The Black Middle Ages Race and the Construction of the Middle Ages
The Black Middle Ages examines the influence of medieval studies on African-American thought. Matthew X. Vernon focuses on nineteenth century uses of medieval texts to structure racial identity, but also considers the flexibility of medieval narratives mo
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The Black Middle Ages RACE and the CONSTRUCTION of the MIDDLE AGES Matthew X. Ver non
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The New Middle Ages Series Editor Bonnie Wheeler English & Medieval Studies Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX, USA
The New Middle Ages is a series dedicated to pluridisciplinary studies of medieval cultures, with particular emphasis on recuperating women’s history and on feminist and gender analyses. This peer-reviewed series includes both scholarly monographs and essay collections. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14239
Matthew X. Vernon
The Black Middle Ages Race and the Construction of the Middle Ages
Matthew X. Vernon University of California, Davis Davis, CA, USA
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To my family who lives the vernacular. And to my family who gave me a light in the dark places, when all other lights went out.
Preface
About the Nature and Structure of This Study Even at the level of lexicon there are clear difficulties with this project. This subject is literally hard to talk about. To paraphrase Twain, medieval and African-American studies can seem like two fields separated by a common language. What do we mean when we say “vernacular”? Are we discussing the vernaculars of thirteenth-century England or the multiplicity of registers in American
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