Episode notes
In this episode, four scholars from the "Conques in the Global World" project discuss their research on the diverse ways in which this French village has been (and is still) historicized, museumified, and "Disneylanded," producing a "living" medieval space in the present. This episode spans over one thousand years of history to interrogate questions related to monasticism, aesthetics, urbanism, nationalism, and colonialism at one of the most beloved sites for medieval scholars.
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Keywords
middle agesmedievalmulticulturalmuseumsdisneylandmedieval timesrenaissance fairhistorygaulfranksmonasticcultural narrativesmedievalismnew materialismmaterialismmaterial culturedisneynostalgiamonksarchitecturemedieval studiesfrance