Some of my readers might have seen when I took to Twitter yesterday for a rant about representations of the medieval period in pop culture. It began with a video game and ended with some arguments about needing more medievalists telling better stories for more audiences. I want to offer an extended version of my … Continue reading Telling Medieval Stories: Prolegomenon
Tag: Public Writing
Storytelling for Medievalists: A Proposal
Several months ago the Scholarly Communication Institute (SCI) put out a request for proposals for participation in the 2017 theme "Scholarly Storytelling: Compelling Research for an Engaged Public." I jumped at the chance to bring together medievalists and organized a team who helped me to write a proposal. Our team recently received word that our proposal was accepted, … Continue reading Storytelling for Medievalists: A Proposal
Public Writing Round-Up
This post is a sort of follow-up to a few others in which I've written about my own work turning toward public writing. Fortunately, other academics have laid the groundwork in this field. This type of work is not uncommon. And my own thinking has not been in a vacuum--I've been influenced by some smart … Continue reading Public Writing Round-Up
Brandon W. Hawk 