1600-1850 The Role of the Well-Timed Question My chapter in Information and Empire [https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/636] is something that I never really expected to write. It came about because of a simple question from Katia Bowers about
1600-1850 Expect the Unexpected Underlying my contributions to Information and Empire is academic work extending back several decades over much of my academic career (with many breaks for other projects). I have had the satisfaction of seeing
1600-1850 Of Roots and Scrolls Or, How the Bible, Witchcraft, and Botany Were Brought Together By Bureaucracy In A Completely Everyday Fashion That Was Totally Normal At The Time, No, Really, Stay With Me On This One You
1600-1850 How do people know things? “How do people know things?” – the title of this blog post – seems like a simple question, but as our new publication, Information and Empire: Mechanisms of Communication in Russia, 1600-1850 demonstrates, the answer
Author Posts Why Open Access? OBP Author's Perspectives ‘I am committed to egalitarian education and breaking down any barriers that would get in the way to learning. In short I champion access to material for all.’ -Andrew Fisher ‘I really wanted
Author Posts Open Textbook Network: The Power of Community Open education means providing greater access to knowledge and learning. It also means significant institutional change, something that takes time and concerted effort to be successful. The Open Textbook Network (OTN) is a
Author Posts Tolerance: Student Perspectives “We produced translations for Tolerance in a small group, made up of the 2nd year students in my college. We were given the French copies of two texts, produced our own translations, and
Author Posts Open Access Week 2017: Tolerance It has been exciting to see how much interest our Tolerance volume has provoked since its publication. We initially took up the project in order to show support for our colleagues in France
Author Posts Warlike and Peaceful Societies: The Interaction of Genes and Culture Why has Afghanistan changed in a few decades from being a relatively relaxed and tolerant society to one of the most authoritarian and fanatical societies in the world? And why were women allowed
Author Posts From George Romero to The Walking Dead: The Meaning of the Zombie A few weeks ago, filmmaker George Romero passed away in Toronto. Across the city and elsewhere, remembrance vigils were held for him. It was the kind of treatment usually reserved for great musicians,
