“Dear [Ancient] White People”*
At a time when race relations and diversity are key issues pervading all aspects of society, it is important for us archaeologists, Classicists, and historians to ask if and how […]
At a time when race relations and diversity are key issues pervading all aspects of society, it is important for us archaeologists, Classicists, and historians to ask if and how […]
With nearly seven years of formal, post-secondary education in archaeology, I have definitely learned a lot of dates, a lot of names, and a lot of theories. But I can […]
Today, January 27th, is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and Holocaust Remembrance Day. In this BBC news article, Auschwitz survivor Susan Pollack reflects on the horrors of the […]
This morning, I have no words and no energy to be eloquent… So instead, a reminder, a desperate plea, and a call for unity. November 9th is the anniversary of […]
This post definitely shifts gears from the musical-filled fun of last month’s post, but when I came across this timely and important article from The New Yorker, I felt that […]
Some of you may have heard of a little musical called Hamilton… If, however, you are not a Broadway fan, a history nerd, a consumer of North American pop culture, […]
Exactly one month shy of a full year since my last post… Somewhere in the craziness that was the end of last summer/start of the fall, I decided to take […]
So many times over the past few months, I have opened up a fresh Word document and vowed that I would write a new blog post by the end of […]
This Valentine’s Day, the ancients remind us that to love is to be human. This week, in an announcement timed to coincide with February 14th, a team of Greek archaeologists […]
“…lasting peace must draw on the mutual understanding of peoples and cultures, nurtured through education and knowledge sharing, in ways that highlight the best of humanity in ourselves. The Holocaust […]