Eleanor Janega
Person on 4 sites
Eleanor Janega is an American medievalist and broadcaster whose work covers gender and sexuality, apocalyptic thought, propaganda and city life in the late Middle Ages.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Teaches: Guest teacher, LSE Department of International History (opens wiqqi.app)
- Books: The Middle Ages: A Graphic History (2021); The Once and Future Sex (2023) (opens wiqqi.app)
- Broadcasting: Going Medieval on History Hit; podcasts Gone Medieval and We're Not So Different (opens wiqqi.app)
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3 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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Bluesky: @goingmedieval.bsky.social (opens bsky.app)
“Annual pedant reminder - this is not daylight savings time. Daylight savings time is the one that happens in the spring. In the Northern Hemisphere we are now on Standard Time. Feel free to bitch, just do it accurately.”
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x.com: @GoingMedieval (opens x.com)
“Gotta say this is one of our best. Perfect podcasting, really.”
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Blog: Going Medieval (opens going-medieval.com)
“On contrarian history”
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Bluesky: @goingmedieval.bsky.social (opens bsky.app)
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6 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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There is no such thing as revisionist history: re-evaluating the sources and controlling for bias is simply what writing history is. (opens korrents.com)
“There is no such thing as revisionist history. Writing history is a constant process of re-evaluation of sources and attempts to control for the biases of the past as well as our own.”
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The Roman Empire was not necessary to keep industry going: metal production in Britain rose after the Romans withdrew. (opens korrents.com)
“The Roman Empire, therefore, is actually not necessary for keeping industry going.”
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We picture the past as populated entirely by the wealthy, because the wealthy are whose documents and buildings happened to survive. (opens korrents.com)
“Because of how source survival works, or indeed, how architectural survival works, we are often encouraged to think of the past as a place populated entirely by the wealthy elite.”
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There is no such thing as revisionist history: re-evaluating the sources and controlling for bias is simply what writing history is. (opens korrents.com)
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10 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe (opens rcmnd.app)
“It’s a fairly rare feat: a history that manages to deep dive on local histories while also giving you a large overview.”
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The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary (opens rcmnd.app)
“Hana Videen’s absolutely delightful Deorhord is a romp through old English words and medieval ideas about animals.”
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Peasants Making History: Living in an English Region 1200-1540 (opens rcmnd.app)
“Dyer does a masterful job in this book of bringing the world of English peasants to life.”
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The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe (opens rcmnd.app)