I Heart the Northwest!

This year I went again to the Medieval Association of the Pacific's annual conference. I present at the conference almost annually as it gives me an opportunity to meet with other fellow medievalists as well as do that which I always, always enjoy, i.e., explore the West. The conference meets on a different Western campus every year and this time around it took place on the beautifully green campus of the University of Puget Sound.

My presentation at the conference was on the German medieval narrative called Das Nibelungenlied. You may view the conference program here.

What added much to the conference this year was the astoundingly gorgeous weather. It was sunny, 60 degrees, and a great way to introduce Spring to my soul. The winter has been very harsh in my neck of the woods this year so this experience was most appreciated.

I will post more at a later time about my experiences in the Seattle and Tacoma area. In the meantime, here are some pictures form the University of Puget Sound grounds. I can't get over the fact that I left icicles at home and found blooming flowers in Washington. Simply beautiful.

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New Videocast: A Summary of Knightly Virtues in the Middle Ages

In this brand-new episode of De Amore: On Love with Brikena Ribaj, I discuss the knightly and medieval similarieties of different characters in German medieval narratives. I mention Siegfried of the Nibelungenlied, Gregorius of Hartmann von Aue, and, naturally, Parzival.

You may view this episode here.

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New Videocast: The Gendered Identity of Siegfried in the Nibelungenlied

In this podcast I talk about the character of Siegfried in the German narrative of the Middle Ages Das Nibelungenlied.

Some of the questions I tackle are:

-Just what is the price the exceptional Siegfried has to pay for his uniqueness?
-What does it mean to be homosocial in the Middle Ages?
-Why did Siegfried have a hard time attracting genuine friends when it was after all common for fellow brothers-in-arms to socialize and befriend people of similar skill and background?

An understanding of the Nibelungenlied as well as Literary and Gender Theory is helpful but not a necessity.

You can watch this videocast here.

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