Welcome to the Journal of American History Podcast. In this new feature of the Journal of American History, we will present interviews with authors of articles in our journal. In the future, we hope also to bring you conversations with award-winning authors of books on American history. If you have comments or suggestions, please e-mail us at jahcast@oah.org.
June 2010
“Slavery, Suicide, and Memory in North America”
Ed Linenthal, editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Professor Terri L. Synder, author of the forthcoming article “Suicide, Slavery, and Memory in North America”. The article appears in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of American History.
Length: 27 min.
File size: 11 MB
March 2010
“Teaching U.S. History Abroad”
Ed Linenthal, editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Professor Scott E. Casper, the contributing editor for the Journal’s “Textbooks and Teaching” section. They discuss the March 2009 installment, “Teaching U.S. History Abroad,” in which ten authors from around the world write about their experience teaching U.S. history outside the United States.
Length: 31 min.
File size: 13 MB
December 2009
“The Black Power Movement: A State of the Field”
Ed Linenthal, editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Professor Peniel Joseph about his state of the field article, “The Black Power Movement: A State of the Field”. The article appears in the December 2009 issue of the Journal of American History.
Length: 33 min.
File size: 19 MB
September 2009
“Lincoln Theme 2.0”
Ed Linenthal, editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Professor Matthew Pinsker about his state of the field article, “Lincoln Theme 2.0”. The article appears in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of American History. (Matthew Pinsker is a lecturer in the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program.)
Length: 25 min.
File size: 14.4 MB
June 2009
“The Free and Open People’s Market:” Political Ideology and Retail Brokerage at the New York Stock Exchange, 1913–1933
Stephen Andrews, associate editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Professor Julie C. Ott about her article, “The Free and Open People’s Market:” Political Ideology and Retail Brokerage at the New York Stock Exchange, 1913–1933.” The article appears in the June 2009 issue of the Journal of American History.
Length: 23 min. 35 sec.
File size: 13.6 MB
March 2009
The Diplomatic History Bandwagon: A State of the Field
Ed Linenthal, editor of the Journal of American History, speaks with Professor Thomas W. Zeiler about his article, “The Diplomatic History Bandwagon: A State of the Field.” The article appears in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of American History.
Length: 24 min. 34 sec.
File size: 17 MB
December 2008
“Worth a Lot of Negro Votes”: Black Voters, Africa, and the 1960 Presidential Campaign
Associate editor and professor of history at Indiana University, John Nieto-Phillips speaks with Professor James Meriwether about his article, “‘Worth a Lot of Negro Votes’: Black Voters, Africa, and the 1960 Presidential Campaign.” The article appears in the December 2008 issue of the Journal of American History and is also the focus of the December 2008 “Teaching the JAH” online supplement.
Length: 25 min. 59 sec.
File size: 18 MB
