It's always easier to hate someone you've never met. That's as true for medieval antisemitism as it is for contemporary British and US politics. Part XXIV of our ongoing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages.
Past and Present
At the intersection between the historical past and the political and cultural issues of the present day.
Medieval Scandinavia was riddled with anti-Semitic imagery. Odd thing though: no Jews ever lived there. Part XXIII in our ongoing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages, by Richard Cole.
Anti-semitism was disturbingly common in the Middle Ages. But there were some places in the Middle Ages where Jews not only survived, but thrived. Part XXII of our ongoing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages.
Anti-Jewish hate didn't begin with the Nazis, the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, or even the Middle Ages. Its roots are nearly 2000 years old. Part XXI in our ongoing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages.
Introducing a special focus on Jews, Anti-Semitism, and the Middle Ages. The history of anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish hate is central to how we understand "race" today. Part of our ongoing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages.
How can we learn more about the long, long history of Africa? And what might it have to teach us? The final part of our interview with Chap Kusimba, part XX of our ongoing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages.
The Pizzagate conspiracy wasn't a flash in the pan. It is part of a tradition of "nocturnal ritual fantasies" that seek to create a fundamentally persecuting society. Part XIX in our ongoing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages, by Michael Barbezat.
How common was it for Africans to live in medieval Europe? Apparently, very! Part XVIII of our continuing series on Race, Racism and the Middle Ages, by Sihong Lin.
No Africans in medieval Europe? Tell that to the King of Nubia, who at the beginning of the 13th century took the most epic pilgrimage possible. Part XVII in our ongoing series about Race, Racism and the Middle Ages.