April 2020 - CONTINGENT

Queen of Heaven, Empress of Hell

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

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

Can a classicist study Akkadian? Was the Fertile Crescent part of Western civilization? Why is the history of science nearly a field unto itself?

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

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

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

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