Evidence of things not seen

15 March 2019 – Priya Chhaya 2

Where I am at home, only the sparsest stars
Arrive at twilight, and then after some effort.
And they are wan, dulled by much travelling.
The smaller and more timid never arrive at all
But stay, sitting far out, in their own dust. Read More

Reflecting on texts: Cervantes's advice for historians

07 February 2014 – Will Walker 1

One of my life goals has long been to read Don Quixote in the original Spanish, and I recently embarked on this monumental, even quixotic, task.  Read More

Reflecting on Texts: Steven Lubar on Trouillot's "Silencing the Past"

04 September 2012 – Steve Lubar 6

NOTE:  This post is part of a new and, we hope, semi-regular series in which public history educators share insights and observations about their use of “classic” texts in the public history classroom.

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Michel Rolph Trouillot, historian, anthropologist, Haitian intellectual and University of Chicago professor, died in July at age 63.  Read More