Early Medieval Studies is a fairly neutral replacement for Anglo-Saxon Studies. As folks are discussing online, we might also consider something like Pre-Conquest Medieval Studies (to emphasize the Normal invasion), or Early Medieval Worlds to include Iberia & the Arab World(s).
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The important thing--beyond getting caught up in finding the "right" name--is simply acknowledging how wrong & inaccurate Anglo-Saxon Studies is as an anachronistic title. Reclaiming medieval studies from fascists means re-naming it to be inclusive & deeply/broadly historical.
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Replying to @jesbattis
I agree broadly in terms of early medieval being inclusive across the board, but for people who study exclusively certain areas, finding more specific terms for geographic areas/studies of certain peoples isn’t a bad thing. The important thing is to ditch Anglo-Saxon though, def.
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Totally agree. It's difficult to find a single name that includes Medieval Ireland, Iberia, Frankish kingdoms, Byzantium....maybe we could just call it Medieval Studies Rock Part II & II.
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Replying to @jesbattis
Haha. Well I mean currently I say that I study early medieval Ireland and Britain, but North Atlantic Studies was suggested for people who study Northern Europe. Global Medieval or Middle Ages is good but if you study a variety of different areas then...
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @jesbattis
...you might just have to list them. I do history but not all history (cultural, anthropological, intellectual), and archaeology (burial, landscape). I think it’s okay to have a lot of specific terms
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The problem is that people studying early medieval England but it is called “Anglo-Saxon England”...we need a term for it. I think early medieval England serves okay (some problems but there will always be), but some disagree and that’s fair.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
We could start using Early Medieval Englishes or Anglisc Studies.
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Replying to @jesbattis
I’m been informed that Anglisc gets used by white supremacists so maybe not that.
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