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Monthly Archives: April 2020

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Shorts

Queen of Heaven, Empress of Hell

By Vanessa R. Corcoran | April 25, 2020

In late medieval texts, the Virgin Mary was a skilled debater–and a dab hand with a club.

Mailbag

The Five Oral History Commandments

By Kate Dahlstrand | April 21, 2020

Start at the beginning. Work towards the present day. This sounds simple, but it often gets overlooked.

Field Trip

How Anny Gaul Does History 

By Contingent Magazine | April 17, 2020

“What does a postdoc do?” That’s something Anny Gaul has been figuring out all year.

Shorts

This Is The Night

By Nathan Chase | April 11, 2020

Performed once a year, the Exsultet features rich descriptions of sights, sounds, scents—and bees.

Postcards

A Postcard from Granada

By Donna Drucker | April 8, 2020

I arrived a day-and-a-half early and stayed a day late in order to do some exploring on my own.

Features

An Interrupted Journey

By Ruth Almy | April 3, 2020

In 1908, Canada tried to deport the South Asian population of Vancouver. But the community stood its ground and won.

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