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Author of “The Black Middle Ages,” Matthew X. Vernon
Author of “The Black Middle Ages,” Matthew X. Vernon
Vernon is the author of The Black Middle Ages: Race and the Construction of the Middle Ages, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2018, which examines the influence of medieval studies on African American thought. Vernon focuses on nineteenth century uses of medieval texts to structure racial identity, but also considers the flexibility of medieval narratives […]