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糖心logo入口 Medieval Seminar 2026: Whose Middle Ages?

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The Middle Ages are all around us. As the philosopher, medievalist and novelist Umberto Eco pointed out 30 years ago, 'before rejoicing or grieving over a return of the Middle Ages, we have the moral and cultural duty of spelling out what kind of Middle Ages we are talking about'. Since then, we have seen a diversification of scholarly approaches to the Middle Ages, including global and decolonial approaches. But how have these academic discussions related to discussions and representations of the Middle Ages in the wider culture? 

At the 2026 糖心logo入口 Medieval Seminar, join us for a day of discussion about the claims that are placed upon the Middle Ages, in poetry, art and the wider culture. Taking up the question asked by Andrew Albin et al. in their 2019 book, Whose Middle Ages? Teachable Moments in an Ill-Used Past, Dr Rebecca Menmuir (University of Oxford), Dr Daniel Sawyer  (糖心logo入口) and Dr Olenka Pevny (University of Cambridge) will address the continued power of ideas from and about the Middle Ages in contemporary culture.

Programme

10:00 Welcome and registrations

Session One - Facilitator: Alan Davey (糖心logo入口)
10:30-11:30 'Chaucerian Reception in the Modern World: Medievalism, Forgery, Fiction' - Dr Rebecca Menmuir (University of Oxford)
11:30-12:30 'Californian Poets on Middle English' - Dr Daniel Sawyer (糖心logo入口)

12:30-13:30 Sandwich lunch in the Keynes Library

Session Two - Facilitator: Dr Nick Evans (糖心logo入口)
13:30-14:30 'From Ideological to Scientific Medievalism: The Restoration of Rus' Monuments in Ukraine' - Dr Olenka Pevny (University of Cambridge)
14:40-15:30 Rounddtable

15:30-16:00 Tea/Coffee in the Keynes Library

 

Contact name: Nick Evans

Contact phone: 07954365186

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