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Dr. Black, Gatto Chair of Christian Studies, co-wrote the introduction and contributed one essay of his own, “Avicenna, Prince of Physicians, and Modern Political Medievalism”.

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It is a collection of eleven essays on the reception and portrayal of medieval medicine in modern media and popular culture.

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https://t.co/2JrgCHt4uI
Today we celebrate the publication of Dr. Winston Black’s new book, co-edited with Dr. Lucy Barnhouse, Beyond Cadfael: Medieval Medicine and Medical Medievalism (Trivent Publishing, 2023).

[History@X @HistoryatX]

Dr. Black, Gatto Chair of Christian Studies, co-wrote the introduction and contributed one essay of his own, “Avicenna, Prince of Physicians, and Modern Political Medievalism”.

[History@X @HistoryatX]

It is a collection of eleven essays on the reception and portrayal of medieval medicine in modern media and popular culture.

[History@X @HistoryatX]

https://t.co/2JrgCHt4uI
Today we celebrate the publication of Dr. Winston Black’s new book, co-edited with Dr. Lucy Barnhouse, Beyond Cadfael: Medieval Medicine and Medical Medievalism (Trivent Publishing, 2023).

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Why you should never sell ancient coins without making sure they aren't "treasure".
https://t.co/WqOQuVb8L3

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AFAB, they lived as a man their entire life and received a pension from the king of Spain for services rendered, and papal permission to live as a man. De Erauso worked a mule-skinner in Mexico after retiring from the army. The book about their life is called Lt. Nun.

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In History the records are always there; we find what we think to look for, and military records are a wonderful resource for social and cultural knowledge. Catalina de Erauso, served as a conquistador in the Americas in the 17th century.

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New York Dolls/Personality Crisis: https://t.co/Ogj1Ue1QaB
John Waters and Divine/Female Trouble: https://t.co/4G7TG0frR7
Wayne County and the Backstreet Boys/Max’s Kansas City: https://t.co/i7BKUX1mtx

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So today check out these amazing performances—you will NOT be disappointed, and they are critical markers in Trans cultural history.

David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust (live-1972): https://t.co/3MBsmjynad
Lou Reed/Walk on the Wild Side: https://t.co/nEtktBkrMI

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Various bands, including Blondie and the Ramones (whose song “53rd and 3rd” described bassist Dee-Dee’s male hustling), also played gigs at Club 82, a Drag bar known for its popular revue.