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The image from <em>Forest</em>, on the cover of this “Histories of Resilience” special issue of the <em>AHR</em>, is part of a set of 16 large-format gelatin silver prints that capture temporary installations developed by the Singaporean-born artist Simryn Gill in the late 1990s. These installations involved grafting strands of pages from books and meticulously wrapping them onto trees and plants in tropical landscapes. With the project, Gill addressed issues around the decolonial and resilience, selecting English language works with colonial associations and former colonial military sites in Malaysia as the locations for her installations. Page fragments were intentionally left to decay and return to the raw fibrous material from which books are made. In exploring the epigones of empire in postcolonial Southeast Asia, Gill uncovers how the English language was used as a colonial tool for exploiting natural resources and fostering inequalities. But she also suggests that, in the end, the language forced on colonial subjects was overwhelmed by the resilience of local ecosystems.
Special Issue: Histories of Resilience

Check out the American Historical Review's special issue on histories of resilience. Contributions explore how resilience has been expressed historically in various cultural contexts.

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December 15 is the preregistration deadline; as of December 16, on-site registration rates will apply.

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The American Historical Review is the flagship journal of the AHA and the journal of record for the historical discipline in the United States, bringing together scholarship from every major field of historical study.

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Perspectives on History is the newsmagazine of the AHA and is the principal source for news and information about the discipline of history. Since 1962, Perspectives has promoted our work by publishing articles and commentary on all aspects of the historical discipline.

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Call for Pitches: ’76 Objects: A Special Issue of the AHR

As the United States prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American Historical Review invites pitches for a new project, ’76 Objects: A Special Issue of the American Historical Review, to be published in June 2026.

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December 10, 2024

In Memoriam, Long Overdue

Leslie B. Rout Jr. (1935–87)

December 5, 2024

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Teaching and learning are at the foundation of the AHA’s mission to promote historical thinking in public life. What do students learn in undergraduate history courses? How and why are history majors so successful in a variety of careers?

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Many historians will pursue graduate training at some stage in their career. To meet the needs of both students and graduate programs, the AHA creates resources, provides platforms, and convenes conversations about student success from application to completion.

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