Cambridge Core BlogJan Haywood – my favourite articles from JHS
I am delighted to join the Journal of Hellenic Studies team, working jointly as Reviews Editor with Dr Fiona Hobden, Senior Lecturer in Greek Culture at the University of Liverpool.…
NFL tells players patriotism is more important than protest – here’s why that didn’t work during WWI
The NFL is attempting to shut down protests like this one by members of the Cleveland Browns. AP Photo/David Richard Chad Williams, Brandeis University The recent decision by the NFL regarding player protests and the national anthem has yet again exposed the fraught relationship between African-Americans and patriotism.…
The Feminist Origins of the Midlife Crisis
This article tells the history of the midlife crisis, for the first time. The term “midlife crisis” conjures up the image of an affluent, middle-aged man speeding off in a red sports car with a woman half his age.…
Beyond Procreation: Rereading Aquinas in the Context of Involuntary Childlessness in West and Central Africa
Using the work of Thomas Aquinas, the article from which this blog is extracted examines ways to construct an ethical framework for Christian communities in West Africa to address involuntary childlessness.…
Eliah Benamozegh, Franz Rosenzweig and their Blueprint of a Jewish Theology of Christianity
Recent developments in the Christian world (especially in the Catholic Church) regarding Christian-Jewish relations—initiated by the papal Nostra Aetate declaration of 1965—have led to the questioning of some classical Christian attitudes vis à vis “the Jews.” They have culminated in “the most important development in Christian teaching on the Jewish people since the second and third centuries” (R.…
Making the Invisible Visible: Inviting Persons with Disabilities into the Life of the Church
Dutch theologian Hans Reinders believes that being chosen as a friend is the greatest good we can do for other people, and for the common good: “The ultimate good is.…
Mutual Tolerance, Vivid Intellectual Intercourse, and Accountable Decision Making: The Mission of the Central European University
Part 3 from the introduction to the virtual special issue from Contemporary European History. We are accustomed to viewing 1989 as the end of state socialism.…
The Archaeology of Drinking in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
The Society for American Archaeology’s paper of the month for June comes from American Antiquity and is entitled: ‘Drinking Performance and Politics in Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon’.…
Business History Review Editors’ Pick Article Collection
The Editors of Business History Review, Walter A. Friedman and Geoffrey Jones, have selected 10 papers for a new Editors’ Pick Article Collection.…
Can we learn to reuse? Digital Literacy, Data and Open Science in Archaeology
The Society for American Archaeology’s paper of the month for May comes from Advances in Archaeological Practice and is entitled: ‘Teaching Open Science: Published Data and Digital Literacy in Archaeology Classrooms‘.…
Wits University Press ebooks now available on Cambridge Core
In 2018, ebooks from Wits University Press will be exclusively available to institutions online via Cambridge Core. We are excited that this new agreement, which launched on 1st May 2018, is the first partnership between Cambridge University Press and an African-based university press.…
The Future of American Archaeology: Engage the Voting Public or Kiss Your Research Goodbye!
The Society for American Archaeology’s paper of the month for May comes from Advances in Archaeological Practice and is entitled: ‘The Future of American Archaeology: Engage the Voting Public or Kiss Your Research Goodbye!‘ Authors: Terry H.…