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Burdened by Books Teaching Camus amid fears of “futile and hopeless labor” Beth Scupham Robert Zaretsky , The Baffler December 21, 2021 With the quickening cascade of political, social, and natural crises in our country, the faith in progress—the belief that good will and steady work leads to a better world—is a difficult faith to maintain. There have been times when the arc of history seemed to..

Dickens and the Construction of Christmas The best-loved of Britain's novelists penned a tale that struck a potent chord in the popular revival of the season of goodwill. Geoffrey Rowell explains its appeal and its powerful religious and social overtones. Geoffrey Rowell | Published in History Today Volume 43 Issue 12 December 1993 "Marley's Ghost" Original illustration from A Christmas Carol. I..

A riot on Nevsky Prospekt in Petrograd (St Petersburg) on 17 July 1917 after troops of the provisional government opened fire; this unrest was a precursor to the October revolution. Photo by Viktor Bulla/Public domain How disruptions happen Major disruptions in world history follow a clear pattern. What can upheavals of the past tell us about our own future? by David Potter + BIO AEON, 23 Decemb..

Japanese macaques surround a bonfire on a cold winter’s day. Photo courtesy Raquel Costa i Promethean beasts Far from being hardwired to flee fire, some animals use it to their own ends, helping us understand our own pyrocognition by Ivo Jacobs + BIO AEON In the beginning, there was no fire. People were cold, lean and hungry. Like baboons, they gathered food and ate it raw. But one day, a group ..

Becoming a Religion of the Book Scripture before the Bible. By Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter Lapham's Quarterly, December 13, 2021 Nude female figure, Israelite, circa eighth century BC. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, gift of Harris D. and H. Dunscombe Colt, 1934. The oldest scriptures that eventually became the Bible were created within an environment where no appreciable religious function ..

What’s So Great About Great-Books Courses? The humanities are in danger, but humanists can’t agree on how—or why—they should be saved. By Louis Menand The New Yorker, December 13, 2021 Critics argue that academic careerists have derailed the true purpose of college—the pursuit of self-knowledge.Illustration by Cristiana Couceiro; Source photographs from Getty; Library of Congress oosevelt Montás..

Symposium Democracy’s Future: Abroad and at Home By The Editors No. 62 - Special Issue No. 62- Special Issue, DEMOCRACY Illustration by Richard A. Chance. This Thursday, President Biden will host (virtually) the first of two Summits for Democracy, which will convene officials from governments around the world with leaders from civil society and the private sector to set forth an agenda for democ..

Make History Great Again! And stop teaching children to be mortified by the past Dominic Sandbrook The Spectator 11 December 2021, 7:00am The Battle of Lepanto, Paolo Veronese Why don’t today’s children know more about history? In an age when information has never been easier to access, it’s alarming how many youngsters are ignorant about the past. In July, a survey of 1,000 schoolchildren found..

The Quiet Scandal of College Teaching Jonathan Zimmerman Liberties, Volume 2- November, 2021 In 1925, student delegates from twenty colleges met at Wesleyan University to discuss a growing concern on America’s campuses: the poor quality of teaching. They decried dry-as-dust professors who filled up blackboards with irrelevant facts while students doodled, read novels, or dozed off. At larger sch..

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