Category: AmericanStudier
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November 17, 2025: AmericanStudying Rock (Hudson): Come September
[On November 17th, 1925, Roy Harold Scherer Jr.—better known as Rock Hudson—was born. His iconic career and complex life open up a lot of American histories, so this week I’ll AmericanStudy a…
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November 15-16, 2025: Veterans’ Stories: Three 21C Stories
[For Veterans Day, I’ve AmericanStudied five examples of texts that can help us remember and engage with veterans’ experiences from five of our defining wars. Leading up to this weekend…
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November 14, 2025: Veterans’ Stories: The Best Years of Our Lives and WWII
[For Veterans Day, I’ll be AmericanStudying five examples of texts that can help us remember and engage with veterans’ experiences from five of our defining wars. Leading up to a…
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November 13, 2025: Veterans’ Stories: “Returning Soldiers” and WWI
[For Veterans Day, I’ll be AmericanStudying five examples of texts that can help us remember and engage with veterans’ experiences from five of our defining wars. Leading up to a…
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November 12, 2025: Veterans’ Stories: A Fool’s Errand and the Civil War
[For Veterans Day, I’ll be AmericanStudying five examples of texts that can help us remember and engage with veterans’ experiences from five of our defining wars. Leading up to a…
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November 11, 2025: Veterans’ Stories: William Apess and the War of 1812
[For Veterans Day, I’ll be AmericanStudying five examples of texts that can help us remember and engage with veterans’ experiences from five of our defining wars. Leading up to a…
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November 10, 2025: Veterans’ Stories: The Shoemaker and the Tea Party
[For Veterans Day, I’ll be AmericanStudying five examples of texts that can help us remember and engage with veterans’ experiences from five of our defining wars. Leading up to a…
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November 8-9, 2025: 15 Years (!) of AmericanStudying: My Dad
[15 years ago this week, I started this here public scholarly blog. There have been lots of twists and turns since, and the best ones have been aided & abetted…
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November 7, 2025: 15 Years (!) of AmericanStudying: Vaughn Joy’s Partnership
[15 years ago this week, I started this here public scholarly blog. There have been lots of twists and turns since, and the best ones have been aided & abetted…
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November 6, 2025: 15 Years (!) of AmericanStudying: Jen Bortel’s Journalistic Editing
[15 years ago this week, I started this here public scholarly blog. There have been lots of twists and turns since, and the best ones have been aided & abetted…
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November 5, 2025: 15 Years (!) of AmericanStudying: Avi Green’s Aid
[15 years ago this week, I started this here public scholarly blog. There have been lots of twists and turns since, and the best ones have been aided & abetted…
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November 4, 2025: 15 Years (!) of AmericanStudying: Heather Cox Richardson’s Help
[15 years ago this week, I started this here public scholarly blog. There have been lots of twists and turns since, and the best ones have been aided & abetted…
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November 3, 2025: 15 Years (!) of AmericanStudying: Rob Velella’s Role Modeling
[15 years ago this week, I started this here public scholarly blog. There have been lots of twists and turns since, and the best ones have been aided & abetted…
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Guest Post: Regina Mills on Carmen Sandiego & Latinx Representation in Video Games
[Regina Mills is an incoming Associate Professor of American Culture at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Her first book, Invisibility and Influence: A Literary History of AfroLatinidades, was published in…
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October 31, 2025: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: Inyo & Western Stars
[This past June, Bruce Springsteen released Tracks 2, a stunning collection featuring 7 previously unreleased full albums (totaling 9 LPs) from the early 80s through the late 2010s. It’s full of…
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October 30, 2025: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: “The Lost Charro” & My Book
[This past June, Bruce Springsteen released Tracks 2, a stunning collection featuring 7 previously unreleased full albums (totaling 9 LPs) from the early 80s through the late 2010s. It’s full of…
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October 29, 2025: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: “The Aztec Dance” y Anzaldúa
[This past June, Bruce Springsteen released Tracks 2, a stunning collection featuring 7 previously unreleased full albums (totaling 9 LPs) from the early 80s through the late 2010s. It’s full of…
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October 28, 2025: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: “Adelita” & Mexican American Wars
[This past June, Bruce Springsteen released Tracks 2, a stunning collection featuring 7 previously unreleased full albums (totaling 9 LPs) from the early 80s through the late 2010s. It’s full of…
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October 27, 2025: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: “Inyo” & Los Angeles
[This past June, Bruce Springsteen released Tracks 2, a stunning collection featuring 7 previously unreleased full albums (totaling 9 LPs) from the early 80s through the late 2010s. It’s full of…
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October 25-26, 2025: My Favorite Civil Engineer!
[On October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal officially opened. So this week, I’ve honored the 200th anniversary of that huge & hugely important project by highlighting a handful of figures connected to…
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October 24, 2025: Erie Canal Studying: That Song
[On October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal officially opened. So this week, I’ll honor the 200th anniversary of that huge & hugely important project by highlighting a handful of figures connected to…
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October 23, 2025: Erie Canal Studying: Ely Parker
[On October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal officially opened. So this week, I’ll honor the 200th anniversary of that huge & hugely important project by highlighting a handful of figures connected to…
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October 22, 2025: Erie Canal Studying: Canvass White
[On October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal officially opened. So this week, I’ll honor the 200th anniversary of that huge & hugely important project by highlighting a handful of figures connected to…
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October 21, 2025: Erie Canal Studying: DeWitt Clinton
[On October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal officially opened. So this week, I’ll honor the 200th anniversary of that huge & hugely important project by highlighting a handful of figures connected to…
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October 20, 2025: Erie Canal Studying: Starting the Project
[On October 26, 1825, the Erie Canal officially opened. So this week, I’ll honor the 200th anniversary of that huge & hugely important project by highlighting a handful of figures connected to…
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October 18-19, 2025: Not Just (Video) Games: Nintendo Classics
[Forty years ago this weekend, Nintendo released its first game system, and video gaming and American culture changed significantly. So this week I’ve blogged about a handful of other games that likewise…
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October 17, 2025: Not Just (Video) Games: Video Game Studiers
[Forty years ago this weekend, Nintendo released its first game system, and video gaming and American culture changed significantly. So this week I’ll blog about a handful of other games that likewise…
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October 16, 2025: Not Just (Video) Games: GTA
[Forty years ago this weekend, Nintendo released its first game system, and video gaming and American culture changed significantly. So this week I’ll blog about a handful of other games that likewise…
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October 15, 2025: Not Just (Video) Games: Oregon Trail
[Forty years ago this weekend, Nintendo released its first game system, and video gaming and American culture changed significantly. So this week I’ll blog about a handful of other games that likewise…
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October 14, 2025: Not Just (Video) Games: Pac-Man
[Forty years ago this weekend, Nintendo released its first game system, and video gaming and American culture changed significantly. So this week I’ll blog about a handful of other games that likewise…
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October 13, 2025: Not Just (Video) Games: Pong
[Forty years ago this weekend, Nintendo released its first game system, and video gaming and American culture changed significantly. So this week I’ll blog about a handful of other games that likewise…
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October 11-12, 2025: American Crime Fiction: Elmore Leonard
[This weekend marks the 100th birthday of the great crime novelist Elmore Leonard. So this week I’ve AmericanStudied a handful of phenomenal crime and mystery writers, leading up this weekend post on…
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October 10, 2025: American Crime Fiction: Presumed Innocent
[This coming weekend marks the 100th birthday of the great crime novelist Elmore Leonard. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of phenomenal crime and mystery writers, leading up a weekend post…
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October 9, 2025: American Crime Fiction: Tana French
[This coming weekend marks the 100th birthday of the great crime novelist Elmore Leonard. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of phenomenal crime and mystery writers, leading up a weekend post…
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October 8, 2025: American Crime Fiction: Attica Locke
[This coming weekend marks the 100th birthday of the great crime novelist Elmore Leonard. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of phenomenal crime and mystery writers, leading up a weekend post…
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October 7, 2025: American Crime Fiction: Tony Hillerman
[This coming weekend marks the 100th birthday of the great crime novelist Elmore Leonard. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of phenomenal crime and mystery writers, leading up a weekend post…
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October 6, 2025: American Crime Fiction: Ross MacDonald
[This coming weekend marks the 100th birthday of the great crime novelist Elmore Leonard. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of phenomenal crime and mystery writers, leading up a weekend post…
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October 4-5, 2025: Lou Moore’s Sensational Sports Studying
[50 years ago this week, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on the blog I’ve stepped into…
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October 3, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Part 3s
[50 years ago this week, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on the blog I’ll step into…
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October 2, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Joe Frazier and Boxing Villains
[50 years ago this week, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on the blog I’ll step into…
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October 1, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Marcos and the U.S.
[50 years ago this week, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on the blog I’ll step into…
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September 30, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Ali’s Evolution
[50 years ago this week, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on the blog I’ll step into…
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September 29, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Boxing and America
[50 years ago this week, Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on the blog I’ll step into…
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September 26, 2025: Forthcoming Scholarly Reads: Selling Out Santa
[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration I wanted to highlight recent…
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September 25, 2025: Recent Scholarly Reads: Frederick Douglass
[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration I wanted to highlight recent…
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September 24, 2025: Recent Scholarly Reads: The Rediscovery of America
[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration I wanted to highlight recent…
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September 23, 2025: Recent Scholarly Reads: We Now Belong to Ourselves
[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration I wanted to highlight recent…
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September 22, 2025: Recent Scholarly Reads: Action Without Hope
[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration I wanted to highlight recent…
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September 20-21, 2025: Challenging Censorship in 2025
[On September 19th, 1985, Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ve commemorated that complex anniversary by highlighting histories of censorship in…
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September 19, 2025: Censorship Histories: The 1985 Hearings
[On September 19th, 1985, Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate that complex anniversary by highlighting histories of censorship in America,…
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September 18, 2025: Censorship Histories: Banning vs. Challenging Books
[On September 19th, 1985, Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate that complex anniversary by highlighting histories of censorship in America,…
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September 17, 2025: Censorship Histories: The Sedition Act
[On September 19th, 1985, Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate that complex anniversary by highlighting histories of censorship in America,…
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September 16, 2025: Censorship Histories: The Comstock Act
[On September 19th, 1985, Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate that complex anniversary by highlighting histories of censorship in America,…
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September 15, 2025: Censorship Histories: The Zenger Case
[On September 19th, 1985, Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate that complex anniversary by highlighting histories of censorship in America,…
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September 15, 2025: Censorship Histories: The Zenger Case
[On September 19th, 1985, Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate that complex anniversary by highlighting histories of censorship in America,…