[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
December
2: McCarthy’s America: Mythic Patriotism: A series for the 70th anniversary
of the Senate’s censure of McCarthy starts with an excerpt from my most recent
book.
December
3: McCarthy’s America: Chambers, White, and Hiss: The series continues with
espionage, railroading, & the true complexity of historical nuance.
December
4: McCarthy’s America: Edward R. Murrow: The special report that helped begin
McCarthy’s fall & embodies the best of journalism, as the series rolls on.
December
5: McCarthy’s America: Roy Cohn: The figure who embodies American hypocrisies—and
something even worse.
December
6: McCarthy’s America: Censure: For the 70th anniversary of that
censure vote, three quotes that sum up the process that led up to it.
December
7-8: McCarthy’s America: 21st Century Echoes: The series
concludes with throughlines, overt and overarching, and what we must learn from
them.
December
9: Hawaiian Histories: Three Shifts: For the 150th anniversary
of a Hawaiian King’s state visit, a HawaiianStudying series kicks off with
three moments through which the islands’ history shifted.
December
10: Hawaiian Histories: King Kalākaua’s Visit: The series continues with three
striking moments in the course of that state visit.
December
11: Hawaiian Histories: Annexation: Two prior pieces through which I highlighted
the worst of America’s involvement with Hawaii, as the series surfs on.
December
12: Hawaiian Histories: Pablo Manlapit: The Filipino American labor leader
who reflects Hawaii’s defining diversity.
December
13: Hawaiian Histories: The Varsity Victory Volunteers: The series
concludes with a post-Pearl Harbor group who embody the best of the war, Hawaii,
and America.
December
14-15: Hawaiian Histories: Hawaii in American Culture: A special weekend
post on a handful of cultural representations of the islands.
December
16: Fall Semester Reflections: 20C Af Am Lit: For my Fall semester reflections
I wanted to focus on moments that embody the best of our conversations and
communities, starting with an inspiring semester-long moment in Af Am Lit.
December
17: Fall Semester Reflections: First-Year Writing: The series continues
with the frustrations of generative AI and a moment in which we engaged with
them together.
December
18: Fall Semester Reflections: Senior Capstone: A Halloween moment that
reminded me of why I do what I do, as the series reflects on.
December
19: Fall Semester Reflections: Online American Lit: A great example of why
I use creative exam prompts in my literature courses.
December
20: Fall Semester Reflections: Women’s Circle Breakfast: The series concludes
with the latest example of my always inspiring experiences with public talks.
December
21-22: Spring Semester Previews: A special weekend post on a few of the
many reasons why I’m looking forward to the Spring semester (but not quite yet).
December
23: 2024 in Review: The Climate Crisis: 2024 was one hell of a year, more
or less literally. So I wanted to start my annual year in review series with a
couple of the most challenging crises, including the one that scares me the
most.
December
24: 2024 in Review: AI: The series continues with another trend that scares
& frustrates me in equal measure.
December
25: 2024 in Review: The Celtics: Turning to more positive topics, a
Christmas special on my favorite family moment from 2024.
December
26: 2024 in Review: Women Rock: How badass women in music defined the year’s
cultural stories.
December
27: 2024 in Review: Moo Deng: The series and year conclude with the baby
hippo who’s better than we deserve, but what we desperately need.
New Year’s
series starts Monday,
Ben
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