Matt Gabriele
@profgabriele.com
Professor, author THE BRIGHT AGES (2021), BETWEEN PROPHECY & APOCALYPSE (2024), & OATHBREAKERS (2024). Host podcast @americanmedieval.bsky.social
nostalgia/apocalypse. religion/violence. medieval/modern. Neutral Good. He/ him.
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nostalgia/apocalypse. religion/violence. medieval/modern. Neutral Good. He/ him.
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AND WE'RE LIVE!!!!!
Welcome to American Medieval! Our first episode sees @profgabriele.com talk with the amazing @goingmedieval.bsky.social about what got us interested in the Middle Ages, why Czech history is super cool, and why Dan Brown drives us nuts
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Welcome to American Medieval! Our first episode sees @profgabriele.com talk with the amazing @goingmedieval.bsky.social about what got us interested in the Middle Ages, why Czech history is super cool, and why Dan Brown drives us nuts
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Public Medievalism with Eleanor Janega
Podcast Episode · American Medieval · 11/12/2025 · 57m
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HERE WE GO BOYS AND GIRLS! The podcast is live! please have a listen! @goingmedieval.bsky.social is amazing and this was a super fun conversation. i was barely drunk* during it!
*not drunk
*not drunk
Just had a PhD student say lol it’s funny and friend I hope you someday learn about power differentials before you finish your coursework
you actually don't have to go online and crap on your students
November 30, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Just had a PhD student say lol it’s funny and friend I hope you someday learn about power differentials before you finish your coursework
This is just the TPUSA professor watchlist in a different venue
November 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This is just the TPUSA professor watchlist in a different venue
This looks interesting but I legit don’t understand the premise of the question
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November 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This looks interesting but I legit don’t understand the premise of the question
"here's a screenshot from the fascist app with 2 randos talking about a thing that may or may not be true because it contains no link or citation, so it somehow proves my point that the world is terrible"
also being against AI isn't the same as saying mRNA = NWO conspiracy. do you hear yourself?
also being against AI isn't the same as saying mRNA = NWO conspiracy. do you hear yourself?
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"here's a screenshot from the fascist app with 2 randos talking about a thing that may or may not be true because it contains no link or citation, so it somehow proves my point that the world is terrible"
also being against AI isn't the same as saying mRNA = NWO conspiracy. do you hear yourself?
also being against AI isn't the same as saying mRNA = NWO conspiracy. do you hear yourself?
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fwiw this has not been my experience at all
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
fwiw this has not been my experience at all
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Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
Perry: The pro-Hitler problem with the American right
"We need to get back to the basics: Hitler was bad. The people who suggest otherwise are also bad," David M. Perry writes.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hitler was bad.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
An essay that, you know, I didn’t think I’d need to write.
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just a reminder that if you're a medievalist with a book coming out, or a scholar of another period whose research TALKS ABOUT how the medieval is received in American life, YOU COULD BE ON THE PODCAST!
Get in touch and recommend yourself (or someone else) -->
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Get in touch and recommend yourself (or someone else) -->
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American Medieval Podcast — Matthew Gabriele
American Medieval is a podcast about the Middle Ages, but with an American twist. Each week, your host Prof. Matthew Gabriele is joined by expert guests to explore either some fascinating part of the ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
just a reminder that if you're a medievalist with a book coming out, or a scholar of another period whose research TALKS ABOUT how the medieval is received in American life, YOU COULD BE ON THE PODCAST!
Get in touch and recommend yourself (or someone else) -->
americanmedieval.com
Get in touch and recommend yourself (or someone else) -->
americanmedieval.com
these people have too much $. tax them into the middle class.
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too.
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
these people have too much $. tax them into the middle class.
unrelated but this man must be so sick of all the baseball stuff he's getting
it's like when Game of Thrones came out and, as a medievalist, i only got GoT stuff for birthdays and holidays for like 5 years
it's like when Game of Thrones came out and, as a medievalist, i only got GoT stuff for birthdays and holidays for like 5 years
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
unrelated but this man must be so sick of all the baseball stuff he's getting
it's like when Game of Thrones came out and, as a medievalist, i only got GoT stuff for birthdays and holidays for like 5 years
it's like when Game of Thrones came out and, as a medievalist, i only got GoT stuff for birthdays and holidays for like 5 years
you actually don't have to go online and crap on your students
November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
you actually don't have to go online and crap on your students
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Good day to buy some books from your favorite independent bookstore. (Really always a good day to do this.)
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Good day to buy some books from your favorite independent bookstore. (Really always a good day to do this.)
fwiw this has not been my experience at all
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
fwiw this has not been my experience at all
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This week I built on some ideas in @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com's Oathbreakers and whether the later Carolingians learned from the past #medievalsky
Not Quite A Review: Oathbreakers and Rebellious Sons
After a very long lapse I managed to finish reading the 2024 book by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry called Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers that Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe. For...
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November 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This week I built on some ideas in @lollardfish.bsky.social and @profgabriele.com's Oathbreakers and whether the later Carolingians learned from the past #medievalsky
Moose are ACAB
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Moose are ACAB
I will point out that this most immediately derives from Samuel Huntington’s CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS who made the same points but softened it (a bit) so it became normalized in right-wing policy circles
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I will point out that this most immediately derives from Samuel Huntington’s CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS who made the same points but softened it (a bit) so it became normalized in right-wing policy circles
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Since launch, we've published 100 pieces, including essays, interviews, reviews, and excerpts, and authors including Pulitzer Prize nominees, Guggenheim fellows, NYT editors, + first-timers, while compensating staff for their work. Can you support our mission?
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November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Since launch, we've published 100 pieces, including essays, interviews, reviews, and excerpts, and authors including Pulitzer Prize nominees, Guggenheim fellows, NYT editors, + first-timers, while compensating staff for their work. Can you support our mission?
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November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
UC Press is looking for a skilled Marketing Coordinator to help execute campaigns and keep our promotional efforts running smoothly. If you’re detail-oriented, collaborative, and ready to grow your marketing career in publishing, apply here: careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...
It’s cool that you don’t like that thing everyone likes but have you considered shutting the fuck up
November 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
It’s cool that you don’t like that thing everyone likes but have you considered shutting the fuck up
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i’m biased, but i’m thinking academic(!) religious studies needs to be taught in US public schools.
VP JD Vance stood before a crowd and tried to falsify history, claiming Christians ended widespread mass child-sacrifice practices among Native Americans
November 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
i’m biased, but i’m thinking academic(!) religious studies needs to be taught in US public schools.
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It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
November 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
It’s really funny how a generation will roll its eyes at parents who watch Fox News but doesn’t see why being immersed in Twitter is having the same effect. Lots of serious people show up on Fox News too but that shouldn’t be your primary source on the news.
I don’t like the “fuck you for trying” genre of essay
November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I don’t like the “fuck you for trying” genre of essay
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anyway these are all great books so far and you could do a lot worse than picking one up, reading the first two chapters tonight, and desperately using it as a conversation topic if someone gets a little too weird over pie
apropos of Buy Books discourse, here’s my current nonfiction reading & rec list:
Bloody Crowns (100 years war), @michaellivingston.com
Between Two Rivers (Mesopotamia), @moudhy.bsky.social
Oathbreakers (Carolingians) & The Bright Ages (u can guess), @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social
Bloody Crowns (100 years war), @michaellivingston.com
Between Two Rivers (Mesopotamia), @moudhy.bsky.social
Oathbreakers (Carolingians) & The Bright Ages (u can guess), @profgabriele.com & @lollardfish.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
anyway these are all great books so far and you could do a lot worse than picking one up, reading the first two chapters tonight, and desperately using it as a conversation topic if someone gets a little too weird over pie
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This has been obvious for 10 days now but @nymag.com needs to announce a deep dive
Investigation into everything Nuzzi has ever written
Investigation into everything Nuzzi has ever written
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
This has been obvious for 10 days now but @nymag.com needs to announce a deep dive
Investigation into everything Nuzzi has ever written
Investigation into everything Nuzzi has ever written
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The reason that we reporters are focused so intensely on the L'affair Nuzzi is that, as Olivia notes, it is a basically apocalyptic scandal in the most literal sense of that term: a dropping of masks. It's acting as confirmation of every hideous story anybody's ever told about political journalists
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit
November 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The reason that we reporters are focused so intensely on the L'affair Nuzzi is that, as Olivia notes, it is a basically apocalyptic scandal in the most literal sense of that term: a dropping of masks. It's acting as confirmation of every hideous story anybody's ever told about political journalists
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Both of these are great books, but I found "Oathbreakers" had the kind of cinematic sweep that allows me to recommend it to even the (few) non-history nerds in my life.
And our @lollardfish.bsky.social recent OATHBREAKERS - this one about a medieval empire that devolves into brutal bloodshed between brothers when elites abandon the public good and only care about enriching themselves
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Oathbreakers
“Fascinating.” — The Wall Street Journal
“An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset.” — Publishers Weekly
The authors of The Bright Ages return with ...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Both of these are great books, but I found "Oathbreakers" had the kind of cinematic sweep that allows me to recommend it to even the (few) non-history nerds in my life.