HST 239 - Modern Extremism & Medieval World

Course Units: 1

Whether through movies, video games, or novels, modern society has maintained a longstanding fascination with the world of the European Middle Ages. Yet, as Viking symbols and Crusader slogans used by marchers during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA demonstrated, this period’s history has also been used to grow white nationalist movements and spark division. Through studying medieval texts, art, and literature, this course equips you to better understand the historical context behind uses and abuses of medieval culture in popular media and extremist propaganda. CC: JCHF, WAC-R ISP: REL, STS