SAH Commons | Neil Gregor | Group Activity https://sah.hcommons.org/members/neilgregor/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Neil Gregor is a member. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:10:43 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 24490bc9a6e75ec71004a40226b4cd8e Matthew Kidd started the topic Participate in a survey on generative AI and archival research practices in the forum History https://hcommons.org/groups/history/forum/topic/participate-in-a-survey-on-generative-ai-and-archival-research-practices-4/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:16:41 -0500 Dear all,

We would like to invite you to take part in an anonymous online survey exploring how the growing use of generative AI tools (including ChatGPT) is reshaping user practices and expectations in relation to searching, discovering, and interpreting digitised and born-digital archival records.

The survey forms part of a research project…[Read more]

]]> 0 24fdbbde7050e5bfe82b75a714f2df3f Matthew Kidd started the topic Participate in a survey on generative AI and archival research practices in the forum Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/groups/cultural-studies/forum/topic/participate-in-a-survey-on-generative-ai-and-archival-research-practices-2/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:15:11 -0500 Dear all,

We would like to invite you to take part in an anonymous online survey exploring how the growing use of generative AI tools (including ChatGPT) is reshaping user practices and expectations in relation to searching, discovering, and interpreting digitised and born-digital archival records.

The survey forms part of a research project…[Read more]

]]> 0 fb5121409a94c786efb5f6263fa29330 Alexis karpouzos created the doc Friedrich Hölderlin : The wisdom of Poetry - Alexis karpouzos in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1911764/ Sun, 16 Feb 2025 12:41:02 -0500 0 80fb5ce0a0c19bae826157dc8a99fabd Vivien Jiaqian Zhu started the topic CFP 2026 MLA Convention in the forum Music https://hcommons.org/groups/music/forum/topic/cfp-2026-mla-convention-16/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:48:37 -0500 Dear All,

 

I’m pleased to share with you the Call for Paper for the Working Group/Seminar session for the upcoming MLA Convention in Toronto. See https://mla.confex.com/mla/2026/webprogrampreliminary/Paper29934.html.

 

Best wishes,

Vivien Jiaqian Zhu

]]> 0 398eed0cd306f4a47904f1e3005886b9 Vivien Jiaqian Zhu started the topic CFP 2026 MLA Convention in the forum Ethnomusicology https://hcommons.org/groups/ethnomusicology/forum/topic/cfp-2026-mla-convention-11/ Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:45:27 -0500 Dear All,

 

I’m pleased to share with you the Call for Paper for the Working Group/Seminar session for the upcoming MLA Convention in Toronto. See https://mla.confex.com/mla/2026/webprogrampreliminary/Paper29934.html.

 

Best wishes,

Vivien Jiaqian Zhu

]]> 0 a7b28c1b0645090d367c2e00f08bd871 Ansgar Allen deposited Homo Catastrophicus: The Revolt Against Civilisation in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902477/ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 03:00:05 -0400 In Homo Catastrophicus Louis Armand explores the agonism of an emergent Algorithmic State Apparatus. Its genealogy traverses the constellation of aesthetic & political avant-gardes of the long 20th century & the terminal shock of posthumanism. Technology has always posed a challenge to notions of human subjectivity. Yet this challenge cannot be…[Read more]

]]> 0 17f848c8029ff3e1609c0419734a5741 Valeria Graziano deposited Training for Exploitation?: Politicising Employability and Reclaiming Education in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902278/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:00:29 -0400 Foreword by Silvia Federici. ‘Training for Exploitation’ provides a pedagogical framework to deconstruct dominant narratives around work, employability and careers, and explores alternative ways of engaging with work and the economy. Training for Exploitation? includes tools for critically examining the relationship between education, work and…[Read more]

]]> 0 c70891c468fd2448aef87fb1aead9a83 Valeria Graziano deposited Refractions, borderlines and unbureaucratic politics in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902277/ Tue, 22 Oct 2024 03:00:13 -0400 Valeria Graziano in conversation with Tihana Pupovać

]]> 0 fd7fbe07078dc96723de978ed2c25935 Ian Willis deposited Exploring ‘Just the Two of Us’ at Tegel Gallery 581 in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902198/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 03:00:02 -0400 This blog post explores a new exhibition at the Tegel Gallery 581 in Cobbitty, NSW, called ‘Just the Two of Us’. It features 100 paintings by local artists Nola Tegel and Patricia Johnston. This collection reflects their artistic journeys and love for the Camden countryside and their travels. The exhibition runs until 27 October 2024, excluding…[Read more]

]]> 0 8e7c9a8ae4f6af9ea0f57264cf61be47 Juan Antonio Fernandez Rivero deposited La fotografía comercial y los álbumes de viaje en la España del XIX. in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902150/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 03:00:37 -0400 The study of 44 albums has allowed us to make an approximation to the topographic photography that professional photographers carried out in Spain and to observe the relative importance of each one according to their production and their ability to become part of the albums of those travelers who traveled the Spanish geography from 1860
to 1900.…[Read more]

]]> 0 17ac0b173a7592a87653d374df2e3d10 Ian Willis deposited Exploring Camden Realism: Art as storytelling in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902147/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 03:00:02 -0400 This blog post explores Camden Realism, an art style emerging in the Macarthur region, characterized by storytelling through representational artworks. Artists like Nola Tegel and Patricia Johnston, influenced by Alan Baker, capture local history and change. Exhibitions at Campbelltown Arts Centre showcase their work, reflecting the evolving…[Read more]

]]> 0 9269454af2ec80fd797429a1d9517390 Valeria Graziano deposited The Rabble’s Lifecraft: Institutional Tinkering and Popular Illegalisms in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902089/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:00:50 -0400 Article published in Croatian translation as ‘Životna Vještina Raje: Institucionalno Krparenje I Pučki Ilegalizmi’, Kritika, 5(1), 125-146.

Figure it Out (FIO) is an artistic and research project engaging practices and phenomena of coping, tinkering, making-do and circumventing exclusions that are developed by marginalized, underserved, discri…[Read more]

]]> 0 25b1d2f448d349ad998899fc46038c90 Valeria Graziano deposited We in the plural. Performance gestures of antifascism in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1902082/ Sat, 19 Oct 2024 03:00:01 -0400 We in the plural. Performance gestures of antifascism

]]> 0 0111b10e196df1f001ec4ca5372d4b0b Ian Willis deposited Exhibition Notes: Hardy Wilson’s Old Colonial Architecture 1924-2024, University of Sydney Library in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901504/ Sun, 13 Oct 2024 03:00:02 -0400 This bulletin article provides an overview of the exhibition Hardy Wilson’s Old Colonial Architecture 1924-2024 at the University of Sydney Library. William Hardy Wilson was an architect, artist, and author of profound importance in architectural history in Australia, despite his odious views on race and politics in the late 1920s and 1930s. The e…[Read more]

]]> 0 2f6b77585a057f0d9dcec58180d32a54 Derek Johnston deposited Black Sails: Historicising the Intersecting Traumas of Imperialist Capitalism through the Gothic Mode in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901426/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 03:01:41 -0400 Black Sails (2014-2017) presented a prequel to Treasure Island mixed with real historical characters and events in a story of resistance against imperialist capitalism. The pirates were cast as rebels against a dominant system in which wealth is directed to those in charge, while those who work for it are left with little. The series dramatises…[Read more]

]]> 0 37eead17c03c4ebfdedd41b5cd9b8691 Ian Willis deposited Explore Belgenny Farm: A Journey Through Time 2024 in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901424/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 03:01:32 -0400 The 2024 Back to Belgenny festival showcased living history at Belgenny Farm, featuring reenactments, traditional trades, and various activities such as sheepdog trials and guided tours. The event included a demonstration by Governor Macquarie’s regiment and highlighted the farm’s historical significance, providing visitors with an immersive g…[Read more]

]]> 0 3fa198ca863a7f488eace7440ab80d36 Pragya Ranjan deposited Morality in Premchand’s Kafan: For Dalits or Anti-Dalit ? in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901227/ Thu, 10 Oct 2024 03:00:29 -0400 It is an article on Premchand’s most controversial short story, Kafan. This article attempts to describe how the story gives an alternative voice to the downtrodden and how the characters define a morality of their own, which is outside the purview of the Brahmanical framework. In an extremely hierarchical religious structure as in Hinduism, this…[Read more]

]]> 0 78ff8153752a79f93088072c72fe5097 Ian Willis deposited Camden Police Station and Residence in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901076/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:18 -0400 This newspaper article examines policing in the Camden district of NSW. Policing was an integral part of the NSW colony, as was the building of residences for the local police constables and premises to keep offenders. Policing started in the Camden village in 1840, with the first police presence at the Nepean River crossing in 1804. With the…[Read more]

]]> 0 cc8b2b2124dab11b7660c498a5f5d120 Ian Willis deposited Future of the former Camden police barracks: community concerns in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1901074/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 03:00:03 -0400 This blog post explores the current position of the former Camden police barracks, which has been vacant since 2011 and represents a risk of neglect and disrepair. The Tharawal Local Aboriginal Land Council, which acquired the site in 2020, has yet to disclose plans for its future use. The community seeks clarity on whether the building will be…[Read more]

]]> 0 31c918f2e6b8c3f248758b8d51eb8e10 Afrim Krasniqi deposited Ngjarjet e korrikut 1990 dhe përpjekjet e regjimit për ta minimizuar impaktin e tyre politik in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900969/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:16:30 -0400 Koncepti i “armikut” politik ishte një prej tipareve thelbësore të regjimit njëpartiak në Shqipëri (1944-1990). Punimi im analizon konceptin e armikut në aktet e rëndësishme zyrtare, – aktet kushtetuese dhe politike të nxjerra nga Presidiumi i Kuvendit Popullor në periudhën e fundit të regjimit njëpartiak (1990) dhe në periudhën e parë t…[Read more]

]]> 0 99f92b0e564e4b4be3c17844d9a53a53 Ian Willis deposited Unveiling Hardy Wilson’s architectural legacy and his influence on Camden’s aesthetics in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900824/ Sat, 05 Oct 2024 03:00:05 -0400 This blog post examines the role of William Hardy Wilson, a largely unrecognized architect and artist, who authored The Cow Pasture Road in 1920, impacting Camden’s cultural narrative. His work celebrates colonial architecture and aesthetics, leading to a recent exhibition at the University of Sydney Library, which explores his dual legacy as both…[Read more]

]]> 0 a5cf8f37d543bc6c1c432aa69b4e317b Ian Willis deposited Exploring the Cowpastures, the historical unveiling of a cultural region in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900694/ Fri, 04 Oct 2024 03:00:04 -0400 This blog post explores The Cowpastures, a region in New South Wales that originated in the late 18th century with the escape of cattle from the First Fleet. It evolved through European settlement, shaping cultural landscapes influenced by Aboriginal peoples. By the 1840s, it had become a defined regional identity, later overshadowed by the…[Read more]

]]> 0 cc743f581b90abde6bda4e1aa69e132d Pramod Ranjan deposited बहुजन साहित्य की सैद्धांतिकी [Bahujan Sahitya Ki Saiddhantikī] in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1900451/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:00:02 -0400 प्रमोद रंजन द्वारा संपादित “बहुजन साहित्य की सैद्धांतिकी” बहुजन साहित्य की अवधारणा का सैद्धांतिकरण करती है। यह पुस्तक बहुजन साहित्य के विभिन्न पहलुओं को गहराई से समझने और उनके सैद्धांतिक आधार को प्रस्तुत करने का प्रयास करती है।

बहुजन साहित्य की अवधारणा कई स्तरों पर विचरोत्तेजक है। सही मायने में यह प्रगतिशील, जनवादी और दलित साहि…[Read more]

]]> 0 4e0e170cc2ccda9649d71e7bfe0d6680 Guylian Nemegeer started the topic Conference: Pan-Movements, Regeneration, and Modernity (29 October) in the forum History https://hcommons.org/groups/history/forum/topic/conference-pan-movements-regeneration-and-modernity-29-october/ Sat, 28 Sep 2024 12:51:32 -0400 Dear colleagues,

Members in this group may be interested in the following conference. It is possible to attend the event online. Registration is needed: https://event.ugent.be/registration/event/89430443-ec0a-4dd1-8d2c-d3dfb82ad014

Pan-Movements, Regeneration, and Modernity (29 October)

This conference investigates the global development of…[Read more]

]]> 0 bfca62a4fd7034079c1a17b010acf0f8 Ian Willis deposited Camden History Journal September 2024 v5n8 in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899676/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:00:21 -0400 CAMDEN HISTORY, Journal of the Camden Historical Society Inc. Ian Willis (editor). Contents: Kellee Cordina, ‘Celebrating the life of Neidra Hill AM’, p.357; Dianne Matterson, ‘Government Savings Bank: Camden Branch’, p.362; Zoe McPherson, ‘Always was, always will be, wasn’t easy’, p. 370; Paula Muir, ‘The Elizabethan Way’, p. 376; Jacques Mich…[Read more]

]]> 0 2d6631bb9e771bbcbbe4a4d24148d632 Ian Willis deposited Young Women Enlisted in the Land Army in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899675/ Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:00:11 -0400 This newspaper article explores the experiences of young women who enlisted in the Australian Women’s Land Army during the Second World War in the Camden district at Orangeville. The land army was used to fill a manpower shortage in the Australian farming sector and was tasked with providing food and materials to the Allies in the Pacific…[Read more]

]]> 0 e66c645b49b99ca26a968b8b3eea4b5d Joel Edelman deposited On the Origin of Music; A Convergence of Theories in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1899092/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:00:53 -0400 Much of today’s research into the nature of musical pleasure can be divided into two distinct areas – the study of the overtone spectra of musical consonance and the study of human physiological responses to musical sounds. The former is largely focused on adult participatory responses and the latter on the detection of biochemical activity.…[Read more]

]]> 0 7af1af85af7a74136486f12a0e76f474 Ian Willis deposited Denbigh Open Days: Exploring Historic Colonial Farm in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898807/ Mon, 16 Sep 2024 03:00:02 -0400 The blog post explores the history of Denbigh, a significant colonial farming complex in Australia that recently opened its gardens to the public for a rare charity viewing. The property, with a dark history of conflict and anxiety, reveals layers of history, from dispossession of Aboriginal lands to dairying to urban invasion. Denbigh’s fortified…[Read more]

]]> 0 76f4ba01d39e99ef7e4b1577e2b10715 Ian Willis deposited Force or Face, Community Consultation in Local Government in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898617/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 03:00:02 -0400 Trust and understanding in the community engagement process are considered by many an essential part of a successful urban planning process. Yet these issues have proved problematic for the stakeholders in one New South Wales local government area.
This paper examines a case study of a community engagement process in New South Wales which has…[Read more]

]]> 0 c2b8acefbeb63c34d312b156db178fc3 Manfred Engel deposited Making - or Not Making - Sense of Dreams / Trouver - ou non - un sens au rêve. Ed. by Bernard Dieterle, Manfred Engel and Laura Vordermayer. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann 2024 (Cultural Dream Studies; 9) — Contents and Preface in the group German Literature and Culture https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898533/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:01:15 -0400 Dreams frighten and attract us because of their ›otherness‹, their manifold deviations from the world we know when we are awake. One of the most consistently used techniques of coming to terms with this otherness has been the attempt to ›make sense‹ of dreams, to consider and portray them as messages which can and have to be deciphered. On the oth…[Read more]

]]> 0 16b3f5a725f8dbf304ab6f6376741460 Manfred Engel deposited Making - or Not Making - Sense of Dreams / Trouver - ou non - un sens au rêve. Ed. by Bernard Dieterle, Manfred Engel and Laura Vordermayer. Würzburg: Königshausen & Neumann 2024 (Cultural Dream Studies; 9) — Contents and Preface in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898531/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 03:00:53 -0400 Dreams frighten and attract us because of their ›otherness‹, their manifold deviations from the world we know when we are awake. One of the most consistently used techniques of coming to terms with this otherness has been the attempt to ›make sense‹ of dreams, to consider and portray them as messages which can and have to be deciphered. On the oth…[Read more]

]]> 0 10934e849f3d5a40f3c2f8c32a417d38 Ian Willis deposited Hawaii arrives in Camden in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898149/ Sun, 08 Sep 2024 03:00:02 -0400 This newspaper article examines the arrival of Hawaiian music and dance after sweeping the rest of the country on the stage, at the movie and broadcast across the radio waves. The craze of the 1920s and 1930s was centred on hula dancing and the steel guitar. The first mention of Hawaiian culture in Camden occurred in 1925 when young Daphne Butt…[Read more]

]]> 0 21bb3194c47c6e1fedb42cb71c180749 Ian Willis deposited Explore Unlock Camden 2024: Uncover Camden’s Rich History in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898104/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 03:00:56 -0400 This blog post explores how Unlock Camden is back in 2024, offering a celebration of the town’s history and culture. The event, scheduled for September 28th, will feature a variety of activities, including historical re-enactments, art demonstrations, musical performances, and guided walking tours. The event aims to promote the area’s historic…[Read more]

]]> 0 79a84f04deadf42ba4e5b6f598342121 Ian Willis deposited History Week 2024, ‘The Memory Landscape of the Cowpastures’, Ian Willis in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1898031/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 03:00:01 -0400 Australia Historical Association Newsletter 5 September 2024
History Week 2024, ‘The Memory Landscape of the Cowpastures’, Ian Willis
Camden Library, John Street, Camden, Saturday 7 September 2024, 1.00pm AEST
In this talk, Dr Ian Willis OAM will offer a new look at the Cowpastures story in the Macarthur region. Ian will use examples of mem…[Read more]

]]> 0 e508750d3f20d841a6095b670a356ed9 Ana Dumitran deposited Ecclesia super omnia in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897872/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:00:32 -0400 The volume includes some of the papers presented in the Museikon section of the Annual Scientific Conference organised in 2023 by the Alba Iulia National Museum of the Great Union (Romania). The studies cover topics such as: the pious behavior of women in the Transylvanian Middle Ages, the possession of slaves and gypsies by the Wallachian…[Read more]

]]> 0 665e37928cab2f649c6aaf0abf22b6bd Ana Dumitran deposited Ecclesia super omnia in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897870/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:00:17 -0400 The volume includes some of the papers presented in the Museikon section of the Annual Scientific Conference organised in 2023 by the Alba Iulia National Museum of the Great Union (Romania). The studies cover topics such as: the pious behavior of women in the Transylvanian Middle Ages, the possession of slaves and gypsies by the Wallachian…[Read more]

]]> 0 a2fa898aca393b0f199768f5c9bc8e27 Ian Willis deposited Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation - Presentation Report in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897865/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:00:02 -0400 This report summarises a presentation by Ross McMullin on his book ‘Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation’ published in 2023 as part of the Open Forum Series for the Independent Scholars of Australia Association NSW Chapter Bulletin

]]> 0 8305a57a12c2740a76138252b93b63d9 Sonia D. Andras deposited Sonia D. Andras - Negotiations En Vogue: Interwar Romanian Women as Fashion Icons Represented in American Vogue (Conference Presentation, 2023, Audio Only) in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897550/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:00:32 -0400 Presentation at the “Romanian American Negotiations in Education, Science, Culture, and Arts/Negocierile româno-americane în educație, știință, cultură și artă” Conference.
This paper explores Romanian women’s influence on US fashion, as representatives of European artistic, cultural and social elites and as genuine Parisiennes. This study trea…[Read more]

]]> 0 62ff5ab4e158999d1ff11f5fd300b411 Ian Willis deposited Why does the sale of a local church create community angst? What is going on? in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897544/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:00:12 -0400 This blog post examines the sale of church land, which has sparked community angst, particularly at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Bankstown. The proposed heritage listing has led to concerns about redevelopment and closure. Similar issues have arisen in Tasmania, where local church sales have evoked strong emotional and historical attachments. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 41648396ba64958418c3801b50364317 Ian Willis deposited Back to Belgenny 2024, a festival of living history in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897198/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 03:01:06 -0400 This blog post examines the 2024 Back to Belgenny festival at Belgenny Farm in South Camden. The festival showcased living history with reenactments, traditional trades, and stalls selling arts and crafts of the past. Activities included sheepdog trials, live music, vintage cars, and guided history tours of the site. The farm represents settler…[Read more]

]]> 0 15727cba890fee55ba406735630cf0f6 Ian Willis deposited Australia Day 1915 in Camden: Record-breaking Wartime Fundraiser in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897194/ Sun, 25 Aug 2024 03:00:48 -0400 This blog post examines the story of mid-1915, when the Camden Patriotic Fund took over Australia Day fundraising, directing proceeds to the Red Cross for Australian wounded. Supporting the Camden Red Cross, the fund raised substantial funds through various events. Meanwhile, on a national scale, Australia Day’s significance evolved, and in 1915,…[Read more]

]]> 0 34b828e1aa7b3a3126b722d0353ba0d4 Ian Willis deposited Australia Day 1918, Red Cross Fundraising Activities in Camden in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897125/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:00:20 -0400 This blog post examines Australia Day fundraisers in 1918, which were crucial in supporting the war effort. There were various activities, such as selling badges, public subscriptions, prayer services, lectures, and doorknocks. The Camden Red Cross raised a significant amount, as did the Menangle and Narellan branches. The total effort amounted to…[Read more]

]]> 0 801dfa88bc4493fa252d4b320aa26b16 Ian Willis deposited Camden and the Great War in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1897123/ Sat, 24 Aug 2024 03:00:01 -0400 This presentation provides an overview of the Great War’s impact on the town of Camden, including its effects, serving overseas and on the homefront, and the collective memory of Camden and the Great War.

]]> 0 3069f441ed8a1e80be7252a24743de4a Ian Willis deposited Menangle, A Historic English-Style Estate Village in Camden Park in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896784/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 03:01:02 -0400 This blog post outlines a brief history of the village of Menangle. The village is situated within the Camden district and reflects an English-style private estate village that has evolved over 150 years. Embodying rural Englishness, it has experienced both prosperity and decline, closely tied to the history of the Camden Park estate. The…[Read more]

]]> 0 966cb1628c176afb8575d8f0f37283c8 Sonia D. Andras deposited Romanian-American Negotiations in Education, Science, Culture, and Arts in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896776/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 03:00:33 -0400 As a political model for the young democracy in interwar Romania, as a protector against threats to the sovereignty and integrity of the state, as a cultural model, and as a daily life, America represented for Romania a reference point, a factor of stability and progress. America was a model and ally of the civilized world!
Unfortunately,…[Read more]

]]> 0 12099403633f603c7ee656cc04085a0d Sonia D. Andras deposited Romanian-American Negotiations in Education, Science, Culture, and Arts in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896774/ Tue, 20 Aug 2024 03:00:09 -0400 As a political model for the young democracy in interwar Romania, as a protector against threats to the sovereignty and integrity of the state, as a cultural model, and as a daily life, America represented for Romania a reference point, a factor of stability and progress. America was a model and ally of the civilized world!
Unfortunately,…[Read more]

]]> 0 d520ac316d1818494184aef81a69d53a Karina Sembe deposited On the Brink of Sovereignty: Maroon Chief Alonso de Illescas and Vernacular Agency in the Colonial Atlantic in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896640/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 03:00:49 -0400 Marronage is often treated in academic discussions as a compelling example of resistance, a type of agency that has a definitive insurgent impulse. This approach makes the study of maroons vulnerable to ideological taint because it can downplay the full complexity with which slave rebels and free people of color achieved social mobility and…[Read more]

]]> 0 72e717342519dcb0f9d79d08db854fbf Peter van Druenen deposited CLIO’S ABACUS (On the Arrival of the Annales School in the Netherlands and the Development of Historical Arithmetic) in the group History https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896633/ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 03:00:15 -0400 Clios’Abacus is an intriguing exploration in literature into the way quantitative historical research in the Netherlands over the past half-century has been shaped, largely based on outdated and never updated source material. In the background, the implementation of ideas from the French Annales School (Febvre, Braudel, Le Roy Ladurie, among o…[Read more]

]]> 0 cccb65ee978b8dc40aa6313c76b0ec3a Joel Edelman deposited On the Origin of Music; A Mathematician's Perspective in the group Music and Sound https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896377/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 03:01:03 -0400 Recent studies of consonance combined with related neurological studies of musical pleasure both point to the prenatal exposure to the human voice as the origin of our affinity for harmonics sounds. The response of a neonate to the maternal voice is compared to the adult response to music, and the physical components of tonal sounds provide an…[Read more]

]]> 0 e2e76fe9ccd9c1b2dc020788e7849ed2 Seo-Young Chu deposited Describing DICTEE in the group Cultural Studies https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1896115/ Tue, 13 Aug 2024 03:04:50 -0400 The visual images in Dictee are famously captionless. They resist straightforward explanation. In writing image descriptions of the images in Dictee, I have tried to preserve the “captionlessness” of the original. The point here is not to explain the pictures—an image description is not identical to a caption—but to make Dictee more accessible to…[Read more]

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