As a medievalist interested in popular culture, I’ve been asked by a handful of people to comment on that scene from a recent episode of…
Past and Present
At the intersection between the historical past and the political and cultural issues of the present day.
Amy S. Kaufman unpacks what makes ISIS tick, and why people are so tempted to call their actions 'medieval'.
Unpacking the surprising medieval origins behind the name of the terror group so frequently in the news lately. A guest post by Ian D. Morris.
On the topic of Robin Williams' death, Dead Poets Society and Deor, an extraordinary medieval poem that, occasionally, helps.
Social conservatives mourn the "death of chivalry". But it wasn't feminists who killed it, it was the Victorians...