Monthly Archives: August 2020

Los Bailarines: Milicianos Comunistas en Moscú

Posted on August 30, 2020 by David Roman

(Esto es un extracto de mi novela “Los Bailarines”, publicada por Ediciones Alféizar. La novela se puede conseguir en formato libro o digital por aquí o en Amazon) A pesar del cansancio, Ricardo durmió mal los primeros días. Había cogido frío y … Continue reading →

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A History of Generation Ships in Sci-Fi

Posted on August 20, 2020 by David Roman

I recently published this essay in the Turing Church‘s Medium channel: In 1958, British World War II veteran Brian Aldiss published his first novel, one that relied on some of his experiences during the Burma campaign in the humid Southeast … Continue reading →

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Los Sinónimos son los Mayores Enemigos de la Humanidad

Posted on August 11, 2020 by David Roman

(Actualizado el 28.2.22) Una de las costumbres más curiosas de las últimas décadas es crear falsos sinónimos: palabras que antes tenían significados diferentes, y ahora han sido forzadas — mediante su mal uso por iletrados y/o analfabetos funcionales — a … Continue reading →

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Notes on the History of Slavery: Slavs, Muslims & the Black Sea

Posted on August 2, 2020 by David Roman

“Slavery in the Black Sea Region — Forms of Unfreedom at the Intersection of Islam and Christianity, c. 900-1900” was a 2017 workshop hosted by the Leiden Slavery Studies Association in the Netherlands. During the workshop, a number of interesting … Continue reading →

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