Stupor Mundi* is a live-action role-playing game developed by Joshua Birk for the use of his Reacting to the Past first-year seminar. The game takes place in the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1228-1229 during what would become known as the Sixth Crusade. Students engage in legal debates and explore contested notions of the purpose of law and the power of the monarch in the High Middle Ages.
Please consider checking out our Stupor Mundi, Collaborations presentation for Smith College’s research show, Collaborations, from 2021-2022!
*a Latin phrase meaning ‘wonder of the world’, used to describe Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily.