The Paradox of Gun History
I recently completed a book on the history of the gun industry, culture, and the…
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Can Faculty Labor Unions Stop the Decline of Tenure?
Popular discussions of higher education in the United States today are primarily organized around narratives…
Consumed Nostalgia
Can you briefly describe your book Consumed Nostalgia? The uses and meanings of memory and nostalgia…
Teaching the Pulse Massacre
The tragic shooting at Pulse, a popular gay nightclub in Orlando, requires that we look…
Dying is easy. Comedy is hard.
Chris Rasmussen graduated from Grinnell College and received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University. He is…
Sidney Mintz’s Long, Sweet Legacy
April Merleaux is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Florida International University.…
Changing the Discourse on Graduate History Education: Lessons from the Crossroads
Jordan M. Reed is a PhD candidate at Drew University specializing in the authorship of…
Archiving Ohio Valley Ethnohistory
Tell us about the collection, what is it comprised of? The Great Lakes/Ohio Valley Ethnohistory…
What’s in the June issue of the Journal of American History?
The June issue of the Journal of American History is now online for subscribers. Inside are articles by Patricia…
Obama in Hiroshima: A Mandate for Looking Back
On Friday, May 27, 2016, President Barack Obama visited Hiroshima, becoming the first sitting U.S.…