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Q&A with Sérgio B. Martins, author of "Borderless Painting as Borderless Art"

Feb 13 2026
Author Sérgio B. Martins explains what the trajectory of Antonio Diaz's life and artwork reveals about the history of avant-gardism.
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Erosive Forms and a Climate of Violence in the Work of Juan Rulfo: A Q&A with Mark Anderson

Feb 11 2026
Mark Anderson talks about his ecocritical analysis of Mexican writer Juan Rulfo.
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Mechele Dickerson on Saving the Middle Class

Jan 05 2026
Author Mechele Dickerson explains why everyone should care about the health of the middle class, and what we can do to save it.
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How Hollywood Dramatized the Berlin Airlift: A Q&A with Joseph Pearson

Dec 20 2025
Both propaganda and entertainment, George Seaton’s film, "The Big Lift," released in 1950, starring Montgomery Clift, saw Hollywood dramatize the struggles of post-war Berlin and the Berlin Airlift.
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Q&A with Samuel Shearer, author of "Kigali"

Nov 20 2025
Author and first-gen scholar Samuel Shearer discusses his book, "Kigali," an ethnography exploring the politics of urban design, displacement, and the dual crises of capitalism and ecology in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Bracero Stories: A Q&A with Michael Snodgrass

Nov 14 2025
Learn more about Michael Snodgrass's research into the bracero guest worker program.
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Q&A with Sonali Majumdar, author of "Thriving as an International Scientist"

Oct 28 2025
Author Sonali Majumdar shares her advice on how international scientists can thrive in their careers — in today's America.
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Born-Again Boogie: A Q&A with Eric Gonzaba

Oct 15 2025
The recipient of the Western History Association's 2025 Arrington-Prucha Prize recognizing the best article on American western religious history tells us about his research into evangelical Christian nightclubs.
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“Problem” Groups and the Home in Western Reconstruction: A Q&A with Nicole Martin, winner of the WHA’s 2025 Ray Allen Billington Prize

Oct 14 2025
WHA award-winner Nicole Martin discusses the history behind who has had the right to possess homes and, by extension, American citizenship.
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“Labor Freezing” and the Quiet Skills Behind the West’s Sheep Industry: A Q&A with Iker Saitua

Sep 15 2025
Who counts as a "skilled" worker for immigration purposes, and who doesn't and why?
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