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Eleanor Janega

Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian and author of The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society (Blackwells, 2023)

Eleanor Janega is a medieval historian and author of The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women’s Roles in Society (Blackwells, 2023)

  • A marble statue of a bearded man, Plato, wearing a robe is offset against a bright blue sky

    Nowhere to retvrn: how far-right revisionism spreads online

    The right has always tried to control historical narratives to uphold its values, says Eleanor Janega. Now ‘trads’ are taking it online

  • A painting showing witches performing a ritual surrounded by magical items and creatures

    Morality tales

    From cowardly men to wayward wives, pre-modern superstitions transmitted social norms as well as scares, writes Eleanor Janega

  • Caribbean Cold War

    As the US runs roughshod over international law, Harold Pinter demands justice for Cuba. Eleanor Janega and Jane Holgate contribute their views.