Community engagement
This Insight Grant is built around the idea that studying medieval badges provides rich and nuanced historical depth to contemporary debates around affiliative visual signs and symbols, supporting reflection on the historical use of visual markers of identity to unite, divide, and define communities.
To share knowledge about medieval badges and what they can teach us in the contemporary world, we both seek out and create new opportunities for community engagement. Due to pandemic restrictions, many of these engagements have taken place online. When possible, our aim is to design temporary art installations, community events, and public talks to engage our community in reflection and historical understanding.
The Medieval podcast interview
Ann Marie Rasmussen had the pleasure of speaking with Danièle Cybulskie, the creator and host of The Medieval Podcast in an episode titled, “Medieval Badges with Ann Marie Rasmussen.”
Read the original blog post!
Bawdy medieval badges: Ann Marie Rasmussen + Melanie Jackson
This special talk was a part of a Collaborative Works-in-Progress series, hosted by the Waterloo Centre for German Studies. Ann Marie Rasmussen was joined by artist Melanie Jackson to discuss her ongoing work with bawdy medieval badges.
Read the original blog post!