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Reading for LGBTQ+ History Month
A collection of stories tracing how queer people have built communities, challenged norms, and preserved their histories. The post Reading f
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Disgust, Desire, and Durian
How Southeast Asia’s famously pungent fruit became a source of cultural identity and global demand. The post Disgust, Desire, and Durian app
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Can We Recover a Worldview Lost to Colonialism?
Among the Ao Naga of northeast India, humans may have been just one kind of person in a world filled with spiritual beings. The post Can We
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Beware of the Meeting Minutes
What gets lost when spoken conversations become part of the historical record? The post Beware of the Meeting Minutes appeared first on JSTO
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What Does an Earthquake Sound Like?
Seismologist Hugo Benioff spent decades turning seismic vibrations into signals he could study—and, eventually, hear. The post What Does an
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Teaching Students to Follow an Idea
A five-step classroom exercise reframes research as an evolving scholarly conversation rather than a search for sources. The post Teaching S
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Building a Library in Wartime Paris
Photos from the American Library in Paris reveal how librarians brought books to US troops during World War I. The post Building a Library i
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Why Italian Fascists Loved Samurai
Japan offered Italian Fascists a powerful example of how ancient traditions could serve modern nationalism. The post Why Italian Fascists Lo
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Ancient Rome’s Complicated Border
What did Hadrian’s Wall actually do? Its history challenges the idea that walls simply separate one side from another. The post Ancient Rome
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The Women Who Sold Books Door to Door
Three nineteenth-century memoirs reveal the risks and rewards of life on the road as a traveling bookseller. The post The Women Who Sold Boo
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Minimalist Fiction in Six Short Stories
The art of saying more with less, by Raymond Carver, Amy Hempel, Frederick Barthelme, Jayne Anne Phillips, Mary Robison, and Ann Beattie. Th
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How the Railways Killed a Medieval Law
Deodands put a price on objects that caused death, sometimes providing compensation to bereaved families. The post How the Railways Killed a
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How Cambodian Pop Music Survived the Khmer Rouge
After genocide decimated the country’s musicians, old recordings helped a new generation reconnect with Cambodia’s musical past. The post Ho
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The Women Written Out of Mining History
Women have mined for centuries, but laws barring them from the industry helped cement the idea that mining was men’s work. The post The Wome
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How to Refine Your JSTOR Search
Too many JSTOR results? Learn how filters and Advanced Search can help you quickly identify sources that fit your research topic. The post H
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What’s Queer About The Legend of Zelda?
Link may look like a classic video game hero, but his adventures complicate the heteronormative conventions of the genre. The post What’s Qu
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What Came Before the American Suburb?
Hofstra University’s historic photographs capture Hempstead’s shops and streets before postwar development transformed Long Island. The post
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How the Elite Learned to Seem Less Elite
British elites once signaled status through high culture. Over time, pop culture and everyday leisure became part of the picture. The post H
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The Nazi Car That Conquered the World
The Volkswagen Beetle helped symbolize Germany’s postwar rebirth, despite its origins in Hitler’s vision of a “people’s car.” The post The N
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The Chinese-Only Schools of the Jim Crow South
A 1920s court battle over a Chinese American student exposed the complicated racial boundaries of school segregation. The post The Chinese-O
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Why Is Raja Ravi Varma’s Art So Valuable Today?
A record-breaking auction spotlights the artist who transformed Hindu imagery and helped shape modern Indian visual culture. The post Why Is
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A Brief History of Women’s Underwear
The University of Wyoming’s Historic Clothing Collection offers a revealing look beneath the fashions of the past. The post A Brief History
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What Civics Class Is For
Should schools tackle controversial political issues? A 1903 educator thought doing so was essential to preparing future voters. The post Wh
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The Jewish Labor Bund’s Anti-Zionist Legacy
For many Jewish leftists before 1948, Zionism was far from the only vision for the Jewish future. The post The Jewish Labor Bund’s Anti-Zion
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