Chan Tsin to give unchivalric talk
For the third time in four years, Matthieu Chan Tsin has been invited by the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., to give a lecture on March 9.His talk, “The Unchivalric Battlefield,” will study the way medieval literature (romances and chronicles) depicted battlefields, how it glorified knights, and how it served as a tool of propaganda. Then, the lecture will turn to archaeology and some rather unknown literary pieces to unveil the true nature of the medieval battlefield and shed some light on the true meaning of “chivalry.”
Chan Tsin is interim chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures.
