American medievalist
Eleanor Janega is an American broadcaster and medievalist. Her scholarship focuses on gender and sexuality; apocalyptic thought; propaganda; and the urban experience, in the late medieval period.[1]
Biography
Despite her initial interest in pursuing Chinese history in college, particularly the 15th century transition from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing dynasty, upon encountering professors Barbara Rosenwein and Theresa Gross-Diaz at Loyola University Chicago, she says, "It was over," and her career studying Medieval history had begun.[2]
Janega gained her undergraduate degree in History (with honours) from Loyola University Chicago, and holds an MA (with distinction) in Medieval Studies and a PhD in history, both from University College London.[3] Her doctoral thesis was titled Jan Milíč of Kroměříž and Emperor Charles IV: Preaching, Power, and the Church of Prague.[4]
She is a guest teacher in the London School of Economics Department of International History,[3] and teaches a standalone online course on Medieval Gender and Sexuality.[5]
Janega co-hosts the Going Medieval documentary strand on the History Hit streaming service.[6] She also co-hosts the Gone Medieval podcast, and has appeared as a talking head on radio and television.[3]
Selected publications
- The Middle Ages: A Graphic History. London: Icon Books. 2021. ISBN 9781785785917.[7]
- The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society. London: WW Norton. 2023. ISBN 9780393867817.[8]
- Janega, Eleanor (2019). "Suspect Women: Prostitution, Reputation, and Gossip in Fourteenth-Century Prague" (PDF). In Mielke, Christopher; Znorovszky, Andrea-Bianka (eds.). Same bodies, different women : 'other' women in the middle ages and the early modern period. Budapest: Trivent. doi:10.22618/TP.HAA.20192. ISBN 978-615-81222-2-1. S2CID 243529846.
- "Opinion | Don't kid yourself. The Black Death's aftermath isn't cause for optimism about covid-19". Washington Post. 14 April 2020. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "Morality tales". Red Pepper. No. 233. ISSN 1353-7024. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
References
- ^ Scholar: Eleanor Janega, Women Also Know History, retrieved 30 September 2022
- ^ Medievalists (2023-07-05). The Medieval Podcast Live! with Eleanor Janega. Retrieved 2024-06-04 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c "Dr Eleanor Janega". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Janega, Eleanor (2015). Jan Milíč of Kroměříž and Emperor Charles IV: Preaching, Power, and the Church of Prague (PhD). University College London.
- ^ "Medieval Gender and Sexuality". Medievalists.net. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Going Medieval". History Hit. All3Media. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ Reviews of The Middle Ages:
- Noe, Matthew (July 2021). "Review: The Middle Ages". Booklist. 117 (21): 18. ProQuest 2553577155.
- Hilts, Carly (February 2022). "Review: The Middle Ages". Current Archaeology. 32 (383): 54. ProQuest 2621880870.
- Jurgens, Eric (May 2023). "A Fresh Approach to Teaching Medieval History". H-Net.
- ^ Reviews of Once and Future Sex:
- Gill, Martha (18 March 2023). "It's a myth that women have never had it so good – take a look at medieval days". The Observer – via Proquest.
- "Review: The Once and Future Sex". Kirkus Reviews. 11 October 2022.
- McBroom, Kathleen (December 2022). "Review: The Once and Future Sex". Booklist. 119 (7–8): 103. ProQuest 2753398087.
- Lowry, Elizabeth (16 Feb 2023). "Daughters of Eve". The Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 2777119488.
- "Nonfiction Reviews". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 269, no. 47. November 14, 2022. ProQuest 2734816881.
- Larrington, Carolyne (17 March 2023). "Between maiden and mother: A provocative survey of women's lives in the Middle Ages". Times Literary Supplement.
- Hardyment, Christina (20 May 2023). "Insatiable women of the Middle Ages". Audiobook review. The Times.
- Gitig, Diana (11 February 2023). "What medieval attitudes tell us about our evolving views of sex". Ars Technica.
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