Nothing will be like before: Some thoughts on teaching ancient history

by Guilherme Moerbeck[1] Cover picture: Pompeii frescoe of a seahorse, 1st c. CE, Museu National, Rio (source: Wikipedia) This post offers a synthesis of the project of Didaskō research group[3]. This project seeks to address some of the challenges to teach ancient history in Brazil's elementary and secondary schools today. Our aim is to deepen …

Teaching about Orientalism in 2023: A History/Anthropology/Classics Syllabus

by Katherine Blouin and Girish Daswani Cover art: Detail from a textile on display in Singapore's Peranakan Museum; picture by K.Blouin For the third time since 2018, we are co-teaching a third year undergraduate course on Orientalism at the University of Toronto Scarborough. Back in 2018, we published a post in this blog entitled “Teaching …

Everyday Orientalism’s 2022: Recap and thank you note

In 2022, Everyday Orientalism turned 6 years old. Some might say this is the age of reason. We say this is the age of blossoming collaborations. Here's a recap of what we've been up to, with much gratitude to all who collaborated and engaged with us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdWAbulDwKY Top post of 2022: "The (Im)possibility of Decolonizing …

“Contingency was a necessary evil for me”: A Precarious Academic’s Story

by Rachel Yuen-Collingridge The text below is the text of the short talk given by Dr Rachel Yuen-Collingridge during the Nov. 4, 2022 #EOTalks panel "On the Precaritization of Academia". For the better part of the last twenty years I’ve been employed contingently at my current institution. At times over this period I’ve had additional …

From Contract to Contract: A Precarious Academic’s Story

by Flavia Amaral The text below is the transcript of the short talk given by Dr Flavia Amaral during the Nov. 4, 2022 #EOTalks panel "On the Precaritization of Academia". I would like to thank the organizers for the opportunity to discuss such an urgent matter in academia, especially in times like these. I also …