The Omval Defaced: Thoughts on Rembrandt’s Anonymous Interlocutor This post examines a curious late state of Rembrandt's etching, The Omval—largely dismissed in the literature as a defacement or mutilation of the copperplate—and asks what we might gain from giving it another look. Jun Nakamura • September 27, 2019
Heroes Are History When Thomas Carlyle presented On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History it was an instant success. The book has more or less disappeared from the bookshelves, but it’s worth a read, and I’ll tell you why. Leanne Jansen • September 19, 2019 • 1 comment
Oldenbarnevelt and Fishes: Satirical Prints from the 12-years Truce What connects fishes with the politics of the Dutch Republic? More than you would think! Jan Waszink • September 12, 2019
From radioactive felines to three-legged bunnies? Or: What it takes to communicate 10,000 years into the future (Part 2) Anna Volkmar • September 05, 2019
How to Publish your Dissertation: an interview with Art DiFuria Some weeks ago, Art DiFuria gave a lecture upon the publication of his PhD research. I interviewed him afterwards, asking him the all important question: how dó you publish your dissertation? Merel Oudshoorn and Art DiFuria • July 18, 2019
–So, what is your PhD project about? –It’s kinda about… erm, wanna have my Instagram instead? Is there such a thing as a ‘parallel life’ to a strictly academic modus operandi? Is there a domain where a more artistic take on a PhD thesis can be expressed? Dimitris discusses how his Instagram project relates to his research. Dimitris Kentrotis-Zinelis • July 11, 2019
On the Origins of America’s Great Seal and Its Attributes: Eagle, Arrows, Olive Branch The Great Seal of the United States, designed in 1776 by Charles Thomson, is perhaps the world's best known coat of arms but its prehistory remains partly obscure. What were Thomson’s sources? How did he use them? Paul J. Smith • July 04, 2019 • 1 comment
Milk Matters: Some Reflections on the Use of Human Milk in Hippocratic Recipes In this blog, Glyn Muitjens examines the application of human milk in medical recipes of the Hippocratic Corpus, to demonstrate that its use can teach us something about Greek culture. In fact, human milk played a central role in policing female bodies. Glyn Muitjens • June 27, 2019
The inhuman and the political in HBO’s Chernobyl HBO’s new miniseries Chernobyl, a dramatization of the infamous accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, raises some interesting questions about the inhuman character of radioactivity, and the way in which this relates to the sphere of the political. Tijs Brinkman • June 20, 2019
