[A Recap of the
month that was in AmericanStudying.]
June
3: Jewish American Journeys: Louis Brandeis: For the anniversary of his Supreme
Court confirmation, a Jewish American series starts with three social and legal
legacies of the People’s Lawyer.
June
4: Jewish American Journeys: Abraham Cahan: The series continues with the
pioneering author who crossed numerous genre and social boundaries.
June
5: Jewish American Journeys: Mary Antin and Anzia Yezierska: The many
distinctions and one telling similarity between two early 20th
century books, as the series rolls on.
June
6: Jewish American Journeys: Hank Greenberg: Why we should better remember
one of the first and greatest Jewish American athletes.
June
7: Jewish American Journeys: Philip Roth and Sarah Silverman: The series
concludes with humor, gender, and Jewish American artists.
June
8-9: Jewish American Journeys: Michael Hoberman’s Books: A special weekend
tribute to my colleague and one of our most prolific Jewish American Studiers.
June
10: Boxing and America: A Clear but Troubling Association: A boxing series
starts with why AmericanStudiers can’t forget the sweet science, and why I wish
we could.
June
11: Boxing and America: Jack London and Jack Johnson: The series continues
with an ugly moment when white supremacy took precedence over athletic
competition.
June
12: Boxing and America: Ali and the Draft: What led up to a pivotal 1967
moment and why it still matters today, as the series fights on.
June
13: Boxing and America: Cinderella Man and the Depression: On the anniversary
of James Braddock’s stunning upset victory, narratives of hope in one of
America’s darkest times.
June
14: Boxing and America: Tyson and Celebrity: The series concludes with
three stages in the bizarre public arc of an 80s champion.
June
15-16: Boxing and America: Boxing Movies: A special weekend post, on how
three boxing films present vital American stories and themes.
June
17: AmericanStudies Beach Reads: Ian Williams’s Reproduction: My annual
Beach Reads series kicks off with the acclaimed debut novel from my friend and
former colleague.
June
18: AmericanStudies Beach Reads: Emily Page’s Fractured Memories: The
series continues with a multi-genre, multi-media book by a middle school
friend.
June
19: AmericanStudies Beach Reads: Lauren Winner’s Girl Meets God: The funny,
thoughtful spiritual memoir of a fellow Charlottesville High School alum, as
the series reads on.
June
20: AmericanStudies Beach Reads: Tammar Stein’s YA Novels: The popular and
ground-breaking YA novels of another middle school friend.
June
21: AmericanStudies Beach Reads: Recent Books by FSU Colleagues: The series
concludes with three recent works by some of my many talented FSU colleagues.
June
22-23: Crowd-sourced Beach Reads: As always, one of my favorite
crowd-sourced posts of the year—add your Beach Read nominees there or here,
please!
June
24: 21st Century Lit: Americanah: A series on great contemporary
lit kicks off with two of the many reasons why Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel
is a must-read.
June
25: 21st Century Lit: The Underground Railroad: The series
continues with historical fiction, speculative anachronisms, and Colson
Whitehead’s wonderful book.
June
26: 21st Century Lit: Homegoing: How Yaa Gyasi’s innovative,
multi-generational novel reveals the limits and the possibilities of historical
fiction, as the series writes on.
June
27: 21st Century Lit: Jericho Brown: Three ways to connect with
the work and voice of one of our most talented contemporary poets.
June
28: 21st Century Lit: Five Great (American) Novels: The series concludes
with five recent novels that stake their claim to the elusive title of the
Great American Novel.
4th
of July series starts Monday,
Ben
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