MAMO IS BACK FOR 2027! Join us at Lincoln College, Oxford (@lincoln.ox.ac.uk) on 22-24 June 2027 for the 6th international Middle Ages in the Modern World conference. We can't wait to share more details. Watch out for a Call For Papers this summer, and you'll find updates on Bsky and at themamo.org

That’s the location of the next MAMO sorted, then 😍 @themamoconf.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

For those who may be interested ☺️ my slides and painting from my talk 'Gawain is Not a Hero' from the @themamoconf.bsky.social are available to view on the UAL research depository (no transcript as yet since its in peer review but plenty of information) ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/id/eprint/24...

Some more images from MAMO conference @themamoconf.bsky.social I’m with esteemed company here, Professor Sarah Salih (KCL), Dr Josh Davies (KCL), and the wonderful Dr Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social (Oxford). Such a rich experience for me and lots of new friends made 😊

back frm @themamoconf.bsky.social & inspired by 🌟 LOCAL MEDIEDVALISMS with co-pannelists @maiablumberg.bsky.social & @linseyhunter.bsky.social 🌟public interp of MA w/ @emilyrobinson.bsky.social & @krmaude.bsky.social 🌟 practical resistance to far-right MA use @menysnoweballes.bsky.social

Wow thank you Laura, it was a pleasure to meet you and hear your feminist reimaginings of Beowulf! Thank you to all the excellent speakers, listeners and questioners at @themamoconf.bsky.social and the talented team who put it together. A special few days back at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social

Thank you all! It was a great few days and a pleasure to be a part of it! Here’s to the next one!

That's a wrap on MAMO 2025! Heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended, presented, chatted, and made it such an enjoyable conference. We welcomed nearly 150 across three days, heard over 100 papers, experienced 2 fire alarms, and had countless inspiring conversations on medievalism. Until MAMO #6!

1/3: Delivering the keynote @themamoconf.bsky.social 2025 has been a wonderful (if daunting) highlight of my research activity, the painting below was made as a response to the invitation, it and the plenary were attempts to understand the women of the poem as more temporally complex figures...

Seconded!! Fantastic conference ✨ @themamoconf.bsky.social and it was lovely to see everyone!

The plenary talk by @michaeledenart.bsky.social at @themamoconf.bsky.social on Gawain & the Green Knight was ✨MAGNIFICENT✨ Michael’s artwork- incl his painting here, Gawain between Two Deaths- is fantastic 👏 Also, a total pleasure to chat to Michael at the conf too! 😘

Such a pleasure to present at @themamoconf.bsky.social with the brilliant @daisyeblack.bsky.social and Sheila Passey. I’m in full flow here discussing my new poem in the voice of Princess Freawaru from Beowulf, inspired by Judith beheading Holofernes (while resisting girlboss feminism!!).

Thank you @themamoconf.bsky.social for a great conference! Really well curated programme. Sorry to leave early but I have @medievalgender.bsky.social next week and much to do in between!

I just made my very first edit to @wikipedia.org in Fran and Lucy’s #MedievalWiki workshop @themamoconf.bsky.social #DigitalSkillz

Happening now! A Wiki-thon for MAMO 2025.

On my way to London right this very minute for an exciting session at MAMO 👀🔥✅ #MAMOmonth

It's the final day of MAMO! Expect it all: a Wikipedia workshop, mystics, Crusades, landscapes, Christianity, theory, pedagogy, scholarship... with a final plenary by @michaeledenart.bsky.social and a closing reception on the Terrace. See you there!

Three fantastic keynote roundtablers, who spoke beautifully on Public Chaucer. The historical Chaucer, literary Chaucer, creative Chaucer all overlapped in interesting ways. Caroline's book with ARC and Mary's with Manchester UP are for sale in the Council Room, along with many other MAMO speakers!

Some wonderful MAMO snaps from @drlauravarnam.bsky.social! MAMO Day 2 was stellar!

It was a pleasure chairing and speaking today at @themamoconf.bsky.social as part of the panel at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social Strand Campus. Thanks to all the organisers for making this happen!

Nearly 40 people at my @themamoconf.bsky.social workshop 😍

Fresh from their plenary yesterday at #MAMO2025, Angela Weisl and Robert Squillace stopped by our stand this morning! Learn more about their collection "Medievalisms in a Global Age": buff.ly/oBs96Fl @themamoconf.bsky.social‬ #Medievalism

Fascinating @themamoconf.bsky.social so far and so nice to connect with both old friends and new contacts!

So sad to miss this year's @themamoconf.bsky.social, the program seems wonderful. If you're lucky enough to be there, feel free to share the various papers with us, and enjoy the conference! #médiévalisme #medievalism

Excited for our session!! @themamoconf.bsky.social

It's day two of MAMO! Looking forward to some fabulous papers today, including panels on medievalism and the epic, various uses and misuses of the medieval, Norse-Gothic medievalisms, a workshop on radicalisation with @menysnoweballes.bsky.social, and a game showcase with Slitherine!

Doing two different conferences/workshops this week, and so today I'm off to @themamoconf.bsky.social day two for more exciting games papers, with a suitcase and train ticket to Durham ready for this evening. Exciting stuff all round.

Looking forward to the second day of @themamoconf.bsky.social getting underway today! Esp for the performance this evening of @daisyeblack.bsky.social’s YDE & OLIVE in the amazing space of the KCL chapel!

I’ve had a great first day at @themamoconf.bsky.social conference, repping @guildmedmak.bsky.social at our stall in the Council Room and hearing some great papers! Excited for tomorrow! #mamo2025

A packed & satisfying day of giving historical walking tours to secondary school students around #Lancaster 👣 but finally on the train heading to @themamoconf.bsky.social - looking forward to attending the oldest conference fully dedicated to medieval reception! 😃

We draw to the end of a whirlwind day at MAMO - including a brief fire alarm! - with our plenary by Angela Weisl and Robert Squillace, & a reception at the Terrace. All the papers have been fantastic, and we're grateful to @degruyterbrill.bsky.social and @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social for joining us!

We're at the Middle Ages in the Modern World conference this week. Author Robert Houghton stopped by or stand to say hello! Find out more about his book "The Middle Ages in Computer Games" buff.ly/B81ugFy #Medievalism @themamoconf.bsky.social‬ #MAMO25

Teasers for my @themamoconf.bsky.social paper and the workshop I'm delivering tomorrow! See you soon, friends!

First day at @themamoconf.bsky.social; really looking forward to the panels! Come check out all our books on #Medievalism (plus one picture book that accidentally got shipped to London).

Today's the day - MAMO 2025 kicks off at King's College London, Strand Campus! Look out for our student helpers or conference organisers: Josh Davies, Rebecca Menmuir, and Sarah Salih. Ask us anything; or our inbox will be monitored: <[email protected]>.

Our very own @drlauravarnam.bsky.social is representing us at the impressively expansive @themamoconf.bsky.social Do drop by to say hello, chat critical creativity and, if you are so inclined, join us!

Can’t wait for MAMO to start tomorrow - so many fascinating papers! Also looking forward to talking about contemporary retellings of medieval material and a few of their retelling strategies on Thursday 🤗

Looking forward to @themamoconf.bsky.social tomorrow.

#MAMO attendees: check out this webpage for details on how to access King's Strand Campus. Scroll down for an especially handy campus map. When in doubt, head for St Mary le Strand church - the entrance is opposite! www.kcl.ac.uk/visit/strand...

Taking Margery to Lynn! Find out more about @mirabelledomine.bsky.social and @lukeewalker.bsky.social's film project on Thursday's 'Modern Mysticism' panel at MAMO.

All star cast !

Have put together my workshop for @themamoconf.bsky.social today so I'm all set for tomorrow and Wednesday. Excited to see many friends old and new there!

MAMO is this week! I’m so excited for so many amazing papers and workshops reflecting on how medieval research interacts with the modern world.

Continuing with our MAMO thread of reflecting on practices of medievalism, we look forward to our Thursday panel on 'Pedagogy and Practice'! With Kirsty Bolton (@lusignanmermaid.bsky.social, Oxford), Karen A. Winstead (Ohio), and Brendan O'Connell (Trinity Dublin). #MAMOmonth

'New Theoretical Approaches' at MAMO will explore just that - new ways of approaching medievalism! A panel with Usha Vishnuvajjala (SUNY-New Paltz), Sophia Philomena Wolf (@philouw.bsky.social, Freiburg), and Caroline Banerjee (City London). #MAMOmonth

Some great Chaucerian sessions at MAMO this week!

#MAMOmonth becomes #MAMOweek, as the conference starts TOMORROW! We are so excited to welcome everyone to King's tomorrow: please email <[email protected]> with any final questions, and safe travels, all! themamo.org

That’s right! Come along and find out more about @guildmedmak.bsky.social in the Council Room!

Can’t wait! It’s been such a pleasure to work on this panel with Daisy and Sheila!

Next up for #MAMOmonth is our Thursday panel, 'Visibility, Connectivity, Creativity: Honouring Medieval Women’s Stories in the Modern World'! With Laura Varnam (@drlauravarnam.bsky.social, Oxford), Sheila Passey (Wolverhampton), and Daisy Black (@daisyeblack.bsky.social, Wolverhampton).