History
Exploring black consciousness
Do you know who Steve Biko is?
Maybe, maybe not.
I first met him in a class on Southern African history taught by one of Tufts University’s greatest assests Jeanne Marie Penvenne. Biko is one of the better known martyr’s of Apartheid, which means “separateness,” which was part of the pathetic official South African state policy. While [...]
Rethinking the European Witch Craze: Pushing Scholarship Forward
The First in a Series of Posts Concerning the European Witch Craze
In a previous blog post, I mentioned a class I took in the Fall of 2008 that was about witchcraft in Europe. This class was taught by Professor Steven Marrone and was in a seminar format. We read five or so books on witchcraft [...]
Witch Craze
This semester I had the pleasure of taking a history seminar on the European witch craze with Professor Steven Marrone. I love learning and one of my fundamental tenants of learning is that you (often) don’t need to do it in class! A great way to learn is to just read the books that are [...]
