History Professors on Screen
Is it time for Indiana Jones to move over? NBC this fall aired a new…
Browsing: Film
The Trouble in Nate Parker’s Southampton: The Birth of a Nation, a review
“N—s was too smart fo’ white folks to git ketched. White folks was sharp too,…
Suffragette
The movie Suffragette is the first feature film dramatically depicting the monumental struggle for women’s…
Black and White in the Free State of Jones
I’ll confess: I was fully prepared to be disappointed with the recently-released Free State of…
Free State of Jones Capsizes Lost Cause Myths
Reconstruction is perhaps the least understood period in American history, a distinction that has been…
Carol and the Boundaries of Lesbian History
There is a powerful moment in director Todd Haynes’ lush and moving film Carol that does not…
Reel History: Smithsonian/NEH History Film Forum Explores History on the Screen
Earlier this year, on my way to the theater to see Ava DuVernay’s film Selma,…
Stonewall and the Politics of Memory
Timothy Stewart-Winter is an assistant professor of history at Rutgers University-Newark and the author of…
Punk in the Chocolate City: A Review of Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, D.C. (1980–90)
Mike Amezcua is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. He earned his…
Cara Caddoo on Her Dec. 2014 JAH Article
Cara Caddoo is an Assistant Professor of American Studies at Indiana University – Bloomington. Her…