Two main reasons I really enjoyed The Bright Ages:
It wasn't so huge as to seem like a Sisyphean task to read it.
It was written to invite anyone and everyone to read.
Certain people so often use phrases like Pop History or (insert any other subject here) to demean a text that commits the (to them) cardinal sin of being accessible to a greater jumber of people and it bugs the crap out of me. Why don't you WANT your subject to be accessible to the greatest number of people? Does it take away your super specialness? So sad 🙄
But, show someone who would balk at the mere idea of academia a text like yours, and suddenly doors open. It's a wonderful thing! And I love it.
Two main reasons I really enjoyed The Bright Ages:
It wasn't so huge as to seem like a Sisyphean task to read it.
It was written to invite anyone and everyone to read.
Certain people so often use phrases like Pop History or (insert any other subject here) to demean a text that commits the (to them) cardinal sin of being accessible to a greater jumber of people and it bugs the crap out of me. Why don't you WANT your subject to be accessible to the greatest number of people? Does it take away your super specialness? So sad 🙄
But, show someone who would balk at the mere idea of academia a text like yours, and suddenly doors open. It's a wonderful thing! And I love it.