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The Author’s Corner with Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 16, 2025

Ellen Hartigan-O’Connor is Professor of History and Associate Dean for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars at the University of California, Davis. This interview is based on her new book, America Under the Hammer: Auctions and the Emergence of Market Values (University […]

The Author’s Corner with Dean Lampros

Rachel Petroziello   |  April 16, 2024

Dean Lampros is Lecturer in the Department of History, Philosophy, and the Social Sciences at the Rhode Island School of Design. This interview is based on his new book, Preserved: A Cultural History of the Funeral Home in America (Johns […]

The Author’s Corner with Caleb Wellum

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 5, 2024

Caleb Wellum is Assistant Professor of U.S. History at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. This interview is based on his new book, Energizing Neoliberalism: The 1970s Energy Crisis and the Making of Modern America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023). JF: […]

The Author’s Corner with Jennifer M. Black

Rachel Petroziello   |  January 10, 2024

Jennifer M. Black is Associate Professor and Program Director of History at Misericordia University. This interview is based on her new book, Branding Trust: Advertising and Trademarks in Nineteenth-Century America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2023). JF: What led you to […]