We are happy to publish the latest entry for the Rootcutter, "Violence and Health in Imperial Rome," by Colin Webster @clnwbstr.

(3) Although a community will always have differing opinions around complex issues, calls for student safety are incommensurate with the potential for harm attending the forceful removal of protesters.

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Wright's contribution includes resources for the topic, as well as a list of discussion questions for classroom use.

Read The Rootcutter, where Candace Buckner discusses birth outcomes, internalized maternal blame, and a fragmentary letter from Egypt, in which a woman named Esther begs to know the rules to follow so that she won't lose another child.

As she argues, the end of the pandemic is "as much a social performance or construction as a measurable fact." 4/4

RT @SocietyAncMed: We're delighted to announce the launch of The Rootcutter, the SAM's official blog and home to accessible scholarly writi…

RT @SocietyAncMed: Maria Christodolou inaugurates our essay series, "The Best Doctor is also a Historian," by documenting her attempt to ma…

The results lead her to reflect upon tacit knowledge, cross-cultural uses on medicaments, and whether to drink gross things.