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 Editor

The Historian and Social Justice
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February 1, 2015

From the Executive Director

The Business of the AHA
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February 1, 2015

From the President

The Power of Public History

February 1, 2015

AHA Activities

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

AHA Activities

Actions by the AHA Council, June 2014–January 2015
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February 12, 2015

Perspectives Daily

The Truth Is Out There, and AHA Career Contacts Can Help You Know Where to Look
Woman feeding chickens at the Indian Women's Prison.

February 27, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Doing Prison History Behind Bars
Career Diversity for Historians

February 23, 2015

AHA Activities

“Just Do It!”
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February 1, 2015

AHA Annual Meeting

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

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

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Historians, Activism, and Gender
AHA 2020 - New York, NY - January 4, 2020

February 1, 2015

AHA Annual Meeting

AHA 2015 in Pictures
AHA 2020 - New York, NY - January 4, 2020

February 1, 2015

AHA Annual Meeting, Perspectives Daily

History and Historians in the Ukraine Crisis
AHA 2020 - New York, NY - January 4, 2020

February 1, 2015

AHA Annual Meeting

Behind the Scenes at the 2015 Annual Meeting
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February 10, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Bridging Cultures at the Annual Meeting
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February 5, 2015

AHA Activities

Debating the History Dissertation Embargo Policy at the Annual Meeting
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February 5, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Proposals for the 2016 Annual Meeting in Atlanta are Due 2/15
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February 20, 2015

AHA Annual Meeting

The Voting Rights Act and the Challenge of Getting It Right
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February 16, 2015

Decolonizing Research
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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

Other Articles

February 1, 2015

From the National Coalition for History

NCH Marks Numerous Achievements in 2014
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February 1, 2015

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Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
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February 1, 2015

News

Member News, February 2015
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February 11, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Nuestra America: a Conference on Chicano and Latino History in Honor of Vicki L. Ruiz
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February 25, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Richard W. Kaeuper
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February 18, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Verónica Martínez-Matsuda
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February 4, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Laura Dull
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February 6, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Association for Documentary Editing Welcomes Applications for 2015 Editing Institute
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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

News

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February 1, 2015

News

Hit by the Wrecking Ball
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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, Perspectives Daily

Bill to Ban Revised AP US History Courses Considered in Oklahoma Legislature
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February 26, 2015

News, Perspectives Daily

Pizza, PechaKucha, and Pedagogy