Isolated Together
As of March 2021, most Perspectives readers will have been social distancing, wearing masks, and taking other precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19 for a full year. In “American Solitude: Notes Toward a History of Isolation,” Jeffrey Mathias discusses mid-20th-century isolation studies conducted by psychologists and US military and space scientists. He describes the sensation of living through “an apocalypse not yet arrived and yet unending.” Yet even in isolation, we are rarely truly alone. AHA staff Emily Swafford and Sarah Jones Weicksel report on how the Association used new technologies and started new projects to connect historians while “Confronting a Pandemic.”
Photo: Collection of Robert R. Holt, courtesy of the Holt family
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As Many Voices As Possible
It’s difficult to cover the long span of American history in a single volume. To start, an author has to…
Advocacy Briefs
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the AHA remains committed to supporting historians and the study of history—in January, the AHA…
Townhouse Notes
In the days after a mob stormed the US Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the results of a…
The “Fun” in Fundraising
If you have made it past the title of this piece, congratulations! I confess that if presented with an article…
Overview and Updates
Virtual AHA is a series of online opportunities to bring together communities of historians, build professional relationships, discuss scholarship, and engage…
Nancy Fitch (1946–2020)
Nancy Fitch, a specialist in French history and a pioneer in world history pedagogy and in digital history, died on…
Paul S. Seaver (1932–2020)
Paul Seaver, professor emeritus of early modern British history at Stanford University, died on August 2, 2020, at the age…
Howard P. Segal (1948–2020)
Howard P. Segal, a professor of history at the University of Maine, died on November 9, 2020, in Orono, Maine.…
AHA Member Spotlight: Khary Pestaina
Khary Pestaina is a secondary school teacher and third-year PhD student within the Department of History at Florida International University.…
AHA Member Spotlight: Michael Staudenmaier
Michael Staudenmaier is an assistant professor of history at Manchester University. He lives in Chicago, Illinois, and has been a…
AHA Member Spotlight: Yan Xu
Yan Xu is an associate professor of history and chair at Spelman College. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia, and has…
Want to Write for the AHA?
The deadline has been extended to Sunday, May 2, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. A key skill for historians—whether they…
Remote Reflections
For many historians, COVID-19 radically disrupted their research and writing plans. When the virus started shutting things down in March…
AHA Member Spotlight: Tristan Miguel Osteria
Tristan Miguel Osteria is an assistant professor within the Department of History at the University of Santo Tomas. He lives…