[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.]
August
1: American Phones: The Great Gatsby: A series inspired by the 100th
anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell’s death kicks off with three telling phone
calls in the exemplary Modernist novel.
August
2: American Phones: The Scream Films: The series continues with one things
that’s really changed about phones since the iconic horror film debuted, and
one that hasn’t.
August
3: American Phones: Phone Songs: Five pop songs that call upon this technology,
as the series rings on.
August
4: American Phones: “Madam and the Phone Bill”: A funny poetic voice and
character, and the layers of meaning she reveals.
August
5: American Phones: Smart Phones: The series concludes with one loss, one
gain, and one effect too close to call with the defining technology of our age.
August
6: American Phones: Alexander Graham Bell: A special post on three layers
and legacies to Bell’s impressive and inspiring life beyond the telephone.
August
6-7: Hettie Williams’ Guest Post on Beyoncé’s Renaissance: The first of two Guest Posts this month, this one
Hettie’s second great Guest Post for AmericanStudier!
August
8: Birthday Bests: 2010-2011: The annual birthday favorites posts kick off!
August
9: Birthday Bests: 2011-2012:
August
10: Birthday Bests: 2012-2013:
August
11: Birthday Bests: 2013-2014:
August
12: Birthday Bests: 2014-2015:
August
13: Birthday Bests: 2015-2016:
August
13-14: Sarah Stook’s Guest Post: America the Ancient: Taking a break from
the bday posts for the month’s second Guest Post, from my new Twitter connection
Sarah!
August
14: Birthday Bests: 2016-2017:
August
15: Birthday Bests: 2017-2018:
August
16: Birthday Bests: 2018-2019:
August
17: Birthday Bests: 2019-2020:
August
18: Birthday Bests: 2020-2021:
August
19-21: Birthday Bests: 2021-2022: Wrapping up the bday series with the
newest addition, 45 fav posts from my 12th year of AmericanStudying!
August
22: Virginia Profs: Alan Feldstein: This year’s post-Cville series focused
on inspiring UVA profs, kicking off with this historic figure and his equally
inspiring wife.
August
23: Virginia Profs: Jalane Schmidt: The series continues with a
contemporary prof who helps us think about UVA and Cville’s contested &
crucial spaces and places.
August
24: Virginia Profs: John Edwin Mason: An amazingly Renaissance prof and
person, as the series teaches on.
August
25: Virginia Profs: Grace Elizabeth Hale: The final two posts in the series
focused on profs whose scholarly works & publications have inspired my own,
starting with an interdisciplinary icon…
August
26: Virginia Profs: Caroline Rody: … and concluding with an English Studies
scholar par excellance.
Fall
Semester Previews start 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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