Historiography

Re-Enchanting American History

Re-Enchanting American History

Critical Historical Studies Fall 2025 This article asks whether the history discipline is prepared to respond to the changes taking place around us, including the revival of nationalism. The article's goal is to help scholars understand the deeper ideas animating...

A Usable Past for a Post-American Nation

A Usable Past for a Post-American Nation

The Hedgehog Review 6/24/2022 It was the evening before the Fourth of July in the last year of his tumultuous presidency, and I sat in front of my television transfixed and horrified as Donald Trump delivered a speech at Mount Rushmore, ostensibly a celebration of...

American History In A Global Age

American History In A Global Age

History and Theory 2/11/2011 Historians around the world have sought to move beyond national history. In doing so, they often conflate ethical and methodological arguments against national history. This essay, first, draws a clear line between the ethical and the...