by delta | Mar 11, 2025 | specific knowledge
Specific Knowledge:Dannye Chase on Structural Fires CW: detailed discussion of deadly fires The movie Backdraft has gorgeous scenes in rooms full of flames. In real life, unfortunately, everyone in those scenes would die in about five different horrible ways. So...
by delta | Nov 29, 2024 | specific knowledge
Specific Knowledge: Viktor Athelstan on Medieval Magic and Necromancy Introduction As someone who wrote his master’s dissertation on medieval European magic, it drives me bonkers to see it portrayed poorly in the media. Contrary to what you may see in shows like...
by delta | Oct 6, 2024 | specific knowledge
Specific Knowledge:Jessica Peter on Social Work When I tell people I’m a social worker, I usually get either vague nods or overly specific nods that make me immediately suspicious: it’s been my experience that people tend to have a single image of what a social worker...
by delta | Aug 22, 2024 | specific knowledge
Specific Knowledge:Cassandra Daucus on Manuscripts As a special collections curator, I work with manuscripts. A lot of manuscripts. So when I read books or watch movies where manuscripts or other types of rare books are featured, I can get pretty critical. That said,...
by delta | May 27, 2024 | specific knowledge
Specific Knowledge:John Evans on Guns “Write what you know”: the great writing maxim that forms the base of one of the fundamentals of great writing. But what do you do when you need to write about something that you don’t know? Well, research, duh, and I...
