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How might the study of multiculturalism in the Middle Ages differ across historical period and academic specialization? In this episode, Fordham University master’s students Kristian Powell and Sean Maldonado discuss their experiences studying the early medieval period. They reflect on conversations from their coursework, the importance of professorial/institutional support, and what excites them most about the diversity of the early medieval period.

How might the study of multiculturalism in the Middle Ages differ across historical period and academic specialization? In this episode, Fordham students Kristian Powell and Sean Maldonado discuss their experiences studying the early medieval period. www.multiculturalmiddleages.com #medievalsky

Pandemic in the Medieval World: Teaching a New Black Death Narrative in the 21st Century (Green, Barnhouse, Black, & Beattie) In this episode, historians of medieval medicine Monica H. Green, Winston Black, and Lucy Barnhouse talk with Will Beattie about the genesis of a new open-access teaching module on the Black Death.

We’re thrilled to feature @monicamedhist.bsky.social, @winstonblack.bsky.social, and Lucy Barnhouse on our season opener. Listen to their conversation with Will Beattie wherever you get your podcasts or on our website, linked below. www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/pandemi...

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Pandemic in the Medieval World: Teaching a New Black Death Narrative in the 21st Century (Green, Barnhouse, Black, & Beattie) In this episode, historians of medieval medicine Monica H. Green, Winston Black, and Lucy Barnhouse talk with Will Beattie about the genesis of a new open-access teaching module on the Black Death.

And here's the link to the podcast & notes: www.multiculturalmiddleages.com/post/pandemi... #MedievalSky #EpiSky #histmed

SEASON 5 IS LIVE!

In this episode, learn how scholars are bringing historical sourcework into conversation with scientific data in the study of the Black Death.

I just made a Bluesky Starter Pack for #MAA2026 ! 🤝 go.bsky.app/65AZGLw #medieval #medievalsky @medievalacademy.bsky.social @gsc-maa.bsky.social @mmapod.bsky.social ✍️🤓📚📜🪶

With season 4 on the books, we’re excited to announce season 5 will launch later this month. Enjoy this summary of season 4! You can stream all these episodes (and more!) wherever you get your podcasts.

Wish you could hear more of the music we use on the podcast? Well now you can! Streaming everywhere is Anna O’Connell’s new album The Open Gate!

New year, new episode! Listen today to our latest collaboration with Speculum.

After a November break, we’re back with the final episode of the season! Enjoy!

For spooky season, we’ve released an episode on the art of dying well and wall paintings! Enjoy! 🎃

Full CFP for our fifth season!

Time is running out to submit your proposal to be on season 5 of the podcast! More details on our website.

Check out my interview with Nancy Wu of the @metmuseum.org ! (Intro by @loganondorf.bsky.social) 🎙️🐴

Our next episode and collaboration with the journal Speculum is out now! #speculumspotlight

Learn about medieval gift giving and the importance of equestrian culture in cultural exchanges between China and Europe!

👩‍🏫 Seeking medieval teaching support this academic year? 🧑‍🏫Consider joining our friends at TEAMS, the Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages! Membership is free, and the support is priceless 🤝 teams-medieval.org/membership/ #medievalsky

Apply to be on season 5! Details available on our website. 🩷

Out now! Learn all about the ministeriales.

Hundreds of medieval medical manuscripts now accessible Over the course of the last three years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has been enhancing the discoverability of medieval medical recipes in historic library collections across the ...

Curious Cures completed - really excellent work by a brilliant team @theul.bsky.social led by Dr James Freeman: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/curi...

It’s that time of the month! Enjoy our latest episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Fellowships

Researchers!

Short-term fellowships for working with Beinecke Library (and all Yale special collections) are open for applications.

Deadline is July 31.

beinecke.library.yale.edu/programs/fel...

Painting Against Nature: A Medieval Queer Theory of Art and the Artist Abstract. This essay argues that a group of fourteenth-century illuminators from Paris understood painting as an ‘unnatural’ or queer art form, adopting Na

Did you love our fall episode with Christopher Richard’s on queering medieval art? Dying to learn more about his work? Look no further than his just published article with ART HISTORY! urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Featuring @samleggs22.bsky.social and @robin-f.bsky.social. See also @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social and @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social

Rethinking Grand Narratives: Mobility, Diet, and Health in a Small Corner of Early Medieval Hampshire | Speculum: Vol 100, No 3

Our new article is out in Speculum! @robin-f.bsky.social called it “ #isotopes for poets” it’s a fab ongoing interdisciplinary project on a late #Roman & #EarlyMedieval cemetery in Hampshire read more 🔗 https//doi.org/10.... @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social @edinburgharchaeo.bsky.social #archsci

Our latest collaboration with the journal Speculum is out now! #speculumspotlight 💡

Neeeewww episode! ✨Queer Medievalism and the Cult of Gay Relics✨

Happy Pride Month from the folks at your favorite podcast! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

🛠️ 🧰 Grab your hammer and nails because it’s TOOL TIME 🪛🪚

Head to any podcast platform to listen to @jonfcr.bsky.social chat with the folks from the Medievalist Toolkit about their work!

⚔️ 🤴 So What??? Head to any podcast platform to listen to Brittany Claytor, Arielle McKee, and Margaret Sheble reflect on that question and the new public humanities journal dedicated to asking it.

We loved learning from you!