The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast

Will Beattie, Jonathan Correa Reyes, Loren Cantrell, Reed O'Mara, & Logan Quigley
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The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast brings together medievalists from all professional and disciplinary tracks to think and talk about the diversity of the Middle Ages. We offer public-facing, open access content directed at experts and non-experts alike to present updated, accurate, and culturally responsible accounts of the plurality of the medieval period. Series producers: Will Beattie, Jonathan F. Correa Reyes, Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell, Reed O'Mara, and Logan Quigley. Our podcast is made possible by our partnership with the Graduate Student Committee of the Medieval Academy of America. Our Speculum Spotlight series is produced in partnership with Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. For more information about The Multicultural Middle Ages, visit our website: https://www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

  1. 5日前

    Books Without Borders: Arabic Manuscripts and the Making of the Global Middle Ages

    In this episode, Mourad Tadghout explores how manuscript cultures shaped intellectual exchange across medieval Eurasia and the Mediterranean. Focusing on the transmission of texts such as Ibn Sina’s Canon of Medicine, Tadghout traces the movement of knowledge from Baghdad to Toledo and beyond. The episode highlights the collaborative nature of translation, commentary, and scholarly exchange, challenging narratives of isolation and rethinking the medieval world as deeply interconnected across cultures and languages. For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

    Books Without Borders: Arabic Manuscripts and the Making of the Global Middle Ages

  2. 7月1日

    Speculum Spotlight | Child’s Play and the Provenance of the Bodley Alexander

    In this episode, producer Reed O’Mara sit down with Georgetown professor Sarah McNamer about her contribution to Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies, in which McNamer explores the provenance and purpose of the Bodley Alexander manuscript (Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 264 [Part A, fols. 3–208]). Namer’s article suggests that the manuscript can be read as a medieval version of a children’s search-and-find activity book and that it was made for a young prince. For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

    Speculum Spotlight | Child’s Play and the Provenance of the Bodley Alexander

  3. 6月25日

    The Global Gyrfalcon

    This episode takes a bird’s eye view of the global medieval world, following the trade and giving of arctic gyrfalcons across vast distances. Caitlin, Sam, Bjørn, and Ragnar discuss the capture and keeping of these rare birds in Scandinavia and their cultural significance in Europe, China and the Islamic world. For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

    The Global Gyrfalcon

  4. 6月15日

    Disability and Medieval Studies: Then and Now

    In this episode of The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast, the editors of the recent volume Towards an Accessible Academy discuss disability, academia, and medieval studies with several of the authors. Combining interviews with chapter readings, Dr. Alex R. A. Lee and Dr. Hope Doherty-Harrison break down key concepts and consider how they as disabled medievalists do their work, and how we can make the academy better for everyone. Content notes: This episode contains mentions of suicide (22:50–22:55, 23:33–22:50, 24:03–25:28) and of surgery/surgical wounds (28:34–28:36, 30:40–32:00, 36:42–36:54). For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

    Disability and Medieval Studies: Then and Now

  5. 6月9日

    St. Christopher Cynocephalus in Contemporary Russia

    In this episode, Dr. Polina Ignatova deconstructs the spectrum of diverse roles of St. Christopher in the contemporary societal discourses in Russia. She argues that the public knowledge about St. Christopher is sporadic and unsystematized, resulting in the saint’s image being used by both oppressors and oppressed. For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

    St. Christopher Cynocephalus in Contemporary Russia

  6. 5月25日

    Widows are Doin' It for Themselves: Piety and Power in the Tomb of Alice Chaucer

    In this episode, Zelda Cahill-Patten and Sofia Holmberg explore the unusual tomb of Alice Chaucer, a wealthy and influential noblewoman living in 15th-century England. Together, Zelda and Sofia unpack clues about Alice’s life as a pious and powerful widow, from her religious practices of bodily discipline, to the books she read, to the striking monument itself. For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

    Widows are Doin' It for Themselves: Piety and Power in the Tomb of Alice Chaucer

  7. 5月15日

    Echoes of Empire: Persian Kingship in the Medieval Islamic World

    Was there really a medieval “Dark Age”? In this episode, Dr. Natasha Parnian unpacks what happened after the fall of the Sasanian Empire—and why Persian kingship didn’t simply disappear. From Abbasid Baghdad to medieval Iran, ancient ideas of justice, divine glory, and sacred rule reshaped Islamic authority. The Persian king was gone, but his political afterlife was just beginning. For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

    Echoes of Empire: Persian Kingship in the Medieval Islamic World

  8. 4月30日

    Speculum Spotlight | The Marriage of a Cleric and Canon in 12th-Century Paris: Heloise, Abelard, and the Evolution of Clerical Celibacy

    In this episode, producer Loren Cantrell chats with Stanford professor Fiona Griffiths about her latest contribution to Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies, in which Griffiths revisits the famously complex relationship between Heloise and Abelard. Griffiths situates Heloise’s striking language within the shifting landscape of 12th-century debates on clerical marriage and reform, offering a powerful reinterpretation of one of the Middle Ages’ most challenging couples. For more information, visit www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

    Speculum Spotlight | The Marriage of a Cleric and Canon in 12th-Century Paris: Heloise, Abelard, and the Evolution of Clerical Celibacy
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番組について

The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast brings together medievalists from all professional and disciplinary tracks to think and talk about the diversity of the Middle Ages. We offer public-facing, open access content directed at experts and non-experts alike to present updated, accurate, and culturally responsible accounts of the plurality of the medieval period. Series producers: Will Beattie, Jonathan F. Correa Reyes, Loren Easterday Lee Cantrell, Reed O'Mara, and Logan Quigley. Our podcast is made possible by our partnership with the Graduate Student Committee of the Medieval Academy of America. Our Speculum Spotlight series is produced in partnership with Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. For more information about The Multicultural Middle Ages, visit our website: https://www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.

情報

  • クリエイター
    Will Beattie, Jonathan Correa Reyes, Loren Cantrell, Reed O'Mara, & Logan Quigley
  • 配信期間
    22年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    60
  • 制限指定
    不適切な内容を含まない
  • Copyright
    © Will Beattie, Jonathan Correa Reyes, Loren Cantrell, Reed O'Mara, & Logan Quigley 2025
  • 番組のWebサイト
    The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast

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