A Liberian Journey
Long-forgotten film footage launches a collaborative recollection of history and memory, and gives new meaning to the past in post-conflict Liberia.
Category: Essays
Rethinking Girodet’s Portrait of Citizen Belley
A late eighteenth-century painting of a moment that never happened illuminates our complex struggles with how to “deal with” the past.
An Ode to Madison’s Lake Monster
A story about sea serpents, water spirits, and how Madison’s lake monster lore invites an ethic of coexistence.
Global Visions: Rethinking the Globe and How We Teach It
A new website serves as a resource for educators in the global humanities.
On Care in Dark Times
How Emily Dickinson might tell the story of the Anthropocene.
Coconuts: Catalysts of Conflict
A peek into the past reveals how coconuts went from colonial cash crop to a means of resistance in Southeast Asia during the twentieth century.
Damming God? Making Sense of the Plan to Fix Niagara Falls
Recent news of restoration work at Niagara Falls provides an opportunity to reflect on how symbolic American landscapes become meaningful despite constant change.
Brooklyn’s Empire Stores and the Future of the Waterfront
Trash uncovered beneath an 1860s Brooklyn warehouse encourages us to reconsider our contemporary relationship to urban waterfronts.
Alan Bennett: An Ecological Storyteller
An ecologist channels a lifetime of studying birds into intricate wood carvings.
Broadcasting the Wisconsin Idea: A Local History
The establishment of Station 9XM and experimental educational broadcasting is part of a larger story of radio and The Wisconsin Idea.
