Thompson and Hernandez: Historians and the Carceral State
June’s special issue of the Journal of American History focuses on “Historians and the Carceral State.” The…
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Teaching the JAH: Emily Remus and “Tippling Ladies”
“In American cities today, at practically any moment, one can easily find women enjoying alcohol…
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Clio Goes Mobile: Connecting the Public with the History that Surrounds Them
David Trowbridge is an associate professor in the Department of History and director of African…
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Shanon Fitzpatrick: Body and Nation
Shanon Fitzpatrick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at…
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Rebecca Baird on the Free Clinic Movement
Rebecca Baird has a B.A. in History from UCLA, an M.A. in History from the…
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Adrian Burgos: Teaching Sport and Society
Adrian Burgos Jr. is a Professor of History at the University of Illinois. He holds…
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On The Cherokee Rose, Historical Fiction, and Silences in the Archives
Martha S. Jones is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan on…
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Phil Tiemeyer on Plane Queer
Phil Tiemeyer is an Associate Professor of History at Philadelphia University. His first book, Plane Queer:…
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John Harris on the Illegal Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
John Harris is a Ph.D. Candidate at Johns Hopkins University. His dissertation is titled, “Yankee…
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Why War Anniversaries Matter (or Don’t)
Andrew Preston teaches American history at Cambridge University, where he is a fellow of Clare…