A newsletter exploring connected histories of South Asian art and architecture, from ancient Indian sites to Mughal-era tombs and cross-cultural encounters between India and the wider ancient world. Written by a historian, it offers long-form, richly illustrated essays for readers interested in history.
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Studying History is a personal newsletter that tells engaging stories from history, art, science and classical culture, with a Greek-language version alongside the English text. Recent issues cover the origins of modern art, the Nobel-winning discovery of channelrhodopsins, and the ancient Greek idea of xenia.
Brown History is a weekly newsletter that revisits South Asian and broader non-Western history, from Indo-Greek kingdoms and colonial-era art to modern social issues. Readers get long-form essays, visual history pieces, and recommended reads aimed at reframing the past from non-colonial perspectives.
A newsletter by art historian Katy Hessel celebrating women artists, with guides to art fairs and exhibitions and short profiles of artists from different countries. Readers get curated lists of what to see in major art weeks alongside historical context on overlooked figures.
A newsletter exploring overlooked figures and history in animation worldwide, from Japanese studio pioneers to independent American animators. Each issue combines long-form profiles drawn from interviews and archival detail with brief news roundups.
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