#MedievalTwitter thread: The medieval studies field is founded in 19th-century imperialism and nationalism, and the idea of the scholar-as-monk is part of that. The prof-as-monk ideal emerged in part as a backlash to profs speaking out against racism and violence.
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Ohhhh possibly. I didn’t know that!
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I think the talk was by D. Vance Smith.
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