In the world of academe, serendipity makes for several publications coming in during a short period of time, while the rest of an academic year sees very little activity. This year, three articles saw 'the light of day' over the last three weeks, and the long delayed gratification makes it all worth while.
“Authenticity, Neo-Liberalism, and Socialism: The Name of the Rose.” In Cinema Medievalia: New Essays on the Reel Middle Ages. Ed. K.J. Harty & S. Manning. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2024. 270-87. An article that explains the film version of one of the most widely read novels situated in the Middle Ages, Umberto Eco's 1984 The Name of the Rose, as a mélange of creating an authentic picture of medieval reality while infusing that picture with the principles of neo-liberal late 20th-century film production and elements of European socialist politics.
“Global Robins, Global Greenwoods.” In Medievalism & Reception. Ed. I. Willis and E. Crookes. Cambridge: Boydell & Brewer, UK. 54-68. The article tracks popular and academic discourse around the name ‘Greenwood’ and its connection to the legend of Robin Hood, spanning topics as wide-ranging as the genealogy of the surname of a famous Jamaican-British footballer, to the proliferation of the myth of Robin Hood within outlaw legends of Asia and the Middle East, and the Tulsa massacre. These and other examples of the post-medieval reception of the Robin Hood myth exist synchronously within past and contemporary imaginaries.
“Our Daily Middle Ages.” In "When men are unprepared and look not for It". In Memoriam Christoph Houswitschka. Ed. S. Brähler & K.-A. Münderlein. Bamberg: Bamberg University Press, 2024. 235-47. The article surveys the state of the field of medievalism studies and confirms the field's value for a broad based critical engagement with the medieval past. The article is available in print and via online free access.
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