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About Judith Herrin

Judith Herrin is professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at KingâÛªs College, London. Her books include The Formation of Christendom, A Medieval Miscellany and Women in Purple. Her most recent book is Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire (Penguin, 2007)

Articles by Judith Herrin

Tuesday 17th November

Back to the eleventh century?

Judith Herrin, 17 November 2009
In a recent article for Foreign Policy, "Take me Back to Constantinople", Edward Luttwak suggested that America should adopt a 'Byzantine' approach to modern foreign policy. Judith Herrin welcomes this change in tone towards the much-maligned medieval power, but feels that it is perhaps too late to adopt their methods of diplomacy and intrigue
Friday 11th September

No openDemocracy reader is alike – A tribute to Joan Burchardt

Judith Herrin, 11 September 2009
A single life can span the globe and the century, embrace science and sky and soil, while always rooted in the corner of a corner of England. A warm tribute to a great woman
Thursday 25th September

Edward Said: the man and his music

Judith Herrin, 25 September 2003
Besides politics and literature Edward Said’s other great love was Western (‘classical’) music. Here someone who knew him and heard him play reflects on the metaphorical power of music to symbolise the resolving of stubborn human difference.
Tuesday 3rd July

How did Europe begin?

Judith Herrin, 3 July 2001
In the perspective of history, George W Bush’s programme for Europe is flawed, Judith Herrin argues. Byzantine reality, not classical rhetoric, is the indispensable resource for modern understanding of the European Union’s responsibilities to its citizens and neighbours.
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