People’s Histories in the 21st Century

The 129th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association was held in New York. This issue of Perspectives on History contains a photo essay and several articles about the sessions and events held this year. The cover photo was taken by Denis Messié and is used with permission.

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Staff

Shatha Almutawa, interim editor
Jacob Ingram, editorial assistant

Featured Articles

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February 1, 2015

Features

Toward a People’s History of Climate Change
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February 1, 2015

Features

Marx in the Mountains: Poverty and Environment in and outside of the Classroom
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February 1, 2015

Decolonizing the Newspaper: The Historian and the Op-Ed
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February 1, 2015

Features

Academia in Prison: The Role of the University in an Era of Mass Incarceration
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February 1, 2015

Features

Women’s Prison History: The Undiscovered Country
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February 1, 2015

Viewpoints

Connecting the Dots

From the AHA

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February 1, 2015

From the Executive Director

The Business of the AHA
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February 1, 2015

AHA Activities

What’s in the February AHR?
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February 1, 2015

AHA Activities

Actions by the AHA Council, June 2014-January 2015

Other Articles

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February 1, 2015

From the President

The Power of Public History
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February 1, 2015

News

NCH Marks Numerous Achievements in 2014
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February 1, 2015

AHA Activities

Awards, Prizes, and Honors Conferred at the 129th Annual Meeting
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February 1, 2015

AHA Activities

Career Diversity for Historians at the Annual Meeting
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February 1, 2015

AHA Activities

Historians, Activism, and Gender
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February 1, 2015

AHA Activities

AHA 2015 in Pictures
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February 1, 2015

Perspectives Daily

History and Historians in the Ukraine Crisis

February 1, 2015

Behind the Scenes at the Annual Meeting
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February 1, 2015

Viewpoints

Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
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February 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

Wake-Up Call: Technologists’ Take on History is Coming to HBO
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February 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

On Inclusivity at the AHA
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February 1, 2015

In Memoriam

Thomas William Heyck: 1938–2014
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February 1, 2015

News

Member News
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February 1, 2015

From the Editor

The Historian and Social Justice
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February 27, 2015

AHA Activities

Doing Prison History behind Bars
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February 26, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Pizza, PechaKucha, and Pedagogy
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February 25, 2015

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Richard W. Kaeuper
Left to right: Tom Wilkinson plays President Lyndon B. Johnson and David Oyelowo plays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in SELMA, from Paramount Pictures, Pathé, and Harpo Films.

February 25, 2015

Perspectives Daily

When History Is Not Good Enough for Hollywood
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February 23, 2015

AHA Activities

“Just Do It!”
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February 20, 2015

The Voting Rights Act and the Challenge of Getting It Right
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February 20, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Historians at the Movies: AHA Staff Reviews the Oscar Nominees
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February 19, 2015

News

Bill to Ban Revised AP US History Courses Considered in Oklahoma Legislature
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February 18, 2015

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Verónica Martínez-Matsuda
The Colossus computer, used to break codes during World War II, 1943. On Wikipedia.

February 18, 2015

AHA Activities

Upcoming Web Maintenance Today
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February 16, 2015

Decolonizing Research
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February 13, 2015

AHA Activities

Reminder: AHA Research Grants Deadline is February 15th!
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February 12, 2015

The Truth Is Out There, and AHA Career Contacts Can Help You Know Where to Look
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February 11, 2015

AHA Activities

Nuestra America: a Conference on Chicano and Latino History in Honor of Vicki L. Ruiz
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February 10, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Bridging Cultures at the Annual Meeting
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February 6, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Association for Documentary Editing Welcomes Applications for 2015 Editing Institute
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February 5, 2015

AHA Activities

Proposals for the 2016 Annual Meeting in Atlanta are Due 2/15
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February 5, 2015

AHA Activities

Debating the History Dissertation Embargo Policy at the Annual Meeting
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February 4, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Laura Dull
The author conducts an oral history session as local high school students observe at El Monte’s La Historia Society. Daniel Morales/SEMAP/Tropics of Meta.

February 4, 2015

From Discipline-Based to Community-Based
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February 3, 2015

What It Means to “Train Historians”
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February 2, 2015

Show, Don’t Tell

News

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February 1, 2015

News

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