by Sharon Shaloo | Oct 20, 2008 | The Public Humanist
A couple of months back, I was asked to participate in a panel discussion about Literary Landmarks* that comprised the better part of a weekly radio show, Radio Boston, which airs on Fridays on WBUR-Boston (90.9 FM). I was pleased to accept the invitation because I...
by Jack Cheng | Oct 22, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Sometimes I'm embarrassed about being a humanist. I study ancient art, and it's always more impressive to introduce myself as an archaeologist than as an art historian. In my mind, "history" trumps "art" in my conception of "art...
by Jack Cheng | Oct 27, 2008 | The Public Humanist
My previous post for the Public Humanist was a review of an exhibition of Assyrian art at the Museum of Fine Arts through January 2009. Today, there's another story to be told about Mesopotamian art. The First Lady of the United States, Laura Bush, announced the...
by John Hill | Oct 30, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Recently, my wife and I were fortunate enough to have a vacation in Italy. On that trip we met many Italians (with whom my wife could converse quite well). One in particular I remember because his English was good (my Italian is minimal, at best) and so we were able...
by Bob Meagher | Nov 3, 2008 | The Public Humanist
Here, for the first time in my brief career as a Public Humanist blogger, I am writing to an assigned topic–"Athenian Democracy"–a topic I accepted during the summer because I was reasonably confident it would provoke thought (in me, for a...
