Author: Black & White & Read All Over
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October 10-11, 2026: Trains!: Pop Culture Portrayals
[On October 7, 1826, America’s first commercial railroad, the Massachusetts Granite Railway, began operations. So this week I’ve AmericanStudied that line and other important moments in the history of American…
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October 9, 2026: Trains!: Railroads in the Lehigh Gorge
[On October 7, 1826, America’s first commercial railroad, the Massachusetts Granite Railway, began operations. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that line and other important moments in the history of American…
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October 8, 2026: Trains!: The Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Wreck
[On October 7, 1826, America’s first commercial railroad, the Massachusetts Granite Railway, began operations. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that line and other important moments in the history of American…
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October 7, 2026: Trains!: Transcontinental Transitions
[On October 7, 1826, America’s first commercial railroad, the Massachusetts Granite Railway, began operations. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that line and other important moments in the history of American…
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October 6, 2026: Trains!: New England Ports
[On October 7, 1826, America’s first commercial railroad, the Massachusetts Granite Railway, began operations. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that line and other important moments in the history of American…
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October 5, 2026: Trains!: The Granite Railway
[On October 7, 1826, America’s first commercial railroad, the Massachusetts Granite Railway, began operations. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that line and other important moments in the history of American…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 296 (10/4/26)
I know it’s spooky season now, but it’s also always solidarity season—so here’s my 296th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the…
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October 3-4, 2026: One Year of B&W&RAO: Requests for Y’all
[Just over a year ago, Vaughn finalized and we launched this new public scholarly website, Black & White & Read All Over. There’s a lot about the site and what…
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October 2, 2026: One Year of B&W&RAO: Broader Takeaways
[Just over a year ago, Vaughn finalized and we launched this new public scholarly website, Black & White & Read All Over. There’s a lot about the site and what…
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October 1, 2026: One Year of B&W&RAO: Public Scholarly Tips
[Just over a year ago, Vaughn finalized and we launched this new public scholarly website, Black & White & Read All Over. There’s a lot about the site and what…
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September 30, 2026: One Year of B&W&RAO: This Blog’s Evolutions
[Just over a year ago, Vaughn finalized and we launched this new public scholarly website, Black & White & Read All Over. There’s a lot about the site and what…
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September 29, 2026: One Year of B&W&RAO: Communal Resources
[Just over a year ago, Vaughn finalized and we launched this new public scholarly website, Black & White & Read All Over. There’s a lot about the site and what…
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September 28, 2026: One Year of B&W&RAO: Why We Did It
[Just over a year ago, Vaughn finalized and we launched this new public scholarly website, Black & White & Read All Over. There’s a lot about the site and what…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 295 (9/27/26)
The first weekend of autumn brings not only a nor’easter, but also a great reason to stay hunkered down: my 295th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes,…
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September 26-27, 2026: Scholars of Hispanic Stories and Histories
[Last week commenced National Hispanic Heritage Month, which like all of our commemorations during this craptastic year is particularly fraught. But they’re also occasions to better remember inspiring American histories…
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September 25, 2026: Hispanic Women’s Stories: 21st Century Voices
[Last week commenced National Hispanic Heritage Month, which like all of our commemorations during this craptastic year is particularly fraught. But they’re also occasions to better remember inspiring American histories…
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September 24, 2026: Hispanic Women’s Stories: Sandra Cisneros
[Last week commenced National Hispanic Heritage Month, which like all of our commemorations during this craptastic year is particularly fraught. But they’re also occasions to better remember inspiring American histories…
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September 23, 2026: Hispanic Women’s Stories: The Salt of the Earth
[Last week commenced National Hispanic Heritage Month, which like all of our commemorations during this craptastic year is particularly fraught. But they’re also occasions to better remember inspiring American histories…
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September 22, 2026: Hispanic Women’s Stories: María Cristina Mena (Chambers)
[Last week commenced National Hispanic Heritage Month, which like all of our commemorations during this craptastic year is particularly fraught. But they’re also occasions to better remember inspiring American histories…
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September 21, 2026: Hispanic Women’s Stories: Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton
[Last week commenced National Hispanic Heritage Month, which like all of our commemorations during this craptastic year is particularly fraught. But they’re also occasions to better remember inspiring American histories…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 294 (9/20/26)
Down in Music City for my older son’s college Family Weekend, but y’all knew I’d still find a way to share my 294th #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcast…
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September 19-20, 2026: Returning to Deadwood: An AmericanStudies Analysis
[Earlier this year, I shared with Vaughn one of my favorite TV shows and cultural works of all time, Deadwood. Watching and talking about it with her made me realize…
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September 18, 2026: Returning to Deadwood: Aunt Lou and Odell
[Earlier this year, I shared with Vaughn one of my favorite TV shows and cultural works of all time, Deadwood. Watching and talking about it with her made me realize…
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September 17, 2026: Returning to Deadwood: Steve and Samuel
[Earlier this year, I shared with Vaughn one of my favorite TV shows and cultural works of all time, Deadwood. Watching and talking about it with her made me realize…
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September 16, 2026: Returning to Deadwood: Wu
[Earlier this year, I shared with Vaughn one of my favorite TV shows and cultural works of all time, Deadwood. Watching and talking about it with her made me realize…
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September 15, 2026: Returning to Deadwood: Four Women
[Earlier this year, I shared with Vaughn one of my favorite TV shows and cultural works of all time, Deadwood. Watching and talking about it with her made me realize…
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September 14, 2026: Returning to Deadwood: Wild Bill
[Earlier this year, I shared with Vaughn one of my favorite TV shows and cultural works of all time, Deadwood. Watching and talking about it with her made me realize…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 293 (9/13/26)
Here it is, my 293rd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, please share as…
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September 12-13, 2026: SubmarineStudying: A Tribute to Mike Tsao
[On September 7th, 1776, the Revolutionary forces employed the Turtle, the first submersible to be used in warfare. So this week I’ve AmericanStudied that event and other submarine stories in…
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September 11, 2026: SubmarineStudying: “Walt Grace’s Submarine Test, January 1967”
[On September 7th, 1776, the Revolutionary forces employed the Turtle, the first submersible to be used in warfare. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that event and other submarine stories in…
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September 10, 2026: SubmarineStudying: Films
[On September 7th, 1776, the Revolutionary forces employed the Turtle, the first submersible to be used in warfare. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that event and other submarine stories in…
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September 9, 2026: SubmarineStudying: WWII Roles
[On September 7th, 1776, the Revolutionary forces employed the Turtle, the first submersible to be used in warfare. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that event and other submarine stories in…
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September 8, 2026: SubmarineStudying: Civil War Subs
[On September 7th, 1776, the Revolutionary forces employed the Turtle, the first submersible to be used in warfare. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that event and other submarine stories in…
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September 7, 2026: SubmarineStudying: The Turtle
[On September 7th, 1776, the Revolutionary forces employed the Turtle, the first submersible to be used in warfare. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that event and other submarine stories in…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 292 (9/6/26)
Happy Labor Day weekend! There’s power in a union, & solidarity in my 292nd #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the…
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September 5-6, 2026: Fall Semester Previews: New Classes & a Scholarly Project
[This week marks the start of the Fall semester, and my 22nd year at Fitchburg State. So as usual, I’ve shared a semester previews blog series to go with it,…
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September 4, 2026: Fall Semester Previews: A Presidential Fellow
[This week marks the start of the Fall semester, and my 22nd year at Fitchburg State. So as usual, a semester previews blog series to go with it, leading up…
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September 3, 2026: Fall Semester Previews: American Lit II Online
[This week marks the start of the Fall semester, and my 22nd year at Fitchburg State. So as usual, a semester previews blog series to go with it, leading up…
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September 2, 2026: Fall Semester Previews: English Studies Capstone
[This week marks the start of the Fall semester, and my 22nd year at Fitchburg State. So as usual, a semester previews blog series to go with it, leading up…
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September 1, 2026: Fall Semester Previews: First-Year Writing
[This week marks the start of the Fall semester, and my 22nd year at Fitchburg State. So as usual, a semester previews blog series to go with it, leading up…
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August 31, 2026: Fall Semester Previews: America in the Gilded Age
[This week marks the start of the Fall semester, and my 22nd year at Fitchburg State. So as usual, a semester previews blog series to go with it, leading up…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 291 (8/30/26)
We come to it at last—the final #ScholarSunday thread before my Fall 2026 semester begins. So here it is, my 291st thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast…
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August 29-30, 2026: Crowd-sourced RockBandStudying
[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its…
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August 28, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: The Ramones
[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its…
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August 27, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: Steely Dan
[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its…
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August 26, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: Lynyrd Skynyrd
[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its…
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August 25, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: Boston
[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its…
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August 24, 2026: America Through 70s Rock Bands: (The) Eagles
[On August 25th, 1976, the rock band Boston released their self-titled debut album. It would go on to become one of the best-selling albums of all time, so for its…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 290 (8/23/26)
The new school year is almost upon us, but summer isn’t quite done, & neither are the summer #ScholarSunday threads! Here’s my 290th of public scholarly writing & work, podcast…
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August 22-23, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Home Town
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 21, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Cultural Connections
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 20, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Race and Rights
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 19, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Three Trains
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 18, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: 1882
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 17, 2026: Laurel (Mississippi) Histories: Indigenous Origins
[We all need comfort texts in 2026, and for my wife and I one of our most surprising finds has been the delightful home renovation show Home Town. The show…
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August 16, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2025-2026
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrated his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the…
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August 15, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2024-2025
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 289 (once more on a Saturday, 8/15/26)
Traveling back to Massachusetts tomorrow, so once again y’all get #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 289th thread of great public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from…
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August 14, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2023-2024
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the…
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August 13, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2022-2023
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the…
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August 12, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2021-2022
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 11, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2020-2021
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 10, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2019-2020
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 9, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2018-2019
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 288 (On a Saturday, 8/8/26)
Driving down to Virginia tomorrow, so it’s a special #ScholarSunday on a Saturday! Here’s my 288th thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books.…
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August 8, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2017-2018
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 7, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2016-2017
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 6, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2015-2016
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 5, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2014-2015
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 4, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2013-2014
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 3, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2012-2013
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 287 (8/2/26)
August is here, & with it my 287th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below,…
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August 2, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2011-2012
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 1, 2026: Birthday Bests: 2010-2011
[On August 15th, this AmericanStudier celebrates his 49th birthday. So as I do each year, here’s a series sharing some of my favorite posts from each year on the blog,…
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August 1, 2026: A Coast Guard Studying Addendum
Over on Bluesky, Denali notes in response to Monday’s post on the early history and evolution of the USCG that “A chunk of this has some fascinating parallels with the…
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July 31, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: The Cold War, the War on Drugs, and Today
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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July 30, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: Famous Rescues
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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July 29, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: The Guard and WWI
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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July 28, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: The School
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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July 27, 2026: The Coast Guard Sesquicentennial: Predecessors
[On July 31, 1876, the U.S. Revenue Cutter School of Instruction—now known as the Coast Guard Academy—was founded. So this week for its 150th anniversary I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 286 (7/26/26)
Live from Philly, where both LeBron & I took our talents this week, here’s my 286th #ScholarSunday thread of great writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from…
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July 25-26, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: College Internships
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ve highlighted a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 24, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Friday the 13th
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 23, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Playing Indian
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 22, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Jewish Camps
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 21, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Hello Muddah
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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July 20, 2026: AmericanStudying Summer Camp: Camp Virginia
[We’re in the heart of summer now, which means for many families we’re in summer camp season. So this week I’ll highlight a handful of AmericanStudies contexts for summer camp,…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 285 (7/19/26)
Here it is, my 285th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, please share as…
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July 18-19, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Ilene Railton
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 17, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Margaret Wise Brown
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 16, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Benjamin Spock
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 15, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Dorothy Waring Howard
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 14, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: John Dewey
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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July 13, 2026: Early Childhood Advocates: Jane Addams
[On July 14th, 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock published the first edition of The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care. In that book and throughout his career Spock was…
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#ScholarSunday Thread 284 (7/12/26)
Here it is, my 284th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely…
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July 11-12, 2026: Catholics in 2026 America
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 10, 2026: American Saints: Katharine Drexel
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 9, 2026: American Saints: John Neumann
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 8, 2026: American Saints: Kateri Tekakwitha
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…
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July 7, 2026: American Saints: Mother Cabrini
[On July 7, 1946, Frances Xavier “Mother” Cabrini became (posthumously) the first American to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church. So this week for the 80th anniversary…