The six-week course with Eleanor Janega begins February 11th with live sessions on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm EST.
This online course offers an introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and relationships from the 5th to the 15th century.
Week 1: Classical Influences on the Medieval World
Week 2: Early Medieval: The Church Fathers and the Making of New Social Ideals
Week 3: High Medieval: Scholasticism and Overthinking Sex
Week 4: Late Medieval: Gender and Sex in Times of Crisis
Week 5: Sex, Gender, and the Medieval “Other”
Week 6: The Early Modern Shift
Eleanor Janega is one of the most well-known historians of the Middle Ages, widely recognised as the host and co-creator of several history series on HistoryHit TV and the podcast Going Medieval. She is also a prolific writer and public educator, bringing medieval history to a broad audience through her engaging books, articles, and media appearances. With a keen focus on medieval society, gender, and power structures, Janega challenges popular misconceptions and makes the past accessible with wit and scholarly depth. Her work, including The Once and Future Sex and The Middle Ages: A Graphic History, cements her reputation as a dynamic and influential voice in medieval studies today.
The six-week course with Eleanor Janega begins February 11th with live sessions on Tuesdays at 1:00 pm EST.
This online course offers an introduction to conceptions of gender and sexuality in the medieval period. Each week historian Eleanor Janega discusses the philosophical and societal underpinnings that shaped culture and relationships from the 5th to the 15th century.
Click here to get more details and to enrol
Eleanor Janega is one of the most well-known historians of the Middle Ages, widely recognised as the host and co-creator of several history series on HistoryHit TV and the podcast Going Medieval. She is also a prolific writer and public educator, bringing medieval history to a broad audience through her engaging books, articles, and media appearances. With a keen focus on medieval society, gender, and power structures, Janega challenges popular misconceptions and makes the past accessible with wit and scholarly depth. Her work, including The Once and Future Sex and The Middle Ages: A Graphic History, cements her reputation as a dynamic and influential voice in medieval studies today.
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