The wages of erasure is reenactment
My conversation with Wright Thompson, author of the award-winning book “The Barn.”
All posts tagged: Historic Preservation
Whitewashing history won’t make America great
The whitewashing and bulldozing of our history seeks to serve the vision of a small group of powerful people.
Possibility and promise have long been contested
Ed Ayers looks at American history to find contested visions, but also hope for our future.
Exploring intercultural dialogues where Europe and Africa meet
A final post from our recent tour of Morocco, Portugal, and Andalusia.
Medinas, mosques, masterpieces . . . Morocco (Part 2)
More remembrances of a recent week in Morocco while traveling with National Trust Tours.
Medinas, mosques, masterpieces . . . Morocco (Part 1)
Remembrances of a recent week in Morocco while traveling with National Trust Tours.
Keeping memory alive
The Alhambra unveils overlapping lives and histories which breathe life into an intercultural dialogue.
A mentor turns 100
Celebrating the indefatigable Liz Lyon on her 100th birthday!
Journeys
Travel that changed my perspective, expanded my horizons, and . . . in the process . . . shaped my life.
Passage from the Seychelles to Madagascar
A photographic review of our recent NTT tour of The Seychelles and Madagascar.
MORE TO COME... 