Abstract
Misinformation and disinformation are well-known terms that bring a plethora of topics to mind, such as fake news, conspiracy theories, social media, economic inequity, power imbalances, social justice, confirmation bias, political polarization, and/or health information within a more modern/contemporary context. While it is no secret that mis/disinformation have been present in our societies for centuries, it is not an area that has been fully examined in Medieval Studies. This article argues that the lack of scholarship on medieval mis/disinformation stems from a gap in the medieval studies curriculum and provides solutions to this problem, including a brief outline of a graduate medieval mis/disinformation seminar to be offered at Purdue University in Spring 2025.
Date of this Version
2025
Recommended Citation
Leaman, Kristin B., "Medieval Misinformation and Disinformation: Filling a Gap in Medieval Studies" (2025). Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research. Paper 332.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_fsdocs/332
Comments
This article was published in Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching: SMART, 32, (2), Fall 2025, and is available here with permission of the publisher.