Arts & Humanities The Paradox of Chaos and the Emergence of History The year 2020 seems to have brought us “a hell of evils,” to borrow philosopher Immanuel Kant’s phrase. Can history help us make sense of the chaos we are facing?
Arts & Humanities Call for Proposals: #RecordCovid19: Historicizing Experiences of the Pandemic We are looking for interesting and innovative proposals for a new book about historical perspectives on the Covid-19 pandemic.
Arts & Humanities From Justinianic Plague to Covid-19: A Timeless Story? The news of SARS-CoV-2 spreading across the world and quarantine measures bring back to mind the terrible scourges of the past.
Arts & Humanities W.G. Sebald and the Natural History of Covid-19 The writer and academic W.G. Sebald (1944–2001) is considered one of the most important literary voices of the late 20th century. Less widely known is the pessimistic philosophy of history that underwrites his books: what might Sebald have said about Covid-19?