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AHR Interview

AHR Interview presents brief discussions with historians whose work has appeared in the American Historical Review, the official publication of the American Historical Association. Sometimes the inter... Read more

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Corinne Field and Nicholas Syrett on the Roundtable "Chronological Age"

Corinne Field and Nicholas Syrett on the Roundtable "Chronological Age"

In this episode we speak with historians Corinne Field and Nicholas Syrett about the April 2020 AHR Roundtable they co-e... Read more

15 Apr 2020

17mins

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Sharon Leon Part 1: A Better History of Digital History

Sharon Leon Part 1: A Better History of Digital History

In this two-part interview, we speak with Michigan State University historian Sharon Leon. Known for her work in America... Read more

15 Jan 2020

28mins

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Sharon Leon Part 2: Historians and Data

Sharon Leon Part 2: Historians and Data

In part 2 of this conversation with Michigan State University historian Sharon Leon, we examine the concept of historian... Read more

15 Jan 2020

27mins

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Charles Francis on LGBTQ Archive Activism

Charles Francis on LGBTQ Archive Activism

AHR author Charles Francis speaks about his October 2019 issue article “Freedom Summer ‘Homos’: An Archive Story.” Franc... Read more

23 Oct 2019

22mins

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T.J. Tallie on "The Moon Is Dead! Give Us Our Money!"

T.J. Tallie on "The Moon Is Dead! Give Us Our Money!"

AHR Associate Editor Michelle Moyd speaks with T.J. Tallie about his reappraisal of Keletso E. Atkins’s 1993 book The Mo... Read more

11 Dec 2019

31mins

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Ana Minian on Her Article “Offshoring Migration Control"

Ana Minian on Her Article “Offshoring Migration Control"

In this episode, Stanford University historian Ana Minian talks about her February 2020 AHR article “Offshoring Migratio... Read more

17 Mar 2020

19mins

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Tyler Anbinder on Ireland’s Great Famine Refugees in New York

Tyler Anbinder on Ireland’s Great Famine Refugees in New York

My guest is Tyler Anbinder who, along with Cormac Ó Gráda and Simone A. Wegge, authored the article “Networks and Opport... Read more

25 Feb 2020

27mins

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Ben Wright and Joseph Locke on The American Yawp

Ben Wright and Joseph Locke on The American Yawp

This episode is the next installment in our series exploring history and the digital world. AHR podcast editor Daniel St... Read more

19 Nov 2019

26mins

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Karin Wulf on Scholarly Publishing and Women Also Know History

Karin Wulf on Scholarly Publishing and Women Also Know History

In this episode AHR editor Alex Lichtenstein speaks with Karin Wulf, the Director of the Omohundro Institute of Early Am... Read more

19 Sep 2019

21mins

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Liz Covart on the State of History Podcasting

Liz Covart on the State of History Podcasting

Season 3 of AHR Interview kicks off with an interview with historian and podcaster Liz Covart—creator and host of the po... Read more

12 Sep 2019

25mins

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Kathryn Tomasek on Historians and Digital Scholarship

Kathryn Tomasek on Historians and Digital Scholarship

In the fall of 2018, Wheaton College historian Kathryn Tomasek made a visit to Indiana University, Bloomington, as a gue... Read more

2 May 2019

25mins

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Kathryn Olivarius on Her Article “Immunity, Capital, and Power in Antebellum New Orleans”

Kathryn Olivarius on Her Article “Immunity, Capital, and Power in Antebellum New Orleans”

In this episode, editor Alex Lichtenstein speaks with Kathryn Olivarius, whose article, “Immunity, Capital, and Power in... Read more

25 Mar 2019

22mins

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Brandon Byrd on African American Intellectual History

Brandon Byrd on African American Intellectual History

In this episode we speak with Brandon R. Byrd about his work in African American and African Diaspora intellectual histo... Read more

18 Mar 2019

25mins

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Regina Kunzel on Her Article "The Power of Queer History"

Regina Kunzel on Her Article "The Power of Queer History"

In this episode we speak with historian Regina Kunzel, whose review essay titled “The Power of Queer History” appears in... Read more

29 Nov 2018

25mins

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A Look Back at Lara Putnam’s Article “The Transnational and the Text-Searchable”

A Look Back at Lara Putnam’s Article “The Transnational and the Text-Searchable”

In this episode we look back at one of our most read articles from the past few years—Lara Putnam’s “The Transnational a... Read more

25 Oct 2018

42mins

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AHR Interview: Historians on Hamilton

AHR Interview: Historians on Hamilton

The runaway success of the Broadway musical Hamilton has thrilled and challenged American audiences with a racially dive... Read more

17 Aug 2018

35mins

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AHR Interview: Sean Jacobs on the Film Black Panther

AHR Interview: Sean Jacobs on the Film Black Panther

AHR Interview is excited to present a new four-part series on the recent blockbuster film Black Panther. In these episod... Read more

10 Jul 2018

18mins

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AHR Interview: Donna Murch Discusses Her Essay “Black Liberation and 1968”

AHR Interview: Donna Murch Discusses Her Essay “Black Liberation and 1968”

The June issue of the AHR features a series of short essays commemorating the 50th anniversary of 1968. In this episode ... Read more

13 Jun 2018

16mins

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AHR Author Vanessa Ogle on the History of Tax Havens, Offshore Money, and the State

AHR Author Vanessa Ogle on the History of Tax Havens, Offshore Money, and the State

Our guest in this episode is Vanessa Ogle. Ogle is an associate professor of history at the University of California, Be... Read more

15 Dec 2017

28mins

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Sunil Amrith Discusses His Recent MacArthur Fellowship Award

Sunil Amrith Discusses His Recent MacArthur Fellowship Award

In this episode we speak with Sunil Amrith, Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies and Professor of History at Ha... Read more

16 Nov 2017

17mins

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