Historians in the News

This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in each source note. Quotation marks are not used.

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• SOURCE: U.S. Intellectual History Blog
  9/9/19
  

  Should historians read their own book?

  by Andy Seal

  Andy Seal argues historians shouldn't read their own books.

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• SOURCE: NPR
  9/17/2019
  

  Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75

  A bestselling author and Emmy Award winner, Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture at a time when few women held prominent roles in journalism.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/12/19
  

  Russ & Daughters History Goes on Display in New York

  “Russ & Daughters: An Appetizing Story,” from the American Jewish Historical Society, offers a taste of New York’s rich food and cultural history.

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• SOURCE: The Activist History Review
  September 12, 2019
  

  The Activist Historian Reviews How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

  by Michael T. Barry Jr.

  Ibram X. Kendi's much-anticipated second book, How to Be An Antiracist, hit shelves across the world last month.

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• SOURCE: Society for U.S. Intellectual History
  9/8/19
  

  A Review of Andrew Feffer's New Book "Bad Faith"

  by Robin Marie Averbeck

  In his new book, historian Andrew Feffer discusses the emergence of McCarthyism and our conception of liberalism with diligence and detail.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/13/19
  

  Jean Edward Smith, Biographer of the Underrated, Dies at 86

  His books helped restore the reputations of Grant and Eisenhower and return John Marshall to the forefront of the American story.

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/13/19
  

  Anne Gardiner Perkins's new book highlights life at Yale University for first female students

  Yale alumna Anne Gardiner Perkins digs into challenges and triumphs of Yale University’s first female students.

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• SOURCE: Hyperallergic
  9/16/19
  

  Historians Explain Why Vote on Central Park’s Contested Suffragist Monument Is Postponed

  Jacob Morris, the Director of The Harlem Historical Society, demands the addition of a plaque to the sculpture that would give a historical context. 

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• SOURCE: The New York Times
  September 12, 2019
  

  William Dalrymple’s Case Study: “The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire”

  by Ian Morris

  Every M.B.A. program includes classes on business ethics. William Dalrymple’s superb account of Britain’s East India Company shows why: “The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire” is a case study in what can go wrong when corporate leaders lack a sense of decency.

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• SOURCE: Stat News
  9/12/19
  

  Historians push to create public archive of documents from massive opioid litigation

  Featuring historians Antoine Lentacker and Rachel Taketa.

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  9/13/19
  

  Fake Citations Kill Historian's Career

  Charles Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences at Columbia University, plagiarized parts of his award-winning book on North Korea.

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• SOURCE: NCPH
  9/11/19
  

  Jim McGrath on Podcasts and Public History

  by Jim McGrath

  "This post is a reflection on my ongoing experiences with podcasts as a listener, creator, and collaborator."

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• SOURCE: Nursing Clio
  9/11/19
  

  Uncovering the History of Child Psychiatry: A Conversation with Deborah Blythe Doroshow

  by Kylie Smith

  Emotionally Disturbed: A History of Caring for America’s Troubled Children explores the development of Residential Treatment Centers (RTCs) for “emotionally disturbed” children. 

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• SOURCE: We're History
  9/12/19
  

  Gerald Ford, Impeachment, and The Difference Between Politics and Law Enforcement

  by Michael J. Socolow

  Though the pardon still haunts his memory, it’s time we viewed Ford’s act through the prism of distance and experience.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  September 9, 2019
  

  In the Army’s new museum, the soldiers look alive and the battle scenes are all too real

  by Michael E. Ruane

  The U.S. Army's $400 million flagship museum at Fort Belvoir is set to open next spring. 

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• SOURCE: TIME
  September 10, 2019
  

  When This German Artist Tried to Use His Work to Warn About Hitler, the World Ignored Him. It's Time to Listen

  by Mary M. Lane

  German painter George Grosz predicted the rise of the Nazi Regime through his art. Why did no one pay attention? 

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  9/9/19
  

  What Happens to Those Heartbreaking Tributes at the 9/11 Memorial

  The expressions of mourning left behind at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum are cleared nightly and preserved.

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• SOURCE: History Today
  September 2019
  

  Is There Still Value in ‘Great Man’ History? 3 historians discuss

  by Jane Ridley, Sean Lang, Lucasta Miller

  How important is the study of the powerful, epoch-defining individual?

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• SOURCE: The Japan Times
  9/9/19
  

  At meeting in Kyoto, global body debates how to define and protect museums

  At the heart of the debate is determining the role museums should play in the 21st century, and the extent to which they should engage the public.

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• SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed
  9/9/19
  

  AHA Ends First-Round Job Interviews at Annual AHA Conference

  American Historical Association ends annual meeting interviews and American Economic Association ends single hotel room interviews.