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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Prix Pictet 2025 shortlist for the theme storm' in pictures

Acqua Alta a Venezia photographs encyclopedias and texts saved from Venice's high tides, depicting a journey through art history from antiquity to the Middle Ages, where books become relics.
Photography
#trump-administration
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
US news

Signs to police 'negative' history went up at Manzanar. Historians are nervous.

fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago
US politics

These 7 executive actions show how Trump wants to reshape American history

Trump's executive actions aim to reshape historical narratives, stirring significant contention among historians and advocacy groups regarding the distortion of facts.
Washington DC
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 months ago

Trump orders ideological' cleanup of Smithsonian museums and a restoration' of American history

Trump's executive order aims to reshape historical narratives in museums, focusing on a celebratory view of American history.
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
US news

Signs to police 'negative' history went up at Manzanar. Historians are nervous.

US politics
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

These 7 executive actions show how Trump wants to reshape American history

Trump's executive actions aim to reshape historical narratives, stirring significant contention among historians and advocacy groups regarding the distortion of facts.
Washington DC
fromenglish.elpais.com
4 months ago

Trump orders ideological' cleanup of Smithsonian museums and a restoration' of American history

Trump's executive order aims to reshape historical narratives in museums, focusing on a celebratory view of American history.
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fromBig Think
4 weeks ago

The noble lie: Why countries that lie together, stay together

Nations cultivate unity through shared myths or 'noble lies' that connect individuals across vast distances.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Manzanar teaches about Japanese American incarceration in the US. That's in jeopardy under Trump

New signs at Manzanar threaten the integrity of historical narratives.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

Dynamite outside a synagogue: civil rights stories imperiled by federal cuts

James Pruitt's story highlights the importance of preserving personal histories from the Civil Rights era.
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Were there Conspiracy Theories in the Middle Ages? - Medievalists.net

Fully structured conspiracy theories were rare in the medieval world despite the existence of conspiracies.
Anti-Jewish sentiments often fueled conspiracy-like thinking during crises.
History
fromtime.com
2 months ago

The Burning of Nottoway Plantation

The legacy of plantations is often romanticized while the harsh realities of slavery remain unaddressed.
History
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

New Medieval Books: Forgotten Vikings - Medievalists.net

The book presents a comprehensive overview of the Viking Age, connecting insights from archaeology to a broader historical narrative over nine centuries.
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Nostalgia for the American Logger?

Trump's appeal largely stems from nostalgia for a perceived lost past, notably among displaced workers.
Germany news
fromThe Local Germany
2 months ago

Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Friday

Germany's President criticizes Russian WWII narratives while commemorating the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender.
fromMedievalists.net
3 months ago

New Medieval Books: The Queens and Royal Women of Sweden, c. 970-1330 - Medievalists.net

No monograph, in either English or Swedish, has been written before about the Swedish queens of that period. ...It's time to revise the outdated view that powerful female leaders were rare and exceptional in the Middle Ages.
History
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review why you quit your job to make the world a better place

This book challenges readers to use their skills for moral improvement rather than financial gain.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

The law is another form of storytelling': Philippe Sands in conversation with Juan Gabriel Vasquez

Law and literature explore human motives and behavior, sometimes complementing each other in examining complex historical narratives.
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