MEDI 100 Lecture 10: Medieval Studies in Current World - Personal Perspective

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Medieval Studies
• Course: MEDI 100
• Professor: Michael Reed

Document Summary

When many people hear the word medieval, their minds instantly think of the hit show game of thrones . Numerous notable universities do agree that it is, and even bases class on got, Including harvard who created an ms undergraduate course and. Boston college even created a similar course at the graduate level starting in spring 2018. The university of hertfordshire even has a got conference, the topic is so popular. This has all been kick started with this show that helps connect academics in the field to regular people who want to learn more about the world many of their favourite characters live in. Got is a fantasy world and of course isn"t 100% historically correct which does not hinder the medieval studies field but helps develop it further. Those who become more interested in the studies from the show, Will likely learn about the truth and inaccuracies in the show.