Word: smail
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...Fordham, where he teaches the political, legal, and social history of medieval Europe, Smail is unique in his anthropological approach...
...tend to be less interested in looking at origins of such-and-such modern practice, and more interested in using the Middle Ages as a foil for modernity, as a mirror to understand our own culture,” Smail said...
...courses, “A Natural History,” Smail attempts to frame the history of humanity within a timespan of several million years. Beginning from the Australopithecine genus, Smail traces human development from its early stages through the agricultural revolution to the early-modern period in Europe...
While broadening the focus of history, Smail said he is also trying to foster ties across departments during his time at Harvard...
...Fordham,] it’s not easy to develop ties with people in other departments,” said Smail, who explained that he’s interested in fields like physiology and evolutionary biology. “Ties between faculty in different departments develop a lot more easily [at Harvard], and that’s just one of the many things I’m particularly looking forward...