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The Medieval Podcast

The Medieval Podcast — “Medieval Badges with Ann Marie Rasmussen”

Ann Marie Rasmussen had the pleasure of speaking with Danièle Cybulskie, the creator and host of The Medieval Podcast, several weeks ago. Their conversation, “Medieval Badges with Ann Marie Rasmussen,” is now available to listen to on their website.

“If you were suddenly transported back into Northern Europe in the latter part of the Middle Ages, a lot of the people you came across would be sporting something shiny on their clothes or hats. This week, Danièle speaks with Ann Marie Rasmussen about medieval badges, how they were made and used, and who was wearing them.”

The Medieval Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Danièle Cybulskie, in which she interviews various scholars and historians of the Middle Ages about an array of topics. The podcast is run through Medievalists.net — a website promoting medieval history through news, articles, videos, and more.

This post was originally published on the Medieval Badges blog on November 11, 2021.

Bawdy Medieval Badges Talk with Melanie Jackson

Bawdy Medieval Badges | Ann Marie Rasmussen + Melanie Jackson

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021, Ann Marie Rasmussen was joined by Melanie Jackson to discuss their ongoing work with medieval badges. Drawing upon Rasmussen’s scholarly monograph, Medieval Badges: Their Wearers and Their Worlds (2021), and Jackson’s engagement with bawdy badges through her artistic project Spekyng Rybawdy, the conversation wove together questions of imagination, movement and scale.

Melanie Jackson is a UK-based artist working with modes of non-fiction storytelling through assemblages of sculpture, writing and moving image. Jackson is represented by Matt’s Gallery. A full version of Jackson’s Spekyng Rybawdy animation is available on Matt’s Gallery.

Melanie Jackson, Spekyng Rybawdy, 2020. Image courtesy of Matt’s Gallery.

Melanie Jackson, Spekyng Rybawdy, 2020. Image courtesy of Matt’s Gallery.

Melanie Jackson, Spekyng Rybawdy, 2020. Image courtesy of Matt’s Gallery.