Cultural Studies of the Modern Middle Ages

1. Introduction
Eileen A. Joy, Myra J. Seaman

Part I. Medieval, Reality, Television

2. Models of (IM)Perfection: Parodic Refunctioning in Spike TV’s the Joe Schmo Show and Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Tale of Sir Thopas”
Kimberly K. Bell

3. “She Appears as Brightly Radiant as She Once was Foul”: Medieval Conversion Narratives and Contemporary Makeover Shows
Angela Jane Weisl

4. Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Moral Lessons from Handlyng Synne and Survivor
Cynthia A. Ho, James Driggers

5. Back to the Future: Living the Liminal Life in the Manor House and the Medieval Dream
Betsy McCormick

6. Medieval Histories and Modern Realism: Yet Another Origin of the Novel
Nancy F. Partner

7. Sacrificing Fiction and the Quest for the Real King Arthur
Myra J. Seaman, John Green

Part II. Medieval, Reality, Politics

8. The Crisis of Legitimation in Bush’s America and Henry IV’s England
Daniel T. Kline

9. Torture, Inquisition, Medievalism, Reality, TV
Steve Guthrie

10. Wolves, Outlaws, and Enemy Combatants
Michael E. Moore

11. Exteriority is Not a Negation But a Marvel: Hospitality, Terrorism, Levinas, Beowulf
Eileen A. Joy

Keywords: History, History of Medieval Europe, Ancient History, Medieval Literature, Classical and Antique Literature, European History, Social History