Fashion historian Jessica Glasscock joins us for a two-part episode on the fascinating, 750 year history of eyeglasses and eyewear. Jessica is the author of the new book Making a Spectacle: A Fashionable History of Glasses.
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May 2021
199. L’histoire autrement (3) : faire de l’histoire pour les enfants, avec Mélanie Decourt, Laurence De Cock et Christophe Nicolas
L’histoire n’appartient pas qu’aux historiennes et aux historiens : la série d’émissions #HistoireAutrement fait porter le regard sur des pratiques non académiques de l’histoire. Les invité-e-s : Mélanie Decourt, responsable éditoriale pour les éditions Nathan Christophe Nicolas, ... Show More
52 m
Jul 2022
Gods of Deception, Part II: Art, History, Fiction and War
As Ben and Noel continue their conversation with novelist and art historian David Adams Cleveland, the group finds themselves going far beyond the world of Alger Hiss. In the second part of this two-part series, the guys learn more about David's award-winning work as an art histo ... Show More
30m 8s
May 2016
Episode #21 - How Do You Explain Joan of Arc? (Part I)
The story of how Joan of Arc, an unassuming peasant girl, became the leader of French armies is one of the most dramatic in all of European history. In many ways Joan's biography can read like a fairytale, or like the classic hero's journey. As you might imagine it is a story tha ... Show More
44m 25s