Invited Lectures and Talks
Playing the Saint: Depictions of Sanctity in Modern Video Games.
Christ's Best Imitators: Saints and Religious Change, valedictory symposium for Mathilde van Dijk. University of Groningen, 4 July 2025.
Serieus Spelen met Geschiedenis: Van Historisch Onderzoek naar Historisch Bordspel.
Workshop 'Gladiatoren uit de Wildernis' (part of the History programme's project week 'Verleden Week'). Ghent University, 31 March 2025.
Playing with Science: From Research to Board Game.
Science Communication Symposium (part of Professionalism in Pharmacy II). University of Groningen, 16 January 2025.
Mensen, Monsters en Andere Beesten: Spelen met Middeleeuwse Beestenboeken.
IONC Network Meeting. Leiden University, 18 October 2024.
Creatures of Excess. Monstrous Assemblages in Medieval Heritage and Modern Games.
Coding Medieval Worlds. Exilian & University of Vienna, 18 February 2024.
To Name a Hog. . . and Hang Her: Medieval Pig Trials.
Animals in Arts, Humanities, and Society I: Power of Pigs. University of Groningen, 25 January 2023.
Animal Studies and the Anthropocene from a Long-Term Perspective.
Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge symposium. University of Groningen, 4 June 2019.
Christ's Best Imitators: Saints and Religious Change, valedictory symposium for Mathilde van Dijk. University of Groningen, 4 July 2025.
Serieus Spelen met Geschiedenis: Van Historisch Onderzoek naar Historisch Bordspel.
Workshop 'Gladiatoren uit de Wildernis' (part of the History programme's project week 'Verleden Week'). Ghent University, 31 March 2025.
Playing with Science: From Research to Board Game.
Science Communication Symposium (part of Professionalism in Pharmacy II). University of Groningen, 16 January 2025.
Mensen, Monsters en Andere Beesten: Spelen met Middeleeuwse Beestenboeken.
IONC Network Meeting. Leiden University, 18 October 2024.
Creatures of Excess. Monstrous Assemblages in Medieval Heritage and Modern Games.
Coding Medieval Worlds. Exilian & University of Vienna, 18 February 2024.
To Name a Hog. . . and Hang Her: Medieval Pig Trials.
Animals in Arts, Humanities, and Society I: Power of Pigs. University of Groningen, 25 January 2023.
Animal Studies and the Anthropocene from a Long-Term Perspective.
Counterpoint: Navigating Knowledge symposium. University of Groningen, 4 June 2019.
Academic Service
Convening
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2027.
Medieval Animal Data network (MAD) sessions (with Kaila Yankelevich and Karsten Schuil):
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2026.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. October 2024.
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2023.
Medieval Animal Data network (MAD) sessions (with Kaila Yankelevich and Karsten Schuil):
- Rabbits & Hares: A Round Table Discussion.
- Communities of Animals I: Modelling Human Values.
- Communities of Animals II: The Animal At Work.
- Communities of Animals III: Animals Representing (Super)Humans.
- Communities of Animals IV: The Paradoxical Whale. (org. Marie Ulrike Jaros)
- Disruptive Animals I: Within and Without.
- Disruptive Animals II: Managing Unruly Neighbours.
- Disruptive Animals III: The End of Community.
- Disruptive Animals IV: Crossing Boundaries in Jewish Thought. (org. Jonnie Schnytzer)
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2026.
- Medieval Animal Data network (MAD) sessions (with Kaila Yankelevich):
- Rats & Mice: A Round Table Discussion.
- Shifting Animal Meanings I: A Journey with the Jewish Animal.
- Shifting Animal Meanings II: Shifting Shapes and Symbolism.
- Travelling Species I: Transgressive Creatures.
- Travelling Species II: More Than Human/Animal.
- Travelling Species III: Leonine Legacies.
- Travelling Species IV: The Meek and Mighty.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. October 2024.
- The Medieval Animal: Political, Social, and Legal Resonances.
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2023.
- The Natures of the Beast: Medieval Animal Entanglements, I.
- The Natures of the Beast: Medieval Animal Entanglements, II.
Chairing
Symposium: Animals and Power in the Ancient Near East, University of Groningen. October 2026.
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2026.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. October 2024.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. October 2023.
American Indian Workshop, Ghent University. April 2018.
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2023.
- Wild Animals and Power in Southwest Asia.
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2026.
- Travelling Species III: Leonine Legacies.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. October 2024.
- The Medieval Animal: Political, Social, and Legal Resonances.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. October 2023.
- The Colonized Animal.
American Indian Workshop, Ghent University. April 2018.
- Poster Presentations.
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2023.
- The Natures of the Beast: Medieval Animal Entanglements, I.
Organising
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2026.
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2025.
Historicidagen, Maastricht University. August 2024.
Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies conference, University of Groningen. June 2017.
- A Medievalist's Guide to Crafting Modern Games (workshop, with Jeannette Loakman).
International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds. July 2025.
- Creature Features: Playing with Medieval Animal Heritage as a Teaching Tool (workshop, with Tamara de Bruin).
Historicidagen, Maastricht University. August 2024.
- Ook Getest op Historici: Testsessie Historische Gezelschapsspellen (workshop, with Bram De Ridder).
Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies conference, University of Groningen. June 2017.
- Vice-chair of conference organisation committee.
- Public outreach.
- Website design.
Conference, Workshop, and Symposium Papers
The House of Daedalus: Worldbuilding with Animals and Automata in Late Medieval Theme Parks.
Joint Meeting of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) and History of Science Society (HSS). University of Edinburgh, 15 July 2026.
Snails on a Plain: The Rise of 'Vermin Trials' in Late Medieval Burgundy.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 7 July 2026.
The Sovereign Beast. Magnificent Parks and Judicial Spectacles in Late Medieval France.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 7 July 2025.
Beauty and the Beast: Sovereignty, Magnificence, and Judicial Spectacle in Valois-Burgundy.
Pe(s)ts to Parchment: Multidisciplinary Research on Animals in the Middle Ages, Medieval Studies Day 2024. University of Ghent, 8 November 2024.
Living with Difficult Neighbours: The Prosecution of Nonhuman Animals in Late Medieval Burgundy.
Environmental History in the Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries Symposium. Leiden University, 25 October 2024.
The People v. the Animals: More-Than-Human Rights and the Medieval Machinery of Justice.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. Nichols College, Massachusetts. 4 October 2024.
Where Are the Wild Things? Meer-Dan-Menselijke en Ongedisciplineerde Geschiedenis.
Historicidagen. Maastricht University, 24 August 2024.
Dutch Dynamics: Ongoing Innovations in the Dutch Studies Lecture Series.
Dutch Studies Lustrum: 35th Anniversary of the Dutch Studies programme for International (Exchange) Students. University of Groningen. 22 May 2024.
‘In Here We Were Gods’: Animals and Automata at the Medieval Wonder Park of Hesdin.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. 13 October 2023.
The Lion, the Weasel, and the Doodlebug: Entangled Species and Theriopoiesis in Middle French Encyclopaedias.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 5 July 2023.
The Unbounded Lion: Entangled Notions of Animality in the Middle French Properties of Things.
NLHF Medieval Animals Heritage Conference. Canterbury Christ Church University, 30 June 2023.
The Makings of a Lion: Entangled Notions of Animality in Medieval French Encyclopaedias.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. 22 October 2022.
Saints & Spiders: Webs of Significance.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 4 July 2022.
Hic Abundant Indigeni: Spatial Constructions of Indigeneity in the Dragon Age games.
The Middle Ages in Modern Games: Twitter Conference. 9 June 2022.
Casting Justice Before Swine: The Prosecution of Pigs in Late Mediaeval France.
The Joint Annual Conference of The Finnish Society for Human-Animal Studies and the Finnish Society for the Study of Religion. 7 April 2021.
Dehumanising Humans or Humanising Animals? The Human-Animal Divide in the Late Middle Ages.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 2 July 2018.
Shadows of Normativity. Representations of Indigeneity in the Dragon Age Franchise.
American Indian Workshop. Ghent University, 11 April 2018.
The Nature of the Beast. Monstrous Depictions in the Roman de Fauvel (BnF fr. 146).
Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Conference. University of Groningen, 29 June 2017.
Joint Meeting of the European Society for the History of Science (ESHS) and History of Science Society (HSS). University of Edinburgh, 15 July 2026.
Snails on a Plain: The Rise of 'Vermin Trials' in Late Medieval Burgundy.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 7 July 2026.
The Sovereign Beast. Magnificent Parks and Judicial Spectacles in Late Medieval France.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 7 July 2025.
Beauty and the Beast: Sovereignty, Magnificence, and Judicial Spectacle in Valois-Burgundy.
Pe(s)ts to Parchment: Multidisciplinary Research on Animals in the Middle Ages, Medieval Studies Day 2024. University of Ghent, 8 November 2024.
Living with Difficult Neighbours: The Prosecution of Nonhuman Animals in Late Medieval Burgundy.
Environmental History in the Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries Symposium. Leiden University, 25 October 2024.
The People v. the Animals: More-Than-Human Rights and the Medieval Machinery of Justice.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. Nichols College, Massachusetts. 4 October 2024.
Where Are the Wild Things? Meer-Dan-Menselijke en Ongedisciplineerde Geschiedenis.
Historicidagen. Maastricht University, 24 August 2024.
Dutch Dynamics: Ongoing Innovations in the Dutch Studies Lecture Series.
Dutch Studies Lustrum: 35th Anniversary of the Dutch Studies programme for International (Exchange) Students. University of Groningen. 22 May 2024.
‘In Here We Were Gods’: Animals and Automata at the Medieval Wonder Park of Hesdin.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. 13 October 2023.
The Lion, the Weasel, and the Doodlebug: Entangled Species and Theriopoiesis in Middle French Encyclopaedias.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 5 July 2023.
The Unbounded Lion: Entangled Notions of Animality in the Middle French Properties of Things.
NLHF Medieval Animals Heritage Conference. Canterbury Christ Church University, 30 June 2023.
The Makings of a Lion: Entangled Notions of Animality in Medieval French Encyclopaedias.
Northeast Popular and American Culture Association Conference. 22 October 2022.
Saints & Spiders: Webs of Significance.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 4 July 2022.
Hic Abundant Indigeni: Spatial Constructions of Indigeneity in the Dragon Age games.
The Middle Ages in Modern Games: Twitter Conference. 9 June 2022.
Casting Justice Before Swine: The Prosecution of Pigs in Late Mediaeval France.
The Joint Annual Conference of The Finnish Society for Human-Animal Studies and the Finnish Society for the Study of Religion. 7 April 2021.
Dehumanising Humans or Humanising Animals? The Human-Animal Divide in the Late Middle Ages.
International Medieval Congress. University of Leeds, 2 July 2018.
Shadows of Normativity. Representations of Indigeneity in the Dragon Age Franchise.
American Indian Workshop. Ghent University, 11 April 2018.
The Nature of the Beast. Monstrous Depictions in the Roman de Fauvel (BnF fr. 146).
Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Conference. University of Groningen, 29 June 2017.
Poster Presentations
Playing with Monsters: How the Educational Board Game Monstrum Integrates Medieval Animal Heritage in a Posthumanist Pedagogy. (with Tamara de Bruin)
Education Festival 2025. University of Groningen, 24-26 March 2025.
Homo Imperfectus. Animals, Machines, and What it Means to be Human in Late Medieval France.
Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies colloquium. University of Groningen, 18 June 2018.
Fifty Shades of France: French Homoerotic Sexualisation of Timucuan Indians in René de Laudonnière’s Histoire notable de la Floride.
American Indian Workshop. Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 26 March 2015.
Education Festival 2025. University of Groningen, 24-26 March 2025.
Homo Imperfectus. Animals, Machines, and What it Means to be Human in Late Medieval France.
Classical, Medieval and Early Modern Studies colloquium. University of Groningen, 18 June 2018.
Fifty Shades of France: French Homoerotic Sexualisation of Timucuan Indians in René de Laudonnière’s Histoire notable de la Floride.
American Indian Workshop. Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 26 March 2015.
