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Stagnation or universal insight
Rhetoric may not have to reinvent itself to stay relevant through the ages
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Don Quixote in the wasteland
Cervantes’ epic novel Don Quixote was published exactly 420 years ago, on 16 January 1605.
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Turning the wheel
What could an ancient Greek historian possibly tell us about modern politics?
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Reading between information and transformation
In the ancient and medieval Western world, reading was an act of profound engagement—physical, intellectual, and spiritual.
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Tower of Babel or cradle of civilization?
In medieval Europe, where languages collided, civilization found its greatest expressions.
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Dr Cristian Ispir
No guarantees
The transmission of culture is a slow, painstaking and uncertain process.
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Ignorance isn't flat
It’s no wonder we respond best to stories - narratives are the building blocks of our communities, our cultures, and our civilizations.
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Dr Cristian Ispir
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When words get grounded
Medieval literacy replaced fragile speech with enduring text, transforming law, culture, and power.
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Dr Cristian Ispir

December 2024

History, horizon and heritage
The craft of medieval chroniclers still resonates today
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Medieval Merriment? Yule Be Surprised!
What comes to mind when you think of Christmas in the Middle Ages?
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Tick, print, profit
Three psychotechnologies that brought an age to an end
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Dr Cristian Ispir
Holidays vs festivals
Can we rediscover the unifying power of shared, extended celebration?
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Dr Cristian Ispir
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