We put together this volume on Enlightenment race theories and their lasting impact on colonialism. We start with Kant and then move forward into the 20th century, Nazis, and post-colonial conflict. Many powerful essays on the history of race, anthropology and colonialism.

Men carrying babies, resumed

The latest volume in the Penn State University book series: Germans Beyond Europe

Hands Off--2000 strong in State College, PA

Finally finished a novel I had started in grad school circa 1986

Sometimes you really can't read another racial theorist. Tonight's tired summary:German racial thinkers: in the first half of the 19th century they are crack-pot gentleman scholars, in the second half they are dangerous nationalists.

Crushing Contrasts. Teaching the layout of a Carolingian church from 815 while the old Penn State Architecture Building next door gets demolished.

Remarkable transcript from 1691 Baltic werewolf trial; also fascinating: how Carlo Ginzburg keeps returning to the same topic.

Totally excited: Just received a copy of my first article translated into Chinese

Travel, get out of the country, see other people and how they do things. This has always been the recipe for open-mindedness. Here a letter to Parliament 1699

Some books are asking to be judged by their cover, to demonstrate their alignment

Future Yard Sale Items: Always amazed how fund raisers push sentimentality but now my alma mater has adult tchotchkes for those who drink, work out, and bake.

first page sweeps you up in this wonderful book about Prague for people who have read books about Prague since they were little.

Remarkably detailed atlas of colonial Germany arrived today-The maps' arrangement and their accompanying text show a high drive to dominate as much of the earth as possible with "Germanness."

Made it back to the mothership--main reading room

Honey, have you been reading my published articles again, behind my back while I was napping? Academia.edu once again exaggerating.

Went to the University of Bergen last week for a wonderful conference on world literature and the borders of Europe, eager to find traces of Jon Fosse along the way

Lady Hamilton pondering what to post on Bluesky