Medieval Studies (Yes, Medieval Studies) Is Actively At The Heart Of Debates Over White Supremacy
The fault lies in contemporary politics, of course, but also in the origins of the discipline: "In Europe, academic study of the Middle Ages developed in tandem with a romantic nationalism that rooted the nation-state in an idealized past populated by Anglo-Saxons and other supposedly distinct 'races.' In the United States, universities, cultural institutions and […]