Category Archives: Art History

The Past Was Not Always Worse, and the Future is Not Always Better

There is a thread about Hebrew going in the comments. It started out with a reactionary arguing, in the post against reaction, that the revival of Hebrew was a reactionary act. Well, not really. Revival of ancient, dying, endangered, or … Continue reading

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Filed under Afroasiatic, Art, Art History, Hebrew, History, Language Families, Linguistics, Literature, Modern, Music, Philosophy, Semitic

“Blessed Art Thou Among Women,” by Alpha Unit

I don’t think that Mary was Black, but the Jews back then were just Middle Easterners. They didn’t have any Khazarian or European blood in them yet, as most Ashkenazim do nowadays. They probably looked something like the Mizrachi Jews … Continue reading

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Filed under Alpha Unit, Art, Art History, Blacks, Catholicism, Christianity, Europeans, Feminism, Gender Studies, Guest Posts, Race/Ethnicity, Religion, Whites

A Brief Look at the History of Art in the West, 300 BC – 1350 AD

Updated February 24. I added a few more things here. I’m just getting into the history of art, and most people don’t know the slightest thing about it either, so let’s take a little jaunt into art history and you’re … Continue reading

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Filed under Africa, Antiquity, Art, Art History, Asia, Catholicism, China, Christianity, Dark Ages, Europe, European, History, Japan, Middle Ages, Regional, Religion, Roman Empire