Best Logan Quigley Podcasts (2024)

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Prince Vladimir as a Recruit in the War Between Russia and Ukraine 37:19

2h ago37:19

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Medievalism has been a common—and hardly innocent—practice in eastern European political discourses ever since the dissolution of the USSR in the 1990s. To use but one example, both Russia and Ukraine have laid claims on such prominent historical figures as Prince Vladimir/Volodymyr the Great, Princess Olga, Boris and Gleb/Hlib, as well as on such …

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Emergency Art History: Protecting At-Risk Cultural Heritage Sites in Nagorno-Karabakh 26:58

2h ago26:58

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Recent years have seen the re-ignition of conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. The historical monuments of this mountainous territory in the South Caucasus attest to the presence of Armenian people in the region for millennia. With the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict having culminated in the expulsion of Armenians…

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Speculum Spotlight: “Ai flores, ai flores do verde pino”: The Ecopoetics of the Galician-Portuguese Pine Forest 30:55

18d ago30:55

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Scholar Adam Mahler reflects on their experience with researching and writing their article, "'“Ai flores, ai flores do verde pino': The Ecopoetics of the Galician-Portuguese Pine Forest," which appears in Speculum 99.3 (July 2024). Denis of Portugal’s “Ai flores, ai flores do verde pino” [Oh flowers, oh flowers of the green pine] is the medieval m…

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"Disneylanding" Conques and Modern Medievalisms 1:01:19

25d ago1:01:19

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In this episode, four scholars from the "Conques in the Global World" project (Kris Racaniello, Adrien Palladino, Martin Lešzák, and Janet Marquardt) discuss their research on the diverse ways in which this French village has been (and is still) historicized, museumified, and "Disneylanded," producing a "living" medieval space in the present. This …

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The Persuasive Power of Maryam: Proselytism, Religious Conversion, and the Politics of Marian Devotion in Medieval and Early Modern Castile 50:57

2M ago50:57

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In this episode, Amanda Valdés Sánchez addresses the crucial role of Marian devotion in the Castilian domination of the former territory of Al-Andalus and its native Islamic population. She analyzes the Castilian exploitation of the local Islamic cult of Maryam as an essential tool for consolidating the Castilian control over the recently conquered…

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Multilingualism in Post-Conquest Britain 1:02:24

3M ago1:02:24

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In the centuries after the Norman Conquest, as many as eight languages were spoken in the British Isles: English, Anglo-Norman, Latin, Norse, Welsh, Cornish, Irish, and Hebrew. Who spoke these languages, and how did they interact and influence each other? In this episode, Austin Benson discusses the linguistic and literary landscape of multilingual…

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Speculum Spotlight: Race, Race-Thinking, and Identity in the Global Middle Ages 1:01:23

4M ago1:01:23

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What goes into editing a special issue of a journal? How does the framework of race and race-thinking inform medieval studies today? What is the role of objectivity in the study of the Middle Ages? Join us for this conversation with the editors of the special issue Race, Race-Thinking, and Identity in the Global Middle Ages, published by Speculum (…

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Built and Natural Environments in Medieval Contexts 1:01:28

4M ago1:01:28

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What is the relationship between so-called built and natural environments as they are represented in medieval literature, and what is the value of thinking about this relationship? Amy Juarez, Chelsea Keane, and Rebecca Davis discuss the nuanced connections between medieval literary representations of “built” and “natural” environments. Their wide-…

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Reflections on The Multicultural Middle Ages 31:56

5M ago31:56

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The producers of The Multicultural Middle Ages podcast sit down to talk about where we've been, what it's been like, and what's to come. www.multiculturalmiddleages.com

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Speculum Spotlight: The Cerne Giant in its Early Medieval Context 48:19

7M ago48:19

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Scholars Thomas Morcom and Helen Gittos reflect on their experiences with researching and writing their article, "The Cerne Giant in its Early Medieval Context," which appears in Speculum 99:1. The Cerne Abbas giant is a well-known figure cut into the chalk of a hillside in Dorset. Recent archaeological investigation has concluded that it had been …

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Speculum Spotlight: Jewelry and People in the Byzantine Cemetery of Parapotamos, Epiros 41:19

10M ago41:19

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Scholar Georgios Makris reflects on his experiences with researching and writing his article, “Jewelry and People in the Byzantine Cemetery of Parapotamos, Epiros,” which appears in Speculum 98:4. Jewelry reflecting the tastes, needs, and practices of past users across all social strata constitutes one of the most representative portable arts in th…

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Medieval Japanese Buddhisms 1:02:33

10M ago1:02:33

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What does it mean to experience a sacred text? How did Buddhism make its way from south Asia to the Japanese archipelago? How did the adoption of Buddhism impact the Japanese Middle Ages? Join Jon Correa Reyes and Reed O'Mara for a conversation with Charlotte Eubanks, where they discuss some of the many ways in which Buddhist beliefs and practices …

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Racialized Medievalisms & Rings of Power: The Rise of the 'Diverse' Fantasy Prequel 1:08:00

11M ago1:08:00

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Join your episode co-hosts Kersti Francis (BU) and Misho Ishikawa (NYU) for a lively conversation with Chris Chism (UCLA) about prequels that attempt to "diversify" preexisting fantasy IP. Together Kersti, Misho, and Chris discuss the racial politics of The Lord of the Rings and the new Rings of Power series based on Tolkien's Silmarillion. Through…

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Experiencing Medieval Music 58:19

1y ago58:19

58:19

What did medieval music sound like? How can we read and perform the musical notation from medieval manuscripts? What does singing and playing music written before 1500 actually feel like? How did the early music tradition carry forward into the seventeenth century? In this episode, Reed O'Mara interviews musicologists Elena Mullins Bailey and Allis…

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Speculum Spotlight: Trans Climates of the European Middle Ages, 500-1300 33:39

1y ago33:39

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Scholar François•e Charmaille reflects on their experiences with researching and writing their article, “Trans Climates of the European Middle Ages, 500 to 1300,” which appears in Speculum 98:3. This article gathers evidence of a distinct strand of writing in Western Europe from the sixth century onwards, which concerns itself with the relation bet…

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The Filmmaker, the Anchorite, and Their Collaboration Across Time 1:12:38

1y ago1:12:38

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What can we learn from those who came before us? How does the art we make reflect and define who we are? And why is the medieval past just so interesting? In this conversation with the MMA’s Logan Quigley, filmmaker Caroline Golum reflects on these questions and more as she discusses creating her most recent film, “Revelations of Divine Love,” whic…

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Þe Rade Longe 1990s: Nostalgia and Pop Medievalisms of the 90s and Y2K 59:09

1y ago59:09

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Ogres, VHS tapes, bad puns, oh my! Join three late millennial/early Gen Z-ers and premodern scholars, Alice, Erin, & Olivia, on a journey across the medievalisms and their media of the 1990s and Y2K eras. Follow this link for more information about Alice, Erin, Olivia, and this topic: www.multiculturalmiddleages.com.…

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New Materialism and the Multicultural Middle Ages 46:24

1+ y ago46:24

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T. Liam Waters and Ana C. Núñez discuss the application of New Materialism for the study of the Middle Ages. Exploring different source bases, questions, and insights, Liam and Ana take listeners from Viking Age Scandinavia to Crusade-era Jerusalem. Follow this link for more information about Liam, Ana, and this topic: www.multiculturalmiddleages.c…

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The Use of Medievalism in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts: Contrasting Examples in Francophone Literature 30:53

1+ y ago30:53

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Within a cultural climate where representations of the medieval are often employed to serve racist and white supremacist ends, the topic of medievalism becomes increasingly relevant. In this episode, Bryant White (Vanderbilt University) discusses his work on the use and abuse of medievalism in Francophone literary contexts. Bryant looks at how a tr…

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Medieval Jewish Women & Intersectionality 39:06

1+ y ago39:06

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Why does studying medieval Jewish women matter? The framework of intersectionality, a term coined by the scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, allows us to address how Jewish women’s lived experiences in the Middle Ages differed from those of either Jewish men or of Christian or Muslim women. Dr. Sarah Ifft Decker offers an overview of what we might learn—and…

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Women, Books, & Pregnancy in Medieval France 39:44

1+ y ago39:44

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Although much scholarship on the Middle Ages uses the model of “great men” to describe this time period, “Women, Books, and Pregnancy in Medieval France” focuses on the Christian patron saint of childbirth St. Margaret to promote a more equitable interpretation of first-hand evidence found in material objects that points to a more holistic understa…

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Teaching the "Global Middle Ages" 19:02

2y ago19:02

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In this episode, join Reed O'Mara (GSC) as she interviews Elina Gertsman (Case Western Reserve University) and Sonya Rhie Mace (Cleveland Museum of Art) about their experiences co-teaching undergraduate- and graduate-level courses on the "global Middle Ages." Follow this link for more information about Reed, Dr. Gertsman, Dr. Rhie Mace, and this to…

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Reading Chaucer in Mandarin: How Do We Teach the Global Middle Ages Outside the West? 39:34

2y ago39:34

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As medieval scholarship attempts to decenter the West and move towards a global and multicultural approach, we frequently ask: how do we mimic this move in the classroom? Most often, however, this question and its suggested solutions still presuppose a primarily Western and English-native speaking population of students, as well as courses situated…

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Mysteries & Miracles: Representations of a Miracle Story from a Dismembered 15th-Century Venetian Choir Book 45:35

2y ago45:35

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In this podcast, Dr. Stephanie Azzarello explores several miracle legends depicted in images that have been excised from a series of early fifteenth-century Venetian choir books. The legends include the so-called “Beirut Miracle,” the “Matariya Bathing miracle” and what may (or may not be) the miracle of the “Holy House of Loreto.” Follow this link…

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Ethnicity & Diversity in Sixth-Century Gaul 41:54

2y ago41:54

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In a 1998 roundtable discussion, historian Ian Wood pithily said that there were more than two ethnic groups in Early Medieval Gaul, responding to a comment by fellow scholar Giorgio Ausenda. Much discussion surrounds Franks and Romans, but the ethnic landscape was indeed much broader, and extreme fluidity was the norm: strategies of identification…

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Medieval Trans Studies 50:00

2+ y ago50:00

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Trans people and non-cis cultures and artifacts are not only a part of, they shape and define the Middle Ages. Legendary saints and military leaders, theology, poetry and science, documented religious and regular people, mainstream fictional characters, allegories, mythological figures, alchemical and celestial bodies are part of nonbinary, gender …

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Curating Global Medievalisms 44:30

2+ y ago44:30

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This episode introduces approaches that museum curators take to bring a global Middle Ages to life for a range of audiences. We focus on the exhibition and publication, The Fantasy of the Middle Ages: An Epic Journey through Imaginary Medieval Worlds (Getty 2022) to address everything from the Grimm Brothers’ whimsical tales to Game of Thrones’ blo…

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Welcome to The Multicultural Middle Ages! 16:57

2+ y ago16:57

16:57

Does the medieval period really span 500-1500CE? Are knights, cathedrals, and jousts really the best representatives of the time? And what does it mean to call the Middle Ages... well, middle? Join season hosts and producers Jonathan Correa Reyes, Reed O'Mara, and Logan Quigley as they discuss these questions and welcome you to the inaugural season…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Logan Quigley Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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The Multicultural Middle Ages

Will Beattie, Jonathan Correa Reyes, Reed O'Mara, & Logan Quigley

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Prince Vladimir as a Recruit in the War Between Russia and Ukraine 37:19

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Emergency Art History: Protecting At-Risk Cultural Heritage Sites in Nagorno-Karabakh 26:58

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Speculum Spotlight: “Ai flores, ai flores do verde pino”: The Ecopoetics of the Galician-Portuguese Pine Forest 30:55

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"Disneylanding" Conques and Modern Medievalisms 1:01:19

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The Persuasive Power of Maryam: Proselytism, Religious Conversion, and the Politics of Marian Devotion in Medieval and Early Modern Castile 50:57

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Multilingualism in Post-Conquest Britain 1:02:24

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Speculum Spotlight: Race, Race-Thinking, and Identity in the Global Middle Ages 1:01:23

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Built and Natural Environments in Medieval Contexts 1:01:28

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Reflections on The Multicultural Middle Ages 31:56

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Speculum Spotlight: The Cerne Giant in its Early Medieval Context 48:19

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Speculum Spotlight: Jewelry and People in the Byzantine Cemetery of Parapotamos, Epiros 41:19

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Medieval Japanese Buddhisms 1:02:33

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Racialized Medievalisms & Rings of Power: The Rise of the 'Diverse' Fantasy Prequel 1:08:00

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Experiencing Medieval Music 58:19

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Speculum Spotlight: Trans Climates of the European Middle Ages, 500-1300 33:39

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The Filmmaker, the Anchorite, and Their Collaboration Across Time 1:12:38

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Þe Rade Longe 1990s: Nostalgia and Pop Medievalisms of the 90s and Y2K 59:09

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New Materialism and the Multicultural Middle Ages 46:24

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The Use of Medievalism in Colonial and Postcolonial Contexts: Contrasting Examples in Francophone Literature 30:53

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Medieval Jewish Women & Intersectionality 39:06

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Women, Books, & Pregnancy in Medieval France 39:44

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Teaching the "Global Middle Ages" 19:02

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Reading Chaucer in Mandarin: How Do We Teach the Global Middle Ages Outside the West? 39:34

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Mysteries & Miracles: Representations of a Miracle Story from a Dismembered 15th-Century Venetian Choir Book 45:35

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Ethnicity & Diversity in Sixth-Century Gaul 41:54

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Medieval Trans Studies 50:00

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Curating Global Medievalisms 44:30

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Welcome to The Multicultural Middle Ages! 16:57

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