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Meeting in the Middle Ages

Meeting in the Middle Ages

Meeting in the Middle Ages is the Medieval Institute of Notre Dame"s podcast. Our goal is to answer the questions "what do medievalists do, and how do they do it?" Episodes—a new one each month—are built around informal conversations between our hosts, Ben and Will, and medievalist scholars and graduate students. We discuss how they became medievalists, what led them to their current research, the resources they use, and how they use them.

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00:40:26

30: Preaching without Permission?: Women Preachers in...

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2025/12/24

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Linda G. Jones of Pompeu Fabra University about Muslim women as preachers and religious authorities in the medieval Islamic world. Drawing on biographical dictionaries and hagiographic sources, she explains how informal homiletic traditions, especially within Sufism, created space for female leadership beyond official religious institutions. We also discuss working with Arabic manuscripts, the challenges of archival research, teaching medieval history in Spain and

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00:58:54

29: Facts and Fiction: Rewriting the First Crusade...

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2025/11/01

If you've ever written a letter, you probably weren't thinking about who might be reading it hundreds of years in the future. You definitely weren't thinking about its historical accuracy. But in his lates book, Rewriting the First Crusade: Epistolary Culture int he Middle Ages (Boydell Press, 2024), Dr. Thomas Smith explains how medieval letters have become incredible historical sources. They crossed languages and cultures, built communities, and often blurred lines between fact and fiction. Our

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00:49:49

28: Marketing Mysticism 101: Hunting for Teresa of...

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2025/10/01

Teresa of Avila was a mystic, philosopher, poet, reformer, and more. How does a translator bridge a 500 year gap to bring her poetry to life in the 21st century? How do educators foster "hunger for something meaningful" that new students bring to the classroom? We speak with Dana Delibovi to understand the importance of passion for one's work, the spirit of reincarnation in translation, and her path from advertising to translating powerful medieval poetry.Find Dana's book

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00:55:13

27: Spiritual Stronghold and Settlement Surveys:...

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2025/09/01

We think of monks as living peaceful lives, separated from the chaos of daily life, but throughout modern Turkey stand the remains of medieval fortress monasteries, used as both houses of worship and refuge in time of war. This month, we sit down with Dr. Tyler Wolford, 2024-2025 Postdoctoral Byzantine Fellow at the Medieval Institute, to learn about his work on these spiritual strongholds. We talk about the value of global archaeology, analysis of medieval settlement patterns, the definition of

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00:43:52

26: The Medieval Mind in the Lone Star State:...

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2025/07/29

Everything is bigger in Texas, even the universities. But what is it like teaching medieval intellectual history at one of the largest public research institutions in the US? This week, we speak with Dr. Cary Nederman, Professor of Political Science at the Bush School of Texas A&M University. A scholar of medieval and early modern intellectual history, Dr. Nederman shares how he became a political theorist of the Middle Ages more or less by accident and how the study of ideas, especially those

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00:36:43

25: The Devil's in the Details: Exploring Medieval...

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2025/06/29

In medieval Europe, the Church held enormous political and economic power. How did critics point out the flaws of such a dominant institution? And why would writing a letter in the voice of the devil be a good strategy? This week, we sit down with Dr. Roberto Lambertini, Professor of Medieval History at the University of Macerata, to talk about how political ideas were discussed, parodied, and preserved in the Middle Ages. We discuss his research into the little-known Cistercian theologian Pierre

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00:41:04

24: For the Love of Country: Understanding Patriotism...

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2025/06/02

We've all heard about nationalism and patriotism, but what exactly is the difference? Where did these ideas come from? This week, we talk with Dr. Takashi Shogimen, Professor of History at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. We explore his research on the history of patriotism, its ancient origins, and its transformation by medieval thinkers. He shares his thoughts on William of Ockham, the importance of being "somewhere" instead of "nowhere," nationalism in the

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00:49:32

How to Be a Medieval Librarian in the Modern Age with...

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2025/05/16

This week, we're sitting down with Dr. Julia Schneider, Subject Specialist Librarian for Medieval Studies in the Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Schneider wears a lot of hats and is also the Scholarly Resources and Assessment Librarian for Arts, Humanities, and Architecture as well as the subject liaison for German Language and Literature.We speak about her experience working as a university librarian, the value of working across disciplines as a medieval researcher, her

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00:44:18

Medieval Studies on Main Street: Public Humanities...

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2025/04/30

This week, we're talking with Dr. Anne Le, current Public Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow at Notre Dame's Medieval Institute. During her time at the Medieval Institute, she's been working on several projects to connect with the public and students of all ages about the medieval world. We chat about public humanities, medieval French literature, the Disney classic The Sword in the Stone, and the value of good mentorship. Plus, for any (American) football fans, we discuss the Medieval

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00:34:38

From Parchment to Pixels: Online Public Medievalism...

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2025/04/19

This week, we're sitting down with the editors of the Medieval Studies Research Blog. For ten years, this blog, sponsored by the Medieval Institute of the University of Notre Dame, has been a platform for sharing medieval research and resources with the world. A lot has changed over the past decade, and we're speaking with Dr. Kathryn Kerby-Fulton, Dr. Nicole Eddy, Dr. Karrie Fuller, Dr. Andrew Klein, Dr. Megan Hall, and current editor Dr. Rich Fahey about the blog's beginnings, how it has evolved,

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00:59:02

Bringing Beowulf to the Page and the Stage:...

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2025/02/28

This month we speak with Dr. Richard Fahey, manager of the Medieval Studies Research Blog and managing book review editor for Religion and Literature, about his recent scholarship on the Old English epic Beowulf. We talk about translating ancient texts for new audiences, the place of puns in poetic performance, and the value of introducing the public to the medieval world through Renaissance Fairs.To find more of Dr. Fahey's work:https://sites.nd.edu/manuscript-studies/

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00:55:26

Witnessing the Crusades in the Eastern Roman Empire...

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2024/12/31

This episode we're sitting down with Dr. Leonora Neville, John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe Chair of Byzantine History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We explore the life and legacy of the medieval Greek historian and princess Anna Komnene, how modern scholars use history to express contemporary political dissent, and why the Roman Empire endured longer than many people realize.For more information about Dr. Neville: https://history.wisc.edu/people/neville-leonora/ For Dr. Neville's Ted-Ed

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00:53:45

Meeting the Mongols with Dr. Nicholas Morton

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2024/11/15

This month we're chatting with Dr. Nicholas Morton, Associate Professor of History at Nottingham Trent University about his recent book, The Mongol Storm: Making and Breaking Empires in the Medieval Near East. We hear about writing history from multiple perspectives, get into the intricacies of writing a book, and learn why you should always stay away from mice if you've been bitten by a

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00:43:19

Taking "Eating Your Words" Literally with Dr....

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2024/10/26

This month we’re chatting with Dr. Katherine Storm Hindley, Assistant Professor of English at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, about her recent book, Textual Magic Charms and Written Amulets in Medieval England (University of Chicago Press). Discover the magical power of charms in the medieval world, how to find and catalog them, and why modern tattoos might connect us to medieval charms. Dr. Hindley's faculty profile: https://dr.ntu.edu.sg/cris/rp/rp00289 Textual Magic Charms and

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00:54:08

Discussing The Dialogue (of Peter Alfonsi) with Dr....

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2024/08/28

To kick off the new academic year, we are releasing this conversation with Dr. Dov Honick, recent alumnus of the Medieval Institute. We muse about the broader field of Medieval Studies, discuss Dov's path from Arthuriana to a dissertation, and hear about his exciting work on Peter Alfonsi and Peter the Venerable.Find out more about Dr. Honick: https://www.aarome.org/people/rome-prize-fellows/dov-honick https://medieval.nd.edu/news-events/news/mi-student-wins-2-prestiougous-prizes/

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00:42:39

Chatting about Chatter with Dr. Anne Elise Crafton

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2024/05/28

This month we sit down with Dr. Anne Elise Crafton, recent alum of the University of Notre Dame's Medieval Institute and current postdoctoral fellow. We chat about their recent dissertation, "You Sound Like a Wif: The Representation of Women's Speech in Old English," Tolkien's legacy of creating medievalists, and the difficulties of finding and categorizing every single example of women's speech in all Old English texts.Find out more about Dr. Crafton on their personal

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00:44:36

Finding Bede with Dr. Michelle P. Brown (Pt. 2)

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2024/04/10

This month we continue our conversation with Dr. Michelle P. Brown, professor emerita of medieval manuscript studies at the University of London and former curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library. We talk about bringing medieval England to the general public, preparing mentally for working with manuscripts, and (possibly) finding Bede's very own handwriting.

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00:39:21

Uncovering Bede's Theory of Everything with Michelle...

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2024/03/04

This month we sit down with Dr. Michelle P. Brown, professor emerita of medieval manuscript studies at the University of London and former curator of illuminated manuscripts at the British Library. We speak with her about her new book, Bede and the Theory of Everything (published by Reaktion Books), the challenges of working with shy medieval authors, and saving civilization by becoming a librarian.https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/B/bo208669840.html

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00:45:26

Trial by Combat with Dr. Mireille J. Pardon

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2024/02/14

This week we're sitting down with Dr. Mireille J. Pardon, Assistant Professor of History at Berea College and 2022-2023 Mellon Fellow at Notre Dame's Medieval Institute. We learn about murder trials in medieval Flanders, pursuing postdoctoral fellowships, and what it's like to be in the world of medieval TikTok.https://berea.academia.edu/MireillePardon https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi

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01:03:55

Touring through Centuries of Philosophy with Dr....

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2024/02/02

This week we're chatting with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich and Professor of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy at King's College, London. His latest book, Don't Think for Yourself: Authority and Belief in Medieval Philosophy has just been released in paperback with Notre Dame Press. We speak with him about how to decide who to believe, Islamic medieval philosophers, and what it takes to

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