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Monthly Archives: August 2020

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Shorts

How-to Booke

By Cynthia Green | August 28, 2020

How-to books, including those which promise the secret to wealth, are not a modern invention.

Shorts

What About The Bad Job Offers?

By Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado | August 22, 2020

After finishing a doctoral program, the goal for many has always been a tenure-track job offer. But what about really terrible offers?

Field Trip

The Magician In The Castle

By Amanda Finn | August 19, 2020

This museum riled illusionists worldwide when its exhibit dared to reveal Houdini’s secrets.

Bonus

Teaching In The Age Of COVID Part IV

By Contingent Magazine | August 15, 2020

“I think that one misconception about teaching is that love for your subject is enough. You have to have love for your students.”

Reviews

The Two Wars

By Sarah Calise | August 15, 2020

Unlike with “Band of Brothers,” no one thinks “The Pacific” is comfort TV.

Features

Teaching In The Age Of COVID Part III

By Contingent Magazine | August 13, 2020

“I always felt like I’d find answers in the past. I don’t really find any answers.”

Features

Teaching In The Age Of COVID Part II

By Contingent Magazine | August 12, 2020

“This experience was so ridiculously traumatic for everyone—and it’s not over yet, either.”

Features

Teaching In The Age Of COVID Part I

By Contingent Magazine | August 11, 2020

“We’re trying to help our students navigate this while also trying to navigate the situation ourselves.”

Shorts

Selling Splitnik; or, Aunt Olga Goes to Moscow

By Aram Sarkisian | August 8, 2020

She was there to promote a way of life that little resembled her own.

Field Trip

How Camille Bethune-Brown Does History

By Contingent Magazine | August 4, 2020

A chance internship helped Camille Bethune-Brown find her career.

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