• Perspectives on 2021

  Perspectives Daily

  Alana Venable | Dec 30, 2021

  Perspectives is taking a holiday break. Enjoy this look back at the most popular post of each month in 2021.
• What Difference Does a Pandemic Make?

  Features

  Julia Brookins | Dec 22, 2021

  New data shows that COVID-19 did not result in an immediate catastrophic drop for history enrollments.
• Hustling to Get By

  Perspectives Daily

  Rebecca Brenner Graham | Dec 16, 2021

  After working 15 side gigs during her six years of graduate school, Rebecca Brenner Graham advocates for the importance of a living wage.
• From Inclusive Public Schools to Divisive Concepts

  Current Events in Historical Context, From the President

  James H. Sweet | Dec 15, 2021

  His own experiences in public schools have influenced AHA president James H. Sweet’s views on recent “divisive concepts” debates.

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• Missing Women

  Bridget Riley | Dec 8, 2021

  One teacher assigned her seventh-grade students to create podcasts to make up for the lack of women's history in their textbook.
• Exploring Systemic Racism and the AHA

  Angela D. Dillard and Katherine L. French | Nov 23, 2021

  During a client-based research seminar, graduate students researched the history of the AHA's leadership, annual meetings, and legitimation of scholarship.
• Seeking Truths through Fiction

  Alix E. Harrow, Suzanne Marie Litrel, and Laury Silvers | Nov 16, 2021

  Alix E. Harrow, Suzanne Marie Litrel, and Laury Silvers detail how they went from writing history to writing fiction.
• Gaps, Plots, and Narration

  Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Nov 10, 2021

  Jeffrey Wasserstrom argues for the value of assigning historical fiction alongside more traditional nonfiction readings.
• The Purpose of Purposeful Ignorance

  R. Raoul Meyer | Nov 3, 2021

  History starts with questions, and behind genuine questions is a humble acknowledgment of not knowing.

 

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