Hundreds of 19th-century skulls collected in the name of medical science tell a story of who mattered and who didn’t
Marked with numbers, demographic information and provenance – though not name – these skulls tell a story of racist ...
'The most noble scenes are made desolate': The climate warnings in 19th Century paintings
A new exhibition that documents the impact of the Industrial Revolution features several 1800s artists, writers and thinkers ...
How the Ivy League Broke America
The system is rigged: Students from families in the top 1 percent of earners were 77 times more likely to attend an Ivy ...
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Locked out: how a 19th century land grant is still undermining First Nations rights on Vancouver Island
On Vancouver Island, privately owned forest poses a unique challenge for the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, with territories ...
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19th-century paintings show first hints of post-industrial climate change
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Dr. Victoria Abrahamyan receives SAS Outstanding Dissertation Award
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is pleased to announce that Dr. Victoria Abrahamyan has been chosen to receive the SAS ...
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How pioneering Black liberals battled Thomas Jefferson's "Dark Age"
Those writers’ vision blossomed in the early 19th century even as the popularity of artificial hierarchies rebounded among American white people, particularly in the South. A new book from ...
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An Old City archeologist writes an opera for a murdered 19th century woman
Composer Melissa Dunphy discovered an unsolved murder at her home from 144 years ago. She brings her back to life with “Alice Tierney.” ...
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'The most noble scenes are made desolate': The climate warnings in 19th Century paintings
Biodiversity Heritage Library - The American Journal of Science and Arts ... that climate change was recognised as such in the 19th Century," But at the same time, she says, people were beginning ...
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The World’s Richest Man in the First Half of the 19th Century Was a Chinese Merchant Who Lent Money to American Millionaires
If we asked who the wealthiest person in the world was in the first half of the 19th century, many would likely think of ...
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The First Documentary Backed by Humphrey Bogart's Estate Releases Nov. 15
Born in the 19th century and gone for a lifetime, Humphrey Bogart comes back to vital, immediate life in the new film Bogart: ...
Candyman star Tony Todd dies aged 69
Todd, who also featured in the Final Destination and Transformers films, died at his Los Angeles home on Wednesday aged 69.