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Writing Through
What do the mythological Chimera and motherhood have in common? In her work, poet Julie Phillips Brown dissects this and other biological queries, cl…
5 years, 9 months ago
The Environmental Imagination
What can we learn about climate change from literary figures like Walt Whitman or Cormac McCarthy? Greg Wrenn says it’s a lot more than you might thi…
5 years, 9 months ago
Outdoor Archives
We often think of cemeteries as separate worlds unto themselves. But those buried at Confederate graveyards were surely connected to those at the Afr…
5 years, 9 months ago
Stirring The Pot
Although it was once an important part of feeding families, home canning in America has never been just about necessity. Danille Christensen says a l…
5 years, 10 months ago
Separate And Unequal
In 1970, Philicia Jefferson was forced to integrate into all-white, E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. 40 years later, she finally attend…
5 years, 10 months ago
Everbody's Gotta Eat
Parents spend a lot of time delegating. No, you can’t have the hot fries and ice cream for dinner. Yes, please, have some more kale. Andria Timmer ta…
5 years, 10 months ago
Presidential Leadership
Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency marked the beginning of United States imperialism. Matt Oyos explains how Roosevelt modernized the military to bolste…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Pandemic Election
If you think poll taxes and literacy tests are voting barriers of the past, think again. Gilda Daniels’ new book Uncounted: Voter Suppression in the …
5 years, 11 months ago
Covid: The Threat Is In The Air
As the world waits for a coronavirus cure, attention is focused on vaccines. Steven Zeichner cautions against prematurely approving a vaccine that la…
5 years, 11 months ago
How To Go Clubbing
Bars, nightclubs, dance, and music have long held a special place in LGBTQ culture. But even as shows like RuPaul’s Drag Race and Pose bring that cul…
5 years, 11 months ago