Male-dominated narratives, male authors, and male-centered agency and priorities have been the norm throughout history, until the latter half of the …
Episode 82: What Writing Can Tell Us About the Arabs before Islam
In most world history survey courses, Arabia is introduced for the first time only as backstory to the rise of Islam. We’re told that there was a tradition of …
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Episode 72: Roundtable – Antiquities in Danger
Straight from the headlines: ISIS destroys the temple of Bal at Palmyra. Looters steal friezes from Greco-Roman sites in Ukraine under the cover of conflict. A …
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