Modern American History
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News and insights from the journal Modern American History, devoted to all aspects of American history since the 1890s.
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"Soot, Palm Trees, and Zinc: The Port System of the Greater Caribbean, U.S. Empire, and the Geopolitics of Disgust" - open access on First View
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"Soot, Palm Trees, and Zinc: The Port System of the Greater Caribbean, U.S. Empire, and the Geopolitics of Disgust" - open access on First View
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Soot, Palm Trees, and Zinc: The Port System of the Greater Caribbean, U.S. Empire, and the Geopolitics of Disgust | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
Soot, Palm Trees, and Zinc: The Port System of the Greater Caribbean, U.S. Empire, and the Geopolitics of Disgust
www.cambridge.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Now out on First View!
Congratulations to MAH editorial board member, @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social, on her new book, "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore." Read for a narrative history of 20th-century Black radicalism told through the life of one trailblazing woman.
November 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Congratulations to MAH editorial board member, @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social, on her new book, "Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore." Read for a narrative history of 20th-century Black radicalism told through the life of one trailblazing woman.
Up now on First View!
Thanks to @modamhist.bsky.social for publishing my conversation with @imreszeman.bsky.social, Bob Johnson, Cara Daggett, and Jennifer Wenzel on history and the energy humanities. We hope it is helpful! Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Energy Humanities and American History” | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
“Energy Humanities and American History”
www.cambridge.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Up now on First View!
Are you presenting at the S-USIH annual meeting in Detroit this weekend? Consider submitting an article version of your conference paper to Modern American History! #USIH2025
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Are you presenting at the S-USIH annual meeting in Detroit this weekend? Consider submitting an article version of your conference paper to Modern American History! #USIH2025
Are you interested in scholarship on policing, incarcertaion, and crime? Our curated collection on the topic is a valuable resource.
Access all the pieces here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Access all the pieces here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
October 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Are you interested in scholarship on policing, incarcertaion, and crime? Our curated collection on the topic is a valuable resource.
Access all the pieces here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Access all the pieces here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In honor of Indigenous History Day, read about Inidgenous Art in US museums.
An exciting Soapbox from 8.2
Historians Amanda Cobb-Greetham and Scott Manning Stevens interview curators Kathleen Ash-Milby (@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social), Jordan Poorman Cocker (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art), and Patricia Marroquin Norby (@metmuseum.org) on the “Indigenous turn”
Historians Amanda Cobb-Greetham and Scott Manning Stevens interview curators Kathleen Ash-Milby (@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social), Jordan Poorman Cocker (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art), and Patricia Marroquin Norby (@metmuseum.org) on the “Indigenous turn”
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
In honor of Indigenous History Day, read about Inidgenous Art in US museums.
Congratulations to the honorable mention for our third Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize winner: Jan Michael at @tgsatnu.bsky.social for "The Boundaries of Power: How Posse Comitatus Sought to Dismantle the U.S. State."
Look for the article in a future issue of MAH!
Look for the article in a future issue of MAH!
October 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congratulations to the honorable mention for our third Annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize winner: Jan Michael at @tgsatnu.bsky.social for "The Boundaries of Power: How Posse Comitatus Sought to Dismantle the U.S. State."
Look for the article in a future issue of MAH!
Look for the article in a future issue of MAH!
We're excited to announce the winner of the third annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize: @syrussolojin.bsky.social at @nyu.edu with “‘Are You My Kimchi Mother?’ Race, Women, and the U.S. Military’s Study Abroad Training Program in the Early Cold War.”
October 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We're excited to announce the winner of the third annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize: @syrussolojin.bsky.social at @nyu.edu with “‘Are You My Kimchi Mother?’ Race, Women, and the U.S. Military’s Study Abroad Training Program in the Early Cold War.”
An exciting Soapbox from 8.2
Historians Amanda Cobb-Greetham and Scott Manning Stevens interview curators Kathleen Ash-Milby (@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social), Jordan Poorman Cocker (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art), and Patricia Marroquin Norby (@metmuseum.org) on the “Indigenous turn”
Historians Amanda Cobb-Greetham and Scott Manning Stevens interview curators Kathleen Ash-Milby (@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social), Jordan Poorman Cocker (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art), and Patricia Marroquin Norby (@metmuseum.org) on the “Indigenous turn”
August 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
An exciting Soapbox from 8.2
Historians Amanda Cobb-Greetham and Scott Manning Stevens interview curators Kathleen Ash-Milby (@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social), Jordan Poorman Cocker (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art), and Patricia Marroquin Norby (@metmuseum.org) on the “Indigenous turn”
Historians Amanda Cobb-Greetham and Scott Manning Stevens interview curators Kathleen Ash-Milby (@portlandartmuseum.bsky.social), Jordan Poorman Cocker (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art), and Patricia Marroquin Norby (@metmuseum.org) on the “Indigenous turn”
Just dropped: issue 8.2! Linked below.
August 19, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just dropped: issue 8.2! Linked below.
New on First View!
Alex Jacobs at @vanderbilt.edu explores the crisis in American conservatism. He seeks to explain how, after 60 years of successes, right-wing political triumph has come at the cost of any capacity for effective, stabilizing governance.
Read the full piece below.
Alex Jacobs at @vanderbilt.edu explores the crisis in American conservatism. He seeks to explain how, after 60 years of successes, right-wing political triumph has come at the cost of any capacity for effective, stabilizing governance.
Read the full piece below.
The Crisis of American Conservatism | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
The Crisis of American Conservatism
www.cambridge.org
August 18, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New on First View!
Alex Jacobs at @vanderbilt.edu explores the crisis in American conservatism. He seeks to explain how, after 60 years of successes, right-wing political triumph has come at the cost of any capacity for effective, stabilizing governance.
Read the full piece below.
Alex Jacobs at @vanderbilt.edu explores the crisis in American conservatism. He seeks to explain how, after 60 years of successes, right-wing political triumph has come at the cost of any capacity for effective, stabilizing governance.
Read the full piece below.
On First View for 8.2
Lorrin Thomas from @ruhistorydept.bsky.social examines the Supreme Court's first decision on affirmative action: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke in 1978. She argues that we can't understand Bakke without including Latino participants.
Read more below:
Lorrin Thomas from @ruhistorydept.bsky.social examines the Supreme Court's first decision on affirmative action: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke in 1978. She argues that we can't understand Bakke without including Latino participants.
Read more below:
Abajo con Bakke: Latinos’ Leading Role in the Fight for Affirmative Action in the 1970s | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
Abajo con Bakke: Latinos’ Leading Role in the Fight for Affirmative Action in the 1970s
www.cambridge.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On First View for 8.2
Lorrin Thomas from @ruhistorydept.bsky.social examines the Supreme Court's first decision on affirmative action: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke in 1978. She argues that we can't understand Bakke without including Latino participants.
Read more below:
Lorrin Thomas from @ruhistorydept.bsky.social examines the Supreme Court's first decision on affirmative action: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke in 1978. She argues that we can't understand Bakke without including Latino participants.
Read more below:
Up on First View!
"The Specter of Waste: Incarcerated Bodies, “Healthy” Labor, and the Production of Recreational Forests" by Anaïs Lefèvre. The piece examines how, after WWII, as they faced prison riots and rising concerns about juvenile delinquency, many states set up penal forestry camps.
"The Specter of Waste: Incarcerated Bodies, “Healthy” Labor, and the Production of Recreational Forests" by Anaïs Lefèvre. The piece examines how, after WWII, as they faced prison riots and rising concerns about juvenile delinquency, many states set up penal forestry camps.
July 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Up on First View!
"The Specter of Waste: Incarcerated Bodies, “Healthy” Labor, and the Production of Recreational Forests" by Anaïs Lefèvre. The piece examines how, after WWII, as they faced prison riots and rising concerns about juvenile delinquency, many states set up penal forestry camps.
"The Specter of Waste: Incarcerated Bodies, “Healthy” Labor, and the Production of Recreational Forests" by Anaïs Lefèvre. The piece examines how, after WWII, as they faced prison riots and rising concerns about juvenile delinquency, many states set up penal forestry camps.
*New on First View*
The Honorable Mention Essay from the 2024 Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Prize written by Yale PhD candidate Dante LaRiccia. The article examines how Puerto Rican and Palauan activists developed novel environmental critiques and strategies to oppose them.
Link below:
The Honorable Mention Essay from the 2024 Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Prize written by Yale PhD candidate Dante LaRiccia. The article examines how Puerto Rican and Palauan activists developed novel environmental critiques and strategies to oppose them.
Link below:
July 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
*New on First View*
The Honorable Mention Essay from the 2024 Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Prize written by Yale PhD candidate Dante LaRiccia. The article examines how Puerto Rican and Palauan activists developed novel environmental critiques and strategies to oppose them.
Link below:
The Honorable Mention Essay from the 2024 Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Prize written by Yale PhD candidate Dante LaRiccia. The article examines how Puerto Rican and Palauan activists developed novel environmental critiques and strategies to oppose them.
Link below:
New on First View: Unity and Struggle: The Twilight of Maoism in the United States by Kazushi Minami, which follows the fragmentation of U.S. Maoism in the 1970s and the relationship between Mao’s China and its devout followers in the heartland of capitalism.
Link below!
Link below!
July 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New on First View: Unity and Struggle: The Twilight of Maoism in the United States by Kazushi Minami, which follows the fragmentation of U.S. Maoism in the 1970s and the relationship between Mao’s China and its devout followers in the heartland of capitalism.
Link below!
Link below!
Reposted by Modern American History
My @modamhist.bsky.social article about industrial decline, economic regeneration, and the rise of the “New Liberals” is available to read! ➡️ doi.org/10.1017/mah....
I explore Lowell National Historical Park as a microcosm of the modern Democratic Party’s complex transformation. #USHistory
I explore Lowell National Historical Park as a microcosm of the modern Democratic Party’s complex transformation. #USHistory
“‘Downtown Lowell is a Fun Place to Be’: Postindustrial Regeneration and the Making of the ‘New Liberals,’ 1974–1992” | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
“‘Downtown Lowell is a Fun Place to Be’: Postindustrial Regeneration and the Making of the ‘New Liberals,’ 1974–1992”
doi.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
My @modamhist.bsky.social article about industrial decline, economic regeneration, and the rise of the “New Liberals” is available to read! ➡️ doi.org/10.1017/mah....
I explore Lowell National Historical Park as a microcosm of the modern Democratic Party’s complex transformation. #USHistory
I explore Lowell National Historical Park as a microcosm of the modern Democratic Party’s complex transformation. #USHistory
Ten more days until submissions are due!
We are excited to announce the third annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize Competition. Ph.D. candidates and early-career instructors are welcome to submit! Our deadline is June 15.
June 5, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Ten more days until submissions are due!
Don't forget to submit something for our third annual essay prize competition!
We are excited to announce the third annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize Competition. Ph.D. candidates and early-career instructors are welcome to submit! Our deadline is June 15.
May 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Don't forget to submit something for our third annual essay prize competition!
*New on First View!*
The first article from 8.2 is “Put Your Money Where the Kids Are”: Mobil Oil, Social Responsibility, and Cultures of Privatization in the 1970s by George Washington University PhD candidate Molly Henderson.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The first article from 8.2 is “Put Your Money Where the Kids Are”: Mobil Oil, Social Responsibility, and Cultures of Privatization in the 1970s by George Washington University PhD candidate Molly Henderson.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Put Your Money Where the Kids Are”: Mobil Oil, Social Responsibility, and Cultures of Privatization in the 1970s | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
“Put Your Money Where the Kids Are”: Mobil Oil, Social Responsibility, and Cultures of Privatization in the 1970s
www.cambridge.org
May 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
*New on First View!*
The first article from 8.2 is “Put Your Money Where the Kids Are”: Mobil Oil, Social Responsibility, and Cultures of Privatization in the 1970s by George Washington University PhD candidate Molly Henderson.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The first article from 8.2 is “Put Your Money Where the Kids Are”: Mobil Oil, Social Responsibility, and Cultures of Privatization in the 1970s by George Washington University PhD candidate Molly Henderson.
Read the article here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the 2024 Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips prize winning essay from John Miles Brach, titled "Union Exemption: Nonprofit Work and the Boundaries of the Commercial Economy, 1951–1976."
Early career scholars, see below for details on how to submit your own piece for consideration for 2025!
Early career scholars, see below for details on how to submit your own piece for consideration for 2025!
May 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Read the 2024 Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips prize winning essay from John Miles Brach, titled "Union Exemption: Nonprofit Work and the Boundaries of the Commercial Economy, 1951–1976."
Early career scholars, see below for details on how to submit your own piece for consideration for 2025!
Early career scholars, see below for details on how to submit your own piece for consideration for 2025!
We are excited to announce the third annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize Competition. Ph.D. candidates and early-career instructors are welcome to submit! Our deadline is June 15.
May 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We are excited to announce the third annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize Competition. Ph.D. candidates and early-career instructors are welcome to submit! Our deadline is June 15.
From 8.1: the cover article by Julia Guarneri, which explores women's response to attempts by advertisers to target them with specialized "women's pages."
Read the full story here" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the full story here" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
May 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
From 8.1: the cover article by Julia Guarneri, which explores women's response to attempts by advertisers to target them with specialized "women's pages."
Read the full story here" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the full story here" www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Today is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Candace Sobers' article, "J. William Fulbright, the Contested Legacies of the American Revolution, and the War in Vietnam" explores American responses to the Vietnam War.
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
April 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Candace Sobers' article, "J. William Fulbright, the Contested Legacies of the American Revolution, and the War in Vietnam" explores American responses to the Vietnam War.
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Read the article here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
In Issue 8.1, a new research article from Allyson P. Brantley, which examines a contentious, failed unionization drive among 140 Latino cemetery workers in the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles between 1988 and 1991, highlighting the fracturing and remaking of labor-Catholic alliances.
April 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In Issue 8.1, a new research article from Allyson P. Brantley, which examines a contentious, failed unionization drive among 140 Latino cemetery workers in the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles between 1988 and 1991, highlighting the fracturing and remaking of labor-Catholic alliances.
Our new issue features a roundtable on animal history with pieces from Thomas G. Andrews, Andrea Ringer, Daniel Vandersommers, Andrew C. Isenberg, Tyler D. Parry, Charlton W. Yingling, and Kerri Keller Clement (kclement.bsky.social)
Links below:
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April 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Our new issue features a roundtable on animal history with pieces from Thomas G. Andrews, Andrea Ringer, Daniel Vandersommers, Andrew C. Isenberg, Tyler D. Parry, Charlton W. Yingling, and Kerri Keller Clement (kclement.bsky.social)
Links below:
Links below: