How I Do History
How Kate Carpenter Does History
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“I was amazed to find that the book I wanted to read didn’t exist yet.”
Jose Chung's December Issue
The Lone Gunmen Who Came in from the Fringe
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The weirdo researchers were explaining fringe theories to a prime-time audience of millions.
Jose Chung's December Issue
Caught on Camera
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The X-Files plays on our fascination with the camera — and our fear of it.
Jose Chung's December Issue
This Has Something To Do With Computers, Doesn’t It? The Internet?
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It seems strange to think of the 1990s as history; it was only 30 years ago, after all.
Jose Chung's December Issue
Past Lives
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Who wants to watch a show whose characters never make real moral choices?
Jose Chung's December Issue
A Nice Trip To The Forest
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With so many crop dusters, somebody’s bound to see a UFO.
Jose Chung's December Issue
A Beautiful Mutation
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This is all wrong. This is not how the story is supposed to end.
Contingent Book & Article Lists
2023 Literary Studies Book and Journal Article List
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A companion list for lit studies scholars.
How I Do History
How Lauren Lassabe Shepherd Does History
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For the next eight months, I’ll be an independent scholar with a side hustle as a fitness instructor.
Contingent Book & Article Lists
2023 Contingent Book List
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When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
Field Trip
Beyond The Gates
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As I descended into the basement I wondered if copal would ever have a chance to ascend.
Revive Your Darlings
The Castle on the Hill
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“We asked for Central High School but they think it is too good for us.”
Field Trip
How Mary Klann Does History
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Last year was the first academic year I only taught at one institution.
Historians as Parents
Historians As Parents: Sex Education
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Parenting is a humbling reminder that knowledge does not just magically appear.
Historians as Parents
Historians As Parents: Playlist Challenges
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In a cruel twist of fate, my children suffer from having a historian for a mother.
Historians as Parents
Historians As Parents: Raising Twins
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I first learned I was pregnant immediately after passing my Ph.D. qualifying exams. A few weeks later I discovered I was carrying twins.
Historians as Parents
Historians As Parents: Introduction
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I can tell that they find it both fascinating and frustrating to have a historian as a parent.
Postcards
A Postcard from Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Ann Arbor was the New Left’s primary incubator for the movement’s leading activists.
Mailbag
How Do You Do Research For A Podcast?
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Any historian knows that it is crucial to write to your audience. I’m writing to two audiences.
Revive Your Darlings
The Prophecy of Rani Gaidinliu
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The Empire launched a massive manhunt to capture her.
Artworks Are Artifacts Too
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Art history research can occasionally fall into the trap of viewing everything through a digital screen.
How I Do History
How Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell Does History
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“I didn’t know my quirky obsession could be a job in its own right.”
Postcards
A Postcard from Makhanda
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The Historical Association of South Africa held its biennial meeting at Rhodes University in Makhanda, South Africa.
Field Trip
Lost and Found in Bamberg
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For a minute I stood listening to the 9 a.m. bells, breathing deep sighs of relief.
How I Do History
How Jay Ridler Does History
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“I have to remind myself – I am the only one who cares if I get paid.”
Shorts
When Witches Take Flight
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I was quickly surprised to find that flight — a defining feature of the modern image of the witch — figured relatively little in the earliest medieval sources.
Field Trip
No Gloves Required
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Historians are well aware that a good old map invites curiosity and connection.
How I Do History
How Sara Georgini Does History
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I learned that I like to edit in the mornings, when I’m a little less caffeinated and a lot more ruthless with the text.
Postcards
A Postcard From Paris
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Warm and welcoming, the Nubar Library is the place to go when researching Armenian history.
Features
A Known and Unknown War
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Twenty years later, I am living through the making of the Iraq War as history.
Features
Ain’t I Some Pumpkins?
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Soon after he was elected, Abraham Lincoln received a rather bizarre letter.
Field Trip
Palace Intrigue
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Perhaps we can enjoy the Baron’s palace without having to apotheosize him.
Postcards
A Postcard from Sacramento, CA
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It is fitting to research policy history in the heart of Sacramento.
How I Do History
How Canden S. Arciniega Does History
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“Why do the best ideas come while I’m driving?”
Shorts
A Profession, If You Can Keep It
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Imagined meritocracies mean little to extractive institutions.