Assistant Professor
My research focuses on the medieval Mediterranean during the age of the Crusades. My current book project considers the relationship between the Norman kingdom of Sicily and the Zirid emirate of Ifriqiya (modern-day Tunisia) during the twelfth century. For this project, I use Latin and Arabic texts alongside digital resources like the Old World Drought Atlas to show the expansive networks that connected the Normans and Zirids to other polities across the Mediterranean, with a particular eye toward restoring the agency of the often-maligned Zirids.
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About Matt King
My research focuses on the medieval Mediterranean during the age of the Crusades. My current book project considers the relationship between the Norman kingdom of Sicily and the Zirid emirate of Ifriqiya (modern-day Tunisia) during the twelfth century. For this project, I use Latin and Arabic texts alongside digital resources like the Old World Drought Atlas to show the expansive networks that connected the Normans and Zirids to other polities across the Mediterranean, with a particular eye toward restoring the agency of the often-maligned Zirids.
| Present | Assistant Professor, University of South Florida | |
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Research Interests
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2018 - 2019 | Technology Committee, History Department, University of South Florida | 2018 - 2019 | Outreach Committee, History Department, University of South Florida | 2018 - 2019 | Executive Committee, Phi Beta Kappa, University of South Florida | 2016 - 2018 | Member, Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies Board of Directors | 2013 - 2018 | Campus Outreach Coordinator, Minnesota Historical Society |
Honors and Awards
- 2019 - New Researcher Grant, Research & Innovation, University of South Florida ($10,000)
- 2019 - Humanities Institute Summer Grant, University of South Florida ($5,000)
- 2017 - Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, The Graduate School, University of Minnesota ($25,000)
- 2017 - Workshop Grant for the 17th Vagantes Conference on Medieval Studies, Consortium for the Study of the Premodern World, University of Minnesota ($5,000)
- 2016 - Timothy J. Salo Leadership Award, Council of Graduate Students, University of Minnesota
- 2016 - Graduate Research Partnership Program Fellowship, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota ($4,000)
- 2014 - Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education ($7,500)
Courses
- History of the Crusades
- Doing History in the Digital Age
- The Medieval West
| 2018 | Ph.D., University of Minnesota | |
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| 2014 | M.A., University of Minnesota | |
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| 2012 | B.A., University of Washington | |
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Contact Information
Office: SOC 215
Phone: (813) 974-2807
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