Knight School

Becca Leppert and Claire Crow

4.6 (5)
EDUCATION

Knight School

Monthly doses of the global Middle Ages brought to you by students, for students. Join us as we chat with guest experts from around the world about their research interests. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_

05/03/2021

Naves and Networks with Dr. Stephen Murray

Tour the Notre-Dame of Amiens with Dr. Stephen Murray as we discuss the cathedral’s mythological origins as a “new Jerusalem” and how medieval Latin Christians interacted with the sublime through sacred architecture. Like our content? Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ for more snippets of the global Middle Ages.

41 min
03/24/2021

Constructing Identities in Medieval Kabbalistic Discourse with Dr. Hartley Lachter

This week, Dr. Hartley Lachter discussed medieval Kabbalah, analyzing how Jewish historical experiences and Jewish-Christian debates influenced the development of kabbalistic discourses. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ and check out our website.

38 min
02/01/2021

Infertility & Women's Health in the Medieval Middle East with Dr. Sara Verskin

Dr. Sara Verskin joins us to discuss gender and infertility in the medieval Arab-Islamic world. Listen to learn more about implications for marriage, midwives, and infertility tests. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_

34 min
10/07/2020

Piers Plowman with Dr. Emily Steiner

Dr. Emily Steiner joins us to discuss the 14th-century allegorical narrative poem, Piers Plowman, in all its complexities. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_ for more! Manuscript image is a detail from Corpus Christi College MS 201 (Piers Plowman manuscript), c. 1375–1399, Library of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, England.

31 min
09/23/2020

Race in Medieval Romances with Dr. Sierra Lomuto

Dr. Sierra Lomuto discusses the racial construction of Mongols as "exotic allies," the 14th-century King of Tars romance, the modern weaponization of medieval symbolism, and racism in medieval academia. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool Manuscript in episode cover art is a detail from King of Tars in the Auchinleck MS f.7ra, c. 1330s, National Library of Scotland copy.

32 min
09/08/2020

Lady Nijō with Dr. Citko

Dr. Malgorzata Citko recounts the tale of this thirteenth-century Japanese imperial concubine-turned traveling Buddhist nun through lady Nijō's own diary, Towazugatari. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool

46 min
08/12/2020

Approaching Disability in Medieval Literature with Dr. Edward Wheatley

Dr. Edward Wheatley joins us to discuss how religious and literary representations of disability reveal multiplicities of lived experiences, as well as contemporary anti-Semitic attitudes and societal suspicions of "feigned" disability. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool

32 min
08/05/2020

Recycled Manuscripts with Dr. Hannah Ryley

Dr. Hannah Ryley discusses medieval “constructive destruction,” sustainable media, and economies of book production. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool

32 min

06/15/2020

Trailer: Welcome to Knight School

Introducing your co-hosts, our podcast inspiration, and a fun segment on medieval misconceptions. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_

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Monthly doses of the global Middle Ages brought to you by students, for students. Join us as we chat with guest experts from around the world about their research interests. Follow us on Twitter @knightschool_

Creator

Becca Leppert and Claire Crow
Years Active

2020 - 2021
Episodes

16
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Becca Leppert and Claire Crow
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Knight School