[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
November
4: The 1924 Election: Harding’s Shadow: A series on the 100th anniversary
of another wild election starts with lingering scandals from a deceased
president.
November
5: The 1924 Election: Three VP Nominees: The series continues with three
GOP VP candidates who embody electoral chaos.
November
6: The 1924 Election: KKKonventions: The Klan’s influence on both 1924
Conventions and a contemporary echo, as the series campaigns on.
November
7: The 1924 Election: La Follette’s 3rd Party: In honor of one
of the most successful 3rd party candidates in American history,
three ways to analyze why such candidates exist at all.
November
8: The 1924 Election: Foreshadowing the Future: The series concludes with
three ways that the 1924 election foreshadowed future political events.
November
9-10: 2024 Election Reflections: I wanted in much of a mood for extended
reflecting after the 2024 election, but I did have one thing I wanted to make
sure to say.
November
11: AmericanStudies’ 14th Anniversary!: Foregrounding Favorites:
For the blog’s 14th anniversary I wanted to highlight a handful of
the types of posts that have kept me blogging all these years, starting with my
focus on favorites.
November
12: AmericanStudies’ 14th Anniversary!: Lifelong Learning: The anniversary
series continues with posts that have helped me continue to learn.
November
13: AmericanStudies’ 14th Anniversary!: Teaching Thoughts: How
much I’ve appreciated the chance to reflect on my teaching in this space, as
the series celebrates on.
November
14: AmericanStudies’ 14th Anniversary!: Great Guests: Guest
Posts have been my favorite part of writing this blog—and I hope you’ll propose
one of your own!
November
15: AmericanStudies’ 14th Anniversary!: Communal Crowd-Sourcing:
The series concludes with a second way I’ve been able to share y’all’s thoughts
on the blog.
November
16-17: AmericanStudies’ 14th Anniversary!: Thankful Tributes: A
special weekend tribute to five folks who have helped make the blog what it’s become
over these 14 years.
November
18: AmericanTemperanceStudying: A 1623 Origin Point: For a famous organization’s
150th anniversary, a TemperanceStudying series kicks off with a
foundational law.
November
19: AmericanTemperanceStudying: The Early Republic: The series continues
with three milestone moments in the movement’s early 19C evolutions.
November
20: AmericanTemperanceStudying: Three Reformers: Takeaways from a trio of
radical reformers across the 19C, as the series abstains on.
November
21: AmericanTemperanceStudying: The Anti-Saloon League: One important
innovation and one troubling interconnection for America’s most influential temperance
organization.
November
22: AmericanTemperanceStudying: Prohibition: Three great scholarly books
that can help us consider the multilayered contexts for temperance’s greatest
success.
November
23-24: AmericanTemperanceStudying: The WCTU: The series concludes with six women
who helped shape the Women’s Christian Temperance Union on its 150th
anniversary.
November
25: Podcast Thanks: A Serendipitous Conversation: For this year’s
Thanksgiving series I wanted to give thanks for moments and folks who helped
make my podcast what it was, starting with a conversational origin point.
November
26: Podcast Thanks: Supportive Peers: The series continues with fellow
podcasters who both modeled the work and gave me a chance to talk about mine.
November
27: Podcast Thanks: CEM Connections: A vital website without which I never
would have been able to create my podcast, as the series thanks on.
November
28: Podcast Thanks: Audience Love: For Thanksgiving, how three of my
favorite people became pitch-perfect audience members for the podcast.
November
29: Podcast Thanks: A Narrative History: And the series and thanks conclude
with a narrative history that modeled that challenging and crucial form.
Next
series starts Monday,
Ben
PS. Topics
you’d like to see covered in this space? Guest Posts you’d like to contribute? Lemme know!
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