Africa

  • Is History History?

    James H. Sweet | Aug 17, 2022

    When historians concede to discuss the past with the terms of the present, they abandon the skill set that makes them historians.
  • AHA Member Spotlight: Norman Etherington

    Matthew Keough | Jun 22, 2022

    Norman Etherington is an emeritus professor at the University of Western Australia. He lives in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, and...
  • Empires, Families, and Engaged History

    Mark Philip Bradley | Apr 28, 2022

    Questions of empire, race, family, and knowledge production weave throughout the articles in the latest AHR issue.
  • AHA Member Spotlight: Donna A. Patterson

    Matthew Keough | Apr 22, 2022

    Donna A. Patterson is a professor and chair of the Department of History, Political Science, and Philosophy at Delaware State...
  • Finding Our Roots?

    James H. Sweet | Mar 22, 2022

    DNA tests have become popular tools to rediscover lost ties to the past, but the links they forge do not...
  • New Year, Fresh Look

    Mark Philip Bradley, Manuel Martinez Alvarenga, Marlena Boswell, Isti Bhattacharya, Miguel Cruz-Díaz, Justin Hawkins, Brian Quinn, and Thomas Stephens | Feb 23, 2022

    The latest issue of the journal has been completely redesigned and introduces the AHR History Lab.
  • Grant of the Week: SHEAR DEI Research Fellowship

    Alana Venable | Jan 28, 2022

    The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic is now accepting applications for the 2022–23 Fellowship program.  
  • Teacher, Mentor, Coach

    Laura Ansley | Dec 14, 2021

    James H. Sweet, the AHA’s 138th president, shares his goals for his presidential term and reflects how his mentor Colin Palmer shaped his career.
  • When the Birds Go Silent

    Manuel Martinez Alvarenga, Marlena Boswell, Isti Bhattacharya, Miguel Cruz-Díaz, Justin Hawkins, Brian Quinn, and Thomas Stephens | Nov 24, 2021

    The latest issue of the AHR features articles on environmental history, African history, and digital history, among other topics.
  • Family and History Mix during a Fulbright Year

    Naaborko Sackeyfio-Lenoch | Sep 16, 2021

    A Fulbright year in Ghana enabled one historian to balance her research life with her family life, living and learning...

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