# Arc Humanities A global Medieval press Page: Feed: --- ## [A Conversation with the Author: On Writing War Trauma in Medieval Europe](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2026/03/02/a-conversation-with-the-author-on-writing-war-trauma-in-medieval-europe/) _2026-03-02 · mjohnson_ What first drew you toward using moral injury to understand medieval warfare? I offered to write a paper on war trauma for a colleague’s conference, and turned to the existing... READ MORE The post A Conversation with the Author: On Writing War Trauma in Medieval Europe appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [The Lombards in Italy](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2026/01/16/the-lombards-in-italy/) _2026-01-16 · mjohnson_ Everyone loves an underdog, or so we are at least led to believe. The Lombards (or more properly the Langobards) were the real Early Medieval underdogs. They have lived up... READ MORE The post The Lombards in Italy appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [Why the World Keeps Making New Joans of Arc and Why that Matters](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/11/24/why-the-world-keeps-making-new-joans-of-arc-and-why-that-matters/) _2025-11-24 · mjohnson_ When most hear the name Joan of Arc, they picture a medieval French teenager dressed in armour receiving visions from the divine and, ultimately, being burned at the stake. This book... READ MORE The post Why the World Keeps Making New Joans of Arc and Why that Matters appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [On Slavery and Unfreedom in Byzantine Thought on the Household](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/11/16/on-slavery-and-unfreedom-in-byzantine-thought-on-the-household/) _2025-11-16 · mjohnson_ This book explores the ways in which the language, ideals, stereotypes, and literary tropes associated with current or formerly enslaved people had become inextricably linked to Byzantine thought surrounding the... READ MORE The post On Slavery and Unfreedom in Byzantine Thought on the Household appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [On Trust and Mistrust in Premodern Europe and the Mediterranean](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/11/14/on-trust-and-mistrust-in-premodern-europe-and-the-mediterranean/) _2025-11-14 · mjohnson_ Q. What is the main argument presented in your book? Trust is a fundamental part of human relationships. It forms the basis of our connections with people and institutions in... READ MORE The post On Trust and Mistrust in Premodern Europe and the Mediterranean appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [A Venetian Spy’s Account of the War of Candia](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/10/30/a-venetian-spys-account-of-the-war-of-candia/) _2025-10-30 · mjohnson_ The year is 1645. The place is Canea, the second-largest city and principal port of Venetian Crete. It’s a searing August day, and it is a bleak day. The war of Candia has... READ MORE The post A Venetian Spy’s Account of the War of Candia appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [Bar Kribus on Jewish Autonomy in Conflict with Christians in Northern Ethiopia](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/09/15/bar-kribus-on-jewish-autonomy-in-conflict-with-christians-in-northern-ethiopia/) _2025-09-15 · mjohnson_ Years ago, I accompanied a group of teenagers from the Ethiopian Jewish community on a guided tour to the vicinity of the archaeological site of Gamla in the Golan Heights.... READ MORE The post Bar Kribus on Jewish Autonomy in Conflict with Christians in Northern Ethiopia appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [Introducing Material Encounters between Jews and Christians: From the Silk and Spice Routes to the Highlands of Ethiopia](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/09/15/introducing-material-encounters-between-jews-and-christians-from-the-silk-and-spice-routes-to-the-highlands-of-ethiopia/) _2025-09-15 · mjohnson_ When striving to understand Jewish-Christian interaction in the medieval and Early Modern world, scholars have often focused mainly or exclusively on the Latin West and Byzantine Empire. In these regions,... READ MORE The post Introducing Material Encounters between Jews and Christians: From the Silk and Spice Routes to the Highlands of Ethiopia appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [On Medievalism in Canada](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/09/07/medievalism-in-canada/) _2025-09-07 · mjohnson_ Canada has always had a perception problem. From the point of view of Europeans, a brief flurry of Viking crossings of the Atlantic around the first millennium resulted in some... READ MORE The post On Medievalism in Canada appeared first on Arc Humanities . ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DgjZYB9CB3bP) _2025-09-07 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [Turning Biology into History: A New Resource for Teaching the Black Death](https://www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/07/14/turning-biology-into-history-a-new-resource-for-teaching-the-black-death/) _2025-07-14 · mjohnson_ Keywords: One Health, Second Plague Pandemic, Mongol Empire, paleogenetics (aDNA), Muḥammad Ibn Baṭṭūṭa, open-access, pedagogy What: An open-access, introductory teaching module on the Black Death: Monica H. Green, The Black Death: The Medieval... READ MORE The post Turning Biology into History: A New Resource for Teaching the Black Death appeared first on Arc Humanities .