[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
November
1: Action Figures: John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart: A series inspired by
Charles Bronson’s 100th birthday kicks off with the film that complicates
two Hollywood lives and legacies.
November
2: Action Figures: Gordon Parks and Shaft: The series continues with how
one of our greatest artists helps us analyze the problems and possibilities of
Blaxsploitation.
November
3: Action Figures: Charles Bronson and Death Wish: On Bronson’s birthday,
one famous contemporary legacy of his watershed role, and a surprising 21st
century echo.
November
4: Action Figures: Arnie and Sly: What differentiated the 80s action
superstars and one important parallel, the series shoots on.
November
5: Action Figures: Black Widow: The series concludes with how the recent
Marvel film echoes yet also revises a frustrating longstanding action trope.
November
6-7: Crowd-sourced Action Figures: The latest installment of one of my favorite
parts of the blog, crowd-sourced weekend posts!
November
8-12: 11 Years of AmericanStudying!: Speaking of favorite parts of
blogging, another is thinking about all that’s been part of this space over its
now 11+ years!
November
13-14: 11th Anniversary Tributes: And even better than that is
paying tribute to the folks who have inspired my work here, like the four
family members I highlighted in this post.
November
15: The Montgomery Bus Boycott: The Women Who Began It: A series on an
important 65th anniversary kicks off with the Montgomery women &
activism that truly launched the boycott.
November
16: The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Rosa Parks: The series continues with the
many layers to Parks before, during, and after the boycott.
November
17: The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Three More Key Figures: A trio of vital bus
boycott figures beyond Parks and MLK, as the series marches on.
November
18: The Montgomery Bus Boycott: King’s Book: A specific and an overarching
significance to MLK’s first book, a history of the boycott.
November
19: The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Aftermaths: The series concludes with
important victories, and horrific backlash, and the importance of remembering
both.
November
20-21: The Montgomery Bus Boycott: 21st Century Legacies and Echoes:
A special weekend post on three lessons from Montgomery for our own moment.
November
22-26: Indigenous Voices for the Harvest Festival’s 400th
Anniversary: For the 400th anniversary of “the First
Thanksgiving,” a special post highlighting Wampanoag & indigenous voices
& communities we should all listen to, this year more than ever.
Guest Post later today,
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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