Last month, I was interviewed by CBC radio for a broadcast on the #Abbasid-era Greco-Roman #TranslationMovement. Check it out through the CBC Ideas Podcast (episode titled, "How Latin translation made Western philosophers famous").
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The #Viking Trade Network Effect 💰🌐
Silver dirhams from Central Asia, found in Scotland.
All minted in what is now Uzbekistan, the whole coins were deposited in Skye's Storr Rock Hoard (c. 935-40), and the fragment at a possible Viking-Age beach market at Stevenston Sands, Ayrshire.
My 📷 NMS
As always, I'm very happy to provide a copy to those who may not have institutional access to the link!
Great to see another of my designed syllabi out in the world! "Global Medieval Heritage and Policy" asks students to think critically and expansively about the #globalmedieval in engagement with cultural heritage policy documents.
www.bloomsburymedievalstudies.com/article?doci...
New publication! This is part classroom activity, part contribution to the scholarship of teaching & learning. It provides a practical introduction to SNA and Islamic history. This will be of interest to instructors who wish to incorporate DH in their classroom.
cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/teachin...
First post! Sharing a public-facing piece I wrote for the Journal of the Canadian Historical Association, "Excavating the Nostalgia of #Archaeology in #MoonKnight."
You can check out my thoughts on Marvel's Moon Knight (and the other articles in the forum) here: historyjournal.ca/excavating-t...