For those interested in the history of history, and how our narratives change over time, I present to you my most recents papers, with a Robert Plant interlude. The first post is about the Spanish Conquest of Mexico, and examines literature from 1839 to 2008. As it demonstrates, there has been a dramatic shift in [...]
All posts for the month November, 2011
Democratizing the Conquest
Posted by admin on November 30, 2011
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Today’s Interlude – Freedom Fries
Since my recent papers are long, and deal tangentially with hubris and ethnocentrism, I thought I would post “Freedom Fries” by Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation for today’s interlude. The Strange Sensation is actually Portishead, and you can buy the album here.
Posted by admin on November 30, 2011
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2011/11/todays-interlude-freedom-fries/
History is Hot
History is Hot: An Unfinished Work of Cecil B. DeMille Introduction and Thesis On the morning of October 20, 1994 – two years after funding a project to develop the National Standards for History for the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) – Lynne Cheney penned an editorial for the Wall Street Journal entitled “The [...]
Posted by admin on November 26, 2011
http://www.born2synthesize.com/2011/11/history-is-hot/