Thanks for this and all your interesting posts, M&D! I have two thoughts:
1. How is the crisis in medieval studies and the humanities more generally "engineered in large part by hostile colleagues, not by a lack of demand"? My own job loss, many more layoffs/cuts, declines in numbers of humanities majors nationwide seem to me driven by forces outside the field - so would appreciate some more analysis/thoughts about this point (beyond the 2023 blog post you link to, since SO MUCH has happened since then....)
2. Shameless self-promotion for my own summer reading on medieval/modern intersections - do pick up Lev Grossman's Bright Sword if you get a chance! https://massmedievalist.substack.com/p/summer-reading-the-massachusetts
Thanks for this and all your interesting posts, M&D! I have two thoughts: 1. How is the crisis in medieval studies and the humanities more generally "engineered in large part by hostile colleagues, not by a lack of demand"? My own job loss, many more layoffs/cuts, declines in numbers of humanities majors nationwide seem to me driven by forces outside the field - so would appreciate some more analysis/thoughts about this point (beyond the 2023 blog post you link to, since SO MUCH has happened since then....) 2. Shameless self-promotion for my own summer reading on medieval/modern intersections - do pick up Lev Grossman's Bright Sword if you get a chance! https://massmedievalist.substack.com/p/summer-reading-the-massachusetts