Starting from the reader rather than the text allows a new picture of nineteenth-century reading to emerge....
Year: 2021
Violence, corruption, and murder dominate our modern headlines, Little has changed since execution ballads in sixteenth-century Europe....
The words people speak have consequences—but maybe not what you think. By Mike Lofgren Now that America...
We need to mobilize like never before. The attack on the Capitol by racist and fascist organizations...
Examining the significance of their intellectual contributions by uncovering the webs of meaning in which their work...
Of the many groups under pressure and persecution in this period were Jews, lepers, and homosexuals. Western...
Sebastian passed into legend as a great Portuguese patriot and hero. Introduction Sebastianism (Portuguese: Sebastianismo) is a...
The King asleep in mountain until his return, in a foggy dawn, in Portugal’s greatest hour of...
Social conservatives have fought for extensive religious and moral exemptions no one else gets, even if it...
Who were the players and what was this Controversy all about? Introduction The “Iconoclastic Controversy” over religious...
Evidence points to a complex set of practices that defy a singular notion of religion. Religions in...
English has been portrayed as the language of opportunity. It has more advantages than other languages in...
The fast-paced life we live can be stressful and tiring. It is sometimes useful to find an...
Aligning reforms in financial, trade, environmental, and competition policy. As the Biden-Harris transition team rapidly fills key...
Such a big impact, the incremental revival of our neighborhoods, our downtowns, and our urban spirits. By...
Elements of modern coffeehouses include slow-paced gourmet service, alternative brewing techniques, and inviting decor. Introduction Coffee culture...
A heterogeneous group of people came together to engage in rational debate without regard to rank. Abstract...
Topics discussed included politics and political scandals, daily gossip, fashion, current events, philosophy, science, and more. Introduction...
So you have finally made the decision that you want to become a bodybuilder and get stronger....
You might know the term “concussion” in some capacity. Even if you don’t know too much about...
Whether you’re a college junior or on your way to graduation, writing research essays is always stressful....
Yale’s Dorothy Horstmann solved a puzzle that would lead to the first polio vaccines 65 years ago....
The years 1918 and 1919 were difficult not only as a result of the influenza pandemic, but...
They experienced on a small scale in 1918 what they would be doing a quarter-century later on...
In his speech before Congress, Wilson laid out evidence of why the United States should now join...
He will continue to provide a kind of reactionary framing to the feelings of abandonment, isolation, and...
The U.S. faces many of the same problems Germans faced after World War II: how to reject,...
On Inauguration Day, Lincoln’s procession to the Capitol was surrounded by heavily armed cavalry and infantry. Introduction...
The executive branch of the United States government officially began operations established by the 1787 Constitution. Introduction...
The First Inauguration gave rise to many traditions that continue today. The First Inauguration It was in...