by contributing editor Carolyn Taratko “Vegetarianism is not only a question of the stomach but also one of society.” This may sound familiar to readers, as articles such as “Eat less meat to avoid dangerous global warming, scientists say” grace… Continue Reading →
Emily: Jo Livingstone and David Wolf, Can the Academic Write? (Awl) Alec Macgillis and Propublica, The Despair of Poor White Americans (Atlantic) Gurminder K. Bhambra, Brexit, Class, and British ‘National’ Identity (Discover Society) Madeleine Schwartz, Dressing for the King (NYRB)… Continue Reading →
by contributing editor Jake Purcell Several people have said to me that I would have made a good medieval monk. I never asked why: mostly out of self-preservation, but also because I’m fairly confident that they are wrong. I like… Continue Reading →
Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the web this week. If you come across something that other intellectual historians might enjoy, please let us know in the comments section. Emily: Historians of Britain, British Empire,… Continue Reading →
The editors at the Journal of the History of Ideas are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2015 Morris D. Forkosch Prize for the best first book in intellectual history is Mark Greif, for his The Age of… Continue Reading →
by Erin McGuirl Whose stories are told in museums? And how are they told? “The Keeper,” an ongoing show at the New Museum that is a tonic to the eye and the soul, addresses these questions and raises even more… Continue Reading →
Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the web this week. If you come across something that other intellectual historians might enjoy, please let us know in the comments section. Emily: This week’s required reading: Nakul… Continue Reading →
The latest issue of the Journal of the History of Ideas, volume 77 number 3, is available in print form from Penn Press and online at Project Muse. The table of contents is as follows: Marcia L. Colish, 2015 Arthur… Continue Reading →
by guest contributor Jonathan Kearns in collaboration with Brooke Palmieri Nor is the empire of the imagination less bounded in its own proper creations, than in those which were bestowed on it by the poor blind eyes of our ancestors…. Continue Reading →
Madeline: A new blog for historians of nuns, “Centuries of Sisters” Matt Ford, “A Thermidorian Reaction” (Atlantic) David A. Graham, “How Abigail Adams Proves Bill O’Reilly Wrong About Slavery” (Atlantic) Rebecca Mead, “The Power of ‘Love’ in Politics” (New Yorker)… Continue Reading →
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