All posts by Amy Wolfe (Brooklyn College OER Developer account)

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Interesting articles on the current debate about Confederate Statues

ERIC FONER. “Confederate Statues and ‘Our’ History.” The New York Times, 20 Aug. 2017, p. A25 https://nyti.ms/2vf42bw

ROBIN POGREBIN and SOPAN DEB.  “Trump Aside, Artists and Preservationists Debate the Rush to Topple Statues.The New York Times, Aug. 18, 2017, p. A11 https://nyti.ms/2v83Haq

JENNIFER SCHUESSLER. “Historians Question Trump’s Comments on Confederate Monuments.” The New York Times, 15 Aug. 2017, p. A12 https://nyti.ms/2vC5YhG

Articles about ISIS attacks on art in Iraq

ANNE BARNARD.  “ISIS Attacks Nimrud, a Major Archaeological Site in Iraq.” The New York Times, 5 Mar. 2015, p. A14 https://nyti.ms/2pLqOZz

CELESTINE BOHLEN. “Escalating the War on Looting.The New York Times, 11 Mar. 2016.

ANNE BARNARD. “Race in Iraq and Syria to Record and Shield Art Falling to ISIS.The New York Times, 8 Mar. 2015. https://nyti.ms/2mG3J6F

Articles about ISIS destruction of Palmyra

BILEFSKY, DAN. “ISIS Destroys Part of Roman Theater in Palmyra, Syria. The New York Times, 21 Jan. 2017, p. A6, https://nyti.ms/2k8j11N

STACK, LIAM. “ISIS Blows Up Ancient Temple at Syria’s Palmyra Ruins.The New York Times, 23 Aug. 2015, p. A6 https://nyti.ms/2slGeVm

HWAIDA SAAD. “Palmyra Temple Was Destroyed by ISIS, U.N. Confirms.The New York Times, 31 Aug. 2015, p. A7 https://nyti.ms/2tOCIjQ