Monthly doses of the global Middle Ages brought to you by students, for students. Join us as we chat with guest experts from around the world about their research interests. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_
Tour the Notre-Dame of Amiens with Dr. Stephen Murray as we discuss the cathedral’s mythological origins as a “new Jerusalem” and how medieval Latin Christians interacted with the sublime through sacred architecture. Like our content? Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_?lang=en) for more snippets of the global Middle Ages.
24 Mar 2021
Constructing Identities in Medieval Kabbalistic Discourse with Dr. Hartley Lachter
This week, Dr. Hartley Lachter discussed medieval Kabbalah, analyzing how Jewish historical experiences and Jewish-Christian debates influenced the development of kabbalistic discourses. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_) and check out our website (https://knightschoolmedieval.wordpress.com/).
1 Feb 2021
Infertility & Women's Health in the Medieval Middle East with Dr. Sara Verskin
Dr. Sara Verskin joins us to discuss gender and infertility in the medieval Arab-Islamic world. Listen to learn more about implications for marriage, midwives, and infertility tests. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
7 Oct 2020
Piers Plowman with Dr. Emily Steiner
Dr. Emily Steiner joins us to discuss the 14th-century allegorical narrative poem, Piers Plowman, in all its complexities. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_) for more!
Manuscript image is a detail from Corpus Christi College MS 201 (Piers Plowman manuscript), c. 1375–1399, Library of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England.
23 Sept 2020
Race in Medieval Romances with Dr. Sierra Lomuto
Dr. Sierra Lomuto discusses the racial construction of Mongols as "exotic allies," the 14th-century King of Tars romance, the modern weaponization of medieval symbolism, and racism in medieval academia. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
Manuscript in episode cover art is a detail from King of Tars in the Auchinleck MS f.7ra, c. 1330s, National Library of Scotland copy.
8 Sept 2020
Lady Nijō with Dr. Citko
Dr. Malgorzata Citko recounts the tale of this thirteenth-century Japanese imperial concubine-turned traveling Buddhist nun through lady Nijō's own diary, Towazugatari. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
12 Aug 2020
Approaching Disability in Medieval Literature with Dr. Edward Wheatley
Dr. Edward Wheatley joins us to discuss how religious and literary representations of disability reveal multiplicities of lived experiences, as well as contemporary anti-Semitic attitudes and societal suspicions of "feigned" disability. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
5 Aug 2020
Recycled Manuscripts with Dr. Hannah Ryley
Dr. Hannah Ryley discusses medieval “constructive destruction,” sustainable media, and economies of book production. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
29 Jul 2020
Medieval Scents with Dr. Holly Dugan
Dr. Holly Dugan explains how medieval literary “smell-scapes” reveal contemporary socio-cultural perceptions of religion, race, gender, and more. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
Manuscript in episode cover art is a detail from the Holkham Bible Picture Book (BL MS 47682 f. 39r), c 1327-1335, British Library, London, UK.
22 Jul 2020
Mevlevi Sufism with Dr. Matthew Lynch
Dr. Lynch discusses Rumi's Masnavi-e Ma‛navi, Mevlevi Sema Ceremonies, and more. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
16 Jul 2020
Medieval Warfare with Peter Konieczny
Learn about Anglo-Norman kings and POWs with Peter Konieczny, co-founder of Medievalists.net. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
8 Jul 2020
Old English Riddles with Dr. Megan Cavell
Dr. Megan Cavell joins us to discuss the Exeter Book, the importance of early medieval English riddles (both religious and raunchy), and shares some of her favorites. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
1 Jul 2020
Margery Kempe with Dr. Diane Watt
Professor Diane Watt joins us to discuss Kempe's life, scholarly approaches to her "Booke," medieval female networks, and more. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
27 Jun 2020
Maps of the Medieval World
Travel the medieval world through the Hereford Mappa Mundi by a Christian prebendary, the Jewish cartographer Abraham Cresques’s Catalan Atlas, and Arab Muslim cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi’s Tabula Rogeriana. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
21 Jun 2020
Medieval Childhood
Listen for a look into the everyday life of the medieval child and learn more about parental nurturing, the "Ages of Man," and the best-seller toys of the Middle Ages. *Warning: this episode contains stories of infant mortality.* Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
Manuscript in episode cover art from Book of Hours (M.63 fol. 65r), France (Angers or Nantes), c. 1440, Morgan Library, New York, NY.
15 Jun 2020
Trailer: Welcome to Knight School
Introducing your co-hosts, our podcast inspiration, and a fun segment on medieval misconceptions. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ (https://twitter.com/knightschool_)
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