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For the 2026 ESHS/HSS Joint Meeting in Edinburgh. This panel invites proposals for papers that explore cultural conceptions of both land and sea animals in the Atlantic Ocean and on Atlantic islands in medicinal practice, naming, religious, and social attributes. Proposals which demonstrate connections between indigenous or local knowledge and collected colonial knowledge in the late medieval and early modern period (1400-1800) are sought. Graduate students and early career scholars are particularly encouraged to submit proposals.

This week, bringing together my research and my life through wine.

This week, recent events have inspired me to think about the wide, wide world on a smaller scale.

The Southern Netherlands — better known today as Flanders — was home to revolutionary artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Anthony Van Dyck, Hans Memling, and others. These extraordinary painters found ...

This week, comparing the benefits of pleasure with the rewards of good work.

New requirement: Beginning with the current cycle, applicants must have been an RSA member for at least 12 months immediately prior to application, in order to be eligible. This change, announced in mid-2024, consolidates the funding available for fellowships while recognizing that the number of applicants is only a portion of the membership. You can review your dues payments by signing in to the RSA website and going to Membership Info under the My Profile tab. It indicates the date through which your membership is current and you will see a list of all dues payments. If you are still unsure about your eligibility after checking your membership payments in your RSA profile, please contact [email protected].

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Multiple postal services, including in India and around Europe, say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

This week, I argue that we must have some degree of artifice to organize our thoughts and recognize the things we see in our world.

This article seeks to understand how the French colony of Fort Coligny appeared to the inhabitants the Brazilian Atlantic Forest upon its construction in 1555 by following the story of a three-toed...

What better way to learn about the world than to watch Terrence Malick's stunning "Voyage of Time" on an IMAX screen in Atlantic City?