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Research Expertise
I am a historian of the Middle Ages with expertise in the history of the crusades, medieval historiography, and the literature and languages of medieval western Europe.
Research Biography
My primary field of research is the history of the crusades, with a particular focus on crusading ideology, terminology, and historiography. I also have a long-standing interest in the Third Crusade and the relationships between the numerous written accounts that it inspired.
My PhD thesis, which I completed at the University of Cambridge in 2016, explored the impact of the crusading cross on western crusade terminology across a variety of languages and in different regions between c. 1095 and c. 1250. I am currently adapting this thesis for publication under the provisional title 'The Crusading Cross in Language, Thought and Practice, c. 1095–c. 1300'.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Cambridge
Oct 2012 → Apr 2016
Award Date: 28 Jan 2017
Master, Master of Philosophy (Medieval Studies), University of Sydney
Mar 2010 → Mar 2012
Award Date: 1 Nov 2012
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Sydney
Mar 2007 → Nov 2009
Award Date: 7 May 2010
External positions
Lecturer in English, University of Sydney
Jan 2018 → Jan 2020
Supervision
- Registered
Research Areas
- History
Supervisory Interests
- European history
- Medieval crusades
- Religious history
- European interaction with Middle East
Keywords
- D111 Medieval History
- Crusades
- Medieval Historiography
- Medieval Religion
- Medieval Languages
- DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World
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The Latin Continuation of William of Tyre
Kane, J. H. & Brewer, K. J., 2025, London: Routlege, Taylor and Francis. 343 p. (Crusade Texts in Translation)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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A 'swiðe mycel styrung': The First Crusade in Early Vernacular Annals from Anglo-Norman England
Kane, J. H., 2024, Crusade, Settlement and Historical Writing in the Latin East and Latin West, c. 1100–c. 1300. Buck, A. D., Kane, J. H. & Spencer, S. J. (eds.). Woodbridge: Boydell Press, p. 48–67 20 p. (Crusading in Context; vol. 5).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Crusade, Settlement and Historical Writing in the Latin East and Latin West, c. 1100–c. 1300
Buck, A. D. (Editor), Kane, J. H. (Editor) & Spencer, S. J. (Editor), 2024, Woodbridge, UK: The Boydell Press. 298 p. (Crusading in Context)Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › peer-review
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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby: The Emperor and the Elephant: Christians and Muslims in the Age of Charlemagne. Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2023; pp. xv + 363.
Kane, J. H., 19 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Religious History. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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The Chronique d'Ernoul and the Colbert-Fontainebleau continuation of William of Tyre (Review)
Kane, J. H., Jun 2024, Parergon, 41, 1, p. 315–317 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
Projects
- 1 Finished
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DECHASS: Digital Education in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Bouvet, E. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Cornelius-Bell, A. (Partner Investigator), Tikhonova, D. (Partner Investigator), Parisot, E. (Partner Investigator), Carter, H. (Partner Investigator), Kane, J. (Partner Investigator), Ngo, M. (Partner Investigator), Diaz-Martinez, J. (Partner Investigator) & Schech, S. (Partner Investigator)
11/04/21 → 10/04/22
Project: Research