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Paranoid Reading and Reparative Reading in the Archive (I)

by Emily Rutherford It seems no wonder, then, that paranoia, once the topic is broached in a nondiagnostic context, seems to grow like a crystal in a hypersaturated solution, blotting out any sense of the possibility of alternative ways of… Continue Reading →

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What We’re Reading: Week of July 20

Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the web this week. If you come across something that other intellectual historians might enjoy, please let us know in the comments section! Emily: My favorite thing I read… Continue Reading →

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Reform and Renewal: Notes on the International Medieval Congress, Leeds

by guest contributor Jake Purcell Every medievalist has two Major Events marked in their calendar each summer. The first is the International Congress on Medieval Studies, held in May in Kalamazoo, MI. I’ve just returned from the second: the International… Continue Reading →

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What We’re Reading: Week of July 13

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The Archival Agenda: Thinking Through Scientific Archives at the Royal Society

by guest contributor Brooke Palmieri Imagine that an archivist’s child is raised from birth as a professional archivist to see how they documented their life. Imagine that toddler making a finger painting, taking a digital image, filing away the physical… Continue Reading →

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What We’re Reading: Week of July 6

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Philology Among the Disciplines (II): Roles, Limits, Goals

by John Raimo “Those who don’t know, do theory.” As per Nikolaus Wegmann, this slogan of modern philology touches upon something odd this “ancient form of knowledge” and its persistence into the present day. Philology fitfully attempts to absorb theory… Continue Reading →

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What We’re Reading: Week of June 30

We are on Facebook! Please like our page, where we’ll be posting blog content and other news of relevance to the JHI community, just as we do Twitter. Here are a few interesting articles and pieces we found around the… Continue Reading →

2015/07/04 2

When did Amish become Old-Fashioned?

by guest contributor Ben Goossen By now the tropes are well worn: buggies, bonnets, and broad brimmed hats. Although Anabaptists around the world are incredibly diverse, ranging like many faith communities from ultraconservative to liberal-radical, popular stereotypes have long presented… Continue Reading →

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What We’re Reading: Week of June 22

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