Jennifer Wallis
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Peter Webster deposited Guildford cathedral: a short history in the group
British History on Humanities Commons 6 years, 9 months agoAn account of the commissioning and building of Guildford cathedral, placing it in its religious and artistic context. The article also includes a description of the art and architecture of the building, both interior and exterior.
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Peter Webster deposited Guildford cathedral: a short history on Humanities Commons 6 years, 9 months ago
An account of the commissioning and building of Guildford cathedral, placing it in its religious and artistic context. The article also includes a description of the art and architecture of the building, both interior and exterior.
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists in the group
Science Studies and the History of Science on Humanities Commons 6 years, 10 months agoErnst Haeckel and Emil du Bois-Reymond were the most prominent champions of Darwin in Germany. This essay compares their contributions to popularizing the theory of evolution, drawing special attention to the neglected figure of du Bois-Reymond as a spokesman for a world devoid of natural purpose. It suggests that the historiography of the German…[Read more]
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists in the group
Historiography on Humanities Commons 6 years, 10 months agoErnst Haeckel and Emil du Bois-Reymond were the most prominent champions of Darwin in Germany. This essay compares their contributions to popularizing the theory of evolution, drawing special attention to the neglected figure of du Bois-Reymond as a spokesman for a world devoid of natural purpose. It suggests that the historiography of the German…[Read more]
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists in the group
German Literature and Culture on Humanities Commons 6 years, 10 months agoErnst Haeckel and Emil du Bois-Reymond were the most prominent champions of Darwin in Germany. This essay compares their contributions to popularizing the theory of evolution, drawing special attention to the neglected figure of du Bois-Reymond as a spokesman for a world devoid of natural purpose. It suggests that the historiography of the German…[Read more]
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Haeckel and du Bois-Reymond: rival German Darwinists on Humanities Commons 6 years, 10 months ago
Ernst Haeckel and Emil du Bois-Reymond were the most prominent champions of Darwin in Germany. This essay compares their contributions to popularizing the theory of evolution, drawing special attention to the neglected figure of du Bois-Reymond as a spokesman for a world devoid of natural purpose. It suggests that the historiography of the German…[Read more]
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Pamela K. Gilbert deposited Introduction to _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_. in the group
TC Science and Literature on MLA Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThis is the Introduction to my new book, _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_.
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Pamela K. Gilbert deposited Introduction to _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_. in the group
TC Medical Humanities and Health Studies on MLA Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThis is the Introduction to my new book, _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_.
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Pamela K. Gilbert deposited Introduction to _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_. in the group
LLC Victorian and Early-20th-Century English on MLA Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThis is the Introduction to my new book, _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_.
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Pamela K. Gilbert deposited Introduction to _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_. in the group
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Culture and Society on MLA Commons 6 years, 11 months agoThis is the Introduction to my new book, _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_.
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Pamela K. Gilbert deposited Introduction to _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_. on Humanities Commons 6 years, 11 months ago
This is the Introduction to my new book, _Victorian Skin: Surface, Self, History_.
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Ellie Mackin Roberts posted an update on Humanities Commons 7 years, 1 month ago
My Life Is One Big Revise and Resubmit At The Moment™ – #amrevising #amediting
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Ellie Mackin Roberts's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
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A “late developer” argument, common to Psychology and Economic History, can be used to explain cultural innovation. It argues that the 19th century theory of natural selection arose in England and not Germany because of – and not in spite of – England’s scientific backwardness. Measured in terms of institutions, communities, and ideas, the relat…[Read more]
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travisclau's profile was updated on MLA Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
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Gabriel Finkelstein deposited Mechanical neuroscience: Emil du Bois-Reymond’s innovations in theory and practice on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
Summary of the achievements of Emil du Bois-Reymond (1818-1896)
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Gabriel Finkelstein's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
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Dr Jen Baker's profile was updated on Humanities Commons 7 years, 5 months ago
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Peter Webster deposited The archbishops of Canterbury, the Lord Chamberlain and the censorship of the theatre, 1909-49 in the group
British History on Humanities Commons 7 years, 7 months agoThe position of the archbishop of Canterbury at the heart of the Establishment engendered requests to be patron, advocate or opponent of almost every conceivable development in national life. One such entanglement was his role as unofficial advisor to the Lord Chamberlain in the matter of the licensing of stage plays. According to the report of…[Read more]
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Peter Webster deposited Archbishop Michael Ramsey and evangelicals in the Church of England in the group
British History on Humanities Commons 7 years, 7 months agoMichael Ramsey’s time as archbishop of Canterbury (1961-74) was a crucial period of transition in evangelicals’ view of themselves and of how they should relate to the wider church. However, Ramsey has often been assumed to have been either indifferent or actively hostile to evangelical concerns. This chapter argues that this understanding of R…[Read more]
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