History and My Story

The Absolut Vodka people probably thought they were just being funny when they released this advertisement last spring. Bloggers went crazy over this one and the resulting “controversy”—and I am using quotes here because as far as I know the furor was limited to the Internet—brought up some serious issues on both sides. When you [...]

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Many thanks to Damaris for posting this link.  I had mentioned in class that Les Miserables the novel has been translated into many languages and is one of the best selling books in history.  We also listened to some of the music from the Schonberg and Boublil opera and discussed how the musical version has [...]

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The Congress of Vienna is a trendy subject in history circles these days.  One can’t help but make comparisons between the nobles in Austria in 1815–all dressed to impress and lavishly partying–and the celebrities whose escapades are chronicled in the pages of US and People. 
Last spring David King’s Vienna 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon [...]

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I’ve said that you could spend 2 months on the French Revolution, but this guy does a great job summarizing the events in a matter of minutes.  Do you think his approach is helpful?  When I was in high school and my classmates would complain about the purpose for studying a particular topic our teachers [...]

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So, obviously the purpose of the Doll’s House assignment was to help you understand the condition of women in the 1800s and also to showcase how a certain author, Henrik Ibsen, spoke out in favor of women’s rights.  However, I wonder if there are any lessons from this story that we can relate to in [...]

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