ha ha what

Show Post

I feel like some early modern or premodern historians have spent so long fighting a post-Enlightenment whig history that demonizes their periods as superstitious and benighted that they don’t seem to fully appreciate how awful, say, any number of witch trials should be considered.

Show Post

The basic schtick of Heart of Darkness is "what if, rather than making other people civilised, doing imperialism just makes us more barbaric?" This is an old worry. I think you can find recognisable precursors to it in St. Augustine and Tacitus re Roman imperialism, for instance. Fair worry, really.

Show Post

As in the case of Section 28, the CoP’s effects will be highly uneven and more about fear and silencing than anything else. Carving out spaces in our own communities where its effects can’t be felt is an essential aspect of resisting it.

Show Post

I’d be interested in seeing more on your Orkney research as I’m currently researching the Kirk session records and there’s a lot of chat about SSPCK schools in Orphir

Show Post