On French history and why studying history can be for “weirdos.” Nicole Bauer shares about her research on secrecy and transparency in the French government during the 18th century, and she also talks about how studying history provides an intellectual space to belong to for “weirdos” like herself.
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Ep16 – Jeremy C. Young
On social movements & their charismatic leaders during the late 19th & early 20th centuries. Jeremy C. Young discusses his book, The Age of Charisma: Leaders, Followers, and Emotions in American Society, 1870-1940.
Ep15 – Lisa A. Lindsay
On African and transatlantic history. Lisa A. Lindsay discusses her latest book, Atlantic Bonds: A Nineteenth-Century Odyssey from America to Africa (UNC Press, 2017).
Ep14 – Robert Shapard
On environmental history. Robert Shapard shares his research on the Savannah River Valley, oral history, and how life and land changed after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flooded the terrain.
Ep13 – Danielle Balderas
On feminism, higher education, and culture wars during the 1980s and 1990s. Evan talks with Danielle Balderas about her research on historian Elizabeth Fox-Genovese.
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