• The Art of the Diamond

  From the President

  Edward Muir | Sep 6, 2023

  The concordance between Renaissance art and baseball is not as absurd as it may seem.
• The United States Needs Historians

  From the President

  Edward Muir | Apr 5, 2023

  What can a fictional historian tell us about our discipline?
• Journalists and Historians

  From the President

  Edward Muir | Mar 14, 2023

  Historians cannot ignore the impact of journalism on their craft.
• When Ghosts Come Knocking

  From the President

  Edward Muir | Feb 14, 2023

  Whether making noises in the night or starting a world war, ghosts have a habit of causing problems.

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  Edward Muir | Jan 17, 2023

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  Edward Muir | Dec 14, 2022

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  James H. Sweet | Nov 17, 2022

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  James H. Sweet | Sep 21, 2022

  Some time ago, I received a familiar message from the department chair of Distinguished University: ...
• Responses to “Is History History?”

  Malcolm Foley and Priya Satia | Sep 7, 2022

  Perspectives invites two historians to respond to James H. Sweet’s September column.

 

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