Perspectives on Culture
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The Tudors Are Trending
Perspectives on Culture
Jessica L. Keene and Amanda E. Herbert | Sep 16, 2020
Though the Tudors have long been popular, new projects for TV, film, the stage, and social media have kept them relevant in the 21st century. -
Little Women
Perspectives on Culture
Christine Jacobson | Mar 4, 2020
The new adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women shows a deep appreciation for the book's history and production. -
Barnum's Whales
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Amanda Bosworth | Apr 2, 2018
Today, visitors to Lower Manhattan can shop at a Zara clothing store that inconspicuously occupies a corner near City Hall Park. But in the mid-19th c... -
In England's Dreaming
Perspectives on Culture
Sam Wetherell | Dec 4, 2017
Last year, walking through a quiet, cobbled neighborhood in West London, my girlfriend and I noticed that something around us had changed. The people ...
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Reckoning with Colonial History
Steve Hochstadt | Oct 1, 2017
Berlin could be called the city of painful memory. The admirable willingness of the Germans to take ... -
Tempting Fate
Karin Wulf | Feb 1, 2017
If you could time travel, would you? As a historian voyaging into history, would you soak up the atm... -
Generation Past
David Spear | Oct 17, 2016
Once there was a history book series that was so successful, it lured an entire generation of young ... -
Introducing America in 20 Minutes: The Smithsonian’s New Film on the Nation’s History
Amanda Moniz | May 12, 2016
How do you condense hundreds of years of American history into 20 minutes? This was the challenge fa... -
Captive Histories: The Past and the Public at Andersonville
Evan Kutzler | May 12, 2016
Good news came the week after graduation ceremonies. I was offered a seasonal park ranger position a...
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