After a short correspondence with the Academia site, I succeeded in uploading a renewed version of my article to Discussions. I consider this paper as a milestone on the road of my writing career.
In August 2020, I learned that Academia launched a new option for its contributors, allowing them to upgrade each paper for Discussions. They send invitations to about 1K participants and all your fans to take part in the evaluation. It exposes your work to both experts and the general public. It attracts criticism and support.
I decided to take all my previous articles through this process to realize my potential on this site. Now, after 16 months, I can report that the number of my readers has increased fivefold. I also had the chance to explain my position to other researchers.
This paper is my latest contribution. From now on, I will upload unknown articles, mostly from my manuscript, "The Enchanting Encounter with the East".
The present article looks into the medieval history of the Canary Islands from their rediscovery in the 1430s to European colonization in the course of the 15th and 16th centuries. The author puts an emphasis on the dark sides of the European intrusion, including ecological imperialism and genocide. You can read it https://www.academia.edu/43517659/The_Rediscovered_Islands_European_Claims_to_the_Canaries
as well as other articles on my page https://independent.academia.edu/BaizermanMichael
About my further plans: The evaluation of materials collected for the new project is underway. I am attempting to reconstruct the first chapter that compares and contrasts galleys and sailing ships. I also continue reading about medieval and renaissance galleys in the Mediterranean to focus on specific aspects of seafaring.
