Understanding Sacrifice
When Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gave the orders for D-Day, the course of world history…
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Flipping the Narrative on MOOCs in the Nation’s Largest University System
For California State University faculty, the year 2013 might count as our “annus horribilis.” With…
Mapping the Cold War
Can you briefly describe your book project? Mapping the Cold War traces the development of…
Finding its Way: Thoughts on Environmental History
The more people who want to talk about nature, the harder it seems to say…
Podcast with Michael Honey
In the January 2016 installment of the Journal of American History Podcast, the JAH’s Assistant Editor Jessie…
Announcing Past Forward: Articles from the Journal of American History
Note: this is the final installment in a three-part series on historiography in the class…
Teaching Historiography in High School
Note: Check out the first post in our series on historiography in the classroom here.…
Teaching Historiography: A Panel Report
Note: This is the first post in a three-part series on teaching historiography in the…
Race and Masculinity in Nineteenth-Century Southern Higher Education
Could you briefly describe your dissertation? My dissertation examines the changing and competing gender ideals…
The National Humanities Medal: Views from Recipients
The National Humanities Medal, awarded annually by the National Endowment for the Humanities and presented…