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Why Study History?: Revisited
Perspectives Daily
Peter N. Stearns | Sep 18, 2020
Two decades after writing a powerful response to the question "why study history," Peter Stearns revisits his answer.
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China as Equal: Putting China as Rival into Historical Context
Features
John Delury | Sep 17, 2020
For the first time in centuries, Americans are looking upon China as an equal; and for the first time ever, the parity presents itself as a threat to the interests and security of the United States.
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The Tudors Are Trending: An English Dynasty Continues to Dominate Popular Culture
Perspectives on Culture
Jessica L. Keene and Amanda E. Herbert | Sep 16, 2020
Though the Tudors have long been popular, new projects for TV, film, the stage, and social media have kept them relevant in the 21st century.
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Our Colleagues: Contingent Faculty in the Age of COVID-19
From the President
Mary Lindemann | Sep 15, 2020
Departments and their tenure-track faculty should work to ameliorate the difficulties contingent faculty experience, especially during COVID-19.
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Remote Reflections: Twice the Work and Half the Fun
Walter L. Buenger | Sep 14, 2020
For faculty teaching online for the first time, spring 2020 could be a frustrating learning experience.
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Grant of the Week: Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
Karen Lou | Sep 11, 2020
The Cherry Award program at Baylor University is now accepting applications for its 2022 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.
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Are You Better Off than You Were Four Years Ago?
Margaret O’Mara | Sep 10, 2020
How we define and discuss "the economy" reveals political priorities and imperatives of historical moments, including our own.
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Norms, Facts, and the Law
James Grossman | Sep 9, 2020
During a season of abnormal political spectacle, historians should hold fast to our commitment to the integrity of the historical record.
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Townhouse Notes
Ashley E. Bowen | Sep 8, 2020
Perspectives is making a new effort to represent the diversity of the historical discipline.