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Manhood

Patriarchs, Brawlers, and Gentlemen: Manhood in the Civil War Era

In 1864, young Daniel Folsom was institutionalized for something that we might consider PTSD. In a letter home to his sister, he promised her, “I shall try and be a man.” Why was Daniel so concerned with his manhood? What did it mean to be a man during the Civil Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 4 years1 year ago
Clubs

Fragile Masculinity, Playing Indian, and Mechanical Goats: Fraternal Orders in the 19th Century US

The Odd Fellows, the Masons, the Knights of Pythias: all ancient, secret, solemn orders full of the pillars of the community, right? Then what do we make of some of the super weird stuff they did, like pushing each other around on mechanical goats or pretending to be Iroquois sachems? Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 4 years1 year ago
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Clubs

Order of Assassins: Myth & Memory of the Nizari in Medieval Iran and Syria

Deadpool, Boba Fett, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Winter Soldier and Kill Bill… from the Assassin’s Creed video games to the John Wick series, professional assassins are vilified and valorized in equal measure. Why do some assassins earn our admiration, even affection, while others remain defamed and deviant in the popular Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 4 years1 year ago
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Sex

Rape and Race in Early America

In the age of #MeToo, rape and sexual assault have been consistently in the news. Debates abound about what counts as rape, whose testimony we should believe, and too often, men with power and privilege get away with it. But though it feels pressing right now, none of those debates Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 4 years1 year ago
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Bodies

Skull Collectors: Race, Pseudoscience, and Native American Bodies

In 1996, two college students stumbled upon some skeletal remains in the Columbia River in Washington. The body, it turns out, was the oldest ever found in North America. In order to understand the story and controversy of the Kennewick Man, also known as The Ancient One, we need to Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 4 years1 year ago
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Frontiers

The Final Frontier: History, Science, and Space Exploration

Is space the new frontier? What are the links between the so-called “age of exploration,” and the conquering of the American West, and the United States space program? We will be covering those questions and others in today’s podcast, The Final Frontier: History, Science, and Space Exploration. Listen, download, watch Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 4 years1 year ago
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Creepy, Occult & Otherworldly

Cannibalism, Frostbite, and The Quest for the Northwest Passage

Today we are discussing the bone-chilling fear that comes from knowing that all hope is gone, and your death – from the cold, or from a slow moving disease, or from starvation – is only a matter of time. We’re talking about the quest to explore the Arctic. Listen, download, Read more…

By Sarah Handley-Cousins, 4 years1 year ago
an engraving of several well dressed men in suits standing by as enslaved women are inspected by potential purchasers
Creepy, Occult & Otherworldly

Haunted Slavery: The Lalaurie Mansion, New Orleans

The Lalaurie Mansion in New Orleans, Louisiana, is said to be one of the most haunted houses in the French Quarter. The extreme and shocking stories that are told about the Lalaurie house are egregiously exaggerated and overwhelmingly gloss over the real issues of race, gender, and violence prevalent with Read more…

By Elizabeth Garner Masarik, 4 years1 year ago
Creepy, Occult & Otherworldly

Forensic Pathology and the History of Death Investigation

This Halloween, take a minute to notice amputated limbs littering haunted houses, scary stories about reanimated corpses that you tell by the fire while you’re camping, all that rubbernecking on the thruway when there’s a horrific accident, the endless tv shows, podcasts, and books dedicated to grisly murders… or even Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 4 years1 year ago
A painting depicting a battle of the Haitian Revolution
Slavery

Rebel Slaves and Resistance in the Revolutionary Caribbean

The history of slave rebels and resistance in the Caribbean is a rich and complicated story. Enslaved people in the Caribbean resorted to active resistance much more often than their North American and South American counterparts. Haiti (known then as Saint-Domingue), Jamaica, Barbados, and the Dutch Guianas were particularly prone Read more…

By Marissa Rhodes, 4 years1 year ago

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