Black History Month 2023: Science, technology, and society
February 27, 2023
Highlighting the impact of Black Americans in STEM.
Category: History
Big (theatre) data: Announcing Databases, Revenues, and Repertory
October 22, 2020
A new, interactive open access publication offers insight into the French stage during the Enlightenment and the French Revolution
Midcentury Visions of Christmas in New York
December 21, 2018
Jonathan Schroeder and Janet Borgerson describe midcentury record albums that showcase New York City as a destination for the holidays.
Bike to Work Day – The Bicycle’s Bicentennial
May 19, 2017
For over 60 years National Bike Month and Bike to Work Day have celebrated the unique power of the bicycle and the many reasons why we ride. 2017 marks the bicentennial of the bicycle making this year’s celebration extra special. We asked Tony Hadland and Hans-Erhard Lessing, the authors of the recently released paperback edition of Bicycle Design: An Illustrated History, to reflect on everyday cycling through history.
Five Minutes with Ivan Ascher (Part 1)
April 4, 2017
Ivan Ascher discusses his book, Portfolio Society: On the Capitalist Mode of Prediction, a bold extension of Marx’s Capital for the twenty-first century: at once a critique of modern finance and of the societies under its spell.
Independence Day: Inventing American History
July 4, 2016
As we observe Independence Day in the United States, we look back at the nation’s history. William Hogeland’s Inventing American History is a call to make the celebration of America’s past more honest. Hogeland argues that only when we can ground our public history in the gritty events of the day, embracing its contradictions and difficulties, will we be able to learn from it. In the following excerpt, he takes readers on a tour of the U.S. Constitution Center in Philadelphia.