Strange history from an even stranger perspective.
A Brief History of U.S. Slavery
Was U.S. slavery different from other forms of slavery? Some commentators try to minimize the slavery’s impact on the United States. This is a brief history of slavery in the United States.
Nihilism is the world-historical movement of Western Civilization. Nihilism comes from the Latin word nihil, meaning, nothing. Nihilism is typically defined as a belief in nothing. Depending on a person’s flavor of nihilism, nihilists don’t believe in objective morality, no good or evil. There is no objective knowledge, no truths and no falsehoods. There is no reason to even exist, because we are all going to be dead in the end. The universe is, and beyond that nothing: no order, no structure, no design, no purpose.
A History of the World in 100 Objects
In this strange history series, we look at the 100 most influential historical objects in human history. Each episode will look at five objects from the Neil MacGregor book A History of the World in 100 Objects.
Caliban & the Witch: Women, the Body, & Primitive Accumulation
In this strange video history, we look at the hidden history of witch-hunts during the transition from feudalism to capitalism. We’ll focus on women’s experiences during this period, how capitalism disciplined the the worker’s body, and a more complete account of primitive accumulation. Each episode focuses on each chapter from the book Caliban & the Witch: Women, the Body & Primitive Accumulation by philosopher Sylvia Federici.
Islamic Artistic Depictions of the Prophet Muhammad
