New American Myths
Deconstructing American myths and symbols in the classroom is the bread and butter of history professors. But is that all they should be doing? In this issue, Rachel Wheeler argues that more than just acknowledging America’s past sins, historians should also inspire students with hope and “a vision of a better, more American America.”
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Featured Articles
Reexamining Amritsar
On April 13, 1919, British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered 50 troops to open fire on a gathering of about 15,000…
Advocacy Briefs
The American Historical Association is committed to advocating on behalf of historians and the broader coalition of the humanities. Since…
The Fate of the “AHA Interview”
Thousands of historians, young and old, know the anxiety of interviewing for a job at the AHA annual meeting. For…
G. Wesley Johnson (1932–2018)
G. Wesley Johnson passed away on November 16, 2018, at the age of 86. A historian whose scholarly research and…
Arnold P. Krammer (1941–2018)
Arnold P. Krammer, professor emeritus at Texas A&M University, died on September 24, 2018, at the age of 77 in…
Jan Vansina (1929–2017)
Jan Vansina, one of the world’s foremost historians of Africa, died peacefully in Madison, Wisconsin, on February 8, 2017. He…
An Arcade, Nap Pods, and a Lazy River
Attentive AHA members know that the Association’s beloved townhouse on Capitol Hill is being renovated. The updates will fix long-standing…
Rewarding Risk
On the sunny, chilly morning of January 20, 1981, as the country faced crippling double-digit inflation and a smoldering banking…
AHA Member Spotlight: Jacquelyn Dowd Hall
Jacquelyn Dowd Hall is Julia Cherry Spruill Professor Emerita of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.…
AHA Member Spotlight: Antony Polonsky
Antony Polonsky is chief historian at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, and emeritus professor of…
Puff, Puff, Pass
I remember the first time I saw them. I was in the Library of Congress, looking through old issues of…
AHA Member Spotlight: Elizabeth Ann Bryant
Liz Bryant is a professor of history at Houston Community College. She lives in Houston, Texas, and has been a…
2019 AHA Research Grant Winners
Each year, the American Historical Association awards several research grants to support the study, exploration, and advancement of history in…
Digital Dissertations and the Changing Nature of Doctoral Work
While digital dissertations have surfaced in many disciplines and fields over the last 20 years, they’re still new for history.…
AHA Member Spotlight: Patrick Fuliang Shan
Patrick Fuliang Shan is a professor in the history department at Grand Valley State University. He lives in Allendale, Michigan,…
Gains and Losses
I checked into the AHA annual meeting this past January feeling apprehensive. For me and countless other graduate students, the…