Author: Brandon W. Hawk

I'm Associate Professor of English at Rhode Island College with specialization in medieval literature and apocrypha. I've written a variety of pieces about pop culture uses of the Middle Ages for my website, The Public Medievalist, Forces of Geek, the Washington Post, and The Conversation.

CFP: Putting Women in the Pulpit: A Roundtable about Women and Preaching

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CFP: Putting Women in the Pulpit: A Roundtable about Women and Preaching Sponsored by the Society for the Study of Anglo-Saxon Homiletics at the 54th International Congress on Medieval Studies Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI), May 9-12, 2019 For over ten years at the ICMS, the Society for the Study of Anglo-Saxon Homiletics (SSASH) has … Continue reading CFP: Putting Women in the Pulpit: A Roundtable about Women and Preaching

Preaching Apocrypha: Postscript

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[This post is part 3 in a series of reflections about my book, Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England (order here); read part 1 here and part 2 here.] As discussed in my previous posts about Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England, I've been thinking about the project that has become this book for over 9 years. In that time, my ideas and … Continue reading Preaching Apocrypha: Postscript

Preaching Apocrypha: Beginnings

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[This post is part 1 in a series of reflections about my book, Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England (order here); read part 2 here and part 3 here.] My book Preaching Apocrypha in Anglo-Saxon England will be out from the University of Toronto Press in July (pre-order at that link for 25% off!), so lately I've been thinking about the project as … Continue reading Preaching Apocrypha: Beginnings

The Afterlife of the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew Preview

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This post is essentially a teaser for my upcoming presentation at the International Congress on Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo next week. I'll be presenting a paper titled "The Afterlife of the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew" on session 41, "The Scripturesque Middle Ages: Uses/Reception of Apocrypha along the Medieval North Sea," organized by Stephen Hopkins, in Sangren 1320, … Continue reading The Afterlife of the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew Preview

That Serbian Book in Santa Clarita Diet

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Apparently old books in pop culture media are becoming increasingly cool, or I'm just noticing them more lately. I get fired up every time I see manuscripts and early printed books in movies and television shows. A few recent examples include Athelstan's Insular gospel-book in the Vikings television show, a book written in runes in Disney's Frozen, … Continue reading That Serbian Book in Santa Clarita Diet

Forthcoming: “The Fifteen Signs before Judgment in Anglo-Saxon England: A Reassessment”

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My article on "The Fifteen Signs before Judgment in Anglo-Saxon England: A Reassessment" is set to appear in JEGP later this year, after several years of working on the piece on and off. As I've mentioned before, the Fifteen Signs legend fascinates me, and I've revisited it at different times since I first came across it in graduate school. This … Continue reading Forthcoming: “The Fifteen Signs before Judgment in Anglo-Saxon England: A Reassessment”

CFP: Decolonizing (Medieval) Historiography

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Call for papers: Panel and Roundtable at the North American Conference on British Studies, Providence, Rhode Island, October 25-28, 2018 Decolonizing (Medieval) Historiography Since before Albion was folded into Journal of British Studies, scholars of Britain’s medieval past have struggled to find a place within the field of British Studies. Surely our time has come. … Continue reading CFP: Decolonizing (Medieval) Historiography