1 post published by Suzuko Morikawa during October 2025| Clio and the Contemporary
At the 50th anniversary of the fight, the “Thrilla in Manila” emerges as not only the story of two extraordinary boxers’ pushing themselves to their physical limits, but also embodies creativity an…| Clio and the Contemporary
2 posts published by Vaughn Joy and Lorna Bracewell during September 2025| Clio and the Contemporary
Recent attacks on Tom Hanks and American universities highlight parallels between 2025 and the McCarthy era. But our moment has something the Cold War Red Scare didn’t: the benefits of hindsi…| Clio and the Contemporary
T-Pain’s stunning, stripped-down vocal performance on the Tiny Desk version of “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” makes it clear that he’s got the organic vocal chops to “sound good” without any digital assistance. Through T-Pain's example, students see that we must first know what our own voices are capable of to then explore what technology might do to expand, enhance, or embellish our creative endeavors.| Clio and the Contemporary
This course introduces the history of delinquency as a legal construct in the United States since 1825. Broadly defined as the adult conception of criminal and problematic youth behavior, we will examine what delinquency meant during the past 200 years as well as antidelinquency efforts deployed by families, social workers, police departments, judges, clinicians, politicians, and legislators.| Clio and the Contemporary
“Meeting Across the River” routinely lands last when fans rank their Born to Run favorites. But its noir mood was where the country was heading in the mid-1970s.| Clio and the Contemporary
Even well-intentioned efforts at historical reckoning can reproduce epistemic harm when they rely on unexamined disciplinary assumptions.| Clio and the Contemporary
Presenting original research at an academic conference is a major achievement for undergraduate students. Take some advice from undergrads who have not only survived their first academic conference…| Clio and the Contemporary
Machines reconfigure work. And yet, historians or other humanistic researchers rarely think about the way that our digital workflows—the tools that we use to do our work—enable or disenable the kinds of questions we pursue and the evidence that we marshal to answer them.| Clio and the Contemporary
As the Trump administration calls for the return of domestic manufacturing, there is one industry that managed to resist the outsourcing process of the late 20th century. It only required the destr…| Clio and the Contemporary
In 1995, Democrats held up a Big Bird doll to laud the importance of children’s television and save public broadcast funding. This strategy does not seem likely to work in 2025.| Clio and the Contemporary
The first 100 days of President Trump's second term marks a departure from established US foreign policy, focusing on dismantling international aid and agreements. His administration’s actions, including cuts to USAID and skepticism toward NATO, jeopardize global partnerships. Trump's approach favors unilateralism and transactional relations over multilateral cooperation, risking America's leadership and security in an increasingly authoritarian world.| Clio and the Contemporary
For history education in college today, instructors must engage students with humanities research in meaningful ways. This piece outlines the procedure of the project, from recruiting students to e…| Clio and the Contemporary