From the communal baths of ancient Rome to the Great Stink of London and the fortuitously named Victorian sanitary engineer Thomas Crapper, we explore the strangely fascinating history of plumbing through the ages.
USC Dornsife scholars join international experts at a two-day meeting to discuss conspiracy theories and draw comparisons between today’s, such as QAnon, and those of the Middle Ages. [4¾ min read]
Adolescent Anglophilia, fueled by a love for “Doctor Who” and The Kinks, led Jay Rubenstein to discover a passion for the Middle Ages. Now the MacArthur Fellow and distinguished medievalist directs USC Dornsife’s Center for the Premodern World. [6 min read]
