[A Recap of the
month that was in AmericanStudying.]
October
31: ElectionStudying: 1800: A series on pivotal elections kicks off with
the moment that did yet ultimately didn’t change things in post-Revolutionary
America.
November
1: ElectionStudying: 1864: The series continues with one good and one very
bad thing about a crucial wartime election.
November
2: ElectionStudying: 1876: How an AmericanStudies approach can help us
understand a controversial—and frustratingly relevant—election, as the series
rolls on.
November
3: ElectionStudying: 1948: A couple significant AmericanStudies stories
beyond “Dewey Defeats Truman.”
November
4: ElectionStudying: 1994: The series concludes with three ways that the
midterm elections foreshadowed 21st century American politics.
November
5-6: ElectionStudying the Media: Before the most frustrating election of my
lifetime, I highlighted where the media had let us down, and where it had lived
up to our ideals.
November
7: Veterans Days: The Bonus Army: A Veterans Day series kicks off with the
radical veterans movement that ended in both tragedy and success.
November
8: Veterans Days: Miyoko Hikiji: The series continues with the book,
author, and political candidate that can bring our veterans conversations into
the 21st century.
November
9: Veterans Days: The Harrisburg Veterans Parade: One of the terrible, and
then one of the great, American moments, as the series rolls on.
November
10: Veterans Days: Veterans’ Organizations: The distinct and often
contrasting reasons why veterans’ organizations are founded.
November
11: Veterans Days: The Best Years of Our Lives: The series concludes with
the film and performance that capture the spectrum and significance of
veterans’ experiences.
November
12-13: Crowd-sourced Veterans Days and Election 2016: My latest
crowd-sourced post features responses to both the week’s series and the
election—add yours in comments!
November
14: Stranger (Things) Studying: Dungeons & Dragons: A series inspired
by the year’s pop culture sensation starts with the stigmas and benefits of
role-playing games.
November
15: Stranger (Things) Studying: Weird Sciences: The series continues with
two sides to science in 80s pop culture, and how Stranger Things engages with both.
November
16: Stranger (Things) Studying: Lost Boys: Contextualizing and challenging
80s texts that feature boys adrift, as the series rolls on.
November
17: Stranger (Things) Studying: Pretty (Badass) Woman: StrangerStudying the
show’s three badass female leads (with apologies to a much-lamented fourth,
Barb).
November
18: Stranger (Things) Studying: ‘80s Nostalgia: The series concludes with
three layers to the show’s nostalgic embrace of all things 80s.
November
19-23: Jeff Renye on Stranger Things: The New Weird Made Old?: I’m very
thankful for my latest Guest Post, my friend and colleague Jeff on the show and
the weird tale.
November
24-27: Thanksgiving and Supporting an Inclusive American Community: I’m
also thankful for efforts to support Standing Rock, immigrant aid, and visions
of an inclusive America—please add your suggestions for such efforts in comments!
November
28: James MonroeStudying: Ash Lawn-Highland: A series on the 200th
anniversary of Monroe’s inauguration starts with the uses of his historic home.
November
29: James MonroeStudying: Slavery and the Founders: The series continues
with two ways Monroe’s biography extends and amplifies a originating American
truth.
November
30: James MonroeStudying: Expanding America: Three ways Monroe’s public
service reflects a geographically and globally expanding nation, as the series
rolls on.
December
1: James MonroeStudying: The Monroe Doctrine: The limits and possibilities
of Monroe’s signature policy.
December
2: James MonroeStudying: Remembering Monroe: The series concludes with
whether and how to better remember a lesser-known president like Monroe.
Next series
starts Monday,
Ben
PS. Topics you’d
like to see covered in this space? Guest Posts you’d like to write? Lemme know!
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