This article examines the medieval ars dictaminis, or art of letter-writing, focusing on socio-cultural aspects, especially as taught at Oxford c. 1370–1432. Ars dictaminis participated in and contributed to a structural transformation in the production of written communications and administrative records in later medieval Europe. Two aspects of t…[Read more]

The Rising of 1381, or Peasants’ Revolt, was the largest popular insurrection in premodern England. Soon afterwards, the London poet John Gower commemorated these events in a Latin poem, in which the rebellion is neutralized by an act of penitential prayer. This article examines the moral and political claims implied in that denouement, s…[Read more]

Closing Remarks of the Executive Director for the 2017 ISAS Meeting, University of Hawai’i, Manoa August 4, 2017; text and accompanying slides; slightly edited to include improvisatory notes and expansions from keyword prompts.

The Remanence of Medieval Media (uncorrected, pre-publication version)

For: The Routledge Handbook of Digital Medieval Literature, edited by Jen Boyle and Helen Burgess (2017)

For: Anglo-Saxon Women: A Florilegium (2018)