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‘Words as Weapons in the Correspondence of Edward I with Llywelyn ap Gruffydd’, Parergon, 30.1 (2013), 51–71. ‘Strategies of Writing: Studies on Text and Trust in the Middle Ages (Review)’, Parergon,...
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Kathleen has been recognised for excellence in undergraduate teaching by the Faculty of Arts, with particular emphasis on her ability to motivate and inspire students. Kathleen teaches principally...
View ArticleResearching in the Archives
Handling the Close Roll for the politically-dramatic year 49 Henry III was a thrill! I’m just back from a successful, whirlwind research trip to the UK, presenting new work at two major meetings,...
View ArticleThe Long Angevin Empire – Papers Wanted
Angevin Empire under Henry II by Cartedaros. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. A session (or sessions) is planned for the Empire thematic strand at the International Medieval...
View ArticleWords as Weapons Now Online
Update! You can now access my most recent paper, Words as Weapons in the Correspondence of Edward I with Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, in Parergon online via Project Muse (NB. subscription required).
View ArticleNew Project on Anonymity
I’ve just secured some seed funding for an interesting new project on meanings of medieval anonymity. This will be an exciting venture that takes me beyond administrative texts into literature, sermons...
View ArticleVisiting Fellowship in Lincoln, UK
Lincoln Cathedral (image, wikimedia commons) I’ve recently been appointed as International Visiting Fellow in Medieval History at the University of Lincoln, UK. I’ll be visiting the University between...
View Article#MedFemList goes viral
Eileen Power. One of the ‘game changing’ medievalists mentioned on #MedFemList. Image: wikimedia commons In a recent New York Times article a prominent US Civil War historian named over thirty ‘game...
View ArticleMagna Carta Mayhem
This year marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, an enigmatic but significant moment in English political and legal history, which is currently drawing attention around the world. I’ve recently...
View ArticleExpo Assessment Takes Off
This year in Medieval Europe, one of the first year history units I coordinate, my tutors and I trialled a new assessment strategy, which seems to have paid huge dividends in student (and staff!)...
View ArticleGender and Authority in 13th Century Letters
An edited volume of essays in honour of the late Philippa Maddern (UWA) to which I’ve contributed has recently appeared with Palgrave’s Genders and Sexualities in History series: Authority, Gender and...
View ArticleMedieval Lego: Out Now!
I’m proud to have been involved in a wonderful publication on medieval history for children vibrantly illustrated in Lego. Available now from No Starch Press. Click Here.
View ArticleMagna Carta in the Capital
On 30 October, I took part in a dynamic symposium on Magna Carta as part of the Senate and the Rule of Law Institute of Australia’s final event for the 800th anniversary year. It was an honour to be...
View ArticleVice Chancellor’s Citation for Teaching
I’m very honoured to have been awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning in the Early Career category for 2015: For motivating and inspiring students of...
View ArticleEncountering Magna Carta in the Middle Ages: Out now
The proceedings of last year’s public symposium on Magna Carta held at Parliament House in Canberra have been published in the Senate’s research journal, Papers on Parliament. You can read an extended...
View ArticleTeaching Innovation Recognised
I’m honoured to have been recognised with a 2016 Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the recent Australian Awards for University Teaching: ‘For motivating and inspiring...
View ArticleVisiting Oxford in 2016
In November and December 2016 I am honoured to be a Visiting Fellow of The Oxford Research Centre for Humanities (TORCH). While in the UK, I will be working towards a new project on Medieval...
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