The Fire of Rome by Hubert Robert, c.1771. / Musée d’Art Moderne André Malraux, Le Havre By Dr. Jeremy Adelman / 11.01.2017 Henry Charles Lea Professor of History Princeton University From all sides, the message is coming in: the world as we know it is on the verge of something really bad. From the Right, we hear that[…]
Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.15.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief 1 – Deviance 1.1 – Introduction Merton’s Social Strain Theory: This diagram depicts Robert K. Merton’s Social Strain Theory. Deviance, in a sociological context, describes actions or behaviors that violate informal social norms or formally-enacted rules. Among those who study social norms and their relation[…]
Searching for role models in the math world. ImageFlow/shutterstock.com By Dr. Jennifer Ruef / 03.12.2018 Assistant Professor of Education Studies University of Oregon When I was teaching mathematics in the 90s, before the internet, I had a book of “women mathematicians.” This was helpful for sharing inspirational stories with my middle school students, but there were[…]
The Kaaba in Mecca / Photo by Moataz Egbaria, Wikimedia Commons Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.15.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief Introduction Islam Islamic art encompasses visual arts produced from the seventh century onwards by culturally Islamic populations. Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Qur’an, a book considered by its adherents to be[…]
By Dr. Marcus Popplow / 07.06.2017 Professor of the History of Technical-Scientific Civilization Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Die Forschungsuniversität in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Introduction In debates surrounding Europe’s shared history, the role of technology is hardly addressed. As a contributing factor, it appears too far removed from political or cultural processes of integration. At the same[…]
A fresco from Pompeii showing a scene from the myth of Europa. This scene represents the capture of Europa by Zeus who had disguised himself as a bull. / Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli via Wikimedia Commons Edited by Matthew A. McIntosh / 03.16.2018 Historian Brewminate Editor-in-Chief Though archaeological evidence shows a Europe of continuous settlement over[…]