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Author: Kelli McQueen

Kelli McQueen is a PhD candidate in musicology and medieval studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She holds master’s degrees in Library and Information Science and Music History and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research interests include poetry and song in the Middle Ages, cultural contact and exchange among the troubadours, the history of musical notation, and gendered organology. Kelli teaches writing workshops with the Education Justice Project and was the copy editor of The Medieval Globe for five years. Currently, she is the public humanities fellow with the Humanities Research Institute. She enjoys playing fiddle, finger-style guitar, and other period string instruments (lute, viola da gamba, and vielle). She often performs with the Flatland Consort and at various small venues in the CU area.

Medieval mayfest

May 14, 2021 Kelli McQueen

Spring is a time for celebration! In the presentation below, I talk about some of the traditions of the ancient Celtic holiday, Beltane, also known

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The Harmony of the Spheres

March 19, 2021 Kelli McQueen

When I look up at the stars and contemplate the space between each light, I feel a rush of gratitude to be a part—albeit a

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Medicine, Magic, and Music

March 1, 2021 Kelli McQueen

The practice of medicine in the Middle Ages was largely based on proto-scientific methods from the ancient observations and writings of Hippocrates (from whom modern

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You Make Me (Love) Sick: Pandemics and Medieval Music

February 4, 2021 Kelli McQueen

Tis humane to have compassion on the afflicted; and as it show well in all, it is especially demanded of those who have need of

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