October 1: Up in the Air, Part One: First in a series inspired by articles in the US
Airways magazine, this one on a Charlotte, North Carolina, Museum.
October 2: Up in the Air, Part Two: Next in the series, on the varied and inspiring efforts
of country star Zac Brown.
October 3: Up in the Air, Part Three: The series continues with a post on Asheville, North
Carolina’s forgotten son, Thomas Wolfe.
October 4: Up in the Air, Part Four: On the complex, challenging, and very American history
of Puerto Rico’s Vieques island.
October 5: Up in the Air, Part Five: The series concludes with a post on the appeals and
downsides of American nostalgia.
October 6-7: Brother Ali: A tribute post
to a very unique and talented young American musician.
October 8: Columbus Day Alternatives, Part One: First in a series of nominations for a Cross-Cultural
Day alternative to Columbus Day, this one on images of the arrival and
exploration era.
October 9: Columbus Day Alternatives, Part Two: The series continues with a post on the cross-cultural
and inspiring life of Ely Parker.
October 10: Columbus Day Alternatives, Part Three: Next in the series, on two distinct but equally
cross-cultural late 19th century literary works.
October 11: Columbus Day Alternatives, Part Four: On the voice, writings, and identity of Zitkala-Sa.
October 12: Columbus Day Alternatives, Part Five: Last in the series, on some important and inspiring
cross-cultural work being done right now.
October 13-14: Crowd-sourcing Columbus Day Alternatives: A crowd-sourced post, drawn from responses to the
week’s series and topics.
October 15: Guest Post on Margaret Weis Brown: A series on children’s literature begins with Ilene
Railton’s post on Brown and Goodnight
Moon.
October 16: Ezra Jack Keats: The series
continues with a tribute to a particularly progressive children’s book and
author.
October 17: Mike Mulligan and His America: Next in the series, on the complex historical and
cultural themes of Virginia Lee Burton’s classic.
October 18: Maurice Sendak: A tribute to
the William Faulkner of children’s lit.
October 19: Frustrating George: The series concludes with a post on the most appalling and more inspiring
sides to H.A. Rey’s mega-hit.
October 20-21: Crowd-sourcing Children’s Books: Another crowd-sourced post, following up the week’s
series with lots of other voices and ideas.
October 22: Adverse Reactions, Part One: A series on inspiring responses to horrible situations
begins with a post on the voices and texts of Angel Island.
October 23: Adverse Reactions, Part Two: On Trayvon Martin’s parents, Jim and Sue Brady, and
turning tragedy to activism.
October 24: Adverse Reactions, Part Three: On the multiple layers of inspiration in Helen Keller’s
life, work, and perspsective.
October 25: Adverse Reactions, Part Four: On two recent, very different, but equally impressive
memoirs about loss and its aftermaths.
October 26: Adverse Reactions, Part Five: The series concludes with just a few of the reasons why
Abraham Lincoln exemplifies my week’s theme.
October 27-28: Crowd-sourcing American Adversity: Other AmericanStudiers reflect on the week’s questions
and topics.
October
29: AmericanSpooking, Part One: The Halloween-inspired series begins with a
post on Poe, Danielewski, and horror.
October
30: AmericanSpooking, Part Two: Next in the series, on five exemplary
American scary stories.
Back to the scares tomorrow,
Ben
PS. Topics, themes, texts, or thoughts you’d like to see in this space in
the coming months? Guest posts you’d like to write? Let me know!
10/31 Memory Day nominee: Juliette Gordon Low, the Southern belle turned world traveler and children’s advocate whose 1912 founding of the Girl Scouts (known first as
the American Girl Guides) has impacted millions of young Americans (and American sweet teeth).
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