"Neo-medievalism" is emerging as a consumer trend, according to creative agency Wonderhood Studios. The trend embraces medieval aesthetics and reflects a rejection of modern tech culture. Fashion, ...
The weekend's demonstrators were the latest in a long line of American racists to ally themselves with an imagined Middle Ages. The appropriation of faux-medieval culture by modern racists happens ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Middle Ages are having another renaissance. This past September, Chappell Roan electrified viewers (and the internet) with her ...
Americans could learn a thing or two from Bibi Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister was in Washington this week to receive the American Enterprise Institute’s Irving Kristol Award. He made some ...
Via @edwest, the most neoliberal thing you’ll read all week. Excerpts: Until fairly recently, it was rare to find Americans who were passionate about both medieval history and contemporary politics.
Delta College History Instructor Michael Evans is the lead organizer of the 36th International Conference on Medievalism. The conference is scheduled for November 4-6, 2021 and will be hosted online ...
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Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Many of us have spent the last week glued to our televisions watching the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. A marauding and ...
About four decades ago, when Leslie J. Workman organized the first sessions on the subject of Medievalism at the International Congress on Medieval Studies, few people listened. As a paradigm, ...
From burning castles to swords and magic and velvet gowns, medievalism has taken over 21st century pop culture. Pop star Chappell Roan is one of the many culture makers turning to the imagery of ...