Summer Reading 2020: A Sampling of Erstwhile’s To-Read List
Erstwhile editors share a small selection from their summer reading lists.
The Long Shadow of White Supremacy in U.S. Foreign Policy
Alex Langer (Ph.D., CU Boulder, 2020) examines the long legacy of white supremacy in US foreign policy. Last month on Erstwhile, Sarah Luginbill examined the long history of misinformation, bad history, and blatant lies that have led racists and white supremacists to embrace the Middle Ages as an Anglo-Saxon utopia. This week, I want to…
White Supremacy and Medieval History: A Brief Overview
White supremacists are co-opting and twisting medieval European history, ignoring the reality of a diverse medieval past while capitalizing on the problems within medieval studies itself.
Adventurous Learning: experiencing the past outside the classroom
Kyle Robinson highlights opportunities for collaborating with undergraduates and teaching history beyond the walls of the classroom. Robinson received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Rochester in 2018 and is currently Assistant Professor of European History at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL. “Are you eating a whole chicken?” I looked in…
Reproduction on the Reservation – Erstwhile interviews Brianna Theobald
This week, Erstwhile editor Kerri Clement spoke with Dr. Brianna Theobold about her recent book, “Reproduction on the Reservation: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Colonialism in the Long Twentieth Century.”
From a rough start to Roughstock: The National Western’s storied beginnings.
In this post, editor Kerri Clement briefly reviews the origin(s) of the National Western Stock Show, which is held in Denver every January.
Reading in a Winter Wonderland: Erstwhile’s winter break reading list.
Join our editors as they share some of the books they will be enjoying in their downtime over the winter break.
Decolonize Your Scrolling 2.0: Indigenous Pop Culture Links
In what has become something of an Erstwhile tradition, contributing editor Kerri Clement highlights a collection of Indigenous popular culture links, all of which feature history in some form or fashion. Let’s descend from the ivory tower, pick up the headphones or the cookbook and explore contemporary Indigenous culture during Native American Heritage Month and throughout the year.
Securing the China Market: World of Warcraft and Western Accommodation of Communist Party Restrictions
Guest contributor and friend of the blog Evan Willford places Blizzard Entertainment’s recent censorship scandal in the context of a longer history of the company’s accommodation of the Chinese government. Since this summer, hundreds of thousands of protestors have packed the streets of Hong Kong, demonstrating against Chinese encroachment on Hong Kong’s special status under…
What Happened in Vegas: Reflections on the Western History Association’s 2019 Conference
Erstwhile contributing editors Kerri Clement and Anna Kramer write about their experiences at the 59th annual conference of the Western History Association.
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