[A Recap of the
month that was in AmericanStudying.]
December
4: Reconstruction Figures: Alexander Crummell and Frederick Douglass: A
Reconstruction series starts with an impromptu but telling debate between two
titans.
December
5: Reconstruction Figures: The Fisk Jubilee Singers: The series continues
with two vital legacies of a cultural and historical artistic project.
December
6: Reconstruction Figures: Albion Tourgée: Two distinct but interconnected
ways to remember a seminal 19th century figure, as the series rolls
on.
December
7: Reconstruction Figures: Andrew Johnson: Three telling stages in the life
and career of one of our worst presidents.
December
8: Reconstruction Figures: Yung Wing?: Whether and how to remember the
pioneering Chinese American educator as a Reconstruction figure.
December
9-10: Reconstruction Figures: P.B.S. Pinchback: The series concludes with three
stages in the unique life of the first African American governor, on the 145th
anniversary of his taking office.
December
11: Fall 2017 Reflections: America in the Gilded Age: A fall semester recap
series on Teaching under Trump starts with the limits and possibilities of
unspoken contexts in a historical course.
December
12: Fall 2017 Reflections: Mark Twain Seminar: The series continues with
reading and thinking about a long-past author as a contemporary commentator.
December
13: Fall 2017 Reflections: First-year Writing I: How a culminating writing
assignment can help us engage with the world around us, as the series rolls on.
December
14: Fall 2017 Reflections: Adult Learning Classes: Three benefits for life
in Trump’s America from my semester’s three adult learning classes.
December
15: Fall 2017 Reflections: Intro to Speech: The series concludes with not
intervening in political discussions, and whether I should have.
December
16-17: Spring 2018 Previews: Looking ahead to three Spring semester courses
and one big writing project—share your spring plans in comments, please!
December
18: Longmire Lessons: Gab and Mandy: A series on the recently concluded,
truly wonderful Longmire starts with
the distinct lessons offered by two young Native American characters.
December
19: Longmire Lessons: Malachi and Matthias: The series continues with one
character who generally reinforced cultural stereotypes, and one who
wonderfully revised them.
December
20: Longmire Lessons: Cowboy Bill: A mysterious character who embodied
first Western mythos and then realities, as the series streams on.
December
21: Longmire Lessons: Hector and Henry: An iconic but mythic Native
American character, and a flesh-and-blood one who took a different path.
December
22: Longmire Lessons: Walt and Cady: The series concludes with a couple
final takeaways from the wonderful story of the multi-generational Longmire
family.
December
23-24: An AmericanStudies Wish: My shortest but sweetest blog post yet!
December
25: Reviewing Resistance: Empathy: A reviewing the year in resistance
series starts with the continued and vital need for empathy.
December
26: Reviewing Resistance: Late-night Comedy: The series continues with
three distinct and interesting ways late-night hosts have challenged Trump.
December
27: Reviewing Resistance: Judges: One of the worst parts of Trump’s first
year and an ironic but crucial counterpoint, as the series rolls on.
December
28: Reviewing Resistance: Twitter: Three Twitter accounts that exemplify three
forms of social media resistance.
December
29: Reviewing Resistance: Fitchburg State University: The series concludes
with three inspiring conversations taking place on my own campus.
Next series
starts Monday,
Ben
PS. Topics you’d
like to see covered in this space? Guest Posts you’d like to contribute? Lemme know!
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