East Asian History at 'Berg
Pockets of hope Hope seems to some people so ridiculous in the current circumstances. I think their idea of hope is different from mine. For me, hope is not sitting back and waiting for good things to happen. It is Continue Reading …
And I’m done with this quarantine, too! I said yesterday that I’m more or less done with the semester, even if it is not yet done with me. We’re now 28 days into this (necessary!) rigmarole of “social distancing” (more Continue Reading …
Shhhhhht! It’s “Silent Saturday” as we call it in Dutch, or Holy Saturday before Easter. Traditionally the bells in churches don’t ring, so in Flanders they fly to Rome to pick up the chocolate Easter eggs, which they drop in Continue Reading …
“Day off” I don’t ever quite feel I get a day off during the semester; but that’s my own choice, because I prefer to spread my workload over 7 days, so I can take it a teensy bit easier during Continue Reading …
Pre-Scriptum: For blog-only readers: fortunately it turns out that yesterday’s sore throat was most likely caused by allergies, which is something novel to me. Thanks for your positive vibes! Easter Groundhog Day Christmas Who knows? Does anybody else feel like Continue Reading …
Good morning, historians of East Asia! There won’t be a daily briefing tomorrow, because there are no classes. But there is one for today! I think I found the reason why many of you have your camera turned off during Continue Reading …
Choices choices! That title makes it sound more exciting than the choices I am faced with: if my throat is doing what I usually take as the sign of the start of a common cold, but I have not been Continue Reading …
Good morning, historians of East Asia! Many of you are embarking on writing projects towards the end of the semester, so here’s some fun writing advice: If you are tempted to use “expensive words”, think again: are you trying to Continue Reading …
Things that give me hope: My direst predictions for last week for our students did not come true. At least for most of my students, they did not come true. There are some with health scares in the family, or Continue Reading …
Good morning historians of East Asia! Not a tech-tip today, but a writing tip. If you think your writing isn’t as good as you’d like it to be, remember that all published pieces you look at have started out as Continue Reading …