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David Bell

Should academic departments have official positions on social and political issues?

John Fea   |  June 30, 2023

Princeton historian David A. Bell thinks such official pronouncements are a mistake. Here is a taste of his piece at The Chronicle of Higher Education: Where does your English department stand on abortion rights? What does the School of Public […]

Joan Scott and David Bell debate history, presentism and power

John Fea   |  August 26, 2022

In the wake of AHA president’s James Sweet’s “controversial” column in Historical Perspectives, David Bell of Princeton and Joan Scott of the Institute of Advanced Study have responded at The Chronicle of Higher Education. (See our coverage here and here […]