Category: AmericanStudier
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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,…