This course presents an overview of visual communications from the late-19th century into the 21st century. Key movements, designers, their visual language and changing technologies will be considered ...

What can curators of natural history collections do when specimen colours fade ... Any scientist investigating a species that was first described using the illustration must refer to the iconotype.' ...

In recent days, the fallout from the US so-called "reciprocal tariff" policy has continued to intensify: The global financial ...

Botanical illustration is the most popular genre of natural history illustration. Many botanical artists still work within the traditional sphere, illustrating scientific journals and popular ...

globalization, and the effects of multiple kinds of technologies – from the railroad and barbed wire to the internet and satellite television. Despite such familiar landmarks, our history will ...

It is not a new phenomenon—globalization has progressed throughout the course of recorded history, although not in a steady or linear fashion. In fact, there are no successful cases of fast-growing ...

In his influential 1992 best seller, the political scientist Francis Fukuyama argued that “history”—understood ... away Davos man and his dream of globalization. Guest commentaries like ...

The program in Jewish studies at Smith College explores the history, literature, arts, politics, philosophy, culture, religion and languages of the Jewish people from its origins in ancient Israel ...

Globalization is the big story of our era. It is shaping not just economies, but societies, polities, and international relations. Many assume it is also, for good or ill, an unstoppable force.