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Open Road: Dual Enrollment Signifies Possibilities, Not Lack of Rigor
Trinidad Gonzales | Sep 1, 2015
The boundary between K–12 and higher education is rapidly changing as a result of dual enrollment (D... -
Forays into “What If” History: An After Action Report
Mark Grimsley | May 1, 2015
It’s commonly thought that counterfactual history—“what if” history, as it’s more widely known—is po... -
Counterfactual History and the Outbreak of World War I
Yoav Tenembaum | May 1, 2015
I was an undergraduate student the first time I heard about counterfactual history, and it was in co... -
When History Is Not Good Enough for Hollywood
Kent Germany | May 1, 2015
Get it right; and don’t be boring.” That is the advice I give to students about writing history. I s... -
The Brouhaha over Selma
Sam Pollard | May 1, 2015
The 87th annual Academy Awards ceremony is over, and Selma, snubbed by many Academy members (myself ... -
Missed Opportunities with Selma
Julian E. Zelizer | May 1, 2015
There has been a lot written about what is wrong or right with the film Selma. Fans of the movie hav... -
Varieties of Leadership in Selma
Leslie M. Harris | May 1, 2015
First, I must confess: I cried through the whole movie, from the first scene to the last. As a histo... -
History as Entertainment or Entertainment as History?
Jonathan Scott Holloway | May 1, 2015
When I learned that plans were afoot to make a feature film about the March from Selma to Montgomery... -
The Past Isn’t Even Past, Especially on Twitter
Carol Anderson | May 1, 2015
Social media was on fire regarding the film Selma and the Oscars. Anger seemed to focus on the “snub... -
Of Selma and History
Adam Green | May 1, 2015
Earlier this month, on the same day that President Obama, civil rights veterans, and dignitaries gat...
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