Welcome to Tamarra from History at Queen’s:
I would like to attend THATCamp because I am interested in the conservation of the humanities in a technological world. The significance of the humanities relies on its endeavour to remember fixed events in the past while we constantly progress during the elapsing of time. This leads to a slow acceptance of technological advances in academia as there is a conflict between old elements of civilization and new components of society. However, one can observe history in order to view the importance of technological contributions. Whereas the phonograph was once viewed as a technological marvel, we now perceive it as a primitive music player. It is important to maintain the humanities even in a society in which the rate of technological advancement is exponential. As technology eventually becomes history, it is necessary to preserve historical viewpoints in order to comprehend technology more thoroughly.
I am a developing researcher who is fascinated with paradoxes. Last year, I wrote a thirty page paper on Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray”. In this paper I examined how the protagonist’s downfall results from his inability to reconcile the repressive nature of Victorian society with the hedonistic movement that lurks underneath the world of the gentility. This interest in paradoxes also extends to the domain of religious history, which I hope to eventually research extensively. I am interested in understanding the struggle of intellectuals throughout history who had to reconcile faith and reason. I am also intrigued by how Christianity transformed from a secretive cult to a world power.
