Breaking New Ground in the May Issue of Perspectives on History - May 12, 2008
The wide-open space featured on the cover of the May 2008 issue of Perspectives on History is the Washita Battlefield in Oklahoma. This National Historic Site is the topic of a public history article on interpretive programs in the National Park Service. Other articles in this diverse issue cover film, technology, teaching, and more.
April Issue of Perspectives on History – Online - April 14, 2008
The latest issue, April 2008, of Perspectives on History focuses on teaching history with a global perspective, the AHA and advocacy, news, nominations, and much more.
March 2008 Issue of Perspectives On History – Now Online - March 12, 2008
Film is a main focus in the March 2008 issue of Perspectives on History. James Sheehan contributes the third installment of the “Film and History” series with his article on “Jean Renoir’s La Grande Illusion.”
Gutenberg-e Books Now Available Open Access and through ACLS Humanities E-Book - February 13, 2008
The electronic monographs published by Columbia University Press in the Gutenberg-e Project are now available in an open-access form through the University’s Libraries, and are also being made available through ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB). By taking this new step, we will continue the project’s ongoing experiment with different forms of electronic publication, and also hope to demonstrate whether open-access publications will garner greater use and more citations from students and scholars.
Perspectives on History Online – February 2008 Issue - February 13, 2008
Like many February issues of Perspectives before it, this month the magazine features numerous articles on the most recent annual meeting. But you’ll also find articles on the new AHA Archives Wiki, news from the National Coalition for History and the National History Center, numerous Viewpoint pieces, and much more.
January 2008 Issue of Perspectives on History - January 23, 2008
It’s a new year, and Perspectives has a new name: Perspectives on History. Therefore, perhaps the first article you want to read in the online version of the January issue is the explanation for the name change. What you’ll notice hasn’t changed is the variety of articles available in the magazine…
Perspectives Online, December 2007 - December 12, 2007
The December issue of Perspectives is now available online. This post contains a number of highlights.
AHR Online at its New Home at University of Chicago Press - December 05, 2007
The American Historical Review has now completed its transition to the University of Chicago Press web site. Recent issues started appearing on the site in the beginning of November, and now a number of advanced features have been added, making the new AHR fully available.
The American Historical Review – October Issue Online - November 20, 2007
The October issue of the American Historical Review can now be found online at its new home with the University of Chicago Press. This issue of the AHR contains three articles and two review essays. The articles take us from the early Islamic world, then to 17th-century England, and finally to Africa and the U.S. South in the 19th century.
November Perspectives: Mentors, CISH, Annual Meeting, and More - November 14, 2007
The November issue of Perspectives spans a range of topics and areas of interest. Including, a number of articles on the International Committee of Historical Sciences (CISH), mentoring, the Annual Meeting, and more.
AHR Online in Transition - November 02, 2007
The October 2007 issue of the American Historical Review is now online at its new home with the University of Chicago Press.
The AHA’s Annual Report for 2006 - November 01, 2007
Each year the American Historical Association produces an Annual Report that includes reports from the editor of the American Historical Review, officers in the different divisions, members of the different committees, and more.
October Perspectives: Full to the Brim - October 18, 2007
The October issue of Perspectives is out with more than 30 articles filling the pages (both in print and online) with news, AHA activities, Annual Meeting info, professional issues, and more.
September Perspectives: Lessons from Iwo Jima - September 13, 2007
Summer is winding down, school is starting up, and Perspectives is back with the September issue. The inspiration for the cover photo and title comes from John Dower’s article, “Lessons from Iwo Jima”, one of two articles in the Film and Media section of this issue. “Lessons” are of course a fitting theme for this time of year.
June Issue of the American Historical Review Online Now - July 03, 2007
The June issue of the American Historical Review contains two articles and an AHR Forum. One article offers an argument for an expansive understanding of the history of sensibilities, while the other takes us to Berlin, circa 1800, for an analysis of the impact of public clocks on emerging notions of time discipline. The Forum provides three perspectives on the Atlantic world in the 18th and early 19th century, focusing on imperial presence of Britain, Spain, and France.
May Perspectives: History and the Changing Landscape of Information - May 09, 2007
This month’s issue of Perspectives is centered on a theme: “History and the Changing Landscape of Information.” The collection of articles examines “both new ways of dealing with emergent technologies (wikis, digital publication, bibliographic techniques) and innovative methods of using old modes and models of scholarly processing of information (traditional publishing, using libraries, training to be archivists),” as Pillarisetti Sudhir explains in his Editor’s note.
Now Online: The April Issue of the American Historical Review - May 01, 2007
Visit the April issue of the American Historical Review online. This issue contains three articles and two review essays. The articles range in subject matter from U.S. food policy in the 20th century and African Americans in Southern courts in the 19th century to the impact of American “talkies” on Australian culture. The review essays survey the recent literature on masculinity and on family history from a Latin American perspective. Along with our usual extensive book review section, readers will note a new, or revived, section of “Featured Reviews.”
"Let the Sunshine In" with the April Issue of Perspectives - April 17, 2007
In this month’s issue of Perspectives, AHA President Barbara Weinstein explains what George W. Bush, Angela Merkel, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva all have in common in her article “Let the Sunshine In: Government Records and National Insecurities.” Meanwhile, Lee White from the National Coalition for History reports on how three major bills recently passed will affect historians, archivists, and journalists in his article “Dismantling an Imperial Presidency.” Graduate students will find a number of articles of interest in this month’s issue, beginning with David Darlington’s article, “History Graduate Students Hold Conference at University of Maryland.”
Time to Update Your Directory Listing - April 11, 2007
The AHA is now in the process of updating its Directory of History Departments, Historical Organizations, and Historians for the 2007–08 academic year. All departments who presently list or formerly listed in the Directory should have received a postcard and an e-mail from the AHA soliciting updates for the new edition. New programs wanting to list are always welcome.
February 2007 AHR Now Online - March 13, 2007
The February issue of the American Historical Review is now available on-line at the History Cooperative.
Revisit Atlanta in the March Perspectives - March 08, 2007
The March issue of Perspectives contains numerous articles on the AHA’s 121st Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Read a detailed overview of annual meeting events in Debbie Ann Doyle and Pillarisetti Sudhir’s “The 121st Annual Meeting: A Retrospective.” In case you missed it, Chris Hale sums up The AHA’s First Film Festival, which consisted of a variety of films, including two audience favorites: Nuremberg: The Nazis Facing Their Crimes and The U.S. vs. John Lennon. Meanwhile, David Darlington reports on the numbers at the Job Register, while Sharon K. Tune lists recipients of awards presented at the annual meeting…
February Perspectives Now Online - February 07, 2007
In this month’s issue of Perspectives, AHA president Barbara Weinstein explores “Historians and the Mobility Question,” Robert Townsend examines an MLA report about tenure and promotion in the humanities, and Bruce VanSledright explains why historians should care about history teaching.
The New Year Brings New Perspectives - January 12, 2007
The January 2007 edition of Perspectives is now available online. Among the highlights: Barbara Weinstein’s inaugural column, Robert Townsend’s look at specializations of history faculty and current numbers of job listings, and Clarence E. Walker’s report on the results of the 2006 AHA Election.
December 2006 AHR now online - December 22, 2006
The December issue of the American Historical Review is now available on-line at the History Cooperative.
December Perspectives and the Annual Meeting Supplement – Now Online! - December 08, 2006
The December issue of Perspectives and the Annual Meeting Supplement are now available online.
Two New Titles from Gutenberg-e - December 04, 2006
The Gutenberg-e program recently published two new publications that demonstrate some of the unique new ways history scholarship can be presented online. The new monographs are:
Advocating The Man: Masculinity, Organized Labor, and the Household in New York, 1800-1840 by Joshua R. Greenberg and The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe by Sarah Lowengard.
November Perspectives Online - November 14, 2006
The November issue of Perspectives is now online. The theme of this issue is “Disability in History,” and a number of articles address the subject.
A Glance at the October Issue of the AHR - October 23, 2006
The October issue of the American Historical Review is now available on-line at the History Cooperative. The issue contains three articles and a Forum, along with our usual extensive Book Review section.
Wars and Worries: A Late Addition to the G.I. Roundtable Series - October 11, 2006
For anyone interested in World War II era history, we have just posted up a pamphlet on the question Shall We Have Universal Military Training. The pamphlet was originally written in early 1944 by Grayson L. Kirk, a government professor at Columbia University, at a time when members of the Franklin Roosevelt’s administration were actively promoting the idea of peacetime conscription to maintain a standing army after the war. At the last minute, however, members of George C. Marshall’s staff feared this pamphlet was too political and destroyed all 200,000 printed copies.