Eleanor Janega is an American medieval historian, author and broadcaster. Her scholarship focuses on gender and sexuality; apocalyptic thought; propaganda; and the urban experience, in the late medieval period.[1]
Janega gained her undergraduate degree in History (with honours) from Loyola University Chicago, and holds an MA (with distinction) in Medieval Studies and a PhD in history, both from University College London.[2] Her doctoral thesis was titled Jan Milíč of Kroměříž and Emperor Charles IV: Preaching, Power, and the Church of Prague.[3]
She is a guest teacher in the London School of Economics Department of International History,[2] and teaches a standalone online course on Medieval Gender and Sexuality.[4]
Janega co-hosts the Going Medieval documentary strand on the History Hit streaming service.[5] She also co-hosts the Gone Medieval podcast, and has appeared as a talking head on radio and television.[2]