HU22001 (Spring 2020)

Author Matthew Ward

Senior lecturer in American History. Office is Tower Extension 4.6. Drop in hours Monday 4:00-5:00. My interests are in the early American frontier and the relationship between colonists and Native people. I did my postgraduate work at William & Mary in the USA and I've been at Dundee for 32 years. My most recent book is Making the Frontier Man: Violence, White Manhood, and Authority in the Early Western Backcountry. It is the perfect gift for all occasions...

The (US) Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

The Army Should Rid Itself of Symbols of Treason

What is Super Tuesday and how does it work?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51581001

BBC Guide to US Elections

US election 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c5m8rrkp46dt/us-election-2020  

“This is how ancient Rome’s republic died – a classicist sees troubling parallels at Trump’s impeachment trial”

https://theconversation.com/this-is-how-ancient-romes-republic-died-a-classicist-sees-troubling-parallels-at-trumps-impeachment-trial-131121

Americans Fearful of Corona Beer

CNN reported a 5W Public Relations poll which found that 38% of Americans wouldn’t buy Corona “under any circumstances” because of the COVID-19 outbreak, and another 14% said they wouldn’t order a Corona in public.

Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model

Katherine Johnson: NASA mathematician and much-needed role model has diedat the age of 101. She was a mathematician and she worked for NASA. She was a woman, she was black and working in the US in the 1950s to early… Continue Reading →

Yes, Rich Cities Are Getting Richer. But That’s Not the Whole Story.

Yes, Rich Cities Are Getting Richer. But That’s Not the Whole Story. https://nyti.ms/2HEyjJw

When Jim Crow Reigned Amid the Rubble of Nazi Germany

Thousands of African-American troops were sent to a defeated Germany to promote democracy, even as they were confined to the social order of Jim Crow. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/19/magazine/blacks-wwii-racism-germany.html

Bombshell: Hollywood’s lukewarm attempt to get to grips with #MeToo

There’s a degree of irony in the fact that Bombshell, the movie about the fall of Fox News boss and serial sexual harasser Roger Ailes, was awarded an Oscar for make-up and hairstyling. One of the themes that runs through… Continue Reading →

Tradwives: the women looking for a simpler past but grounded in the neoliberal present

Alena Petitt, a well-known author and lifestyle blogger, has become the British face of the “Tradwife” movement, closely associated with the hashtag #TradWife. The movement harks back to an earlier era, encouraging women to take pleasure in traditional domestic duties… Continue Reading →

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