Published: May 14, 2015
During the Italian Renaissance, the study of literature was designed to offer the reader moral instruction as well as delight and diversion. History—in particular exemplary, ancient history—was a repository of philosophical guidance and subjects worthy of emulation. History, biography, and epic offered the reader lessons on how to… Read More
Published: April 27, 2015
The Electric Guitar in Popular Culture Conference On March 27 I had the pleasure of traveling to Bowling Green to attend the first day of The Electric Guitar in Popular Culture Conference which was hosted by the Department of Popular Culture at Bowling Green State University and received funding from Ohio… Read More
Published: April 22, 2015
How do we make a visceral connection to the natural world? So much of late modern culture seeks to alienate us from the tangible reality of the world. We seem to be in an ever deepening Gnostic age where the natural world is seen as an impediment… Read More