Brief Review of “Body of the Conquistador” (2012) by Rebecca EarleEarle’s work is exceptional at connecting something as mundane and narrow as early modern foodways into something that allows us to…Nov 17, 2024Nov 17, 2024
Reflections on Stefan Berger’s “History and Identity” and Francis FukuyamaInterpretations of Collective Identity and CohesionMay 23, 2024May 23, 2024
Swedish Art and Alternative Narratives of NationalismWhile following Eugen Weber’s argument for the nationalization of France in Peasants into Frenchmen, I was taken aback by the absence of…May 22, 20247May 22, 20247
Review of Kate Brown’s “A Biography of No Place: From Ethnic Borderland to Soviet Heartland” (2004)This work examines the effects of the categorization of nationality in a multicultural western borderland of the Soviet Union. Brown refers…May 22, 2024May 22, 2024
Trump is a Prussian: Hatred, Politics, and “The Shortest History of Germany”James Hawes’ The Shortest History of Germany demonstrates a certain strand of essentialist political fixation that is not uncommon in…Jan 28, 20231Jan 28, 20231
Is Australia British or American?The Emergence of Australia’s Hybrid Political System in the Victorian AgeJan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023
The History Behind Vinland SagaCharacter Comparisons with their Real-life CounterpartJan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023
The Architecture of the New Sweden Colony: Scandinavian Design’s Influence on the USAA simple internet search of “New Sweden architecture” or “New Sweden art history” will not guide someone to understanding the aesthetic…Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
What are Blood-Feuds? The Prototype to War.The first thing to be done to understand what blood-feuds are is to define the word. Obviously, the word is actually two. “Blood”, refers…Sep 17, 2022Sep 17, 2022
