Literature
Literature and Art of the Russian Flu: A Reading List
Literary works that explored disease, captured the fin de siècle mood.
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Culture & Society
Why Wasn’t the Russian Flu Remembered?
The Russian Flu (1889–1893) spread rapidly but left little cultural memory. Unlike 1918, it blended into fin de siècle anxieties and ongoing disease. Its impact appears indirectly in literature and art, reflecting fatigue, illness, and modern uncertainty rather than a distinct pandemic narrative.
Culture & Society
Behind the X-Files Popularity and 90s Mentality
What made the 1990s so obsessed with conspiracy, distrust, and the unknown? From alien cover-ups to digital paranoia, The X-Files reveals how a decade of shifting power, fragile trust, and emerging technology reshaped the way people saw reality and authority itself.
Literature
Who were the female troubadours?
They were called slightly differently from their male counterparts, and unlike the latter, they didn't idealized the knights and ladies. Read more.
History
Medieval Sicily: Hohenstaufen, Angevin, and Aragonese
Discover Medieval Sicily's turbulent saga: From Hohenstaufen golden age under Frederick II to Angevin oppression sparking the Sicilian Vespers, and from birth of the Italian sonnet to Aragonese fusion with Spainish culture. Prosperity amid chaos in Europe's multicultural jewel.
Culture & Society
Why Were the 1980s Obsessed with the Future? And What Does That Tell Us About Today?
The 1980s didn’t predict the future, they projected their fears onto it. From RoboCop to Nineteen Eighty-Four, sci-fi cinema became a mirror of Cold War paranoia, technology, and control. And that reflection still speaks to us today.
History
Medieval Sicily: A Multicultural Society of Arabs, Normans and Byzantines
Medieval Sicily was a crossroads of cultures where Arabs, Normans, and Byzantines shaped a unique society. From conflict to coexistence, the island reveals how diverse peoples influenced its art, politics, and identity in lasting ways.
Literature
How Do Resurrection Scenes Differ from One Another in the Gospels?
Ever wondered why the Gospels' resurrection stories differ? From Mark's fearful women to John's intimate encounter, explore angels, witnesses, and theology – canonical vs. Gnostic views. Uncover the truth behind Jesus' rising!
Culture & Society
What Can We Learn from Cleopatra and Hatshepsut Today?
Who controls history: the rulers or the storytellers? Cleopatra and Hatshepsut show how narratives shape reality, and why critical thinking matters more than ever.
History
Where’s the Light in the Enlightenment Era? Part II
Wars, the scent of perfume over soap, and the fight for basic rights. Part II of debunking the Enlightenment myth reveals the dark side of an era that took pride in its reason.
History
Where’s the Light in the Enlightenment Era? Part I
Was the Enlightenment truly enlightened? Explore the rise of science and art through the lens of forgotten women and revolutionary ideas that reshaped the world map.
Literature
Domestic Violence and Social Judgment in Marina Vujčić’s Novel Sigurna kuća (Safe House)
Sigurna kuća by Marina Vujčić explores domestic violence through the story of a woman who kills her abusive husband in self-defence. This analysis examines the novel’s narrative style, psychological depth, and its critique of social judgment toward victims.