On September 6, 2017, medieval historian David Perry published an article in the Pacific Standard remarking on how medievalists can counter the use of medieval history by White Supremacists. As Prof. Perry noted in his post, "...mostly we're just a collection of predominantly white scholars who are surprised and disturbed to discover our classes and books... Continue Reading →
A Short Bibliography For The Study Of Eunuchs, Marginality & Gender in The Pre-Modern World
A number of people asked me to expand on my Forbes column from last week, which addressed the long history of eunuchs around the world and in Game of Thrones. This is a short reading list focused on scholarship in English for those wishing to begin to read about the subject. I am neither an... Continue Reading →