The Life of Christina of Hane
February 2, 2021
Christina of Hane— Although it is somewhat embarrassing to write about how she overcame her enemy and how she kept the treasure of her chastity unstained, it is still a… READ MORE
Category: History
Why Collecting is Viral
January 25, 2021
Natalya Semenova– Why do people even begin collecting? This has been bothering me for a long time. After all, I collect the stories of my protagonists in the same way… READ MORE
Two Consequences of Tough-On-Crime
January 21, 2021
Russell Crandall— A hallmark of the tough-on-crime era was the militarization of domestic law enforcement, especially on the anti drug front. Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) teams were first formed… READ MORE
The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Internationalism
January 12, 2021
G. John Ikenberry— Liberal internationalism was born in the nineteenth century, and by the century’s end it had begun to crystallize into a recognizable school of thought—a distinctive cluster of… READ MORE
The Battle for Syria
January 11, 2021
Christopher Phillips— The Syrian civil war is the greatest human disaster of the twenty-first century. Since conflict broke out in 2011, it is estimated that over 500,000 have been killed… READ MORE
Witch Villages and Cursing Wells
January 6, 2021
Thomas Waters— Witchcraft differed from one region to the next, but it also varied over much shorter distances. Certain desolate, inhospitable or generally ominous locations were known as the favoured… READ MORE
Lakota America
January 4, 2021
Pekka Hamalainen— In 1776 two nations were born in North America. One was conceived in Philadelphia, the other in the Black Hills of South Dakota, and they were separated by… READ MORE
More than Meets the Eye: American Furniture at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
December 29, 2020
Alexandra Alevizatos Kirtley— After several years of research and writing, the first publication on the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s revered collection of American furniture dating from 1650 to 1840 has… READ MORE
The Warm South
December 22, 2020
Robert Holland— On 16 August 1822, it took Lord George Byron, his friend Edward Trelawny, a gaggle of Tuscan soldiers and a local health official an hour to find the… READ MORE
Reflections on Africans in Gothic Sculpture, part 3
December 21, 2020
Erasure, Submission, Apotheosis Jacqueline E. Jung — Though hardly numerous, images of African men – often dressed in military garb, and always acting on behalf of established institutional powers –… READ MORE
From 9/11 to 9/11: The Widening of the Atlantic