The past is present
What is decoloniality, decolonization, colonialism, postcolonialism, and coloniality? Why is it important to learn about it now? This piece outlines five recommended texts on decolonization/decoloniality with summaries as a starting point for anyone intending to learn more.
Mike White’s White Lotus remains bona fide Watercooler TV, but the satire it has become known for falls flatter than ever in an uneven Season 3 that threatens to promote what it intends to criticize.
Community building among students is not only worth the time and effort, but also—with a little finesse—can be done efficiently and leveraged strategically for tenure, promotion, and merit raises.
The new biopic of Bob Dylan fails to elevate itself above the limits of its genre, primarily by leaving a complex political and historical figure all too well known.
The next chair of the Democratic National Committee will likely come from the Upper Midwest. To understand the politics of that region, we need to better appreciate the tradition of progressive, populist politics from Democrats in the Midwest.
From Starbucks employees to Chippendales dancers, everyone seems to be organizing. Amidst this new resurgence of organized labor, graduate student unions are organizing Masters and PhD students and helping to address long-standing issues at universities and in academia as a whole.
Chapter 1 of Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga was a box office failure, but the cowboy masculinity it portrays helps to explain Trump’s victory.
If America’s greatness is its love of freedom, who held the firehoses in Birmingham? Who wielded clubs on Edmund Pettus Bridge?
The academic year is packed with work, meetings, readings, and teaching, but the summers can feel empty and hard to navigate. Here is some advice on how to find the summer employment opportunity that best fits your needs.
Historians need coding skills to enhance research capabilities and critically engage with digital technologies shaping the modern world.
Clio and the Contemporary 