Communing With the Dead: Are Historians Resurrection Specialists?
History Starts Now Blog
Although on hiatus after a transfer glitch from WordPress, you can check out some of my older blog posts below. Topics include cultural history tidbits, discussions about teaching and the historian's craft, and most important of all--public history engagement.
History starts now, and it starts with you!
Engage the present. Preserve the past.
A United States 'Under God:' Eisenhower, Cold War Christianity, and the threat of Godless Communism
An Enigma We Should Solve: The Struggle to Memorialize Alan Turing Decades After His Death
A Shameful Brand of Democracy: Race and Crowd Control in the Trump Era
Divergent Politics and the Symbolism of Peace in a Nuclear World: Eastern Cranes and Western Doves
Decoration Day--If You Can Reach the Cemeteries
The Ballet 'Parade,' Slumming, and the Marking of the American Century
'A Witness to History': The Butler as a Civil Rights Movement Survey
Recording the “Everyday:” From Mass Observation to Social Media
Making History, Marking History: Tokyo 2020 Becomes The First Games Postponed for Health Reasons
History as Participatory: History Starts Now. Engage the Present. Preserve the Past.
At the Margins of Digital and Public History: Preserve, Share, and Engage