Archive - Curio: A Newsletter

Africans Maketh the (Wo)Man: Black Materiality & Material Culture in the Creation of the Modern World

Musings on The Met Gala and Black Dandyism

May 5 •

January 2025

What do we do about a problem like Meghan?

On Bridgerton, Meghan Markle, and history. Brief rumination on the Netflix period drama and ownership over the past.

Jan 5 •

October 2024

October Musings

Historical fragments

Oct 2, 2024 •

September 2024

Happy September and A Re-Introduction

Welcome to September and the final quarter of 2024.

Sep 1, 2024 •

December 2021

Writing the 21st Century Period Drama

On Julian Fellowes' upcoming HBO period drama, The Gilded Age

Dec 13, 2021 •

December 2020

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

2020 has been a year for the books in more ways than one.

Dec 25, 2020 •

August 2020

Or, deep thoughts in a historical moment

Aug 27, 2020 •

October 2019

On new beginnings

Or, welcome to my haphazard historical musings

Oct 20, 2019 •

March 2018

Or, the misadventures of a history blogger

Mar 22, 2018 •

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