Jul 28, 2010

Wednesday's Notes

by Cliopatria

Mark Bauerlein,"An Episode at Hamilton, Part 2," Brainstorm, 27 July, continues his account of developments at Hamilton College. Part 1 is here.

From the University of Sheffield, Sharon Howard manages"London Lives 1690 to 1800: Crime, Poverty, and Social Policy in the Metropolis," a massive online project that follows and builds on her last,"The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, 1674-1913." London Lives has been featured in the Guardian's Observer and, yesterday, at AHA Today.

Ian Klaus,"Objects of Trust," The Book, 28 July, reviews Amanda Vickery's Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England.

Dwight Garner,"In a Tenement's Meager Kitchens, a Historian Looks for Insight," NYT, 27 July, reviews Jane Ziegelman's 97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement.

Adam Kirsch,"Notes from Underground," Tablet, 27 July, reviews James Loeffler's The Most Musical Nation: Jews and Culture in the Late Russian Empire.

More Comments:

Jeremy Young - 7/28/2010

The new post makes it seem as if the issue is very murky indeed, no? I still maintain that Urgo overreacted, but it sounds to me more like an overreaction to online posting (from an administrator who doesn't understand the Internet's ability to make formerly private conversations public); I think Urgo is blaming Paquette for something that the entire Internet is responsible for.

I'm not convinced this all adds up to censorship, though, only a justly exasperated administrator overreacting to the Internet's ability to make his private travails public. That is, I think Urgo is guilty of bad judgment, not bad practice.

Regardless, I'll continue to follow the series with interest.