1 #MAMG21 There is a disconnect between what is understood as "Medieval" in pop-culture and the broader cultural unconscious (see: Henderson, 1988) and the Middle Ages as understood in academia, which informs its views from the literature and cultural artifacts of the time. 2 #MAMG21 Public discourse on the Middle Ages takes a myopic view of the period, focusing on an Arthurian aesthetic of European kings and knights on errant. Academics, on the other hand, understand the Middle Ages as a rich tapestry of diverse networked cultures (Rashidi 2011).