http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/127/katherine-m-baltrush Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 27 May 2026 12:52:14 -0400 Wed, 27 May 2026 12:52:14 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/187/the-uncommon-commonality-of-eleanor-of-aquitaine By Katherine M. Baltrush - The changes taking place in this 12th century European world were not, however, uniform throughout Christendom. In his biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, simply named after its subject, Desmond Seward begins with a description of the culture of the province into which the future icon was born. In particular, he dwells on the fundamental differences between the southern province of Aquitaine and its northern counterparts of the Ils de France and the duchy of Normandy. These distinctions seem rather marked. One is southern preference for literature as the intellectual exercise of choice rather than... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:48 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/187/the-uncommon-commonality-of-eleanor-of-aquitaine http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/186/innovation-or-desperation-david-bowies-little-wonder By Katherine M. Baltrush - Despite releasing twenty-two albums in the nearly thirty years between his debut in 1967 and the commercially rejected No. 1 Outside, the general opinion of David Bowie in 1996 was that, though a living legend, he had not recorded anything worthwhile since his 1980 album Scary Monster. Bowie’s most recent output had been panned as a heady concept album. The industry and its consumers thought that David Bowie left his best work behind when he closed the door on his alter egos, such as Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane, which made him an icon in the 70s. It seemed certain that whatever followed... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:56 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/186/innovation-or-desperation-david-bowies-little-wonder