Ancient Greece-Exploring the Progression of Fashion Differentiation Between Genders
Women in many ways have always been thought to be a driving force in textiles, clothing and what would later become fashion. Even in the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras the changing of fibers to textiles, and textiles to clothing was…
Response: Charles Booth
During the last few decades of the 19th century, the East End of London became “ground zero” for social reformers. With its high density of working poor citizens, advocates of change published many reports using East End slums as their…
Response: George Bernard Shaw
Alright, so I’ve taken a relatively long detour but I hope my past research regarding the relationship between enclosure and urbanization establishes some common ground for thinking about the state of the East End slums. As I prepare to move…
The onset of Abrahamic religions marks the beginning of female subjugation
In societies who worship Goddesses, fashion tends to be very similar between genders, however, when patriarchal monotheistic religions take hold, along with this shift in religion we also see a shift in fashion particularly pertaining to women. Ancient Egyptians were…
Whitechapel, London
In the past few weeks, I have tracked the development of English land policy from the time of the Anglo-Saxons to the 19th century. Now that I’ve spent some time investigating agricultural planning before parliamentary enclosure, I’m going to resume…
Modesty in Byzantium
Artist and Art Historian: Nazanin Hedayat Munroe Original Artist: unknown Title: Empress Theodora and Her Court Date: ca. 547 A.D. Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/byzantium-and-islam/blog/topical-essays/posts/san-vitale Comment: This is a mosaic which can be found in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna in…
Open-Field System and Nuclear Villages
My last several blog posts have dealt with enclosure, so I wanted to continue my research into English land policy. This week, I investigated beyond the Tudor dynasty and hope to synthesize information about medieval land planning. My research leads…
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