Tag Archives: historic district
Fxbg’s Landscape of Slave-Made Capitalism
This recent post by Julia Ott, a historian of capitalism at the New School, articulates forcefully a point that can’t be repeated enough: in a very real sense, slaves were the capital that made the emergence of capitalism possible. … Continue reading
Posted in Historian in the World
Tagged Auction Block, Fredericksburg, historic district, History, Landscape of Slavery, slavery, Virginia
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Analog Day, Digital Day
This week’s assignment to explore “personal learning networks” through social media came at an auspicious time. Unlike Jason and Dave, last week’s snow days freed up some time for me, because of the particular moment I was in for each of … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Life, The Aspiring Handyman
Tagged Analog Humanities, architecture, Brian, Digital Humanities, fi, Fredericksburg, historic district, PLN, TTRSS, twitter
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In Which I Enjoyed City Bureaucracy
This evening Brian and I attended the monthly meeting of the City if Fredericksburg’s Architectural Review Board. We had a proposal before the board, seeking their approval to replace the entry door and add some signage to Skin+Touch Therapy‘s new … Continue reading
