@edintone@mastodon.green2026-02-28 11:24:02
Some wise words from Hugh of St Victor for today's researchers, historians and journalists.#histodons
@edintone@mastodon.green2026-02-28 11:24:02
@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-02-14 13:27:07
I'm kicking off reading week with some actual reading: Wickwire's highly regarded At the Bridge (2019). I'm looking forward to discussing it with the brilliant group of grad students I have in this year's seminar towards the end of the month.
#histodons #anthropology
@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-03-09 21:01:10
Tomorrow is my lecture on the history of pizza in Canada. Mrs. Brady (1957) will make a brief appearance.
#histodons
@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-02-18 15:35:09
Let's get a new hashtag going - #ArchivalCoffeeRings.
These are from a letter written in January 1831, though I suspect a clerk in the receiving office - the Canadian Indian Department - left the stains. Also, I am probably undercutting the hashtag as I create it - these are more likely tea than coffee rings.
@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-04-02 12:53:40
Has anyone written a history of developer fees? I'd be especially interested in their use by governments to maintain low property taxes. Bonus points if the history focuses on Canada.
#histodons #taxation #RealEstate
@brian_gettler@mas.to2026-03-13 14:54:58
I'm poking around Gallica for images to use for social media posts the department is putting together for a course we're offering this summer, "Themes in the History of Women Before 1800." Obviously, there are thousands of images, mostly engravings, showing women. It's really striking how many involve either naked bodies in the bath, lamentation of the crucifixion, or laundry.
#histodons