FeminismPoliticsRace, Class and ReligionThe Tenacity of Hate: Trump and the Pleasure of Prejudice by Paul B. Sturtevant on January 3, 2017 share Donald Trump's rise has revealed an ugly truth: that, for some, prejudice is an addictive source of pleasure. Can a medieval idea help us fight back?read more
Fantasy vs. RealitySolving the Curious Case of the Weapon that Didn’t Exist by Paul B. Sturtevant on December 5, 2016 share The military flail may have, in fact, existed. But not at all in the places that we think they did...read more
Current EventsPast and PresentPoliticsCuck: The Weird History of a Disgusting Word You’re Going to be Hearing a Lot More by Paul B. Sturtevant on November 17, 2016 share A vile slur with medieval origins has gone mainstream due to the rise of Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and the Alt-Right: "cuck". Here's what you need to know...read more
Museums and HeritageExhibition Review: “Waste Not: The Art of Medieval Recycling” by Paul B. Sturtevant on August 16, 2016 share An exciting exhibition at the Walters Art Museum asks: how is art recycled, upcycled, and reused throughout history?read more
Fantasy vs. RealityMuseums and HeritageThe Curious Case of the Weapon that Didn’t Exist by Paul B. Sturtevant on May 12, 2016 share What if I were to tell you that a weapon that you've seen in books, movies and museums wasn't actually real?read more
Fantasy vs. RealityPast and PresentWhat is History For?This Conspiracy will Put Medievalists Out of a Job! (No, it won’t…) by Paul B. Sturtevant on May 12, 2016 share Exploding the Phantom Time Hypothesis using logic, history, and science!read more
Current EventsThe War for the HumanitiesSelling the Humanities is Not Selling Out by Paul B. Sturtevant on May 12, 2016 share Is "selling" the value of the humanities to students and employers really such a bad thing?read more
Games and The InternetWhat is History For?Facebook and the Value of Forgetting by Paul B. Sturtevant on May 12, 2016 share Facebook memories, doxxing and revenge porn—is a critical part of making our own history choosing what to forget?read more
Education and AcademiaPoliticsShame on you, Niall Ferguson by Paul B. Sturtevant on December 2, 2015 share A Harvard Historian's Remarks on Paris Misuse History to Push a Racist, Islamophobe Agendaread more