Teaching American History

APRIL 15, 2025

For todays blog, we are highlighting a document that helps students intersect two of the most historically important elements of the 1960s: the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. A part of our Cold War CDC volume, this statement by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) clearly and succinctly describes the Johnson administrations perceived hypocrisy in fighting injustice abroad while tolerating it at home, and demands that Americans reprioritize the expansion and enforcemen

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Anthropology.net

APRIL 15, 2025

In the long arc of human history, what makes a settlement persist? Fresh water, fertile land, favorable climate—these are obvious candidates. But a recent study suggests another, less intuitive pattern: the most enduring settlements tended to be those with stark differences in wealth. Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 , the study draws on data from over 47,000 houses spanning nearly 3,000 archaeological sites and 10,000 years of human history.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 15, 2025

My History or Our History? Historical Revisionism and Entitlement to Lead By Nicholas Haas , Aarhus University ; Emmy Lindstam , IE University. Ongoing, spirited debates from around the globe over statues, street names, symbols, and textbooks call for a greater understanding of the political effects of different historical representations. In this paper, we theorize that inclusive (exclusive) historical representations can increase (decrease) marginalized group members perceived centrality to t

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ShortCutsTV

APRIL 15, 2025

The Stanford Prison Experiment, arguably one of the most controversial experiments of the 20th century, has polarised opinions for over 50 years: To its supporters, the transformation of perfectly decent college students into brutal guards or compliant prisoners demonstrated the power of situations to determine behaviour.

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Moler's Musing

APRIL 15, 2025

In 2006, when I first started teaching tennis, I ran a bunch of classes for 3 to 5 year olds. We had all the right equipmentmini nets, low-compression balls, small racquetsthe stuff that actually made sense for little kids. But I was still running drills like we were using regular tennis balls on a full court – stuff that was way too big and too much for where they were.

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Living Geography

APRIL 15, 2025

Ukraine's farmland , amongst the most-productive in the world, has been severely degraded by the war. Soul of Soil explores the importance of this material to the people of Ukraine. Ukrainian celebrity chef, influencer and volunteer Olga Martynovska has created a unique appetizer using ingredients grown on demined farmland in Ukraine. In this video, she travels to a previously occupied part of Ukraine and meets some of those working to restore cultivation in war-affected areas.

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ShortCutsTV

APRIL 15, 2025

Mindmapping is a note-taking technique combining text and graphics that research has shown can improve recall, understanding and help structure exam answers. And this short film takes you through the four easy steps you need to follow to create Notes that will supercharge both your reviewing and chances of academic success.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 15, 2025

Prior to the 2024 US Presidential Election, APSAs Diversity and Inclusion Programs Department issued a call for submissions, entitled 2024 APSA Post-Election Reflections , for a PSNow blog series of political science scholars who reflect on key moments, ideas, and challenges faced in the 2024 election. The views expressed in this series are those of the authors and contributors alone and do not represent the views of the APSA.

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