This book provides a critical commentary on key issues around learning in the digital age in both formal and informal educational settings. The book presents research and thinking about new dynamic literacies, porous expertise, digital making/coding/remixing, curation, storying in digital media, open learning, the networked educator and a number of related topics; it further addresses and develops the notion of a ‘third space literacies’ in contexts for learning. The book takes as its star...

From one of our most innovative singers, a vibrant history of song stretching from Hildegard von Bingen and Benjamin Britten to Björk"Songs can be intensely personal (whether you hear them or sing them) and none of us would choose the same twelve songs as anyone else. My choices are based on decades of performing experience in many different genres, but I hope they will reveal aspects of our common humanity as the story evolves from the Middle Ages to the present."...

We are no longer like our ancestors. We no longer depend on our skills as foragers, gatherers, scavengers, hunters and fishers for food. We are only part-time food raisers at best. . . Our biology, on the other hand, has changed far less. Now there is a mismatch between who we are and what we eat. And it is in the gap created by this mismatch that chronic diseases. . . can take root.John Potter, an award-winning public health researcher, examines the latest research on what causes cancer a...

Step into the enchanting world of Tudor and Stuart love songs, where passion, longing, and heartbreak intertwine. This captivating collection, meticulously compiled by John Potter Briscoe, transports you to a bygone era of courtly romance and unrequited desire. From the plaintive melodies of Thomas Wyatt to the sensual verses of John Donne, these songs paint a vivid tapestry of love's triumphs and tribulations. Prepare to be swept away by the timeless beauty of these lyrical masterpieces, ...

"The Discipline of War" by John Hasloch Potter is a profound exploration of the intricate relationship between military strategy and the moral implications of warfare. Potter delves into the historical context of various conflicts, examining how discipline and order within the ranks can influence the outcome of battles. His analysis is not just a recounting of events but a critical examination of the philosophies that underpin military conduct. The book challenges readers to consider the e...

Before 448, the Greeks saw Attila the Hun as simply a frightening, ruthless leader. When the Greek historian Priscus visited his courts that year, however, he had a far different experience to report. Priscus’ first-hand account of life at Attila’s court shows a different side to the vicious king. While his record is undoubtedly covered in bloodshed and brutality, Priscus reveals Attila as a man also capable of courtesy, generosity, and even—occasionally—mercy.

Why do we sing and what first drove early humans to sing? How might they have sung and how might those styles have survived to the present day? This history addresses these questions and many more, examining singing as a historical and cross-cultural phenomenon. It explores the evolution of singing in a global context - from Neanderthal Man to Auto-tune via the infinite varieties of world music from Orient to Occident, classical music from medieval music to the avant-garde and popular musi...

Octavius Winslow, a nineteenth-century British preacher, founded the Central Baptist Church in New York. His legacy also endures through his forty works of Christian writing. In the devotional text None Like Christ, he explains how there is no glory, no beauty, and no love like Christ’s. As Winslow delves deeper into analyzing Christ’s love for his people, Christians will fall deeper in love with their incomparable Savior.

Revisiting Richard Hoggart’s classic work The Uses of Literacy (1957), this book applies Hoggart’s framework to media literacy today, examining media literacy’s various uses, the tensions between them and what this means for people, communities and the contemporary configurations of social class.In The Uses of Literacy (1957), Richard Hoggart wrote about how his working class community, in the North of England, were at once using the new ‘mass literacy’ for self-i...

In 1095, Pope Urban II delivered a powerful call-to-arms to begin the First Crusade. Robert the Monk, likely an eyewitness, recorded this speech years later, after the crusade had ended. In his account, Urban described horrific crimes committed against Christians living in the east, and Robert noted the emotional response of the gathered crowd. His account diverges widely from another eyewitness documentation of the same speech, written by Fulcher of Chartres, so most historians treat Robe...

The Hemlock: A Literary Arts Journal – Spring Issue 07 | May 2025The Spring 2025 issue of The Hemlock is a vivid tapestry of voices and visions from around the world. This edition brings together an extraordinary collection of poetry, fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction, visual arts, and book reviews, showcasing the work of writers and artists from diverse nationalities, cultures, and creative traditions.Each page is a doorway into...

The Sermons of John Donne, edited by George R. Potter and Evelyn M. Simpson, Volume IV, marks Donne's establishment as Dean of St. Paul's and his full entry into the central arena of London's ecclesiastical and civic life. Preaching now in "Old St. Paul's," Donne found himself at the heart of England's capital, addressing not only cathedral congregations but also civic gatherings, court audiences, and public assemblies at Paul's Cross and the Spittle. The sermons of this volume vividly ref...