Monthly Archives: February 2017

Not in my name or theirs: in defence and celebration of the diversity of what I study

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Robert J S Briggs

In my previous post, I attempted to underline that medieval studies nowadays finds itself in a position of having an unusually high level of political relevance. Not through any moves obviously engineered by academic medievalists, rather through the rise in Europe and the US … Continue reading →

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On trying to be a better medievalist (and make the world a better place)

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Robert J S Briggs

I spent a large chunk of the first few weeks of the new year away from this blog working on a funding application for my PhD research. Consequently, of late, I have spent a lot of time thinking about what I study, … Continue reading →

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