According to recent reports there were some racially insensitive comments made at last month's International Medieval Congress at Leeds (and the perception of a lack of real engagement with and exploration of the conference theme of "Otherness"). A full report of the controversy can be accessed at http://www.chronicle.com/article/Medievalists-Recoiling-From/240666. The group Medievalists of Color has posted its response at http://medievalistsofcolor.com/medievalists-of-color-/on-race-and-medieval-studies.
Hopefully, we can all learn to be more aware of others and avoid such occurrences in the future.
Michael Torregrossa
Founder/Blog Editor
PS. If I am misrepresenting this, do let me know in the comments section. My information is all third hand.
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