Richard C. Lewontin (1929–2021)
Published in Nature
Pioneer of molecular evolution who campaigned against biological racism.
Strokovna ekskurzija po Normandiji za gimnazijce
Sodobni pouk in s tem novodobne učne metode ter oblike prinašajo v šolski pouk zgodovine novosti, ki učečim se omogočajo spoznavanje učne snovi tako, da je zanje zanimivejša in da si jo trajneje zapomnijo. Eden izmed novodobnih pristopov k holističnemu, kompleksnejšemu razumevanju učne snovi je tudi strokovna ekskurzija, ki v svoji sestavi zajema r...
David Vincent, A History of Solitude
Review of David Vincent. A History of Solitude. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020. 341 pp.
Leda Papastefanaki, Η φλέβα της γης: Τα μεταλλεία της Ελλάδας, 19ος–20ός αιώνας [The vein of the earth: The mines of Gre...
Review of Leda Papastefanaki. Η φλέβα της γης: Τα μεταλλεία της Ελλάδας, 19ος–20ός αιώνας [The vein of the earth: The mines of Greece, 19th–20th centuries]. Athens: Vivliorama, 2017. 392 pp.
Rupture or Continuity? Revisiting the Basic Themes of the Historiography of the 21 April Dictatorship
What did the 1967–1974 dictatorship represent for Greece? A violent and illegal episode, a mere parenthesis in the course of its parliamentary history, or an event with deep roots in Greek society and politics? These two basic, albeit contradictory views require us to consider how the last dictatorship in Greece was conceived in public and academic...
Who is the Historian? The Formation of Modern Greek History and the Historical Community in the Short Twentieth Century
The position of historian emerged as a distinct academic and professional field in Greece in the last quarter of the 20th century. In an attempt to explore this “delay” in comparison to Western European countries, this article offers an overview of the making of the field of modern Greek history during the twentieth century. Starting from the gradu...
The Purpose of Shanties from the Time of Sailors to the Musical Masters of the Twentieth Century
The folk songs of the high seas traveled across hundreds of ships, changed in sound and lyric, and ultimately became known today as maritime folk music. Although many historians choose to analyze maritime history through physical artifacts, one less-appreciated aspect of the sea is known as the sea shanty. With modern musicians paying homage to the...
Ei-ichi Negishi (1935–2021)
Published in Nature
Organic chemist whose cross-coupling reaction builds many drugs.
Not So Dystopian: A Historical Reading of Eugenics in Science Fiction
Broadly, this paper is an effort in complicating traditional readings of eugenic themes in science fiction. Two landmark novels, Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896) and Huxley’s Brave New World (1932), are highlighted as representative of the early and late stages of eugenics. By focusing on the troubling historical context surrounding these aut...
Stigma on Campus: The Precarious Situation of Iranian Students at Cal Poly, November 1979
Exploring the ways in which the seizure of the American embassy and subsequent hostage situation of American nationals within Tehran in 1979 transcended international boundaries, this paper discusses the backlash that Iranian students at Cal Poly faced during this pivotal geopolitical crisis. In doing so, I review various protests and public statem...
