Progressives Are Trying to Take Over Medieval Studies–Rachel Fulton Brown

Aug 14, 2018

The critical theorists and social justice warriors are trying to
do to medieval studies what they’ve done to other disciplines, and
if you don’t get on board, you’re a white supremacist. Over the
past two years or so, the mob has targeted University of Chicago
professor Rachel Fulton Brown, calling her a fascist, trying to
intimidate her department into censuring her, and banning her from
conference sessions. She joins me to discuss her ordeal, why even
tenured professors are willing to stand up for unpopular truths,
and the stakes of the battle for medieval studies.

Links

Rachel Fulton Brown’s academic homepage
http://home.uchicago.edu/~rfulton/

Milo Yiannopoulos’s essay “Why the Battle for Medieval Studies
Matters to America” (profanity warning) https://www.dangerous.com/45111/middle-rages/

Rachel’s fascinating Professional Self-Portrait
http://home.uchicago.edu/~rfulton/Professional%20Self%20Portrait.pdf

Mary and the Art of Prayer: The Hours of the Virgin in
Medieval Christian Life and Thought:

Purchase https://amzn.to/2MPrGFf

Read Chapter 2
https://issuu.com/columbiaup/docs/mary_and_the_art_of_prayer_ave_mari

Timestamps

2:56 Rachel Fulton Brown

3:41 The initial blog post that made Rachel’s colleagues
angry

10:15 Rachel’s friendship with Milo Yiannopoulos

15:19 The progressive witch hunt within medieval studies