What Is an Archive?
The definition of “archive” is constantly evolving. In a graduate seminar bringing together students from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Ruhr-University Bochum, and the University of Helsinki, MJ Maynes and Leslie Morris asked students to expand their ideas of what an archive can look like. And a campus controversy over building names gave the conversation true weight.
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Buried Treasures
While working on his first book,Untimely Ruins: An Archaeology of American Urban Modernity, 1819–1919 (Univ. of Chicago Press, 2009), Nick…
Townhouse Notes
This is the third draft of this column. It may be that my writer’s block has been due to the…
Speaking Up
This column is my last, my swan song as AHA president. In January 2020, I will pass the gavel to…
Name that Mocktail and Cocktail! 2020
For the eighth year in a row, AHA annual meeting hotels will be offering signature drinks at their bars. The…
Murder, Vice, and More
The true crime genre has a long and rather complex history. From 16th-century crime pamphlets to 19th-century detective mysteries, true…
Voting Now Open for 2020 Name that Mocktail and Cocktail! Contest
Thank you to everyone who contributed a suggestion to the 2020 Name that Mocktail and Cocktail! contest. We’ve picked our…
Kids and Conferences
Conferences are a crucial nexus of scholarship, networking, and career advancement for both burgeoning and established academics. Yet many academics…
AHA Member Spotlight: Sara Patenaude
Sara Patenaude is a project manager for a nonprofit affordable housing developer at Tapestry Development Group. She lives in Atlanta,…
Reflecting on the Challenges to Free Speech and Academic Freedom at AHA20
What is the role of historians as educators? Are we facilitators of free speech among our students, whatever the content…
Meet Your AHA20 Mocktail and Cocktail Contest Winners
AHA staff is excited to announce the winners of this year’s Name that Mocktail and Cocktail! contest. Each year, historians…