A thoughtful piece.

http://chronicle.com/article/It-s-Time-to-Ditch-Our/237530/?cid=VTKT1

Ooooops

I just realized I meant Ibn Battuta (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Battuta) when I mentioned the anecdote about walking across Eurasia! Sorry!

A visualization of the class theme

Unfortunately it's highly Eurocentric, but the concept still shows well:

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/watch-2600-years-of-culture-grow-and-die?utm_source=tcpfbusads

Hello Fall 2016!

If you want to get a feel for the kind of themes we are going to deal with this semester, check out the posts below. I clear out old lecture notes every semester, but leave everything else. :)