Revisiting Laurence Totelin’s Fevers and the Dog Star in Antiquity

Well, the Dog Days of summer are upon us once again…To help us cope with the heat, we revisit Laurence Totelin’s wonderful post from 2018.  In “Fevers and the Dog Star in Antiquity”, Laurence tells us about the origins of the term “Dog Days” and about various ancient remedies for seiriasis a fever whose name … Continue reading Revisiting Laurence Totelin’s Fevers and the Dog Star in Antiquity

‘All Manner of Fluxes:’ Plants and the Natalist Conquest of British Colonial America

By Fiona O’Brien The flows and fluxes of bodily fluids that determined an early modern woman’s embodied existence would need to be, if not controlled, understood by her. If we focus on the fluidity of the early modern reproductive body, we can begin to better understand the materia medica used to treat it; once we … Continue reading ‘All Manner of Fluxes:’ Plants and the Natalist Conquest of British Colonial America

Indiana Jones and the RP

By Sarah Peters Kernan Indiana Jones movies have been a staple of the action-adventure genre since the 1980s. Audiences have been enthralled by the films’ generous blending of fiction, history, archeology, action, and special effects. I remember especially how terrifying the special effects of Raiders of the Lost Ark seemed to me as a child … Continue reading Indiana Jones and the RP

The Little Mermaid and The RP

By Melissa Reynolds Disney’s animated The Little Mermaid (1989) is the first movie I remember going to see at the theater. In case you’re wondering, that makes me two things: 1) old and 2) the target demographic for the 2023 live-action remake of the animated classic. Not only do I have fond-but-hazy memories of hearing … Continue reading The Little Mermaid and The RP