The Democracy Issue

Inspired by the social movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Los Angeles artist John August Swanson created a series of collages, reproduced as seriographs, that he called "exploding newspapers." These combined overexposed photographs, lettering, stamps, and words that were meaningful to him. Seeds of Brotherhood (1973), reproduced on our cover, is one "exploding newspaper" that seems to capture the essence of democracy for us: optimistic, with an underlying order that belies its first impression, and full of people. John August Swanson, Seeds of Brotherhood. Copyright 1973 by John August Swanson. Serigraph, 17.5" x 23". www.JohnAugustSwanson.com.

Staff

Allison Miller, editor
Stephanie Kingsley, associate editor, web content and social media
Kritika Agarwal
, associate editor, publications
Sadie Bergen, assistant editor
Liz Townsend, coordinator, data administration and integrity

Other Articles

September 1, 2016

Features

Perspectives on Democracy: Introduction
The AHA Townhouse

September 1, 2016

From the Editor

Townhouse Notes, September 2016
Pencils on yellow background

September 1, 2016

From the President

Democracy and Its Variations
Pen with paper and envelopes

September 1, 2016

Letters to the Editor

On Accessibility at AHA Headquarters
Pen with paper and envelopes

September 1, 2016

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Defining a Public Historian
Spotlight on a dark background

September 27, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Allison Brown
This 1861 Illustrated London News engraving of New Yorkers scrambling for information about the Civil War demonstrates the powerful intersections between media and society that journalism historians highlight in their research. Library of Congress

September 26, 2016

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Announcing the Palmegiano Prize in the History of Journalism
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September 22, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Jessica Young
Small hanging lightbulbs above tables in auditorium

September 21, 2016

Perspectives Daily

Staff Picks from the 2017 AHA Annual Meeting Program

September 20, 2016

Perspectives Daily

Putting Zika in Historical Context

September 19, 2016

Perspectives Daily

Teaching with ORBIS

September 16, 2016

From the Executive Director, Perspectives Daily

AHA Executive Director Comments on University of Chicago Faculty Letter and Academic Freedom
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September 16, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Mahjoob Zweiri

September 14, 2016

From the Executive Director, Perspectives Daily

AHA Guidelines Crucial to Response to Controversial Textbook
A very long line of yellow lines at different brightnesses on a black background

September 13, 2016

Perspectives Daily

What I Do: Aaron Marrs, US Department of State

September 12, 2016

Who Died of Consumption?
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September 8, 2016

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Gregory Bereiter

September 6, 2016

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Wrapping Up the 2016 AHA Today Summer Blog Contest

September 1, 2016

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Democracy, Now (and Then): Announcing the September Issue of Perspectives