Why the ‘Redskins’ is a Racist Name
Click 'Play' to Listen to the Lecture Download Lecture (Right Click and Save) Download from iTunes Subscribe to the Podcast in iTunes For quite some time now there has been a sizable controversy surrounding the name of the Washington Redskins with numerous Native American groups and individuals, along with a ...
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Hard Times Come Again No More – Folk Music of the Civil War
Click 'Play' to Listen to the Lecture Download Lecture MP3 Download from iTunes Although it is easy to think in terms of division when thinking about the American Civil War, there were experiences which united those on both sides of the divide. Although the deadliest war in American history, many more lives ...
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Charlie Chaplin’s Theatre and Vaudeville
The new #5MinuteHistory is out and it explores the theatre of Charlie Chaplin's youth in order raise aware for an endangered British venue, The Coronet. Although one almost always thinks about cinema when they think of Chaplin, his roots were in the British Music Hall tradition and the Vaudeville scene in the ...
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5 Minute History: Charlie Chaplin’s Early Years | Micro Documentary
Watch the 5-minute history #MicroDocumentary on Charlie Chaplin's early years by clicking play or download the film from iTunes. Remember to subscribe to The Artist in American History podcast for more open-access educational content. Charlie Chaplin, one of the earliest auteur's, true geniuses, of cinematic ...
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Wonder Woman: The Making of a Feminist Superhero #YesAllWomen | Lecture
Click Here to Download from iTunes Last year when Gal Gadot was cast as Wonder Woman in the forthcoming superhero mashup movie, Batman V Superman, a shocking large proportion of the online commentaries concerning the news concerned Ms. Gadot’s physical appearance. Gadot, who is best known for her role as ...
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Review – 24: Live Another Day | Jack Bauer’s Return
24 was always a combination politics, propaganda, and entertainment. Now that the series has returned following a four year absence, we examine what the first episodes in this new run bring to the pop culture table. Is the show still an ardent supporter of American foreign policy or have the politics ...
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Why Comic Books Matter: V for Vendetta and the Occupy Movement
The Comic Book Studies series currently running on The Artist in American History has a brand new episode. "Why Comic Books Matter", the fifth entry in the Comic Book Series, explores some of the reasons why comic books are deserving of academic study and attention. This episode takes a look at Alan Moore's V ...
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