Eleanor Janega
Eleanor Janega is an American medieval historian, author and broadcaster. Her scholarship focuses on gender and sexuality; apocalyptic thought; propaganda; and the urban experience, in the late medieval period.[1]
Biography
Janega gained her undergraduate degree in History (with honours) from Loyola University Chicago, and holds an MA (with distinction) in Medieval Studies and a PhD in history, both from University College London.[2] Her doctoral thesis was titled Jan Milíč of Kroměříž and Emperor Charles IV: Preaching, Power, and the Church of Prague.[3]
She is a guest teacher in the London School of Economics Department of International History,[2] and teaches a standalone online course on Medieval Gender and Sexuality.[4]
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.[2]
Selected publications
- The Middle Ages: A Graphic History. London: Icon Books. 2021. ISBN 9781785785917.[5]
- The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society. London: WW Norton. 2023. ISBN 9780393867817.[6]
- Janega, Eleanor (2019). "Suspect Women: Prostitution, Reputation, and Gossip in Fourteenth-Century Prague" (PDF). In Mielke, Christopher; Znorovszky, Andrea-Bianka (eds.). Same bodies, different women : 'other' women in the middle ages and the early modern period. Budapest: Trivent. doi:10.22618/TP.HAA.20192. ISBN 978-615-81222-2-1. S2CID 243529846.
- "Opinion | Don't kid yourself. The Black Death's aftermath isn't cause for optimism about covid-19". Washington Post. 14 April 2020. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- "Morality tales". Red Pepper. No. 233. ISSN 1353-7024. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
References
- Scholar: Eleanor Janega, Women Also Know History, retrieved 30 September 2022
- "Dr Eleanor Janega". London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- Janega, Eleanor (2015). Jan Milíč of Kroměříž and Emperor Charles IV: Preaching, Power, and the Church of Prague (PhD). University College London.
- "Medieval Gender and Sexuality". Medievalists.net. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- Reviews of The Middle Ages:
- Noe, Matthew (July 2021). "Review: The Middle Ages". Booklist. 117 (21): 18. ProQuest 2553577155.
- Hilts, Carly (February 2022). "Review: The Middle Ages". Current Archaeology. 32 (383): 54. ProQuest 2621880870.
- Jurgens, Eric (May 2023). "A Fresh Approach to Teaching Medieval History". H-Net.
- Reviews of Once and Future Sex:
- Gill, Martha (18 March 2023). "It's a myth that women have never had it so good – take a look at medieval days". The Observer – via Proquest.
- "Review: The Once and Future Sex". Kirkus Reviews. 11 October 2022.
- McBroom, Kathleen (December 2022). "Review: The Once and Future Sex". Booklist. 119 (7–8): 103. ProQuest 2753398087.
- Lowry, Elizabeth (16 Feb 2023). "Daughters of Eve". The Wall Street Journal. ProQuest 2777119488.
- "Nonfiction Reviews". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 269, no. 47. November 14, 2022. ProQuest 2734816881.
- Larrington, Carolyne (17 March 2023). "Between maiden and mother: A provocative survey of women's lives in the Middle Ages". Times Literary Supplement.
- Hardyment, Christina (20 May 2023). "Insatiable women of the Middle Ages". Audiobook review. The Times.
- Gitig, Diana (11 February 2023). "What medieval attitudes tell us about our evolving views of sex". Ars Technica.