Lecture series: Monasteries and Clergy in Analogue and Digital Games
In autumn 2022, the Museum Abtei Liesborn presented the exhibition “Mönch ärgere dich nicht – kriegerische Nonnen, trinkfeste Brüder und geheimnisvolle Klöster im Spiel”. A digital lecture series also explored the topic. Now, videos of the talks are available online.
The “Mönch ärgere dich nicht” lecture series examined the presence of church history, Christian cultural heritage and monastic culture in games, as well as how these aspects are conveyed. The focus was on the perception and portrayal of history and events related to monastic history. It also addressed the question of what this reveals about the significance of monastic history for the present.
The lecture series was a collaboration between the Institute for Historical Theology and Its Didactics at WWU Münster, the Research Centre for Comparative History of Religious Orders (FOVOG) at TU Dresden, the Boardgame Historian project and the Working Group on Historical Science and Digital Games (AKGWDS). A continuation of the lecture series is planned for the winter semester 2023/24. This will explore the presence of monasteries in other popular cultural media such as films and social networks.
Monastic culture in modern board games
Monastic culture in PnP role-playing games
A chronicle of the monastic in Magic: The Gathering
Spiritual women in digital games
Research on gaming classics
Historical images and game narratives using the example of Assassin’s Creed
Monasteries in (board) games – opportunities for historical education
