Piers Plowman

literature and revolution

I have a piece on Medium about the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, Piers Plowman, and our current political/aesthetic moment in 2018.

I have a piece on Medium reflecting on the first day of spring in light of human-caused climate change and medieval poetry.

I have a piece on Piers Plowman and 21st-century higher ed out this month in Boston College Magazine.

I have a new essay on David Perry’s blog, How Did We Get into This Mess?, called “What Is Education For? – To Kill a Mockingbird and Medieval Literature.” It’s about Biloxi School District’s decision last month to ban (then partially unban) To Kill a Mockingbird.

I have a guest blog post at Fair Field out today, on the challenges of higher education as a social and ethical project, in the fourteenth century and today. It’s called “What’s the point of learning? Piers Plowman and education today.”