To judge from recent comments, it seems to be the case that at least some members of English departments in the US believe that discussion of 'race' in medieval studies began in the 2010s. This is a little surprising. In archaeology and history departments in Europe... 1/n
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Also, who are these scholars you are saying think it started in the 2010s?
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I would be VERY intrigued to see what Iberia folks say, especially the folks who told me that we’ve already been doing this for like half a century. Or that “this” is an English dept problem and that our world is different and can’t/ shouldn’t be shoehorned. Hmmmm
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It's always interesting when ppl just don't want to give Gerry Heng her due or decide she's in hegemonic English even though she speaks & works in many languages & is a postcolonial subject of the English empire. And thus, so far from English hegemony. You have to wonder 1/
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Great, if you are engaging with it there, then I look forward to reading about it. (Sorry, it's hard to make that statement not sound sarcastic, but please believe me that it is not intended to be so). Discussion of race in medieval studies has taken a really interesting...
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...turn in the last few years, I'm happy to agree, and the more that those -such as yourself- who have promoted those interesting conversations engage with existing scholarship on the subject the better. )...
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