[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
August
3: Birthday Bests: 2010-2011: My annual birthday series kicks off with 34
favorites from my first year of AmericanStudying!
August
4: Birthday Bests: 2011-2012: 35 from year two!
August
5: Birthday Bests: 2012-2013: 36 from year three!
August
6: Birthday Bests: 2013-2014: 37 from year four!
August
7: Birthday Bests: 2014-2015: 38 from year five!
August
8: Birthday Bests: 2015-2016: 39 from year six!
August
9: Birthday Bests: 2016-2017: 40 from year seven!
August
10: Birthday Bests: 2017-2018: 41 from year eight!
August
11: Birthday Bests: 2018-2019: 42 from year nine!
August
12: Birthday Bests: 2019-2020: 43 from year ten!
August
13: Birthday Bests: 2020-2021: 44 from year eleven!
August
14: Birthday Bests: 2021-2022: 45 from year twelve!
August
15: Birthday Bests: 2022-2023: 46 from year thirteen!
August
16: Birthday Bests: 2023-2024: 47 from year fourteen!
August
17: Birthday Bests: 2024-2025: And the newest birthday post, 48 favorites
from the past, fifteenth year of AmericanStudying!
August
18: University of Michigan Studying: Founding Histories: With my younger
son Kyle off to the University of Michigan, this year’s post-birthday series
focused on Wolverine contexts, starting with three foundational moments.
August
19: University of Michigan Studying: Three Presidents: The series continues
with takeaways from the terms of three 19th century presidents.
August
20: University of Michigan Studying: Football: Three early moments that
chart the rise of a perennial pigskin powerhouse, as the series studies on.
August
21: University of Michigan Studying: Famous Alums: Five famous Michigan
alums, in honor of my future one.
August
22: University of Michigan Studying: Uncle Peter: The series concludes with
a quick tribute to my prior connection to Michigan.
August
23-24: University of Michigan Studying: Kyle’s Plans: And a special weekend
follow-up on three of the many things I’m excited about during Kyle’s time at
Michigan!
August
25: Alien Nation: Roswell: For the 30th anniversary of Fox’s Alien
Autopsy, a series on our fascination with aliens kicks off with the
longstanding & problematic sides to one of our most enduring conspiracy
theories.
August
26: Alien Nation: E.T. and Aliens: The series continues with friendly &
hostile extraterrestrials, and the real bad guys in each case.
August
27: Alien Nation: Close Encounters and Contact: Two superficially similar
films that feature distinct portrayals of both aliens & America, as the
series probes on.
August
28: Alien Nation: Alien Autopsy: On the 30th anniversary of its
first airing, two cultural contexts for a historic hoax.
August
29: Alien Nation: Recent Revelations: The series concludes with how we can
make sense of the dramatic rise of “UFO” sightings in recent years.
Fall
semester previews start Monday,
Ben
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