Pasts Imperfect (5.14.26) (opens in new tab)

This week, medievalist Matthew Vernon discusses Beowulf, Blackness, and the film Sinners (2025). Then, the ACLS, AHA, and MLA win the day for NEH grantees; dendrochronology and medieval Japanese aurorae; using pitch to examine where Roman boats were repaired; open access books on Serving the Christian State in Late Antiquity