[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
June
2: GraduationStudying: George Moses Horton’s Poem: A series inspired by my
younger son Kyle’s high school graduation kicks off with the layers behind a
deceptively simple poem.
June
3: GraduationStudying: Crummell and Douglass’s Debate: The series continues
with an impromptu graduation day debate that exemplifies one of our most
complex and crucial questions.
June
4: GraduationStudying: Du Bois’s Speech: Two lessons from one of my
favorite speeches by my favorite American, as the series commences on.
June
5: GraduationStudying: The Graduate: One aspect of the iconic 1967 film
that hasn’t aged well, and two that still feel very relevant.
June
6: GraduationStudying: That Suncreen Speech: The series concludes with
three stand-out quotes from Mary Schmich’s famous 1997 advice for graduates.
June
7-8: What’s Next for Kyle: And a follow-up update on what’s next for my
favorite recent graduate!
June
9: Revolutionary War Figures: Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys: In
honor of the Continental Army’s 250th birthday, a Revolutionary War
series kicks off with the less than noble side to a folk hero.
June
10: Revolutionary War Figures: Molly Pitcher: The series continues with why
the iconic hero who might not have existed still matters.
June
11: Revolutionary War Figures: The “Black Regiment”: Three telling details
about the Continental Army’s longstanding African American regiment, as the
series fights on.
June
12: Revolutionary War Figures: Benedict Arnold: The benefits and
limitations to remembering our most infamous traitor the way that we do.
June
13: Revolutionary War Figures: YA Novels: The series concludes with three groundbreaking
historical novels that reflect the evolution of YA literature as well as our
Revolutionary memories.
June
14-15: Revolutionary War Figures: The Continental Army: For the Continental
Army’s 250th, a special post featuring three details about its
formation and evolution.
June
16: American Nazis: Madison Square Garden: For the 80th
anniversary of Operation Paperclip, a series on Nazis in America kicks off with
an infamous 1939 event.
June
17: American Nazis: Ford, Lindbergh, and Coughlin: The series continues
with three famous figures who reflect the breadth and depth of American Nazism.
June
18: American Nazis: The Plot Against America: Three telling and compelling
layers to Philip Roth’s 2004 novel, as the series marches on.
June
19: American Nazis: Wernher von Braun: Three striking lines from Tom Lehrer’s
satirical song about the Nazi turned American scientist.
June
20: American Nazis: Neo-Nazis and Charlottesville: The series concludes
with how we can respond to a resurgent Neo-Nazi movement.
June
21-22: American Nazis: Project Paperclip and Hunters: A special weekend
post on one of our best cultural representations of Operation Paperclip and
Nazis in America.
June
23: Sound in Film: Vitaphone’s Anniversary: A series on the 100th
anniversary of a groundbreaking cinematic technology kicks off with contexts
for that pioneering moment.
June
24: Sound in Film: Al Jolson: The series continues with how the first
spoken dialogue in an American film reflects some of our worst and best.
June
25: Sound in Film: Mid-Century Evolutions: How two films and one genre reflect
the changing landscape of film sounds, as the series talks on.
June
26: Sound in Film: Dialogue Dubbing: Revealing one of film’s hidden
histories through three characters whose dialogue was dubbed by a different
performer.
June
27: Sound in Film: Meaningful Music: The series concludes with a link to a
wonderful piece from FilmStudier Vaughn Joy on how one iconic film uses music.
Next
series starts Monday,
Ben
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