Christian Raffensperger
Historian and Kenneth E. Ray Chair in Humanities at Wittenberg University, editor and author of works on medieval Europe including the edited volume 'Authorship, Worldview, and Identity in Medieval Europe' (Routledge, 2022).
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Jan 24, 2026 • 46min
Christian Raffensperger, "Authorship, Worldview, and Identity in Medieval Europe" (Routledge, 2022)
Christian Raffensperger, Kenneth E. Ray Chair in Humanities and medievalist focused on Eastern Europe. He discusses how medieval authors perceived a wider world beyond their locality. Conversations cover reintegrating Eastern Europe into medieval narratives, methods for reading authorship and intent, and diverse examples from Gregory of Tours to Marco Polo and the Primary Chronicle.
Jan 24, 2026 • 46min
Christian Raffensperger, "Authorship, Worldview, and Identity in Medieval Europe" (Routledge, 2022)
Christian Raffensperger, Kenneth E. Ray Chair in Humanities and scholar of medieval Eastern Europe. He explores how medieval authors imagined worlds beyond their towns and kingdoms. Short takes look at eastern Europe’s place in medieval narratives, imagined geographies, mercantile perspectives like Marco Polo’s, and how texts create identity and space.
Dec 2, 2022 • 50min
Kyivan Rus’
Christian Raffensperger, expert on Kyivan Rus', discusses its significance in shaping East and West in medieval Europe. They explore topics including rethinking Western Europe as the standard, communication and succession in pre-modern rulers, culture and social history, and integration with the wider Europe through trade and dynastic marriages.
