[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
September
29: The Thrilla in Manila: Boxing and America: A series for the iconic
boxing match’s 50th anniversary kicks off with why AmericanStudiers
can’t forget the sweet science, & why I wish we could.
September
30: The Thrilla in Manila: Ali’s Evolution: The series continues with what
led up to an inspiring 1967 moment, what it changed, & why it still
matters.
October
1: The Thrilla in Manila: Marcos and the U.S.: Two distinct & equally important
ways to AmericanStudy the corrupt leader behind the fight, as the series
punches on.
October
2: The Thrilla in Manila: Joe Frazier and Boxing Villains: In honor of Ali’s
opponent (although he really wasn’t villainous at all), a few classic
adversaries across boxing & American history.
October
3: The Thrilla in Manila: Part 3s: The series on the third in a boxing trilogy
concludes with a handful of other legendary Part 3s.
October
4-5: Lou Moore’s Sensational Sports Studying: But I couldn’t share a
BoxingStudying series without paying tribute to our best BoxingStudier!
October
6: American Crime Fiction: Ross MacDonald: A series inspired by Elmore
Leonard’s centennial kicks off with the author who exemplifies one of the most
American literary genres.
October
7: American Crime Fiction: Tony Hillerman: The series continues with a
great mystery series that captures the lure of the Southwest.
October
8: American Crime Fiction: Attica Locke: A link-tastic post featuring a
handful of the many places where I’ve written about one of my favorite 21C
authors.
October
9: American Crime Fiction: Tana French: Two ways to AmericanStudy the
talented & popular Irish mystery novelist, as the series solves on.
October
10: American Crime Fiction: Presumed Innocent: The series concludes with
the multiple layers of revelations built into the best mystery fiction.
October
11-12: American Crime Fiction: Elmore Leonard: For Leonard’s 100th,
a special tribute post highlighting five of the countless great adaptations of
his works.
October
13: Not Just (Video) Games: Pong: For the 40th anniversary of
the first Nintendo gaming system, a video game studying series kicks off with
two lesser-known moments in the history of the first blockbuster arcade game.
October
14: Not Just (Video) Games: Pac-Man: The series continues with three of the
many ways Namco’s 1980 smash helped change the game(s).
October
15: Not Just (Video) Games: Oregon Trail: Three takeaways from the pioneering
educational game, as the series plays on.
October
16: Not Just (Video) Games: GTA: Three aspects of video games that a focus
on the Grand Theft Auto series can help us discuss.
October
17: Not Just (Video) Games: Video Game Studiers: The series concludes with
five of the many books & scholars to read for more in-depth video game
studying.
October
18-19: Not Just (Video) Games: Nintendo Classics: For Nintendo’s 40th,
one of my favorite posts in a while, life lessons from some of the legendary
system’s most iconic games.
October
20: Erie Canal Studying: Starting the Project: For the 200th
anniversary of the waterway’s opening, an Erie Canal series kicks off with
three figures who helped construct it.
October
21: Erie Canal Studying: DeWitt Clinton: The series continues with three
additional contexts for the political figure most responsible for the Canal.
October
22: Erie Canal Studying: Canvass White: Two contrasting yet interconnected
experiences with England that the pioneering civil engineer carried with him,
as the series rolls on.
October
23: Erie Canal Studying: Ely Parker: Two ways to think about a Renaissance
American’s contributions to the Canal.
October
24: Erie Canal Studying: That Song: The series concludes where you knew it
would, with the silly song that has a lot to tell us about folk music & culture.
October
25-26: My Favorite Civil Engineer!: And a weekend tribute that likewise
goes where you knew it would, to my favorite civil engineer Aidan Railton!
October
27: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: “Inyo” & Los Angeles:
A series inspired by the recently released “lost” album that instantly became a
favorite kicks off with two ways its stunning title track added to my sense of
LA histories.
October
28: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: “Adelita” & Mexican
American Wars: The series continues with one obviously important layer to
the album’s most historical song, & a more subtle one.
October
29: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: “The Aztec Dance” y Anzaldúa:
One importantly specific & one beautifully universal layer to my favorite
song on the album, as the series listens on.
October
30: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: “The Lost Charro” & My
Book: A more pessimistic & a more optimistic way to read a unique
Springsteen song.
October
31: AmericanStudying a Springsteen “Lost” Album: Inyo & Western Stars: The
series and month conclude with how we can see Inyo as a complement to
another great recent Bruce album, & why it’s much more than that.
15th
anniversary series starts Monday,
Ben
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