AHAHistorians , 18 hours ago to histodons Historians know that sometimes you must examine thousands of similar documents to understand one’s significance. @mappermundi.bsky.social shares such an experience in #AHAPerspectives. #EverythingHasAHistory @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/incomplete-paperwork
Historians know that sometimes you must examine thousands of similar documents to understand one’s significance. @mappermundi.bsky.social shares such an experience in #AHAPerspectives. #EverythingHasAHistory @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/incomplete-paperwork
AHAHistorians , 1 day ago to histodons The Texas State Historical Association's executive director has filed lawsuits against the association's board. In #AHAPerspectives, Carlos Kevin Blanton outlines the stakes for the association and for Texas history. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/trouble-in-texas-culture-wars-the-meaning-of-history-and-academic-freedom
The Texas State Historical Association's executive director has filed lawsuits against the association's board. In #AHAPerspectives, Carlos Kevin Blanton outlines the stakes for the association and for Texas history. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/trouble-in-texas-culture-wars-the-meaning-of-history-and-academic-freedom
AHAHistorians , 2 days ago to histodons In #AHAPerspectives, read a Long Overdue tribute to Him Mark Lai, "the dean of Chinese American history," who died in 2009. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/him-mark-lai-(1925%E2%80%932009)
In #AHAPerspectives, read a Long Overdue tribute to Him Mark Lai, "the dean of Chinese American history," who died in 2009. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/him-mark-lai-(1925%E2%80%932009)
AHAHistorians , 10 days ago to histodons Once a year, the AHA puts on its annual meeting, and @AlexandraFL21 shows how we make the #AHA24 magic happen in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/planning-the-annual-meeting-behind-the-scenes-at-the-aha
Once a year, the AHA puts on its annual meeting, and @AlexandraFL21 shows how we make the #AHA24 magic happen in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/planning-the-annual-meeting-behind-the-scenes-at-the-aha
AHAHistorians , 10 days ago to histodons From #AHAPerspectives in 2021: Scott Fralin and Jessica Taylor described the development of Virginia Tech Libraries’ exhibition The Land Speaks: The Monacan Nation and Politics of Memory, including working with Monacan Nation members & shifting to a digital exhibit. @histodons https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/february-2021/the-story-doesnt-fit-in-a-grid-remote-research-curation-and-design-in-emthe-land-speaks/em
From #AHAPerspectives in 2021: Scott Fralin and Jessica Taylor described the development of Virginia Tech Libraries’ exhibition The Land Speaks: The Monacan Nation and Politics of Memory, including working with Monacan Nation members & shifting to a digital exhibit. @histodons https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/february-2021/the-story-doesnt-fit-in-a-grid-remote-research-curation-and-design-in-emthe-land-speaks/em
AHAHistorians , 17 days ago to histodons Can teaching the lessons of yesterday unite the generations of tomorrow? Alex Kershaw shares with #AHAPerspectives his experience bringing the stories of World War II into the classroom. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/lighting-the-way-bringing-lessons-from-wwii-veterans-to-todays-students
Can teaching the lessons of yesterday unite the generations of tomorrow? Alex Kershaw shares with #AHAPerspectives his experience bringing the stories of World War II into the classroom. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/lighting-the-way-bringing-lessons-from-wwii-veterans-to-todays-students
AHAHistorians , 22 days ago to histodons As international students, Vicky Shen, Arko Dasgupta, and Eloy Romero Blanco write in #AHAPerspectives, “the transimperial is not simply about new methodologies or approaches, but is often tied to our identities and experiences, both professional and personal.” @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/experiencing-the-transimperial-while-researching-it
As international students, Vicky Shen, Arko Dasgupta, and Eloy Romero Blanco write in #AHAPerspectives, “the transimperial is not simply about new methodologies or approaches, but is often tied to our identities and experiences, both professional and personal.” @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/experiencing-the-transimperial-while-researching-it
AHAHistorians , 23 days ago to histodons In July, three historians briefed the US Congress on immigration, marking the return of a successful program after a pandemic hiatus. Dane Kennedy describes the AHA’s Congressional Briefings program in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/back-in-session-the-return-of-the-congressional-briefings-program
In July, three historians briefed the US Congress on immigration, marking the return of a successful program after a pandemic hiatus. Dane Kennedy describes the AHA’s Congressional Briefings program in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/back-in-session-the-return-of-the-congressional-briefings-program
AHAHistorians , 24 days ago to histodons Bringing AI into the classroom may seem like a bold move, but Stephen Jackson argues that historians need to stop and think it through. Read his “plea for caution” in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/dont-stop-worrying-or-learn-to-love-ai-a-plea-for-caution
Bringing AI into the classroom may seem like a bold move, but Stephen Jackson argues that historians need to stop and think it through. Read his “plea for caution” in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/dont-stop-worrying-or-learn-to-love-ai-a-plea-for-caution
AHAHistorians , 29 days ago to histodons From an interactive bell tower to a playground to a diasporic map, Laura Ansley recounts her visit with AHA staff to an exhibit on the National Mall for #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/playing-tourist-at-home-an-aha-field-trip-to-the-national-mall
From an interactive bell tower to a playground to a diasporic map, Laura Ansley recounts her visit with AHA staff to an exhibit on the National Mall for #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/november-2023/playing-tourist-at-home-an-aha-field-trip-to-the-national-mall
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons From #AHAPerspectives in 2016: William Wei wrote about "anti-Chinese violence and racist laws that prevented them from replenishing their numbers" in the late 19th century in the American West and the contributions of Asian American communities to Colorado. @histodons https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/november-2016/denvers-asian-americans
From #AHAPerspectives in 2016: William Wei wrote about "anti-Chinese violence and racist laws that prevented them from replenishing their numbers" in the late 19th century in the American West and the contributions of Asian American communities to Colorado. @histodons https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/november-2016/denvers-asian-americans
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons Gabrielle McCoy reminds us that “the next time you come across a historic marker, read it with a curious mind and ask what history may be unrepresented and, perhaps, yet to be discovered.” Read the latest #EverythingHasAHistory article in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/the-ross-house-slave-quarters
Gabrielle McCoy reminds us that “the next time you come across a historic marker, read it with a curious mind and ask what history may be unrepresented and, perhaps, yet to be discovered.” Read the latest #EverythingHasAHistory article in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/the-ross-house-slave-quarters
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons In #AHAPerspectives, read a Long Overdue tribute by to Anna Julia Cooper, likely the first Black woman from the United States to earn a PhD with a dissertation in history, who died in 1964. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/anna-julia-cooper-(1858%e2%80%931964)
In #AHAPerspectives, read a Long Overdue tribute by to Anna Julia Cooper, likely the first Black woman from the United States to earn a PhD with a dissertation in history, who died in 1964. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/anna-julia-cooper-(1858%e2%80%931964)
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons From #AHAPerspectives in 2021: "We need to actively protect the historical record if we hope to keep it real." Abe Gibson wrote on the rise of deepfakes and how they may impact the historical discipline. @histodons https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/may-2021/keeping-it-real-historians-in-the-deepfake-era
From #AHAPerspectives in 2021: "We need to actively protect the historical record if we hope to keep it real." Abe Gibson wrote on the rise of deepfakes and how they may impact the historical discipline. @histodons https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/may-2021/keeping-it-real-historians-in-the-deepfake-era
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons Ever frustrated with the primary sources available for your research? Why not write some yourself? That’s what Alexandra Petri has done in a new satirical collection on US history. She spoke with Laura Ansley for #AHAPerspectives about the project. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/not-endorsed-by-your-teacher-turning-a-satirical-eye-on-us-history
Ever frustrated with the primary sources available for your research? Why not write some yourself? That’s what Alexandra Petri has done in a new satirical collection on US history. She spoke with Laura Ansley for #AHAPerspectives about the project. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/not-endorsed-by-your-teacher-turning-a-satirical-eye-on-us-history
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons As BART opened in San Francisco’s neighborhoods in the early 1970s, not every Bay Area resident was happy. In #AHAPerspectives, Lindsey Passenger Wieck shares how the Latino neighborhood of the Mission District worked against the gentrification that the subway could bring. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/from-downtown-to-the-mission-in-three-minutes-latino-activism-around-bart
As BART opened in San Francisco’s neighborhoods in the early 1970s, not every Bay Area resident was happy. In #AHAPerspectives, Lindsey Passenger Wieck shares how the Latino neighborhood of the Mission District worked against the gentrification that the subway could bring. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/from-downtown-to-the-mission-in-three-minutes-latino-activism-around-bart
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons Since the early 2000s, the federal government has begun to generate records faster than it can be reasonably expected to declassify them. One solution, as Jeffery A. Charlston writes in #AHAPerspectives, is machine learning. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/improving-declassification-applying-machine-learning-to-diplomatic-cable-review
Since the early 2000s, the federal government has begun to generate records faster than it can be reasonably expected to declassify them. One solution, as Jeffery A. Charlston writes in #AHAPerspectives, is machine learning. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/improving-declassification-applying-machine-learning-to-diplomatic-cable-review
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons We’re bringing back #AHAReads in honor of #AHA24! Join the winter reading challenge with tasks on the history of California, the American West, and the Pacific Rim. Details in #AHAPerspectives: @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/join-us-for-aha-reads-winter-edition-the-first-aha-winter-reading-challenge
We’re bringing back #AHAReads in honor of #AHA24! Join the winter reading challenge with tasks on the history of California, the American West, and the Pacific Rim. Details in #AHAPerspectives: @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/join-us-for-aha-reads-winter-edition-the-first-aha-winter-reading-challenge
AHAHistorians , 1 month ago to histodons In his latest #AHAPerspectives column, AHA president Edward Muir asks: “How should professionals defend themselves against transparent political attacks that might lead to the termination of their jobs?” @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/on-ideological-litmus-tests-historians-and-the-current-threats-to-academic-freedom
In his latest #AHAPerspectives column, AHA president Edward Muir asks: “How should professionals defend themselves against transparent political attacks that might lead to the termination of their jobs?” @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/on-ideological-litmus-tests-historians-and-the-current-threats-to-academic-freedom
AHAHistorians , 2 months ago to histodons In #AHAPerspectives, read a Long Overdue tribute to Yuji Ichioka, a founder of Asian American studies who died in 2002. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/yuji-ichioka-(1936%E2%80%932002)
In #AHAPerspectives, read a Long Overdue tribute to Yuji Ichioka, a founder of Asian American studies who died in 2002. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/yuji-ichioka-(1936%E2%80%932002)
AHAHistorians , 2 months ago to histodons “In education discourse, ‘inquiry’ is everywhere,” write Whitney E. Barringer, Lauren Brand, and Nicholas Kryczka. “Not all questions are created equal, however.” In #AHAPerspectives, they examine how “to distinguish good questions from bad ones.” @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/no-such-thing-as-a-bad-question-inquiry-based-learning-in-the-history-classroom
“In education discourse, ‘inquiry’ is everywhere,” write Whitney E. Barringer, Lauren Brand, and Nicholas Kryczka. “Not all questions are created equal, however.” In #AHAPerspectives, they examine how “to distinguish good questions from bad ones.” @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/no-such-thing-as-a-bad-question-inquiry-based-learning-in-the-history-classroom
AHAHistorians , 2 months ago to histodons The rising popularity of the unessay—a creative project students complete in place of writing a paper—meets students where they are, Bryan A. Banks argues in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/the-unessay-a-creative-and-audience-focused-assignment
The rising popularity of the unessay—a creative project students complete in place of writing a paper—meets students where they are, Bryan A. Banks argues in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/the-unessay-a-creative-and-audience-focused-assignment
AHAHistorians , 2 months ago to histodons On Instagram and TikTok, 2023 was #LemonPosset summer. KC Hysmith relates six centuries of this delicious dessert’s history in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/posset-goes-viral-(again)-the-instagrammification-of-a-17th-century-dessert
On Instagram and TikTok, 2023 was #LemonPosset summer. KC Hysmith relates six centuries of this delicious dessert’s history in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/september-2023/posset-goes-viral-(again)-the-instagrammification-of-a-17th-century-dessert
AlexandraFL21 , 2 months ago to histodons For #AHAPerspectives, I wrote about my work on #ManhattanProject oral histories while at the Atomic Heritage Foundation, and what it was like to see the people whose interviews I'd listened to portrayed in Oppenheimer. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/when-the-big-screen-isnt-big-enoughemoppenheimer/em-and-voices-of-the-manhattan-project
For #AHAPerspectives, I wrote about my work on #ManhattanProject oral histories while at the Atomic Heritage Foundation, and what it was like to see the people whose interviews I'd listened to portrayed in Oppenheimer. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/when-the-big-screen-isnt-big-enoughemoppenheimer/em-and-voices-of-the-manhattan-project
AHAHistorians , 2 months ago to histodons Did you see Oppenheimer? Historians will be unsurprised to learn there’s more to the story of the #ManhattanProject, as @AlexandraFL21 shares in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/when-the-big-screen-isnt-big-enoughemoppenheimer/em-and-voices-of-the-manhattan-project
Did you see Oppenheimer? Historians will be unsurprised to learn there’s more to the story of the #ManhattanProject, as @AlexandraFL21 shares in #AHAPerspectives. @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/october-2023/when-the-big-screen-isnt-big-enoughemoppenheimer/em-and-voices-of-the-manhattan-project