Feeling disorientated by all the ethnic minority women in academia? Confused by science now that it’s not just being done by white men? Fear not, good sir! Ephraim Hardcastle is here to help with his handy guide to the History of Science. c. 10,000yrs BC. The Invention of Farming. Can women really have it all?…
Month: March 2014
9 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT ENGLISH SOCIAL HISTORY THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!
If anyone seriously doubts the impending apocalypse then they should look no further than Buzzfeed, the brain-destroying webpage that is slowly, gradually killing human civilization one list at a time. Unfortunately, I’m probably not going to be able to stop this dangerous tide of philistine listophilia. Instead, I’ve decided to join in, so here are…
Sex, Liberty, and Germaine Greer
Those of you who follow me on Twitter will have noticed that my account’s recently developed just the faintest whiff of smuttery. My excuse is that I’ve been reading the fascinating and delightfully lewd Origins of Sex, the first monograph by my colleague (and old tutor) Faramerz Dabhoiwala. It’s a cracking read – a thoughtful…
The Social Historian 