Friday, 29 January 2016

Moste Charmynge Þynges fram þe Internette

Moste amusing þynges yposted upon Þe Toaste by þe ladye of Vertu ond Intelect, Mallory Ortberg:

Texts from the 'Pearl' Poet

Reasons I Would Make An Excellent Fisher King and You Should Consider Me for the Position

Yow sholde followe Medievalist BB8 on Twitter.

 

Þis is a þynge þat real People doth do: Medieval MMA. Heere is a Clippe, Ich presume.



And, on a more serious note, here are some articulate, kind, and timely reminders from respected voices in our field for female medievalists, feminist medievalists, queer medievalists, medievalists of color, and anyone in our community who has been made to feel dismissed or marginalized. Our field needs all of us.

Here, several prominent medievalists articulate a 2016-worthy manifesto for inclusiveness in the field of medieval studies.

And from Elaine Treharne on Twitter at Stanford, particularly to Old English scholars in the wake of recent events, but applying to everyone who studies the Middle Ages:



In the immortal words of Bill and Ted, keep being excellent to each other. And please email your friendly webmaster at caroline.batten@ell.ox.ac.uk to sign up for our Hilary Term dinner on Thursday 18 February! Places are limited.

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