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Participated in Saturday's spring 2026 meeting of the Georgia Medieval Group , expertly hosted by Elizabeth Keohane-Burbridge and Leah Haught at the University of West Georgia. It included contributions by professors and students. My own presentation sought to challenge the dominant tendency in medievalism studies to treat all nostalgic engagements with the Middle Ages as inherently complicit in colonial, supremacist, or ethnonationalist ideologies. Engaging Scott Riley’s 202

Published in The Medieval Review , 3/16/2026 Riley, Scott Corbett. New World Medievalisms. The Middle Ages in the American Cultural Imaginary . Medievalism, 31. Woodbridge: D. S. Brewer, 2025. Pp. vi, 181. £85.00. ISBN: 978-1-84384-678-9.       Reviewed by Richard Utz     Georgia Institute of Technology      richard.utz@lmc.gatech.edu      According to Scott Riley, U.S. medievalisms “tend to resemble European colonial rather than anti-colonial discourses,” invoking the Europe

Please find the most recent review, of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , at Medievally Speaking . Kevin J. Harty, one of the world experts on film and medievalia, writes: HBO/HBO Max’s six-part series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , is based on the first of three novellas by George R. R. Martin usually referred to collectively as the Tales of Dunk and Egg. The formula is that of a buddy film or series, or even a bromance. Paired are a hulking, rather thick hedge knight, Se

Happy to share this short piece for the great folks at medievalists.net : "T rained as a historian of medieval warfare, Yuval Noah Harari has become one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world, shaping global debates about artificial intelligence, human identity, and the future of society. Richard Utz traces how a medievalist moved from specialist scholarship to cultural prophecy—and why the habits of medieval history still matter for understanding his voice

As member of the editorial board, it is my pleasure to share the announcement of the publication of the most recent (special) ISSUE of the Bulletin of the International Association of Robin Hood Studies on Explorations In Realism And Verisimilitude In Post-Medieval Robin Hood Texts. Articles Introduction Explorations In Realism And Verisimilitude In Post-Medieval Robin Hood Texts Alexander L. Kaufman 1-4 PDF Getting (and Staying) Medieval Historical Setting in Robin Hood Ad

About 20 years ago, I started thinking about writing for and communicating with broader audiences, to be a public humanist, specifically a public medievalist. Being part of the Inaugural Georgia Humanities Speaker Circuit with a topic on ‘Medieval Atlanta’ is a dream come true. The Circuit is a new statewide speakers bureau celebrating the diverse stories, histories, cultures, and civic traditions of Georgia. Created in honor of  America250 , the Circuit brings exceptional h

Où (en) est le médiévalisme? Where is medievalism (at)? (English version & versión en español below) Colloque international Université Sorbonne Nouvelle les 12, 13 et 14 novembre 2026, avec le soutien de l’Institut Universitaire de France. [ Full info originally published in Fabula ] Vingt-cinq ans après La trace médiévale et les écrivains d’aujourd’hui (2000), quinze depuis la publication de Médiévalisme. Modernité du Moyen Age (2010) et Médiéval et militant. Penser le con

This is a review, in German, of: Jan M. Ziolkowski (2024): Nostalgia and the German(ic) Past: The Medieval Poem of Walthare . Zürich: Chronos. [78–80] was published with our friends at Philologie im Netz , in their 100th issue. READ HERE

Philologie im Netz was one of the first academic online publications in the German-speaking world in the humanities, and it is still going strong. Recently contributed a review to this issue 100, articles in 2002 , 2005 , 2011 and 2014 , and co-edited a special issue on Eminent Chaucerians? Early Women Scholars and the History of Reading Chaucer (2009). Recommended to all those with an interest and work in linguistics, literary, and cultural studies. You can visit their h

For my quick assessment of the first episode of the MGM+ retelling of the Robin Hood narrative, you can READ it HERE . And here is a close-up of the frog in question, the first amphibian included in any of the major Robin Hood stories over the centuries (except for Kermit and the Muppets , of course)

Heartthrob Thierry la Fronde with Sword (but often with Sling) Most recent piece for our friends as medievalist.net , this time on the fascinating reception of the UK series The Adventures of Robin Hood in a French adaptation, called Thierry la Fronde . READ IT HERE

CALL FOR PAPERS   STUDIES IN MEDIEVALISM XXXVI: MEDIEVALISM AND PLURALISM   Many journalists and pundits have noted references to the...

I recently reviewed Jan M. Ziolkowski's Nostalgia and the German(ic) Past: The Medieval Poem of Walthare , Zürich, Chronos, 2024, an...

Happy to share that we just published a review, by Chris Herge, of Robert Houghton, The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches...

TEAMS Home Page, August 2025 Thanks to the great folks at one of our most active professional organizations, the Teaching Association for...

Happy to support this great program at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos by serving on its scientific advisory committee:

Umberto Eco, medievalist, semiotician, cultural critic A new piece I wrote for the great folks at medievalists.net : Umberto Eco wasn’t...

New contribution to Medievally Speaking : A Voice from Poland: Missed Opportunities for the Millennium of the First Coronation...

The history of medieval studies can teach us much about our existing and continuing practices and traditions. Before it became an...

Recent piece for medievalists.net: We are in Germany in 1933: After the assimilation of the military, civil service, and the judiciary,...