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Some impressions of the Undead Media Symposium, which offered two panels, one on "Zombie Scholarship" and one on "Teaching Undead Media," with contributors from Georgia Tech, Georgia State, and Rutgers U. Our very own VP for Learning and Education Larry Jacobs attended one of the panels, taking in some of the innovative perspectives and practices with which instructors enrich our students' classroom experience. All levels of inclusion of recent technologies are being balanced

In the midst of Halloween, the Undead (Media) are raising their heads at Georgia Tech!

It's always gratifying when the subject of one's scholarship responds (for medievalists, the temporal reach is, well difficult, but for medievalism-ists, there is at least a chance!). Urs Althaus, the black Swiss actor who played the monk Venantius in the movie version of The Name of the Rose, just added his commentary on my short piece on his Instagram account: I am inserting my original short piece below, for easy reference: THE BLACK MONK IN THE NAME OF THE ROSE Acesse

A wonderful program at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in November, brought together by our colleague extraordinaire, Vincent Ferré, and in multiple languages, as things should be for this kind of topic: Où (en) est le médiévalisme ? Where is medievalism (at)? ¿Dónde está(mos con) el neomedievalismo? Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Maison de la recherche, 4, rue des Irlandais (Paris 5e) Colloque international les 17, 18, 19 et 20 novembre 2026, avec le soutien de l’Institut Universita

Some conferences are memorable because of the papers. Others stay with us because of the people who made the exchange possible. The International Conference on Medievalisms, held October 9-10, belonges in both categories. I want to offer my sincere thanks to Luiz Guerra, who organized the conference with care, vision, and a clear sense of why medievalism studies needs shared spaces, generous questions, and open and global intellectual exchange. I am also grateful to the parti

A review at Medievally Speaking from one of the world experts on medievalist cinema, Kevin J. Harty, on director Paul Greengrass' The Uprising. READ the REVIEW HERE medievalism, médiévalisme, medievalismo, Mediävalismus

My recent reflection for Medievalists.net focuses on Marc Bloch at the Panthéon, where the French historian is honored through the phrase “Dilexit veritatem." I rethink Bloch’s life as a co-founder of the Annales school, a veteran of two world wars, and a member of the French Resistance. READ the article HERE medievalism, médiévalisme, medievalismo, Mediävalismus

One of the most fascinating resources for anyone laboring in the vineyard of medievalism studies. Anne Besson, William Blanc, and Vincent Ferré have edited a comprehensive handbook for those engaged in the afterlives of all medievalia. Just published in Paris with Hoëbeke & Gallimard. Mighty glad to have contributed an entry on "racisme et antisemitisme" to this incredible source of inspiration and information.

"On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the wire services carried the sad news that Sherwood Forest’s Major Oak had died. Long ailing and suffering from multiple misguided attempts to preserve it that only hastened its demise, the oak was the stuff of legend, in no small part because of its association with yet another legend, that of Robin Hood, who was said to have hidden his treasure and maybe even himself in the tree’s hollow. Estimated to be anywhere from 800 to 1200 years old, the

I wrote a short piece on the automatic and performative critique of the Norwegian soccer team's PR photo for the World Cup, which shows them self-mockingly in Viking garb. Please find it HERE. VIKINGS SACK LINDISFARNE! -- AGAIN?

The fall 2026, volume 33, issue 2, of Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching (SMART) entitled Teaching the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to STEM Students, is in print and in the mail to subscribers and issue contributors. A huge word of thanks my extraordinary co-editor, Lainie Pomerleau, and to Kristi Bixby, the SMART managing editor! And of course to the contributors, for sharing their insights and scholarship with all of us. The articles in this issue of SMART com

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