Higher Ed

• "Taking Umbridge with Associate Deans." Inside Higher Ed, 15 June, 2023.

• "Humanizing Science and Engineering for the Twenty-First Century." Issues in Science and Technology, Fall 2022: 54-57. (with K. Husbands Fealing & A. Incorvaia)

• "On Chaucer Studies, ‘Raptus,’ and Relevance," Inside Higher Ed (27 Oct, 2022).

• "For US tenure to survive, academics must take peer reviewing seriously." Times Higher Education, 22 April, 2022.

• "Integrating STEM and the Humanities," Inside Higher Ed, March 30, 2022.

• "Anatomy of an Academic Genre: The Chair's Letter for Tenure & Promotion," Inside Higher Ed, 13 Oct, 2020.

• "Against Adminspeak." Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 June, 2020.

• "Medievalism in the Age of COVID-19: A Collegial Plenitude." Comp. Richard Utz, Medievally Speaking, May 4, 2020.

• "Adventures in Anglalond: Angles, Saxons, and Academics." Medievally Speaking, 31 Oct, 2019.

• "Of Monks and Medievalists." Medievalists.net, 24 May, 2019.

• "Whose (Medieval) Congress Is It Anyway?" Inside Higher Ed, 2 Aug, 2018. 

• "Game of Thrones among the Medievalists." Inside Higher Ed, 14 July, 2017.

• "The Diversity Question and the Administrative-Job Interview," Chronicle of Higher Education, 18 Jan, 2017.

• "Don't Be Snobs, Medievalists" Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 Aug, 2015.

• "Quo vadis, English Studies?" Philologie im Netz 69 (2014): 93–100. 

• "Fit for Germany?," Inside Higher Ed, 16 Sept, 2013.

• "The English Prof as Entrepreneur," Inside Higher Ed, 4 March, 2013.

• "The Trouble with English," Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 Jan, 2013.

• "Beyond Consanguinity," Inside Higher Ed, 24 March, 2010.

• “The Chameleon Principle: Reflections on the Status of Arthurian Studies in the Academy.” Arthuriana 14.4 (2007): 111-13.

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Interviews

• Charles Lein, "Interview with Richard Utz," CyberScriptorium, 4 April, 2016.

• "Q&A with Richard Utz on Medievalism: A Manifesto," ARC Humanities Press, 28 Oct, 2016. 

• Fred Rasco, "Open Access and the Digital Humanities," 1 Nov, 2013, WREK Atlanta. (starts 7:30 mins into the recording)

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Magazines, webzines, blogs, varia

• Medieval: The Movie, The Brand."  medievalists.net, Sept. 7, 2022.

• "What the Congress Program tells us:  Kalamazoo 2022." medievalists.net, May 5, 2022.

• "The Great Complicity: Medievalism and Nationalism." medievalists.net, January 16, 2022.

• "Should Medievalists be Teaching Game of Thrones." medievalists.net, 7 April, 2019.

• "We Want Wall. We Want Knight. Not. -- Medievalism and the Atlanta Super Bowl." Medievally Speaking, 3 February, 2019.

• "Benign Medievalisms: The Juggling the Middle Ages Exhibit at Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks." medievalists.net, 20 December, 2018.

• "Were Women Ever Sacred? Some Medieval and Modern Men Would Like Us to Think So." medievalists.net, 14 October, 2018.

• “Deggendorf, and the Long History of its Destructive Myth.” The Public Medievalist, 31 August, 2017.

• “Cupid at the Castle: Romance, Medievalism, and Race at Atlanta's Rhodes Hall.” The Public Medievalist, 4 April, 2017.

• “'A clerk ther was of Rowan County also….' What the Kim Davis Case Tells Us About America’s Long Middle Ages.” medievalists.net; and The Medieval Magazine 32 (8 September 15): 36-8.

• “Past, Present, and Neo.” In: Humanistic Perspectives in a Technological World, ed. R. Utz. Atlanta: Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014. 

• “Come Join Us in the Cloud.” In: Humanistic Perspectives in a Technological World, ed. R. Utz. Atlanta: Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014.

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Dictionaries, handbooks, encyclopedias

• The Chaucer Encyclopedia, ed. Richard Newhauser. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2023: “Philology;” “Robinson, F.N.;” “Strode, Ralph;” “Brink, Bernhard ten;” “Clemen, Wolfgang.” [invited; submitted]

• Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020: "Medievalism."

• The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages, ed. Robert Bjork. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2010: “Ball, John;” “Clanvowe, Sir Thomas;” “Clanvowe, Sir John;” “Everyman;” “Gower, John;” “Hardyng, John;” “Hereward, ‘The Wake’;” “Higden, Ranulf;” “Hoccleve, Thomas,” “Hugh, Little of Lincoln;” “Julian of Norwich;” “Margery Kempe;” “Langland, William;” “Lydgate, John;” “Mandeville’s Travels;” “Mannyng, Robert (of Brynne);” “Paston, Family and Letters;” “Philippa of Hainault;” “Richard Rolle, of Hampole;” “Trevisa, John;” “Straw, Jack;” “Peterborough Chronicle;” “Usk, Adam;” “Metham, John;” “Medievalism;” “Nominalism, Literary.” 

• The Literary Dictionary and Encyclopedia, ed. Robert Clark, et al. [online]: “Bruce Chatwin: Biography” [July 2001]; “Bruce Chatwin: In Patagonia” [May 2001]; “Bruce Chatwin: The Viceroy of Ouidah” [May 2001]; “Bruce Chatwin: On the Black Hill” [May 2001]; “Bruce Chatwin: Utz” [May 2001]; “Bruce Chatwin: The Songlines” [May 2001]. 

• Kindler's Neues Literatur Lexikon, Nachtragsband, ed. Walter Jens. Munich: Kindler, 1998: “Marion Zimmer Bradley: The Mists of Avalon;” “Bruce Chatwin: The Songlines;" “Bruce Chatwin: Utz.” 

• “John Skelton: Here After Foloweth the Boke of Phylyp Sparowe,” Kindler's Neues Literatur Lexikon, ed. Walter Jens. Munich: Kindler, 1996.

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Eulogies 

• "Maverick Medievalism: Remembering William C. Calin (1936-2018)." The Year's Work in Medievalism 34 (2019).

• “In Memoriam Karl Heinz Göller (May 13, 1924-April 22, 2009).” Perspicuitas [online; Jan. 2010].

• “Otto Gründler: In Memoriam (1928-2004).” Perspicuitas [online; May 2005]; repr. in Medievalism Newsletter 2.1 (2005).

 

Translations 

• "I syng of a Mayden," by Anon. (15th cent.), in: Mother Mary Comes to Me. A Popculture Poetry Anthology, ed. Karen Head and Collin Kelley (Lake Dallas, TX: Madville, 2020). (Middle English into English)

• “Osnabrück Declaration on the Potential of European Philologies,” by Christoph König, in: Das Potential europäischer Philologien. Geschichte, Leistung, Funktion, ed. Christoph König. Göttingen: Wallstein, 2009. 219-22. (German into English)  

• “Peter von Kastl: Seine Übersetzung der Consolatio Philosophiae des spätrömischen Philosophen Boethius,” of “Peter von Kastl: Fifteenth-Century Translator of Boethius,” by N.H. Kaylor, for Oberpfälzer Heimat 37 (1993), 67-74. (English into German)

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Mentions (select)

• Michael Pearson, "Symposium Offers Vision of Integrated Scholarship in Service to Humanity," News: Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, 20 March, 2023.

• Michael Pearson, "Symposium Highlights Crucial Interplay of Humanities, Sciences, and Technology," News: Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, 7 March, 2023.

• Paula M. Krebs, Nettrice Gaskins, Colin Potts, Catharine B. Hill, and Maryrose Flanigan, “The Vital Humanities.” Issues in Science and Technology, 2023.

• George Spencer, "Tech's Best Kept Secrets," Georgia Tech Alumni Association Magazine, Summer, 2022.

• Taylor Gray, "Black Media Studies Minor Coming to Tech," The Technique, 4 Feb, 2022.

• Michael Pearson, "Version 2.0 of Literature, Media, and Communication’s Book-Length ‘Calling Card’ Debuts," News: Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, 26 May, 2021.

• Colleen Flaherty, "It's About More Than A Name," Inside Higher Ed, Sept 20, 2019.

• Tom Bartlett, "A Field Goes to War With Itself," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 28, 2019.

• "Ученый объяснил успех "Игры престолов," RIA Novosti, May 19, 2019.

• "Especialista explica narrativa de escenas sexuales en 'Game of Thrones'," urbanopuebla, May 19, 2019.

• "Final inesperado: un científico predice cómo podría terminar 'Game of Thrones', Sputnik Mundo, May 18, 2019.

• Michael Pearson, "humanTech Symposium Identifies Opportunities, Challenges for Humanities at Technological Universities," Georgia Tech News Center, April 4, 2019.

• Jennifer Schuessler, "Medievalists Joust With White Nationalists. And One Another," New York Times, May 5, 2019.

• Michael Pearson, Michael Hagearty, Monet Fort, "A Science of Ice and Fire," Georgia Tech News Center, April 10, 2019.

• Jennifer Borland, "A Medievalist in the Archives: Exploring Twentieth-Century Medievalism at Glencairn," Glencairn Museum News, Feb 14, 2019.

• Arwen A. Taylor, "Tattooed Vikings, Racial Politics, and the Imaginary Middle Ages // Vikingos tatuados, política racial y la Edad Media imaginaria," Estudios del Discurso 5.1 (2019).

• Laura Camino Plaza, "Paragdigmas en contacto: el medievalismo en diálogo con la literatura comparada y la literatura mundial," 452°F 20 (2019).

• Miranda Kaplan, "Knights, Horses, and...Hummus? An Evening at Medieval Times," Serious Eats, 6 Feb, 2019.

• "How Colleges Are Helping Retool The Labor Force In The Age Of AI," Forbes, 29 Nov, 2018.

• Noble Ingram, "History lesson: Scholars take aim at racist views of Middle Ages," Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep, 2018.

• Annette Filliat, "Second Cohort of 126 Staff and Faculty Engages in the Inclusive Leaders Academy This Semester," Georgia Tech News Center, 22 March, 2018.

• Olivia B. Waxman, "Game of Thrones is even changing How Scholars Study the Real Middle Ages," Time, 14 July, 2017.

• Roz Edwards, "Georgia Tech Professor unearths the racist past of an Atlanta Castle." atlantadailyworld. 5 April, 2017.

• "Georgia Tech Professor Unearths the Racist Past of an Atlanta Castle." MetroAtlantaBlack. 5 April, 2017.

• Victor Rogers, "But, But: Allow Me to Interrupt," Georgia Tech News Center, 19 Oct, 2016.

• Christine Schott, "How to Save Literary Studies," Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 Jan. 2016.

• Jeff Sypeck, “Ah, you are in your prime, you’ve come of age…” Quid Plura (22 Sept. 2015).

• Jeanne Baron, "Some 3,000 Medievalists from Dozens of Nations to Gather at WMU," WMU News, May 12, 2015.

• Richard Garza, "50th International Congress on Medieval Studies Hosted by WMU," Western Herald, May 11, 2015.

• Victor Rogers, "Buzzwords Dominate Business Communication," Georgia Tech News Center, May 11, 2015.

• Rebecca Thiele, "50th Medieval Congress Celebrates Congresses Past," WMUK/NPR, May 8, 2015. 

• Margaret Tate, "LMC Creates 140-Page ‘Calling Card’ with New Book. School Shares Stories of How it Connects Humanities, Technology," Georgia Tech News, 5 Jan, 2015.

• Kristen Bailey, "New Faculty Find Way through Mentoring," The Whistle, 10 Nov, 2014. 

• "Open Access in the Academy," roundtable at 29th Intl. Conference on Medievalism, Georgia Tech, Oct 2014 [video with Thomas Hahn, Kevin Harty, Leah Haught, J. Britt Holbrook, Fred Rascoe,  Paul Sturtevant, Jesse G. Swan, Robin Wharton, and Richard Utz (chair)]

• Piotr Toczyski, "Co studiować, aby być mądrym i bogatym. Na Zachodzie znów chcą humanistów, a u nas? [“What to study to be wise and rich: The West wants the humanities again, so what about us?"], Gazeta Wyborcza, 24 Feb, 2014, 9.

• Anon. German Academic International Network Newsletter, Sept 2013.

• Karen Head, "Here a MOOC, There a MOOC: But Will It Work for Freshman Composition?" Chronicle of Higher Education, 24 Jan 2013.

• Rebecca Keane, "Richard Utz Named Chair of the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture," Georgia Tech News Room, 11 May, 2012. 

• A. Lalomia, "Intervista a Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri," Scuola e universitá, 12 Feb, 2012.

• Courtney Smith, "First Adopters at WMich: How ScholarWorks and SelectedWorks serve a key objective of the English department at Western Michigan University," Digital Commons Subscriber Newsletter (Summer 2011), 3.

• Robin Wilson,  “Technology Brings the Search Committee Right to your Living Room,” Chronicle of Higher Education (2 May, 2010). 

• David Alexander, “English Dept. Chair: Get Rid of Fee Cards,” Western Herald (24 Jan., 2010).

• Melissa Nichols and Fritz Klug, “WMU Part Time Faculty Sets Sights on a Union,” Western Herald (26 June, 2009).

• Nichole Allen, “Some Skeptical of New Ad Campaign,” Western Herald (30 Oct, 2007). 

• Volker Breidecker, “Schreibtisch neben den Gewehren,” Süddeutsche Zeitung (May 4, 2007), 16.

• Friederike Reents, “Frau Muttersprache,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (2 May, 101/2007), N3.  

• “Utz Named Hubbard Award Recipient at UNI.” UNI Newsroom, Nov. 2, 2006.  

• Lindsey Ory, “Universitas Magazine Showcases Graduate Students,” Northern Iowan (21 Feb, 2006).

• Gwenne Culpepper, “A Man for the Middle Ages,” University of Northern Iowa Magazine 89.1 (Winter 2005), 14.

• Frank-Rutger Hausmann, “Shakespeare der Germane,” Süddeutsche Zeitung (23 April, 93/2003), 16.

• David Keiser, “Utz Named 2003 Scholar,” Northern Iowan (18 Feb, 2003).

• Katie Hammit, “UNI Professors Receive Regents’ Top Recognition,” Northern Iowan (23 Oct, 2001).

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