October 31, 2024
Kalyani Ramnath was interviewed by the Association for Asian Studies on her newest book, Boats in a Storm: Law, Migration, and Decolonization in South and Southeast Asia, 1942-1962, which explores the history of migrants across and throughout the eastern Indian Ocean for more than a century and how decolonization fundamentally changed the way they worked and lived. Read the full interview here.
October 30, 2024
Frank Guridy was quoted in The Nation‘s recent piece on Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally, explaining how the rally underscores the fundamentally political nature of arenas and stadiums despite their corporate veneer. Read the full article here.
October 28, 2024
Richard R. John published an article for the History News Network, exploring the anti-monopoly political action of General William Sherman’s younger brother, notable statesman John Sherman.
Professor John also authored an article for Promarket, which recounts how the telecommunications giant Bell System sought to influence public opinion in favor of large corporations and how that publicity campaign remains influential today.
October 25, 2024
Camille Robcis published an article in The Wall Street Journal on the public trial of Gisèle Pélicot’s husband, Dominique Pélicot, and its connection to the wider history of sexual assault prosecution in France. Read the article here.
October 24, 2024
Robert Paxton was interviewed by the New York Times on Trump’s relation to fascism and how January 6th inspired a reconsideration of whether or not Trump could be considered a fascist. Read the full interview here.
Kim Phillips-Fein reviewed Zack Beauchamp’s The Reactionary Spirit: How America’s Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept the World, which explores the reactionary, antidemocratic political ethos currently seen in countries such as the United States, India, and Hungary. Read the review here.