The Trump Challenge
When I was in college, my professors regularly declared President Ronald Reagan “insane,” “irrational,” “dangerous,”…
Author Jennifer Delton
Using Objects in Teaching
I am the Curator of Programs and Education at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Because…
Imagining Futures: Architecture, Planning, and the Black Power Movement
Brian D. Goldstein’s open-access article, “‘The Search for New Forms’: Black Power and the Making…
Imagining Ben Anderson
Prologue Benedict Anderson was a giant in the human sciences and I am both honored…
From the Archives… September 11, 2001 and the War on Terror
On September 12, 2001, a editorial described the horrific attacks of the previous day as…
Teaching 9/11, Fifteen Years Later
This September 11th is the 15th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the…
What is the State of American Political History?
Fredrik Logevall and Kenneth Osgood’s recent opinion piece, “Why Did We Stop Teaching Political History?”…
Teaching in the Time of Trump
Note: This post is the first in a series on teaching American history during this…
What’s in the September Issue of the Journal of American History?
The September issue of the Journal of American History is now available online! This issue features an…
Transfeminist Perspectives on History and Pedagogy
This interview with Finn Enke was conducted by Anne E. Parsons, assistant professor of history…