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Aug 5, 2024

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Can We Even Escape Identity Politics?Thymos and the 21st-Century
Aug 4, 2024
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Aug 4, 2024
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Reflections on Stefan Berger’s “History and Identity” and Francis FukuyamaInterpretations of Collective Identity and Cohesion
May 23, 2024
May 23, 2024
Bradley Gearhart
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, 2024
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May 22, 2024
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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, 2024
May 22, 2024
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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, 2023
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Jan 28, 2023
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Is Australia British or American?The Emergence of Australia’s Hybrid Political System in the Victorian Age
Jan 19, 2023
Jan 19, 2023
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The History Behind Vinland SagaCharacter Comparisons with their Real-life Counterpart
Jan 17, 2023
Jan 17, 2023
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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, 2022
Sep 17, 2022
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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, 2022
Dec 12, 2022
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A Little Piece of Denmark in the Middle of CanadaMy partner, Izzy Fernando, and I left the northeastern United States to make our way to Kitchener, Ontario. After driving for a number of…
Jul 11, 2022
Jul 11, 2022
Bradley Gearhart
The Harmonists of Harmony, PennsylvaniaUnusual German-American and religious history hidden in Butler County.
Oct 12, 2021
Oct 12, 2021
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Byzantium Before RomeA Short History of Ancient Byzantium
Jan 16, 2022
Jan 16, 2022
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Indigenous Action and Response in the Era of Transition (1860s-1930s)The Native American Continuity of Liminality in the Realm of Paternalistic Dualism
Jan 16, 2022
Jan 16, 2022
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Daniel and the Lion of Macedon:Placing the Book of Daniel in the Hellenistic Age
Jan 17, 2022
Jan 17, 2022
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Cultural Influences of North AfricaOne of the most interesting points of culture in North Africa is how modern North Africans identify themselves in accordance with the…
Feb 16, 2022
Feb 16, 2022
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Who is America and Why are they so Divided?: America’s Ethnocultural Mosaic ExplainedThese 3 Books Will Explain Why You Can’t Understand your Fellow Americans
May 20, 2022
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May 20, 2022
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The Potential of a German Denmark in the 19th CenturyDanish-German Connections During the Schleswig Wars
May 3, 2021
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May 3, 2021
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3 Great Books on Pennsylvania’s HistoryIn no particular order, here are three great books on the history of Pennsylvania that I would recommend to history enthusiasts.
Jun 11, 2021
Jun 11, 2021
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Thomas Jefferson as PhilosopherMorality, Slavery, Political Philosophy
Feb 24, 2021
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Feb 24, 2021
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A Brief Defense of Charles I: Why the King’s Decapitation held no Legal PrecedentThe Trial of Charles I in 1649 following the English Civil War is easily one of the most influential moments in English history.  Although…
Nov 29, 2020
Nov 29, 2020

History

Can We Even Escape Identity Politics?

Thymos and the 21st-Century

Reflections on Stefan Berger’s “History and Identity” and Francis Fukuyama

Interpretations of Collective Identity and Cohesion

Swedish Art and Alternative Narratives of Nationalism

While following Eugen Weber’s argument for the nationalization of France in Peasants into Frenchmen, I was taken aback by the absence of…

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…

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…

Is Australia British or American?

The Emergence of Australia’s Hybrid Political System in the Victorian Age

The History Behind Vinland Saga

Character Comparisons with their Real-life Counterpart

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…

The Architecture of the New Sweden Colony: Scandinavian Design’s Influence on the USA

A simple internet search of “New Sweden architecture” or “New Sweden art history” will not guide someone to understanding the aesthetic…

A Little Piece of Denmark in the Middle of Canada

My partner, Izzy Fernando, and I left the northeastern United States to make our way to Kitchener, Ontario. After driving for a number of…

The Harmonists of Harmony, Pennsylvania

Unusual German-American and religious history hidden in Butler County.

Byzantium Before Rome

A Short History of Ancient Byzantium

Indigenous Action and Response in the Era of Transition (1860s-1930s)

The Native American Continuity of Liminality in the Realm of Paternalistic Dualism

Daniel and the Lion of Macedon:

Placing the Book of Daniel in the Hellenistic Age

Cultural Influences of North Africa

One of the most interesting points of culture in North Africa is how modern North Africans identify themselves in accordance with the…

Who is America and Why are they so Divided?: America’s Ethnocultural Mosaic Explained

These 3 Books Will Explain Why You Can’t Understand your Fellow Americans

The Potential of a German Denmark in the 19th Century

Danish-German Connections During the Schleswig Wars

3 Great Books on Pennsylvania’s History

In no particular order, here are three great books on the history of Pennsylvania that I would recommend to history enthusiasts.

Thomas Jefferson as Philosopher

Morality, Slavery, Political Philosophy

A Brief Defense of Charles I: Why the King’s Decapitation held no Legal Precedent

The Trial of Charles I in 1649 following the English Civil War is easily one of the most influential moments in English history. Although…

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