A True Crime Syllabus
How did we become so obsessed with “true crime”? This multidisciplinary syllabus shows how we view crime as a whole and how those views have changed over time.
A Visit from La Befana
In the Catholic tradition, Epiphany is the day the Three Kings first met Baby Jesus. But in Italy, it’s also the day La Befana shows up with a basket of gifts.
Darwin Down Under
The largest town in Australia’s Northern Territory, Darwin offers beautiful beaches, historic seaside festivals, and some tough socioeconomic problems.
Teaching Summary Skills with JSTOR Daily
Helping students to summarize scholarly works starts with getting them to ask the right questions about the material and the purpose of the exercise.
I Hope This Finds You Well, or, Dude, You Good?
Are formulaic hoping and wishing statements in correspondence evidence of magical thinking?
Himmelsbriefe: Heaven-Sent Chain Letters
For more than a thousand years, people have used letters allegedly written by Christ as both doctrinal evidence and magical charms.
Data: Not Just Another Four-Letter Word
For early modern theologians, data were assumptions of truths for which there was no need for explanation. How things—and data—have changed.
Traveling Through Time and Space in the Richmond Night Market
A night market in suburban Vancouver originated with Chinese immigrants, but its structure and management have raised questions over its supposed authenticity.
The Care of the Dead: A Reading List
An interdisciplinary bibliography exploring the care of the dead and how our final choices are shaped by culture, religion, economics, technology, and war.
Yay for the Youth Hostel!
In the early twentieth century, hostel organizations helped young people to get out into the country and travel independently—with a bit of overnight supervision.