Eleanor Janega Explained

Eleanor Janega is an American broadcaster and medievalist. Her scholarship focuses on gender and sexuality; apocalyptic thought; propaganda; and the urban experience, in the late medieval period.

Biography

Despite her initial interest in pursuing Chinese history in college, particularly the 15th century transition from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing dynasty, upon encountering professors Barbara Rosenwein and Theresa Gross-Diaz at Loyola University Chicago, she says, "It was over," and her career studying Medieval history had begun.^[1]

Janega gained her undergraduate degree in History (with honours) from Loyola University Chicago, and holds an MA (with distinction) in Medieval Studies and a PhD in history, both from University College London.^[2] Her doctoral thesis was titled Jan Milíč of Kroměříž and Emperor Charles IV: Preaching, Power, and the Church of Prague.^[3]

She is a guest teacher in the London School of Economics Department of International History, and teaches a standalone online course on Medieval Gender and Sexuality.^[4]

Janega co-hosts the Going Medieval documentary strand on the History Hit streaming service.^[5] She also co-hosts the Gone Medieval podcast, and has appeared as a talking head on radio and television.

Selected publications

• Book: Janega . Eleanor . The Middle Ages: A Graphic History . 2021 . Icon Books . London . 9781785785917. 0. ^[6]
• Book: Janega . Eleanor . The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society . 2023 . WW Norton . London. 9780393867817. 0. ^[7]
• Book: Janega . Eleanor . Mielke . Christopher . Znorovszky . Andrea-Bianka . Same bodies, different women : 'other' women in the middle ages and the early modern period . 2019 . Trivent . Budapest . 978-615-81222-2-1 . https://trivent-publishing.eu/history/samebodiesdifferentwomen/5.%20Eleanor%20Janega.pdf . Suspect Women: Prostitution, Reputation, and Gossip in Fourteenth-Century Prague. 10.22618/TP.HAA.20192. 243529846 .
• News: Janega . Eleanor . Opinion Don't kid yourself. The Black Death's aftermath isn't cause for optimism about covid-19 . 30 September 2022 . . 14 April 2020. 0 . 0190-8286.
• Janega . Eleanor. Morality tales . Red Pepper. 1353-7024. 233 . 30 September 2022. 0.

External links

• Going Medieval

Notes and References

1. The Medieval Podcast Live! with Eleanor Janega . 2023-07-05 . Medievalists . 2024-06-04 . YouTube.
2. Web site: Dr Eleanor Janega . London School of Economics and Political Science . 30 September 2022.
3. Janega . Eleanor . 2015 . Jan Milíč of Kroměříž and Emperor Charles IV: Preaching, Power, and the Church of Prague . PhD . University College London .
4. Web site: Medieval Gender and Sexuality . 13 September 2022 . Medievalists.net . 30 September 2022.
5. Web site: Going Medieval . . History Hit. 11 April 2024.
6. Reviews of The Middle Ages:
   • Noe . Matthew . July 2021 . Review: The Middle Ages . Booklist. . 117 . 21 . 18.
   • Hilts. Carly. Current Archaeology. 32. 383. February 2022. 54. . Review: The Middle Ages.
   • Web site: Jurgens. Eric. A Fresh Approach to Teaching Medieval History. H-Net. May 2023.
7. Reviews of Once and Future Sex:
   • News: Gill . Martha . 18 March 2023 . It's a myth that women have never had it so good – take a look at medieval days . . Proquest.
   • Review: The Once and Future Sex. Kirkus Reviews. 11 October 2022.
   • McBroom. Kathleen. Booklist. 119. 7–8. December 2022. 103. . Review: The Once and Future Sex.
   • News: Daughters of Eve. Lowry. Elizabeth. The Wall Street Journal. 16 Feb 2023. .
   • Nonfiction Reviews. Publishers Weekly. 269. 47. November 14, 2022. .
   • News: Between maiden and mother: A provocative survey of women's lives in the Middle Ages. Carolyne. Larrington. Times Literary Supplement. 17 March 2023.
   • News: Audiobook review. Insatiable women of the Middle Ages. Christina. Hardyment. The Times. 20 May 2023.
   • Web site: What medieval attitudes tell us about our evolving views of sex. Diana. Gitig. 11 February 2023. Ars Technica.