Join us as we kick off An Incomplete History season 3 with a discussion of presentism. This week, we do a deep dive into the divisive debate happening within the field of history as the result of the American Historical Association’s president who wrote an opinion piece regarding our role as historians. The piece received extreme backlash leading to the AHA having to lock their Twitter account and many members canceling their memberships to the association. This week we talk about the concept of presentism, why the accusation was offensive to many historians, and what we could or should be doing to promote respectful debate and an open sharing of ideas in such a politically charged moment.
On June 28, 1969, what would normally have been a rather routine police bust of an unlicensed bar on New York City's west side,...
This week we wrap up a very brief introductory history of Mormonism in America. We continue the story from the previous episode with the...
This week Hilary and Geoff start a new series of episodes devoted to the Bill of Rights. We're starting at the beginning and doing...