voices heard nevertheless.
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Fascism and Chivalry in the Confederate Monuments of Richmond

by Larissa Tracy on June 11, 2020
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The death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has ignited a global groundswell of protests decrying systemic police brutality against Black Americans. The Black Lives Matter marches and rallies have forced a reevaluation regarding Confederate statues throughout the United States.
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Were the Middle Ages Really “The Good Place”?

by Paul B. Sturtevant on January 10, 2020
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NBC's "The Good Place" says that nobody has gone to heaven in 521 years. That makes the last truly good person medieval! But were the Middle Ages really so good?
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