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Several articles in this issue grapple with what the 2021–22 school year will look like. With debates raging on many fronts, from so-called “divisive concepts” in the classroom to mandatory masking, this school year is going to be different for teachers and students. But this issue is not exclusively focused on COVID’s impact. Different can be transformative in good ways, too, as Joseph D. Martin demonstrates in “Motivate, Situate, Evidence, Illustrate.” He outlines a way to move beyond the primary–secondary source binary and suggests how recategorizing sources can open up new, powerful possibilities for students.”
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From the AHA
“The Culture Wars—They’re Back!”
In recent years, history has been front and center in the public consciousness. During the Trump administration, debates over how…
Advocacy Briefs
In recent months, the AHA has authored or co-authored seven letters and statements detailing opposition to so-called “divisive concepts” legislation,…
Townhouse Notes
This issue should arrive in your mailbox around the same time that AHA staff members arrive back at the townhouse…
Abstract and Ill Informed
Since the spring, critical race theory (CRT) has become the focal point of strident public debates over the teaching of…
Walter F. LaFeber (1933–2021)
Courtesy Lindsay France, Cornell University Walter F. LaFeber, the Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University Professor emeritus at…
Maurice Lee Jr. (1925–2020)
Courtesy Rutgers University History Department Maurice Dupont Lee Jr., the Margaret A. Judson Professor of History emeritus at Rutgers University…
Robert Middlekauff (1929–2021)
Courtesy Terry Carroll Robert Middlekauff, a dedicated teacher and leading scholar of early American history, died peacefully on March 10,…
Linda Hunter Rowe (1945–2020)
Courtesy Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Linda Hunter Rowe, a historian for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation who retired in 2017 after 50…
Hermann Wellenreuther (1941–2021)
Courtesy Claudia Schnurmann Hermann Wellenreuther, emeritus professor of early modern history at the Georg-August University of Göttingen, died on April…
On “Terminal Does Not Mean Dead” and “The Business of Applied History”
To the Editor: Two articles in the May issue of Perspectives demonstrate the confusion that continues to hover over how…
On “How Can We Help?”
To the Editor: In an age of drastic cuts to history departments and the overall demeaning of our profession, many…
Professional Practice and Effort Rewarded
When I first heard about the 2020 AHA annual meeting, I thought that the hassle of planning and paying for…
Cement Talks
When I set foot in a cement plant in the Lehigh Valley, a manufacturing region in eastern Pennsylvania, I felt…
The Professor as a Primary Source
As a history instructor, I struggle with bringing my own experiences into the classroom, even when those experiences are entangled…
AHA Member Spotlight: Victor M. Uribe-Uran
Victor M. Uribe-Uran is a professor of history and law and chair of the history department at Florida International University.…
Family and History Mix during a Fulbright Year
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Program in 2021, Perspectives Daily offers a miniseries of personal narratives from…
A Year Characterized by Pivoting and Adapting
When your job involves reviewing classified material or managing physical documents, a great deal of creativity and flexibility is required…
Bowling Together
We began bowling together during our first semester of coursework. We had met in class and discovered we shared a…
AHA Member Spotlight: Rebecca Simon
Rebecca Simon is an adjunct professor at Santa Monica College. She lives in Los Angeles, California, and has been a…
Promising Signs for Humanities Funding
In May 2021, the Biden administration requested a funding increase for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and related…
The Classicists in the History Department
Over the past year and some of pandemic teaching, I went from working in a classics department to a history…