Sharing the Stage
In this, our second election-themed issue, John Delury points to the 2008 Beijing Olympics as an important pivot point in the relationship between the United States and China. In “China as Equal,” he explains that the 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony announced “China’s arrival as a first-world power.”
Photo: wuqiang_beijing/Panoramio via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0. Image cropped.
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Townhouse Notes
I‘ve used the expression “drinking from a fire hose” to refer to my work life more in the last five…
Our Colleagues
The COVID-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on the careers of virtually all faculty and graduate students. Teaching, research, and…
Overview and Updates
Virtual AHA is a series of online opportunities to bring together communities of historians, build professional relationships, discuss scholarship, and…
Richard Gilder (1932–2020)
Richard Gilder, an investor and philanthropist who promoted historical study to people of all ages, died on May 12, 2020,…
Henry F. Graff (1921–2020)
Henry F. Graff, who was associated with the Columbia University Department of History for more than 75 years, died of…
Paul A. C. Koistinen (1933–2020)
Paul A. C. Koistinen, historian of the political economy of American warfare, died on January 25, 2020, at the age…
Graduate Worker Organizing
This year has witnessed a remarkable number of graduate students across the US voice grievances that, while emphasizing bread-and-butter anxieties,…
Fearing a Fear of Germs
Whenever I see a medical face mask today, I immediately think of a photograph on the cover of Jerry Falwell’s…
Who Is in Control?
On October 2, 2020, President Donald Trump exhibited potentially life-threatening symptoms from COVID-19 and abruptly entered Walter Reed Medical Center…
Middle Schoolers Take on Columbus
I teach middle school. In many communities across the United States, parents and students are uncomfortable with the history I…
We Want More History
At a moment of intense protest against racial injustice, when history and historical monuments have emerged as key flashpoints in…
AHA Member Spotlight: Young Richard Kim
Young Richard Kim is an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois,…
“If Anybody Says Election to Me, I Want to Fight”
Between now and the inauguration of the next president, we may hear a lot of references to the election and…
A Threat from the East?
Editor’s note: This is the second installment of a two-part column. The first installment can be found here. Empty shelves, toilet…
AHA Member Spotlight: Karen Marrero
Karen Marrero is an assistant professor at Wayne State University. She lives in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan, and has been a…