IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 841: The Use and Abuse of the Middle Ages in the Modern World, IV: Nationalism and Identity
Tuesday 7 July 2015, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | CARMEN: Worldwide Medieval Network |
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| Organisers: | Karl Christian Alvestad, Department of History, University of Winchester Katherine Weikert, Department of Archaeology / Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Moderator/Chair: | Katherine Weikert, Department of Archaeology / Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Respondents: | Karl Christian Alvestad, Department of History, University of Winchester Katherine Weikert, Department of Archaeology / Department of History, University of Winchester |
| Paper 841-a | Playing Politics: Exploring Nationalism and Conservatism in Fantasy Video Games (Language: English) Index terms: Gender Studies, Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Political Thought, Rhetoric |
| Paper 841-b | Remembered: Forgiven? - Should a Buried Norwegian Nazi Monument be Exhumed? (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | This session, the final of four considering the use or abuse of the Middle Ages in the modern world, examines the questions that arise when nationalism intersects with a modern interest in the medieval past. Drawing largely from post-19th century instances of the uses of the medieval, these papers consider questions of nationalism and nation-building, conservatism and far-right politics using the past for political agendas, and the place of contentious medievalist monuments of the past in the modern world. Ultimately the session asks us to consider certain medievalist movements in light of the politics of their historical and modern context. |