Historians in the News

Historians Are Calling Out Trump Online Whenever He Misreads the Past

Engaging with new media is no longer a dalliance for the history profession in the misinformation age.

Linda Gordon’s new book captures how white supremacy has long been part of our political mainstream

by Kevin M. Kruse

The book: The Second Coming of the KKK.

Yale Civil Rights history course is a "call to action" and a chance "to be woke”

Crystal Feimster says most students think of the civil rights movement as taking place mainly between 1954 and 1965. She debunks that myth and gives students tools to understand Ferguson and Charlottesville.

Gil Troy back’s Trump decision on Jerusalem

The McGill historian says Israelis shouldn’t be deterred just because there’s opposition.

College Board revises AP European history test in response to criticism by conservatives

The group that pushed for changes  –  the National Association of Scholars  –  says it’s an improvement but more changes are needed.

AHA says it’s feasible to stop the proposed tax on grad student tuition waivers

The organization urges members to contact their members of Congress.

Rashid Khalidi opposes Trump decision on Jerusalem

by Rashid Khalidi

But he sees a silver lining:  “The US Can No Longer Pretend to Be an Honest Broker of Peace.”

Daniel Pipes backs Trump decision on Jerusalem

by Daniel Pipes

"Good for Trump ignoring threats of the Arab street rising up; the riot veto must not be allowed to determine policy."

The Penn TA who said she calls on black women first won’t be teaching next semester

She says it was her choice.

Black South African scholars urged to correct white historians’ distortion

South Africa's National Heritage Council (NHC) has called on the country's black historians to make an effort to correct the distortions of history in some books by white historians.

At Columbia, Three Women, 30 Years and a Pattern of Harassment

NYT details the complaints against Greco-Roman historian William V. Harris.

Pakistani Historian Mobarak Haidar says Muslims “have no religious basis to rule Jerusalem”

His comments were circulated widely by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)

AHA Announces Last-Minute Sessions Timed to News Events

For the first time, the AHA annual meeting will include a set of late-breaking sessions, submitted just months before the meeting to allow historians to respond to current events.

In Australia, historians and artists have turned to cartography to record the widespread killing of Indigenous people

Chief among them is historian Lyndall Ryan, who says her fellow historians are in denial about the extent of the massacres.

Seton Hall University's William Connell tells NPR why Italian-Americans embraced Columbus

Professor Connell tells how although Italians did not come to this country venerating Columbus, they found here an American public that did.

Scholar risked everything to tell Islamic State’s secrets

He stayed anonymous for more than three years, documenting Islamic State’s atrocities and the destruction of his city as the blogger Mosul Eye. Omar Mohammed, now in Europe, is done hiding.

Hillary Clinton meets Mary Beard (she’s the one wearing sneakers)

A conversation about tweets, politics, women rights.

Max Boot says Donald Trump Is Guilty

by Max Boot

"The only remaining question is what exactly he’s guilty of.”

Iran has transferred the Princeton history grad convicted of espionage to a harsher prison

by Antoon De Baets

Chinese-born American history student Xiyue Wang was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment in Iran on trumped-up charges of espionage. He was doing archival research about the history of the Qajar dynasty (1785–1925).

Labor historian Rosemary Feurerchampions efforts to recognize Mother Jones

“She was the lead organizer of the United Mine Workers of America and helped to end child labor. Yet she is largely forgotten.”