[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
April
4: Tree Tales: The Giving Tree: A series for Arbor Day’s 150th
anniversary starts with two ways to teach “one of the most divisive books in
children’s literature.”
April
5: Tree Tales: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn: The series continues with
historical, cultural, and literary contexts for a beloved novel’s central
symbol.
April
6: Tree Tales: The Learning Tree: Gordon Parks’ moving and important
autobiographical novel and film, as the series grows on.
April
7: Tree Tales: Into the Woods: On the deep dark heart of fairy tales—and musicals?!
April
8: Tree Tales: The Overstory: The series concludes with the long legacy of
cli fi, and a stunning recent novel that reveals the genre’s true potential.
April
9-10: Arbor Day Activists: A special weekend post on three historical
figures who helped create the holiday we still celebrate.
April
11: Presidential Scandals: The Corrupt Bargain: For the 100th anniversary
of Teapot Dome, a scandal-tastic series kicks off with a 19th
century electoral controversy.
April
12: Presidential Scandals: Iran-Contra: The series continues with three
foreign policy contexts for the 1980s scandal, and one crucial lingering
question.
April
13: Presidential Scandals: Clinton and Lewinsky: How my perspective on the
key questions about a 1990s scandal has evolved over time, as the series roils
on.
April
14: Presidential Scandals: Teapot Dome: On Teapot Dome’s 100th,
three figures at the heart of (at the time) the biggest presidential scandal in
American history.
April
15: Presidential Scandals: Watergate: The series concludes with three pop
culture representations of a generation-defining scandal.
April
18: Boston Marathon Studying: The First Marathon: A series for the Marathon’s
125th anniversary kicks off with three interesting layers to that
1897 first race.
April
19: Boston Marathon Studying: Katherine Switzer: The series continues with
the vital voice of groundbreaking racer Katherine Switzer.
April
20: Boston Marathon Studying: Rosie Ruiz: Three layers to an infamous
sports story beyond the headlines, as the series races on.
April
21: Boston Marathon Studying: The Bombing: Re-upping this 2013 year in
review post on the worst history related to the Marathon.
April
22: Boston Marathon Studying: Team Hoyt: But wanted to conclude the series with
one of the Marathon’s and sports’ most inspiring stories.
April
23-24: Tiffany Chenault’s Guest Post: Boston Marathon RECAP: My newest
Guest Post, the awesome Tiffany Chenault on her Boston Marathon experience and
her overarching project on race and running in America!
April
25: Ulysses Grant Studying: His Presidency: A series for Grant’s
bicentennial kicks off with what’s undeniable and what’s misunderstood about
his presidency.
April
26: Ulysses Grant Studying: His Book: The series continues with three
figures in Grant’s life we can better remember through his excellent memoir.
April
27: Ulysses Grant Studying: His Heritage: On Grant’s 200th
birthday, three interesting and important facts about his heritage and birth.
April
28: Ulysses Grant Studying: His Friends: Three representative relationships
across Grant’s iconic life, as the series rolls on.
April
29: Ulysses Grant Studying: His Legacies: The series concludes with one of
my more controversial claims, and why it’s worth engaging even if you disagree.
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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