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More is more: Reimagining relics of the gilded age
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More is more: Reimagining relics of the gilded age

In discussing Philadelphia’s Lynnewood Hall mansion, Aaron Wunsch of the Weitzman School of Design says that reactionary simplification doesn’t do justice to its historical context or the possibility for creative imagination.

The Ten Commandments could be in every Texas classroom next fall
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The Ten Commandments could be in every Texas classroom next fall

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education discusses whether three Texas bills about religion in schools bear any resemblance to the push against the teaching of history, gender, and sexual orientation.

A century of newspaper ads shed light on Indigenous slavery in colonial America
A1726 issue of The New-York Gazette.

A 1726 issue of The New-York Gazette.

(Image: The New York Public Library Digital Collections via Annenberg School for Communication)

A century of newspaper ads shed light on Indigenous slavery in colonial America

A new paper, co-authored by Annenberg Doctoral Student Anjali DasSarma, uses a century of newspaper advertisements to document Indigenous slavery in the American colonies.

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Exploring heritage in all corners of the humanities
Detail of the painting “Pleasure Pillars” by Shahzia Sikander.

Detail of “Pleasure Pillars” by Shahzia Sikander.

(Image: Courtesy of Shahzia Sikander Studio via Wolf Humanities Center)

Exploring heritage in all corners of the humanities

Fellows of the 2022-2023 Undergraduate Humanities Forum share their collaborative research on “The World We Inherit.”

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Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns
Jing Jing Piriyalertsak stands in front of Perry World House.

Fourth-year Jing Jing Piriyalertsak says her classical studies, comparative literature, and history minors are the foundation for her international relations major.

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Who, What, Why: Jing Jing Piriyalertsak on political messaging, Punch Bowl, and puns

The international relations major explores how narratives are shaped and how we understand the world through writing.

Kristen de Groot

Good Friday Agreement, 25 years later
Former prime minister Sir Tony Blair and then taoiseach Bertie Ahern sign the Good Friday agreement 25 years ago.

Then-U.K. prime minister Tony Blair (left) and then-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern sign the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998. 

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Good Friday Agreement, 25 years later

Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences looks back at the deal that brought peace to Northern Ireland.

Kristen de Groot

Claire Finkelstein on Trump’s indictment
Trump supporters hold Trump 2024 flags and campaign signs in shadow as the sun sets.

Supporters carry flags as they protest the news that former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury, Thursday, March 30, 2023, near his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

(Image: AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Claire Finkelstein on Trump’s indictment

Finkelstein, the founder and faculty director of the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, discusses how this case is a test of America’s institutions, the rule of law, and the world’s oldest democracy.

Kristen de Groot