Classics in Conversation
Pt. 3 of “Classics in Conversation” discusses the appropriation of ancient symbols by far-right groups and asks whether the media continutes to perpetrate problematic stereotypes.
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Historical time and the Enlightenment Re-imaginings of Moses and Solomon
Written by Inge Erdal. The nature of historical time has always been contested. Through the Enlightenment and nineteenth century, as European empires spread across the globe, writers slid between the boundaries of fiction and history, trying to unpack stories from the Bible.
Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby”: In Defence of Excess
Written by Alden Hill. Critics did not respond well to Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby”. Yet, is there more to be said for the excess of the movie?
The Impacts of Li Shizhen’s Bencao gangmu
Written by Kat Jivkova. The history of the natural world and study of the natural world has much to owe Li Shizhen’s Bencao gagmu, a sixteenth century text created from years of research and exploration, and often referred to as a “dictionary of Chinese knowledge”.
