[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
April
5: NeMLA Recaps: Opening Address and Keynote Event: A series recapping the
2021 NeMLA conference kicks off with two ways of thinking about creative and
cultural work—and making the case for organizations like NeMLA!
April
6: NeMLA Recaps: Grace Sanders Johnson’s Talk: The series continues with
one specific and one universal inspiration I took from a wonderful Special
Event.
April
7: NeMLA Recaps: Three of My Chaired Sessions: The first of two posts
highlighting the six phenomenal sessions I had the chance to chair at NeMLA
2021.
April
8: NeMLA Recaps: Three More of My Chaired Sessions: And the second of those
posts highlighting my chaired sessions.
April
9: NeMLA Recaps: A Few Other Highlights: The series concludes with a few
other awesome panels I watched in my last year as American Area Director.
April
10-11: NeMLA Recaps: Virtual Conferences: A special weekend post on what
virtual conferences can’t do, what they can offer, and how to keep the latter
as we move forward.
April
12: Latin American Invasions: Nicaragua: A series for the Bay of Pigs
invasion’s 60th anniversary kicks off with two historical conflicts
that are all too representative.
April
13: Latin American Invasions: The School of the Americas: The series
continues with three telling stages in the history of a longstanding,
controversial US government institution.
April
14: Latin American Invasions: Granada: Fictional and symbolic wars on and
off the big screen, as the series rolls on.
April
15: Latin American Invasions: Panama: What it would mean to truly grapple
with our history of alliances with brutal dictators.
April
16: Latin American Invasions: The Bay of Pigs: On the invasion’s 60th,
the series concludes with three lesser-known figures who reveal its contours
and aftermaths.
April
19: RadioStudying: Amos and Andy: For NPR’s 50th bday, a radio
series kicks off with blackface radio and what makes it distinct from other
such stereotypical performances.
April
20: RadioStudying: NPR: The series continues with three programs that
illustrate the network’s evolution and variety.
April
21: RadioStudying: Alan Freed: Two contrasting sides to the pioneering DJ
and how to bridge the gap, as the series (rocks and) rolls on.
April
22: RadioStudying: Sports Radio: Two lessons I learned from many years’
worth of commutes hate-listening to sports radio.
April
23: RadioStudying: Songs about Radio: The series concludes with quick
takeaways from a handful of the many great pop songs about radio.
April
24-25: Kate Jewell’s Guest Post: A Love Letter to College Radio: My latest
Guest Post, from my FSU colleague who’s also finishing a vital book on college
radio!
April
26: Classic FilmStudying: Birth of a Nation: For Citizen Kane’s 80th
anniversary, a classic film series starts with how to re-view racist classics.
April
27: Classic FilmStudying: The Wizard of Oz: The series continues with a
couple ways to read the surprisingly celebratory core of the Depression-era
film.
April
28: Classic FilmStudying: Casablanca: Two ways the iconic film resonates in
the age of Trump, as the series screens on.
April
29: Classic FilmStudying: Stewart, Wayne, and Valance: Two mythic Hollywood
lives and legacies, and the film that purposefully complicates both of them.
April
30: Classic FilmStudying: Citizen Kane: The series concludes with two very
American problems with one of our most important films.
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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