Good morning, Readers!
I'm over at Black Gate Magazine today, writing about something that let my little Celtic Studies heart go wild.
I'm over at Black Gate Magazine today, writing about something that let my little Celtic Studies heart go wild.
Hadrian's wall from the ruins of a Milecastle.
Last week, I was watching a lecture on Hadrian’s Wall, as you do, hoping to learn something new about the situation in Britain during the Roman occupation. I did not, incidentally, learn anything I had not already known (if money was no object, I would have a doctorate in archaeology, specializing in the British Isles, and probably a few extra degrees in archaeogenetics and archaeolinguistics. I am fascinated by these things). The lecture did, however, serve as a stark reminder of the frustrating presence of bias that permeates even intellectual pursuits. This lecture, in particular, veered hard towards a Roman bias, something that has been so prevalent in the field I am so interested in, that I’ve often shut books and thrown journals across the room.
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But before you go:
30 Day Song Challenge - Day 6
A Song That Makes You Want to Dance
Not going to lie, nostalgia has totally driven today's choice. This was my jam back in the day. It's hard to beat 90s dance hits for getting the body moving.
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