Richard Utz visits Marc Bloch’s memorial at the Panthéon in Paris and reflects on the medieval historian’s legacy as a scholar, soldier and Resistance fighter.

Organisation : Vincent Ferré (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle & IUF)   Conférences plénières :  Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri (Université d’Urbino, Italie), Michèle Gally (Aix-Marseille université), Jef...

One of the most fascinating resources for anyone laboring in the vineyard of medievalism studies. Anne Besson, William Blanc, and Vincent Ferré have edited a comprehensive handbook for those engaged in the afterlives of all medievalia. Just published in Paris with Hoëbeke & Gallimard. Mighty glad to have contributed an entry on "racisme et antisemitisme" to this incredible source of inspiration and information.

Once again, after a first smaller meeting in April, Georgia Tech's Ivan Allen College brought together the newly founded Council of Leaders of Liberal Arts Units at Technological Universities (CoLLT)....

One sure indicator of an academic unit's health is if a new cohort of colleagues is joining at the beginning of a new academic year. Had a great time meeting our new colleagues in Ivan Allen College o...

În România și în majoritatea țărilor europene a avut loc premiera celui mai așteptat film al anului: Odiseea, pelicula lui Christopher Nolan după faimoasa operă a lui Homer. Intenționat sau nu, produc...

Why Homer's Odyssey Still Resonates Nearly 3,000 Years Later Christopher Nolan's upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey has renewed interest in one of the world's most enduring stories. Richard Utz, prof...

"On Thursday, June 18, 2026, the wire services carried the sad news that Sherwood Forest’s Major Oak had died. Long ailing and suffering from multiple misguided attempts to preserve it that only haste...

Wonderful opportunity to represent Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at the inauguration of the exhibit, Spain and Hispanics in the Independence of the USA, with Georgia Tech's President Ángel Cabrer...

I wrote a short piece on the automatic and performative critique of the Norwegian soccer team's PR photo for the World Cup, which shows them self-mockingly in Viking garb. Please find it HERE.VIKINGS ...

I wrote a short piece on the automatic and performative critique of the Norwegian soccer team's PR photo for the World Cup, which shows them self-mockingly in Viking garb. Please find it HERE.VIKINGS ...

Hiring managers are more likely to schedule job interviews for liberal arts graduates who studied at a tech-focused university and have advanced math and computing on their resumes, according to a new...

This paper by Richard Utz was delivered at this year’s International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University.

A great opportunity to speak with two wonderful colleagues from the Geogia Tech Library: Fred Rascoe (Scholarly Communication & Engineering Librarian) and Alex McGee (Head of Archives & Special Collec...

Liberal arts units at STEM institutions are ready to innovate and have a long history of partnering with tech disciplines.

Liberal arts units at STEM institutions are ready to innovate and have a long history of partnering with tech disciplines.

The fall 2026, volume 33, issue 2, of Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching (SMART) entitled Teaching the Middle Ages and the Renaissance to STEM Students, is in print and in the mail to subscr...

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts will join several other programs in forming a network for liberal arts units embedded within technological universities.

Participated in Saturday's spring 2026 meeting of the Georgia Medieval Group, expertly hosted by Elizabeth Keohane-Burbridge and Leah Haught at the University of West Georgia. It included contribution...

All are invited to learn about what every single one can do, what we study and research at Georgia Tech, and what our city of Atlanta is doing. Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Georgia Institute of ...

How did Yuval Noah Harari move from a historian of medieval warfare to one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals? This article explores his path from medieval studies to global…

Eight editors shed light on how you can successfully publish your work in scholarly journals, academic presses, and publishing houses at the Editor-in-Chief Summit: Navigating Academic Publishing, hos...

Wonderful event under the golden dome of the Georgia Capitol to honor the recipients of the Governor's Arts & Humanities Awards, organized by the Georgia Council for the Arts and Georgia Humanities. R...

I had the chance of working on this interview/podcast in 2024 as the inaugural one for University Business Magazine new series, ushering in convos that would soon include the likes of Lynn Pasquerella...

This German review of: Jan M. Ziolkowski (2024): Nostalgia and the German(ic) Past: The Medieval Poem of Walthare. Zürich: Chronos. [78–80] was published with our friends at Philologie im Netz, in the...

Our own active practice of such freely chosen “deliberate amateurism” might help inspire in our students a love for lifetime learning and the world readiness that comes with it.

Yes, the humanities are in crisis—but enough with the hyperbole already.

From consulting with our advisory board to celebrating homecoming with alumni and current students, all under the blue skies and sunshine of an Atlanta fall weekend, in a Liberal Arts College twice as...

A 1960s French TV hit, Thierry la Fronde, reimagined Robin Hood during the Hundred Years’ War—turning an English outlaw tale into a story of French resistance, national pride, and political subtext.

CALL FOR PAPERS STUDIES IN MEDIEVALISM XXXVI:MEDIEVALISM AND PLURALISM Many journalists and pundits have noted references to the Middle Ages by “populists,” perhaps most famously during the Charlottes...

Happy to share that we just published a review, by Chris Herge, of Robert Houghton, The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism (Boydell & Brewer, 2024) at Medi...

Poetry@Tech resumes its fabulous programming for this fall semester, and with an evening with two great poets, Ada Limón and Rigoberto González. Come one, come all.

It can be difficult to see a team in the mix of characters who make up a department. But it’s essential that you do.

Metroteka aims to encourage people to read more in country that lost majority of libraries in second world war

Richard Utz offers tips on how to be interim and still make an impact.

Thanks to the great folks at one of our most active professional organizations, the Teaching Association for Medieval Studies (TEAMS), especially VP Deborah M. Sinnreich-Levi, for featuring my recent ...

A new piece I wrote for the great folks at medievalists.net: Umberto Eco wasn’t just the author of The Name of the Rose—he was a medievalist who turned his deep knowledge of the past into a sharp warn...

New contribution to Medievally Speaking:A Voice from Poland: Missed Opportunities for the Millennium of the First Coronation (1025-2025)Piotr Toczyski, Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland...

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