Ishtar (on right) comes to Sargon, who would later become one of the great kings of Mesopotamia. Edwin J. Prittie, The story of the greatest nations, 1913 Louise Pryke, Macquarie University As singer Pat Benatar once noted, love is a battlefield. Such use of military words to express intimate, affectionate emotions is likely related toContinue reading “Friday essay: the legend of Ishtar, first goddess of love and war”
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Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh
Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh Gilgamesh explores what it means to be human, and questions the meaning of life and love. Wikimedia Commons This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article Louise Pryke, Macquarie University “Forget death and seek life!” With these encouraging words, Gilgamesh, the star ofContinue reading “Guide to the classics: the Epic of Gilgamesh”
Christianity, Qumran and a relationship of Assimilation- An Essay
Note: This is an essay I recently completed for my university unit on the Dead Sea Scrolls. It was a fascinating subject and highly recommend it if you enjoy Ancient History. Since Solomon Schechter first discovered The Damascus Document in a genizah in Cairo, scholars and enthusiasts have sought to connect Christianity with Qumran. TheContinue reading “Christianity, Qumran and a relationship of Assimilation- An Essay”
The female werewolf and her shaggy suffragette sisters
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Jazmina Cininas, Lecturer in Fine Art, Printmaking, RMIT University – Check out her incredible artwork here on her website As Melbourne lights up for tomorrow’s White Night Festival, the façade of RMIT’s Storey Hall annex will transform into an illuminated billboard ofContinue reading “The female werewolf and her shaggy suffragette sisters”
The real-life origins of the legendary Kraken
Original article on The Conversation by Rodrigo Brincalepe Salvador –PhD student in Paleontology, University of Tubingen The Kraken is perhaps the largest monster ever imagined by mankind. In Nordic folklore, it was said to haunt the seas from Norway through Iceland and all the way to Greenland. The Kraken had a knack for harassing shipsContinue reading “The real-life origins of the legendary Kraken”
Beware The Slenderman: how users created the Boogieman of the internet
Original article on The Conversation by Adam Daniel – Ph.d Candidate, Western Sydney University For as long as humans have been interacting with new media technologies, they have also created monsters to haunt them. When photography became mainstream in the late 19th century, for example, it wasn’t long before entertainers and spiritualists were using theContinue reading “Beware The Slenderman: how users created the Boogieman of the internet”
Digital Abundance in Publishing isn’t killing Culture – It’s saving it
Note: This is an essay I wrote recently for my degree and even though it has a strong Australian Publishing focus I still thought I’d share. ‘Publishing finds itself in the midst of a “phase shift” from the scarcity model of print to a complex, new world of digital abundance,’ (Lichtenberg 2011) and it is this shiftContinue reading “Digital Abundance in Publishing isn’t killing Culture – It’s saving it”
Rare coin from King Antiochus’s rule discovered in Jerusalem
I’m currently studying The Dead Sea Scrolls as a part of my university degree and one of the areas of the Second Temple Period we cover is to do with King Antiochus and the Maccabean revolt. It was such a buzz that this was found this week as I read all about it! – AmyContinue reading “Rare coin from King Antiochus’s rule discovered in Jerusalem”
Guide to the classics: the Arthurian legend
Original article by Amy Brown , Doctoral Assistant in Medieval English, University of Geneva on The Conversation The early trailers for Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) were released last (northern) summer, which means my favourite season in life as a medievalist academic is coming: the season of The Truth About KingContinue reading “Guide to the classics: the Arthurian legend”
Imitation game: how copies can solve our cultural heritage crises
Original article by Felicity Strong on The Conversation Visitors to the Otsuka Museum in Japan are offered the chance to see through time. Two life-sized copies of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper are hung on opposing walls, one showing it before the major 1999 restoration, and one as it is today. Visitors can pivot theirContinue reading “Imitation game: how copies can solve our cultural heritage crises”
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