Past Perfect! Podcast
1) Studying Sermons of the Late Middle Ages
In this episode, David Rockwell asks Pietro Delcorno, research fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, about his research related to late medieval sermons. Some of the questions discussed in this ...Show More
2) Introduction to Medieval Studies and Archaeology
How much were medieval monastic orders similar to modern corporations? What is the deal with monks wearing red pointy shoes? Why did King Andrew II invite the Teutonic order to settle in the Hungarian...Show More
3) Literature and Jewish Identity in the Early Modern Period
In this forty minutes long interview, Christpher Mielke talks with Marianna Birnbaum of UCLA and visiting professor at CEU about Hungarian Renaissance literature, Jews in the Renaissance, studying wom...Show More
4) A Classical Philologist’s Journey: Late Antiquity, Ancient Sex and Hagiography
In this fifty minutes long interview, Chris Mielke talks with Cristian-Nicolae Gaşpar of the Medieval Department at CEU about his journey as a classical philologist, ancient taboos and translating the...Show More
A Classical Philologist’s Journey: Late Antiquity, Ancient Sex and Hagiography
42:05 | Jul 29th, 2019
5) Christianity and Culture in the Fourth and Fourteenth Centuries
What was it like to be a pagan in fourth century Rome? Why was paganism expensive? Why was it both hard and easy for Romans to convert to Christianity? What are the similarities between the fourth and...Show More
6) The Medieval Urban Network of Hungary
How one can study the medieval towns of Hungary? What is the use of historical geography?In this fifty minutes long interveiw, Chris Mielke talks with Katalin Szende, theoutgoing head of the Departm...Show More
7) An Excursion into Zooarchaeology
How were bone tools made and used? Was there a specialized guild for boneworking? What are the cultural notions surrounding horsemeat? What is the Medieval Animal Database? What are the different kind...Show More
8) Medieval Medicine and the Black Death
What was it like to be a doctor in the Middle Ages? What measures did cities take to preserve their citizens' health? How did medieval people explain the plague? In this interview, Chris Mielke talks ...Show More