We’re excited for another busy medieval weekend in Kalamazoo! Here’s what the Material Collective is up to at the 2018 International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Call For Submissions–Tiny Collections from punctum books
Call for Proposals for future volume of tiny collections, an imprint of punctum books. This call is for the volume What we see: A modest atlas of survivals, to be published in 2020. Deadline is June 29, 2018.
Slow down!
(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.