Uses and Abuses of the Medieval Past by the Contemporary Far Right: A Seminar and Panel Discussion

Location
A42 Clive Granger Building
Date(s)
Monday 19th June 2023 (15:30-18:00)
Registration URL
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7qe9Z4D970GskTWEGCkKHtPaHNe3oepFs-7_5o3DbgtUMTE2TU9aMVlKUEhDRzNQVUtDWVRNV1FQNi4u
Description

Dr Ashton Kingdon (University of Southampton, Criminology) will give a talk on 'Medievil Memes: The Far-Right’s Appropriation of Alt-Histories in Propaganda', followed by a panel discussion with Dr Christina Lee (English), Dr Monica White (CLAS), Dr Natasha Hodgson (Nottingham Trent University) and Dr Martin Findell (English).

Both the seminar and the panel discussion will cover a range of medieval themes, including the Rus, the Crusades, Vikings, and runes.

All welcome, tea and coffee will be provided. While registration is not compulsory, this will assist us in ordering the right amount of refreshments. Please use the sign-up form linked on this page.

School of English

Trent Building
The University of Nottingham
University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 5900
email: english-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk