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Patterns, Assumptions, and Suspicions: A Review of Chile in their Hearts, by John Dinges

“…the Embassy investigation consisted almost exclusively of asking questions of Chilean officials. That might have been a reasonable approach in some countries, but it made little sense when the government that was being asked for help was in the midst of a campaign of mass killing and likely to be the guilty party.”[1] After the […]

Rethinking the Samurai at the British Museum: A Conversation with Curator Rosina Buckland

You’ve heard of samurai, perhaps the most quintessential symbol of Japan, but how well do you really know these famed, so-called warriors? Did you know the term “samurai” actually refers to the samurai class and that half of that class were women? Perhaps you’ve heard of bushidō, the “way of the warrior,” yet were you […]

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Patterns, Assumptions, and Suspicions: A Review of Chile in their Hearts, by John Dinges

“…the Embassy investigation consisted almost exclusively of asking questions of Chilean officials. That might have been a reasonable approach in some countries, but it made little sense when the government that was being asked for help was in the midst of a campaign of mass killing and likely to be the guilty party.”[1] After the […]

Rethinking the Samurai at the British Museum: A Conversation with Curator Rosina Buckland

You’ve heard of samurai, perhaps the most quintessential symbol of Japan, but how well do you really know these famed, so-called warriors? Did you know the term “samurai” actually refers to the samurai class and that half of that class were women? Perhaps you’ve heard of bushidō, the “way of the warrior,” yet were you […]

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Patterns, Assumptions, and Suspicions: A Review of Chile in their Hearts, by John Dinges

“…the Embassy investigation consisted almost exclusively of asking questions of Chilean officials. That might have been a reasonable approach in some countries, but it made little sense when the government that was being asked for help was in the midst of a campaign of mass killing and likely to be the guilty party.”[1] After the […]

Rethinking the Samurai at the British Museum: A Conversation with Curator Rosina Buckland

You’ve heard of samurai, perhaps the most quintessential symbol of Japan, but how well do you really know these famed, so-called warriors? Did you know the term “samurai” actually refers to the samurai class and that half of that class were women? Perhaps you’ve heard of bushidō, the “way of the warrior,” yet were you […]

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Patterns, Assumptions, and Suspicions: A Review of Chile in their Hearts, by John Dinges

“…the Embassy investigation consisted almost exclusively of asking questions of Chilean officials. That might have been a reasonable approach in some countries, but it made little sense when the government that was being asked for help was in the midst of a campaign of mass killing and likely to be the guilty party.”[1] After the […]

Rethinking the Samurai at the British Museum: A Conversation with Curator Rosina Buckland

You’ve heard of samurai, perhaps the most quintessential symbol of Japan, but how well do you really know these famed, so-called warriors? Did you know the term “samurai” actually refers to the samurai class and that half of that class were women? Perhaps you’ve heard of bushidō, the “way of the warrior,” yet were you […]

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Patterns, Assumptions, and Suspicions: A Review of Chile in their Hearts, by John Dinges

“…the Embassy investigation consisted almost exclusively of asking questions of Chilean officials. That might have been a reasonable approach in some countries, but it made little sense when the government that was being asked for help was in the midst of a campaign of mass killing and likely to be the guilty party.”[1] After the […]

Rethinking the Samurai at the British Museum: A Conversation with Curator Rosina Buckland

You’ve heard of samurai, perhaps the most quintessential symbol of Japan, but how well do you really know these famed, so-called warriors? Did you know the term “samurai” actually refers to the samurai class and that half of that class were women? Perhaps you’ve heard of bushidō, the “way of the warrior,” yet were you […]

Making History: Grad Students Speak

Patterns, Assumptions, and Suspicions: A Review of Chile in their Hearts, by John Dinges

“…the Embassy investigation consisted almost exclusively of asking questions of Chilean officials. That might have been a reasonable approach in some countries, but it made little sense when the government that was being asked for help was in the midst of a campaign of mass killing and likely to be the guilty party.”[1] After the […]

Rethinking the Samurai at the British Museum: A Conversation with Curator Rosina Buckland

You’ve heard of samurai, perhaps the most quintessential symbol of Japan, but how well do you really know these famed, so-called warriors? Did you know the term “samurai” actually refers to the samurai class and that half of that class were women? Perhaps you’ve heard of bushidō, the “way of the warrior,” yet were you […]

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