[A Recap of the
month that was in AmericanStudying.]
February
1: Football Debates: The Redskins: A Super Bowl week series starts with
what’s not complicated, and what is, about name and mascot debates.
February
2: Football Debates: Adrian Peterson: The series continues with what’s not
surprising about the Peterson debate, and what we must remember nonetheless.
February
3: Football Debates: Deflategate: How to AmericanStudy an over-covered
story, and what we could talk about instead, as the series rolls on.
February
4: Football Debates: Missouri Activism Update: The latest twist in one of
2015’s biggest stories, and why it’s vital to resist it.
February
5: Football Debates: Banning the Sport: The series concludes with a
Fitchburg State debate on whether football should be banned.
February
6-7: AmericanStudying Super Bowl L: A pair of complementary links and
articles on the 2016 Super Bowl quarterbacks and American narratives.
February
8: Teacher Tributes: Alan Heimert: A Valentine’s week series on teachers I
love starts with the college professor who exemplified staying in the room.
February
9: Teacher Tributes: Proal Heartwell: The series continues with the high
school teacher who had mastered the art of getting through.
February
10: Teacher Tributes: It Takes a Village: Five crucial moments and teachers
from whom I’ve learned along the way, as the series rolls on.
February
11: Teacher Tributes: Jeff Renye: Some of the many things I learned from my
first office and officemate.
February
12: Teacher Tributes: Student Teachers: The series concludes with three
things I’ve learned about from my Fitchburg State students.
February
13-14: Teacher Tributes: My Fiancé: A special Valentine’s weekend post on
my favorite teacher!
February
15: AmericanStudying Non-favorites: To Kill a Mockingbird: My annual
non-favorites series starts with what the beloved novel doesn’t do, and what it
does.
February
16: AmericanStudying Non-favorites: Citizen Kane: The series continues with
two very American flaws in the classic film.
February
17: AmericanStudying Non-favorites: Mad Men: The historical and American
problems with the acclaimed TV series, as the series rolls on.
February
18: AmericanStudying Non-favorites: “Africa” and Graceland: The varieties
of cultural appropriation in 80s pop music.
February
19: AmericanStudying Non-favorites: Low Five: The series concludes with
five historical figures with whom I have a bone—or a whole skeleton—to pick.
February
20-21: Crowd-sourced Non-favorites: Another great crowd-sourced post
concludes the non-favorites series—add your grievances in comments!
February
22: Rap Readings: Public Enemy and N.W.A.: A series AmericanStudying rap starts
with rap and the legacy of American protest music.
February
23: Rap Readings: Eminem’s “Closet”: The series continues with Sylvia
Plath, Eminem, and persona and art.
February
24: Rap Readings: Biggie and Tupac: What we can learn from one of rap’s most
famous beefs, and what it leaves out, as the series rolls on.
February
25: Rap Readings: Psy and M.I.A.: Two sides to the internationalization of
rap, and what the trends helps us see in ourselves.
February
26: Rap Readings: Macklemore, J. Cole, and #BlackLivesMatter: The series
concludes with two contemporary rap engagements with race in America.
Next series
starts Monday,
Ben
PS. Topics or
themes you’d like to see covered in this space? Guest Posts you’d like to
write? Lemme know!
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