Micah Goodrich
Medieval Body: Mouth
The image on the right is a hellmouth. A demon stirs the cauldron of living creatures into the mouth of the devil himself. Replete with...
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Micah Goodrich
- Oct 21, 2022
- 5 min
Medieval Body: Blood
In this chilling image from a fourteenth-century manuscript of The Vision of Saint Bernard, a bloodied Christ hangs and drips as he is...
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Micah Goodrich
- Oct 15, 2022
- 4 min
Medieval Body: Heart
When did the heart get the shape ♥ that we now use in doodles, cards, and emojis? What was once illustrated like an apple or a pear (see...
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Micah Goodrich
- Oct 6, 2022
- 4 min
Medieval Body: Bone
When we consider bone in the Middle Ages, we are met with our most enduring image of a personified Death. Long before the grim reaper,...
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Micah Goodrich
- Sep 29, 2022
- 5 min
Medieval Body: Skin
My skin has been rapidly moving between hot, cold, clammy, and dry this week. I have finally contracted COVID-19, despite my best...
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Micah Goodrich
- Sep 20, 2022
- 3 min
Medieval Body: Senses
As I write this post an hour before lunch, my hunger makes itself known. The growls of my stomach reach my ears and my hunger is...
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Micah Goodrich
- Sep 13, 2022
- 4 min
Medieval Body: Head
This year I have the great fortune of teaching at Boston University. We're a week into the semester and the students in both of my...
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Micah Goodrich
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Medical Violence and 'The Miracle of the Black Leg'
Below is a preview of my essay published in Synapsis: A Health Humanities Journal, an open-access journal that connects topics on...
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Micah Goodrich
- Oct 1, 2020
- 8 min
"Limb" Entry in the Medieval Disability Glossary
Below is my entry for the Medieval Disability Glossary, an open-access resource for students who are interested in premodern disability...
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