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George K. Behlmer (1948–2024)
April 30, 2024
George K. Behlmer, historian of modern Britain and professor emeritus at the University of Washington, died on January 4, 2024.
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On "Forging Ahead"
April 30, 2024
To the Editor: A recent rereading of the Perspectives issue on retirement (May 2022) has led me to think about my own position. I’m retiring at the end of this semester, after over 60 years of teachin...
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Join Us for #AHAReads 2024: The Third Annual AHA Summer Reading Challenge
May 6, 2024
From June to Labor Day, read along with other historians.
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Embodied Knowledge: Lessons from My Seven-Year-Old Daughter
April 11, 2024
What can a third grader teach a historian about her craft?
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Archives of a Different Sort: Marking the Battlefields of War
May 7, 2024
What is at stake when we memorialize a place as a battlefield?
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Are You Sitting Up Straight? America’s Obsession with Improving Posture
May 9, 2024
In Beth Linker’s new book, she applies a disability studies lens to the history of posture.
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Supporting History Department Chairs: Behind the Scenes at the AHA
May 14, 2024
Get the scoop on AHA activities and resources designed to support department chairs.
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Defining History’s Future: A Call for <em>Perspectives</em> Articles
May 1, 2024
Perspectives invites submissions on broadening the definition of historical scholarship for the 2024–25 publication year.
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Asylum Ruins
May 23, 2024
The ruins of 19th- and early 20th-century US mental asylums are haunted by the ghosts of institutional and political failure.
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Guardians of the Tapestry of Time: Reflections on the Close of Another Academic Year
May 29, 2024
As the academic year ends, one history department chair reflects on the work of history.