There are those who abuse the medieval past in order to promote ideas of racism, white supremacism, and other toxic ideologies. To counter these views, Amy S. Kaufman and Paul B. Sturtevant have written The Devil’s Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past. They join Danièle to talk about their work and how the Middle Ages was more diverse, compelling, and complex than is often portrayed in mass media.
The Devil’s Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past has been published this year by the University of Toronto Press. Click here to visit the publisher’s website or buy it on Amazon.com
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Amy S. Kaufman is a scholar of medieval studies and popular culture. You can visit her website or follow her on Twitter @drdarkage
Paul B. Sturtevant is an Audience Research Specialist at The Smithsonian Institution and the Editor in Chief of The Public Medievalist. You can also visit his website or follow him on Twitter @Past_Present
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The Public Medievalist is one of the leading websites about the Middle Ages – they examine many of the important issues within medieval studies, such as their series Race, Racism and the Middle Ages. Click here to explore their website.
There are those who abuse the medieval past in order to promote ideas of racism, white supremacism, and other toxic ideologies. To counter these views, Amy S. Kaufman and Paul B. Sturtevant have written The Devil’s Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past. They join Danièle to talk about their work and how the Middle Ages was more diverse, compelling, and complex than is often portrayed in mass media.
The Devil’s Historians: How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past has been published this year by the University of Toronto Press. Click here to visit the publisher’s website or buy it on Amazon.com
Paul B. Sturtevant is an Audience Research Specialist at The Smithsonian Institution and the Editor in Chief of The Public Medievalist. You can also visit his website or follow him on Twitter @Past_Present
The Public Medievalist is one of the leading websites about the Middle Ages – they examine many of the important issues within medieval studies, such as their series Race, Racism and the Middle Ages. Click here to explore their website.
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