Cambridge University Press is launching a new academic journal covering the Middle Ages, called Early Medieval England and its Neighbours (EMEN). This afternoon’s announcement should have been a boon to Æthelstan nerds, but Cambridge is instead receiving flak for once again kowtowing to political correctness.
We are delighted to introduce a new OA journal: Early Medieval England and its Neighbours!
As a relaunch of Anglo-Saxon England, EMEN features:
📂A broader approach
📰 Interdisciplinary scope
✔️Same high quality as ASEFind out more 👉https://t.co/cl0Ccrg5JL pic.twitter.com/h0GFAqaNAh
— Cambridge University Press – History (@cambUP_History) May 8, 2024
That’s because EMEN is in fact a relaunch of the publication Anglo-Saxon England. The University of Cambridge has had previous issues with Alfred the Great & co. Last year it was reported that the department responsible for early medieval history was teaching students that the Anglo-Saxons were not a distinct ethnic group, in an effort to tackle “myths of nationalism” and make the university curriculum more “anti-racist”.
Historians are now less than pleased with the CUP journal’s name change, with noted podcaster Dominic Sandbrook calling the individuals behind the decision “total drips” and accusing them of not having “the courage to say no to a handful of mad Americans”. First the Normans, now the American conquest…
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SubscribeThe irony here is that history will not be kind to these pillocks.