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The Author’s Corner with Shaun S. Nichols

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 26, 2024

Shaun S. Nichols is Assistant Professor of History at Boise State University. This interview is based on his new book, Manufacturing Catastrophe: Massachusetts and the Making of Global Capitalism, 1813 to the Present (Oxford University Press, 2024). JF: What led […]

Responding to the critics of my piece “Kid Gloves” (1619 Project)

John Fea   |  July 16, 2023

It looks like my feature we published on Friday at Current received some attention on Twitter. I’m glad people are reading it and, for the most part, taking it seriously. For the record, here is everything I have written at […]

“Thomas H. Benton” lands on his feet

John Fea   |  September 27, 2022

Between 1998 and 2014 literary scholar William Pannapacker wrote a regular The Chronicle of Higher Education. Most of these columns were written under the pen name Thomas H. Benton. Pannapacker wrote about the liberal arts and humanities, the digital humanities, […]

Americans are quitting their jobs in record numbers

John Fea   |  January 4, 2022

This is a sign that the job market is getting stronger. Here is the Associated Press: A record 4.5 million American workers quit their jobs in November, a sign of confidence and more evidence that the U.S. job market is […]