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Public History in the South

Enjoy a paywall-free selection of recent articles from The Public Historian in celebration of NCPH’s mini-conference on the State of Public History in the South.
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Q&A with Charlotte Biltekoff, author of "Real Food, Real Facts"

In her highly original book, Charlotte Biltekoff explores the role that science and scientific authority play in food industry responses to consumer concerns about what we eat and how it is made. Real Food, Real Facts offers lessons that extend well beyond food choice and will appeal to readers interested in how everyday people come to accept or reject scientific authority in matters of personal health and well-being.
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Six decades of indie documentary storytelling chronicled in "Kartemquin Films"

For decades, our own Patricia Aufderheide—who founded this organization’s precursor, the Center for Social Media—has chronicled, studied, and impacted the global community of documentary storytellers who seek to speak truth to power and uphold democracy. In her new book, Kartemquin Films: Documentaries on the Frontlines of Democracy (University of California Press), she brings readers into the six-decade history and living story of the longest-running independent documentary production organization in the United States, Kartemquin Films.
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How Hip Hop Became Hit Pop: Radio, Rap, and Race

by Amy Coddington (Author)
Jul 2024
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