Category: History
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Jennifer Wollock, Texas A&M University – Wars of Chivalry
They say chivalry is dead. Is that a good thing? Jennifer Wollock, professor of English at Texas A&M University, discusses why it may not be. Jennifer Goodman Wollock, literary historian, daughter of a World War II Navy veteran who served on the Missouri, studies the intrepid men and women of the Middle Ages who reimagined…
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Elise Lemire, Purchase College – The Vietnam Veterans’ Anti-War Movement
The Vietnam War can be a Rorschach Test. Elise Lemire, professor of literature at Purchase College, explains how some veterans changed the societal perception before the end of the war. Elise Lemire is the author of Battle Green Vietnam: The 1971 March on Concord, Lexington, and Boston, just released by the University of Pennsylvania Press. She…
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Victoria Munoz, Hostos Community College – Spanish Romances and the Roots of British Imperialism
The first Anglo-Spanish war may have been fought in the pages of books. Victoria Munoz, assistant professor of English at The City University of New York Hostos Community College, explores this history. Dr. Victoria M. Muñoz is an Assistant Professor in English at The City University of New York Hostos Community College. She received her…
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Stephanie Chalifoux, University of West Georgia – Commercial Sex Market in the U.S. South During the 1940s and 1950s
On University of West Georgia Week: Red-light districts were turned off during World War II, but did the crackdown work? Stephanie Chalifoux, associate professor of history, explores how sex workers took to the road during this time. Fields of Study: US Women’s History, the American South, Labor History, History of Sexuality, and Modern America. Dr.…
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Brandi Brimmer, Spelman College – Black Union Widows and the Battle for Survivors’ Benefits in Post-Civil War America
On Spelman College Week: Black Union widows had trouble claiming benefits after the Civil War. Brandi Brimmer, associate professor in the department of history, discusses their post-war battle. Dr. Brimmer is an associate professor of history and author of Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South (Duke Press, 2020). Her articles have appeared…
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Kathy Feeley, University of Redlands – The Rise of the Hollywood Press Corps and the Making of the Modern American Press
On University of Redlands Week: Women journalists have faced many questions about their legitimacy. Today on The Academic Minute: Kathy Feeley, professor of history, describes how one group of women journalists fought through. Kathy Feeley is Associate Dean, Professor of History, and Director of the Proudian Interdisciplinary Honors Program at the University of Redlands. She…
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Jessie Hewitt, University of Redlands – Men, Madness, and Marriage in 19th-Century France
On University of Redlands Week: Divorce is not pleasant, but can be beneficial. Jessie Hewitt, assistant professor of history, looks into madness and marriage in a historical context. Jessie Hewitt teaches modern European history, with a special focus on gender, disability, medicine, and culture. Jessie’s articles on the history of French psychiatry have appeared in…
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Lisa Bitel, University of Southern California – St. Valentine
The history of Valentine’s Day might not match up with our current incarnation. Lisa Bitel, professor of history and religion at the University of Southern California Dornsife, delves into the past to find St. Valentine’s origin story. I am a first-generation college student. My parents came from a very small midwestern town and never considered…
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Patrick Hamilton, Misericordia University – The Secret History of Race & Comics
On Misericordia University Week: What do superheroes show us about ourselves? Patrick Hamilton, professor of English, looks at popular culture through their stories. Patrick L. Hamilton is a Professor of English at Misericordia University and, with Allan W. Austin, Professor of History and Government at MU, co-author of All-New, All-Different?: A History of Race and…
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Rosalyn LaPier, University of Montana – Solstice
The solstices are not just days on a calendar to indigenous peoples. Rosalyn LaPier, associate professor of environmental studies at the University of Montana, explains why. Rosalyn is an award winning Indigenous writer, ethnobotanist and environmental activist with a BA in physics and a PhD in environmental history. She works to revitalize Indigenous & traditional…