When accidents become icons
Most explanations for the nimbus on Celtic crosses are Just-So stories. Now there’s a much better explanation.
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Call for contributors: A Hild Companion
CFP: A Hild Companion, an accessible guide to the novel and its Early Medieval context, designed for scholars, teachers, and lay readers wanting to pursue the period in great depth.
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It’s been an interesting and difficult year so far. Words have occasionally felt irrelevant. But here’s an attempt to explain a little of what’s going on…
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The role of embodiment in creative and scholarly enquiry: a plenary lecture
Last week I gave a plenary lecture—at IONA, a new medieval conference in Vancouver, BC. I talked about the role of embodiment and identity in creative and scholarly enquiry. Here’s the PDF and slides.
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