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Our clothing choices are inextricably linked to the law, with everything from our hairstyles to our shoes influenced by our Constitutional rights. Ruthann Robson, the author of Dressing Constitutionally discusses how what we wear has legal ramifications from racial profiling to victim-blaming.
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed," Hemingway once said. However, The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 2 (1923-1925) reveals that Hemingway had quite a few more tips on his craft.
An excerpt from the new title Viewing America explores how television drama in the 21st century has created a new medium through America can define itself. Shows from The West Wing to Mad Men offer writers and viewers the opportunity to explore millennial problems and contemporary values.
The Domestic Cat 3rd edition tells an interesting story of the history of our complicated relationship with one of the only animals we have managed to breed domestically. And we're keeping up the Halloween theme: while not the Halloween-y-est of titles, the long history of the domestic cat does involve a chapter on the culture of witches and demons.
At Cambridge, we're celebrating the scholarship behind some of our favorite creepy Halloween traditions. In October, the mummy is a staple in haunted houses, costume contests, and scary stories. But outside of Halloween horror, mummies are important cultural artifacts, and studying them gives us invaluable information about ancient cultures from their diets to their diseases.
The Malleus Maleficarum, first published in 1486-7, is the standard medieval text on witchcraft. Its descriptions of the evil acts of witches and the ways to exterminate them continue to contribute to our knowledge of early modern law, religion and society. Christopher Mackay discusses the challenges of translating the Latin text and understanding flying witches.
If you have been reading The Letters of Ernest Hemingway, Volume 2, you know that the author has led a life that was far from boring. Between that and his larger than life persona, it is no wonder that a fictionalized Hemingway has popped up in several television shows and movies. Below is a list of five of our favorite moments of Hemingway on screen.
Halloween approaches! Cambridge experts discuss the academic side of our favorite paranormal October characters, from flying witches to spooky mummies. In this installment, Martin Bridgstock, the author of Beyond Belief, explains the paradox of our fascination with ghosts.
Koji Mizoguchi of Kyushu University and author of The Archaeology of Japan finds that a simple interest in the world around us is the starting point for archaeological inquiry. His research has led to insights into topics ranging from Japanese religious belief to the unique characteristics of the Emperor system.
“Fasten your seatbelts, we are expecting turbulence”. On long-haul flights this is a routine announcement intended for the lay public, yet it conveys a deep-seated misconception about the nature...
The media industry is not oblivious to the convergence phenomena as many Hollywood, American and British media giants are all consolidating their efforts and diversifying their content delivery. Further...
Hemingway immortalized Pamplona's Fiesta of San Fermín in The Sun Also Rises (1926), but he never would have gone to Spain had it not been for a fortuitous tip from his mentor Gertrude Stein. In Volume 2, we witness the beginning of his lifelong passion for the bullfight.
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