Geographies of Philological Knowledge
Medieval History

Geographies of Philological Knowledge


The study of Medievalism has been getting more and more exciting, especially now that scholars have managed to step beyond the traditional geographical boundaries and reveal the numerous cultural translations of the Middle Ages in heretofore uncharted territories. Nadia Altschul's book on Geographies of Philological Knowledge: Postcoloniality and the Transatlantic National Epic is such a book: Highly recommended reading!




- Call For Papers: ?terra Incognita?? Making Space For Medieval Geographies
The Royal Geographical Society in London will be holding its annual international conference from September 1-3, 2010. The organizers of the session: ?Terra incognita?? Making space for medieval geographies have issued this call for papers: Historical...

- Boydell & Brewer Announces Publication Of: Medievalism: Key Critical Terms
Here is information about a new and exciting venue in Medievalism Studies forthcoming with Boydell & Brewer later this year: The discipline of medievalism has produced a great deal of scholarship acknowledging the "makers" of the Middle Ages: those...

- Richard Utz Reviews Medievalisms. Making The Past In The Present
Richard Utz recently reviewed Tison Pugh and Angela Jane Weisl's Medievalisms: Making the Past in the Present (New York: Routledge, 2013), for The Medieval Review. This coauthored volume may very well be the first book on medievalism(s)...

- Mustafa Mirzeler On Medievalism In The Postcolonial World, Ed. Davis/altschul
Mustafa Mirzeler recently reviewed Medievalism in the Postcolonial World: The Idea of ?The Middle Ages? Outside Europe, edited by Kathleen Davis and Nadia Altschul, Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2009, for medievally speaking....

- Medievalism In The Postcolonial World, Ed. Davis & Altschul
Medievalisms in the Postcolonial World: The Idea of "the Middle Ages" Outside Europe edited by Kathleen Davis and Nadia Altschul Publisher's description: This fascinating study explores the intersection of postcolonial theory and medievalism. While...



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