History For Non-Majors

Welcome back! Helen joins the team for a discussion of period dramas. Which ones do we love, hate, and enjoy despite blaring historical inaccuracies? Time to find out!

Welcome to Season 2 of History for Nonmajors! This week Laura tells us the story of female naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian, who used her talent for art and love of science to teach the world about South American wildlife. For our media mention, we return to The Last Duel and discuss awkward movie moments. Sources Britannica Peacock, Martha Moffitt. "Maria Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of Art and Science." Woman's Art Journal 31, no. 2 (2010): 65+. Gale Academic OneFile (accessed February 9, 2022). https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A271322256/AONE?u=anderson_cl&sid=bookmark-AONE&xid=60218cea.

Welcome back! Bonnie and Laura are discussing the fashion of revolutionary France and exploring some popular trends of the time! Ashton joins us for a fun discussion about cravats and corsetry. What piece of historical fashion would you bring back into style? Sources for this episode: “Gown.” V&A Search the Collections. Accessed April 22, 2020. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O110099/gown-unknown/. Hunt, Alan. Governance of the Consuming Passions. New York City, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1996. Laver, James. Taste and Fashion from the French Revolution Until Today. New York, NY: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1938. Levy, Darline Gay, Harriet Branson Applewhite, and Mary Durham. Johnson. Women in Revolutionary Paris: 1789-1795: Selected Documents. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1979. Maxwell, Alexander. Patriots against Fashion: Clothing and Nationalism in Europes Age of Revolutions. New York City, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Ribeiro, Aileen. Fashion in the French Revolution. New York City, NY: Holmes & Meier Publishers, Inc., 1988. “The Statue of Freedom.” Architect of the Capitol. Accessed April 22, 2020. https://www.aoc.gov/art/other-statues/statue-freedom

Bonnie and Laura are having a whale of a time this week discussing the sinking of the whaleship Essex. This voyage is famously known as the inspiration for Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, though Melville’s story concludes when the true story of human survival begins. Tune in to learn about the story that once captured the ear of American society and reminded us of the ocean’s power! At this podcast, we stan Thomas Nickerson and first-hand accounts! <3 This week's sources: Byers, Edward. The Nation of Nantucket: Society and Politics in an Early American Commercial Center, 1660-1820. Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1987. J. Hector St. John De Crévecoeur, Letters from an American Farmer and Other Essays (The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2013). Philbrick, Nathaniel. In the Heart of the Sea: The True Story of the Whaleship Essex. New York, NY: Puffin Books, 2000. **Honestly, so much of this week's research was done in conjunction with Bonnie's senior seminar paper, and she's having a rough time separating her sources for that and the ones used specifically for this episode. The above sources were the very important ones, though, and they are worth a gander (especially In the Heart of the Sea).

What would you ransack from from Constantinople? Tune in and learn about the history of the Hagia Sofia and the formation of Constantinople! Laura leads our discussion this week, going through the formation of Constantinople and explaining why this historical landmark demands the attention and awe of all who see it. Citations for this episode: Pentcheva, Bissera V. 2018. Hagia Sophia: Sound, Space, and Spirit in Byzantium. Pennsylvania State University Press. Nicolle, David, John F. Haldon, and Stephen R. Turnbull. 2007. The Fall of Constantinople: The Ottoman Conquest of Byzantium. Oxford: Osprey.

Bam! Pow! This week we start off our regular format and explore the censorship effort that changed American comics for decades! The Comics Code Authority had a major effect on the tone and content of comic books, causing writers and illustrators to get a bit creative with their content. Show Notes & Links: Versions of the Comics Code - Comics Code of 1954: http://cbldf.org/the-comics-code-of-1954/ - 1971 CCA Guidelines: https://geocities.restorativland.org/Athens/8580/cca2.html - Comics Code of 1989: https://geocities.restorativland.org/Athens/8580/cca3.html Info on Wertham and the Anti-Comics Movement - Comics Code History: The Seal of Approval: http://cbldf.org/comics-code-history-the-seal-of-approval/ - Timeline of the Anti-Comics Crusade of the 1940's and 1950's: http://www.lostsoti.org/TheAntiComicsCrusade.htm - More info on Wertham: http://www.wymann.info/comics/025-Wertham1940s.html Ending the Code - Comic Book Legends Revealed #226: https://www.cbr.com/comic-book-legends-revealed-226/ - R.I.P.: The Comics Code Authority: https://techland.time.com/2011/01/24/r-i-p-the-comics-code-authority/ A Helpful Documentary - Diagram for Delinquents: http://sequart.org/movies/3/diagram-for-delinquents/

Thank you for joining us for the first episode of History For Non-majors! This episode is a chill one, where Laura and Bonnie sit down to discuss what exactly they're doing with the podcast and why they love history so much. Stick around for a fun Irish discovery and Bonnie crushing on bogs!