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Medieval and Early Modern Studies

LUCAS Explains #4: How to break the glass ceiling?

Throughout history, women have been at the forefront of solving crises. Joan of Arc fought the English, Greta Thunberg fights climate change. But what allows some women to raise their voices while others are silenced?

Braving the Storm: Chaos as a Symbol of Violence and Optimism in Kae Tempest’s Let Them Eat Chaos

Storm plays a decisive role in Kae Tempest’s epic poem Let Them Eat Chaos. Although the poem and the accompanying album were released in 2016, it is hard to imagine a work that better analyses our current lives in self-isolation.

Classics and Classical Civilisation

Self-Isolation and Thucyd-…

It may seem attractive to turn to past medical practices and epidemics to see what they can teach us about the corona crisis, but Glyn has doubts about the usefulness of this approach. He would rather share some struggles of self-isolation as a single, non-teaching PhD candidate.

Classics and Classical Civilisation · Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

New Publication Alert! Arts in Society: Academic Rhapsodies

Have you finished our blog and are you looking for more open access content on the arts in society to read from home? Look no further, we have a fresh open access publication for you!

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Brunelleschi and the Dome of Florence: How to Make a City Proud

The cultural hero displays a fixed set of characteristics: brilliance of mind, work ethos, and a talent no one else possesses. These qualities explain how Filippo Brunelleschi could create one of Tuscany’s greatest landmarks, 600 years ago.

Suppliers of Beauty. The role of the Dutch art dealer in the nineteenth century

The 33rd edition of TEFAF this month confirms the relevant position of art dealers as important gatekeepers of the art market once again. But what about the early days of this fascinating discipline, did they function as suppliers of beauty or rather as calculated businessmen?