Many of the sights and sounds that Americans associate with slavery are rooted in a grand historical myth. The image of the Big House, sitting atop carefully manicured rolling green hills is, in large part, a fantasy-as is the idea of the plantation as an expansive family home to chivalrous planters and happy slaves. Still, these myths persist. ......
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Civil Rights in African American Memory
A striking triptych once displayed in countless African American households, the Trinity typically features Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King Jr., and John F. Kennedy. More than decoration, these portraits were deliberate acts of memory and quiet resistance, a medium through which African Americans asserted their own narratives of hope, leadership, ......
John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Civil Rights in African American Memory
A striking triptych once displayed in countless African American households, the Trinity typically features Jesus Christ, Martin Luther King Jr., and John F. Kennedy. More than decoration, these portraits were deliberate acts of memory and quiet resistance, a medium through which African Americans asserted their own narratives of hope, leadership, ......
Humans have always incorporated wildlife into processes of work, capture, and exchange. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, globalization became the latest in a long line of forces affecting human-animal relations. Grey parrots traveled the world as pets; rats used global shipping infrastructure to spread to far-off islands and became ......
Humans have always incorporated wildlife into processes of work, capture, and exchange. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, globalization became the latest in a long line of forces affecting human-animal relations. Grey parrots traveled the world as pets; rats used global shipping infrastructure to spread to far-off islands and became ......
The rise of "heritage" foods-that is, the reinvention of traditional foods-has enjoyed a high profile thanks to the oft-praised efforts of chefs such as Sean Brock and Rene Redzepi. But Lily Kelting observes the popularity of heritage foods as something more: a global movement in response to climate catastrophe and the rise of right-wing, populist ......
The rise of "heritage" foods-that is, the reinvention of traditional foods-has enjoyed a high profile thanks to the oft-praised efforts of chefs such as Sean Brock and Rene Redzepi. But Lily Kelting observes the popularity of heritage foods as something more: a global movement in response to climate catastrophe and the rise of right-wing, populist ......
Race, Health, and Disability in Argentine Immigration Policy, 1876-1932
Argentina has been one the most important destinations for international labor migrants in the modern world. But while it was long imagined as a nation of immigrants, a closer look at its history and policies reveals that the country's doors were only open to certain people. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, officials developed ......
Race, Health, and Disability in Argentine Immigration Policy, 1876-1932
Argentina has been one the most important destinations for international labor migrants in the modern world. But while it was long imagined as a nation of immigrants, a closer look at its history and policies reveals that the country's doors were only open to certain people. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, officials developed ......
