History

"Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history." — George Bernard Shaw

Minor Revolutionaries: A New Chapter in Queer Studies
Jack Halberstam on the next big chapter in queer theory.
Jack HalberstamJul 21, 2019
The Inadequacies of Justice
Did Germany really pay for the Holocaust? Samuel Clowes Huneke reviews "Reckonings: Legacies of Nazi Persecution and the Quest for Justice."
Samuel Clowes HunekeJul 21, 2019
Historia Magistra Vitae: On Reinhart Koselleck’s Vision of History
Joshua Milstein excavates “Sediments of Time: On Possible Histories” by Reinhart Koselleck, translated by Sean Franzel and Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann.
Joshua MilsteinJul 10, 2019
“I Don’t Really Care. Do You?”: Scientists in the Grey Zone in 1930s Italy
Massimo Mazzotti reflects on how Italian scientists failed as a bulwark against fascist politics in the 1930s.
Massimo MazzottiJul 8, 2019
A Cultural History of the Religious Fringe
Kevin O’Leary reviews Adam Morris's "American Messiahs: False Prophets of a Damned Nation."
Kevin O’LearyJul 5, 2019
No Peace of Mind in Psychiatry
Philip Alcabes makes sense of "Mind Fixers" by Anne Harrington.
Philip AlcabesJul 4, 2019
- History
- Science & Technology
A Wonder-Filled Compendium: On Robert Kirk’s “The Secret Commonwealth: Of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies”
A new edition of Robert Kirk’s classic anatomy of fairyland.
Andrew SchenkerJun 30, 2019
- History
- Religion
Is That All There Is?: Queer Culture and Politics on the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall
Much has changed in the 50 years since the flashpoint of the modern LGBTQ movement, but there is still much more to do.
Eric NewmanJun 29, 2019
Queer History Uncovered: A Conversation with Matthew Riemer
Michael Valinksy interviews queer historian Matthew Riemer about his new labor of love, “We Are Everywhere,” co-written with Leighton Brown.
Michael ValinskyJun 26, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- History
Enter Paul: On Paula Fredriksen’s “Paul: The Pagans’ Apostle” and “When Christians Were Jews”
Brad East reviews two recent books by Paula Fredriksen.
Brad EastJun 23, 2019
- History
- Religion
The Enlightenment’s Venereal Imagination
A new book about how 18th-century writers and artists grappled with the reality of STIs.
Norbert SchürerJun 21, 2019
- Gender & Sexuality
- History
The Thief: On the Rediscovery of Luis de Carvajal the Younger’s Memoir
Ilan Stavans narrates the rediscovery of Luis de Carvajal the Younger’s long-lost memoir.
Ilan StavansJun 20, 2019