(This is a collaborative post with input from Nancy Thompson, Jennifer Borland, and Emma Bergman) The end of the semester always seems hectic and crazy. Between the frantic push to finish grading and the panicked emails from students, not to mention the holiday preparations for however you celebrate, there’s not much time to slow down. […]
Medieval Studies in the Age of Trump
We in the Material Collective have been watching the recent events on medieval social media with careful attention.
“Celtic” Crosses and White Supremacism
I want to clarify the difference between an Irish cross and a “Celtic” cross, and I want to propose that we approach visual symbols with a special kind of caution.
The Resistance
Keep pushing, keep marching, keep calling, keep signing petitions, keep teaching, and keep resisting.
Hoarders and Hoards
The Material Collective’s special issue of postmedieval, Hoarders and Hoards: Responses to the Staffordshire Hoard, is now available.