Eleanor Janega is an American medieval historian, author and broadcaster. Her scholarship focuses on
gender
Gender is the range of characteristics pertaining to femininity and masculinity and differentiating between them. Depending on the context, this may include sex-based social structures (i.e. gender roles) and gender identity. Most cultures ...
and
sexuality;
apocalyptic thought;
propaganda; and the
urban experience, in the
late mediaeval period.
Biography
She gained her undergraduate degree in History
ith honoursfrom
Loyola University Chicago, and holds an MA
ith distinctionin Medieval Studies and a PhD in history, both from
University College London
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.
Her doctoral thesis was titled ''
Jan Milíč of
Kroměříž
Kroměříž (; german: Kremsier) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It is known for the Kroměříž Castle with castle gardens, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town centre with the ...
and
Emperor Charles IV
Charles IV ( cs, Karel IV.; german: Karl IV.; la, Carolus IV; 14 May 1316 – 29 November 1378''Karl IV''. In: (1960): ''Geschichte in Gestalten'' (''History in figures''), vol. 2: ''F–K''. 38, Frankfurt 1963, p. 294), also known as Charle ...
: Preaching, Power, and the Church of Prague''.
She is a guest teacher in the
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...
Department of International History,
and teaches a standalone online course on Medieval Gender and Sexuality.
Janega presents the Going Medieval documentary strand on the History Hit network. She co-hosts the We're Not So Different podcast with
Luke Waters, and has appeared as a talking head on radio and television.
She blogs at Going Medieval.
Selected publications
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References
External links
Going Medieval
Living people
21st-century American historians
21st-century American non-fiction writers
21st-century American women writers
Alumni of University College London
American bloggers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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