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  • 29 Dec 2023
    Mariusz Tabaczek

    Can the Aristotelian-Thomistic School of Thought Embrace the Evolutionary View of Reality?

    The question of whether the classical Aristotelian-Thomistic school of thought may correspond with the evolutionary worldview continues to inspire research and (sometimes heated) debates. A number of legitimate concerns is usually brought up by those who think that the classical framework of philosophy and theology is at odds with the more recent developments in natural […]

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  • 21 Dec 2023
    Marchella Ward

    Ableism: An Ancient Prejudice?

    In 2017 a new musical about the life of Louis Braille, The Braille Legacy, opened in London. The show was widely criticised for its flagrant inaccessibility: of the 90 performances, only two were Audio Described, both taking place the same bank holiday weekend. But the material inaccessibility of the performances was only part of the […]

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  • 14 Dec 2023
    David Fitzgerald

    The United States Army after the Cold War

    In late 1999, the United States Army found itself confronted with a severe recruiting shortfall. Despite the Army’s best efforts, it fell just over 6,000 recruits shy of its goal, setting off alarm bells within the organization. Within the upper ranks of the Army, a ‘doom and gloom’ PowerPoint presentation began circulating, one that laid […]

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  • 14 Dec 2023
    Logan J. Connors

    Theater, War, and Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France and Its Empire

    What can theater teach us about war? How did war influence theatrical practices in eighteenth-century France and its empire? What do military-theatrical projects reveal about the scope and goals of art during the Age of Revolutions? These are some of the questions that I seek to answer in my new book, Theater, War, and Revolution […]

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  • 13 Dec 2023
    Laura Flannigan

    Between the Prince and Petitioners? Royal Justice as Public Relations in Tudor England

    In spring 1533, a ninety-year-old widow named Avice Willes compiled a petition setting out various grievances she held against her neighbours. Owing to her ‘debilitation, weakness, and innocency’, she lamented, certain young men in her neighbourhood of Hothfield, Kent, had tricked her into selling a mansion and barn for much less than their true value. […]

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  • 13 Dec 2023
    Alan Manford

    Life’s Little Ironies

    This illustration appeared at the start of the serialisation of Thomas Hardy’s “A Few Crusted Characters” (then called “Wessex Folk”); afterwards collected into the volume of Life’s Little Ironies.  It shows a main street in Dorchester (Hardy’s Casterbridge) and gives an impression of the life of its people.  Using words, Hardy does something similar, but […]

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  • 13 Dec 2023
    Ousmane K. Power-Greene

    Antifascism and Antiracism in the Post-Civil Rights Black Protest Tradition

    When Angela Davis called attention to the fascist tendencies in the United States that threatened American democracy during a 2016 interview with Amy Goodman on Democracy Now, some in the mainstream media dismissed her comments as divisive rhetoric or hyperbole. Far from being outrageous or out of stride with the prevailing views of Black activists, […]

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  • 11 Dec 2023
    Roseen Giles

    Listening to the Unexpected: Monteverdi and the Marvellous

    How do we learn to listen? Like most worthwhile things, listening well takes time, practice, and perseverance. While it might seem like good music ought to reveal its fruits intuitively to curious listeners, even the most visceral and immediate connection to music is a complex interchange of expectations and experiences. The most skilled composer guides […]

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