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American Studies
October 9, 2020
I Ain’t Marching Anymore
Dissenters, Deserters and Objectors to America’s Wars
Chris Lombardi
Hosted by Colin Mustful
Before the U.S. Constitution had even been signed, soldiers and new veterans protested. Dissent, the hallowed expression of disagreement and refusal to comply with the government's wishes, has a long …
American Studies
March 18, 2020
Professor Berman
The Last Lecture of Minnesota’s Greatest Public Historian
Jay Weiner
Hosted by Colin Mustful
In his latest book, journalist Jay Weiner details the extraordinary life of Professor Hy Berman. Written as an autobiography co-authored by Weiner, Professor Berman: The Last Lecture of Minnesota’s Greatest …
Latin American Studies
January 14, 2020
How 'Indians' Think
Colonial Indigenous Intellectuals and the Question of Critical Race Theory
Gonzalo Lamana
Hosted by Colin Mustful
In his new book, How “Indians” Think: Colonial Indigenous Intellectuals and the Question of Critical Race Theory (University of Arizona Press, 2019), Dr. Gonzalo Lamana carefully investigates the writings of …
Caribbean Studies
December 10, 2019
Key to the New World
A History of Early Colonial Cuba
Luis Martínez-Fernández
Hosted by Colin Mustful
From pre-contact, to first-contact, to colonization and beyond, Key to the New World: A History of Early Colonial Cuba (University of Florida Press, 2018) by Luis Martínez-Fernández is an easy-to-read …
Literary Studies
October 3, 2019
What We Talk About When We Talk About Books
The History and Future of Reading
Leah Price
Hosted by Colin Mustful
Let’s talk about books! How, when, and what do you like to read? Have you ever thought about the history of books and reading? How about shape, size, or texture …
Photography
August 16, 2019
Gettysburg
The Living and the Dead
Kent Gramm
Hosted by Colin Mustful
Using a mixture of genres, Kent Gramm captures the voices of those past and present in his book, Gettysburg: The Living and the Dead (Southern Illinois University Press, 2019) Alongside …
History
July 5, 2019
A Personalist Philosophy of History
Bennett Gilbert
Hosted by Colin Mustful
In his book, A Personalist Philosophy of History (Routledge, 2019), Bennett Gilbert identifies our affection of and affliction by history. As he argues, we are connected by moral responsibility to …
American Studies
June 27, 2019
Native Southerners
Indigenous History from Origins to Removal
Gregory D. Smithers
Hosted by Colin Mustful
In his book, Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019), Dr. Gregory D. Smithers effectively articulates the complex history of Native Southerners. Smithers conveys …
Art
April 8, 2019
Pictures of Longing
Photography and the Norwegian-American Migration
Sigrid Lien
Hosted by Colin Mustful
In one of history’s largest migrations, hundreds of thousands of Norwegians immigrated to North American during the 1800s and early 1900s. In addition to letters sent home, Norwegian-Americans often included …
African American Studies
January 8, 2019
The Children of Lincoln
White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860–1876
William D. Green
Hosted by Colin Mustful
At a speech before the unveiling of the Freedman’s Monument in 1876, Fredrick Douglass stated, “You are the children of Abraham Lincoln. We are only at best his step-children; children …
Education
January 3, 2019
Teaching What Really Happened
How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History
James W. Loewen
Hosted by Colin Mustful
In an atmosphere filled with social media and fake news, history is more important than ever. But, what do you really know about history? In the second edition of his …