Afrodesia McCannon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5959974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Afrodesia McCannon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Afrodesia |
| FAMILY NAME | McCannon |
| SIGNATURE | MCCANNON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Past and Future
Émile Mâle and Premodern Pleasures
For many European nations, the Middle Ages became the site of their national origins. However, in scholarship of the same era, the period has been subject to infantilizing defamation and dismissal, even by those who claimed to be medievalists. Studies of medieval art and literature, discussion of medieval music, historiography about the period, and so on have assessed the Middle Ages as a time of naïveté, superstition, and violence by individuals…
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The King's Two Lives
In 1270, Louis IX of France-Saint Louis-died on the coast of Tunisia during a failed crusade. In the nineteenth century, Europeans who had traveled in Tunisia told of a most curious legend. It maintained that Saint Louis had in fact converted to Islam, changed his name to Sidi Bou Said, and was now the patron saint of an eponymous village. While the basic outlines of the legend remained the same, the narrative changed and grew more elaborate duri…
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The King's Two Lives
In 1270, Louis IX of France-Saint Louis-died on the coast of Tunisia during a failed crusade. In the nineteenth century, Europeans who had traveled in Tunisia told of a most curious legend. It maintained that Saint Louis had in fact converted to Islam, changed his name to Sidi Bou Said, and was now the patron saint of an eponymous village. While the basic outlines of the legend remained the same, the narrative changed and grew more elaborate duri…
Émile Mâle and Premodern Pleasures
For many European nations, the Middle Ages became the site of their national origins. However, in scholarship of the same era, the period has been subject to infantilizing defamation and dismissal, even by those who claimed to be medievalists. Studies of medieval art and literature, discussion of medieval music, historiography about the period, and so on have assessed the Middle Ages as a time of naïveté, superstition, and violence by individuals…
Critical confessions now
About the Cover
Past and Future
Ancient history (3 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Medieval Literature and History (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works)