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BlogMarch 18, 2014

Western History and the Bancroft Prize

With the recent announcement that Ari Kelman won the Brancroft Prize for his book, A Misplace Massacre: Struggling Over the Memory of Sand Creek (which I profiled last August), someContinue readingWestern History and the Bancroft Prize

Blog, From the Bookshelf, Native But ForeignFebruary 28, 2014February 28, 2014

On Comparative Methodology, My Book Manuscript, and Haake’s The State, Removal and Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Mexico

Back when I was working on my dissertation, I was put in contact with a scholar in Australia – Claudia B. Haake – as her recent monograph was relevant toContinue readingOn Comparative Methodology, My Book Manuscript, and Haake’s The State, Removal and Indigenous Peoples in the United States and Mexico

BlogFebruary 10, 2014February 28, 2014

Indian Heads in SLC

(Photo from www.jaredfarmer.net) I just moved to Utah about 7 months ago and one of the first things I noticed while walking around downtown Salt Lake City was the usageContinue readingIndian Heads in SLC

BlogJanuary 6, 2014January 6, 2014

On Journals and Creating the Primary Documents I Would Find Useful

As historians, are YOU creating useful primary documents? I’m trying… As a historian, one of my favorite types of primary sources to use in my research are journals and diariesContinue readingOn Journals and Creating the Primary Documents I Would Find Useful

Blog, CFPsDecember 21, 2013February 28, 2014

American West Center CFP – WESTERN LANDS, WESTERN VOICES: The American West Center at Fifty

The University of Utah’s American West Center is celebrating its 50th year and hosting a symposium to mark the occasion. The focus is on public history and humanities and promisesContinue readingAmerican West Center CFP – WESTERN LANDS, WESTERN VOICES: The American West Center at Fifty

BlogDecember 18, 2013

OAH Adds Voice in Support of Dissertation Embargos

Over the summer there was a minor storm of statements, posts, and discussions concerning how and when Ph.D. dissertations are made public. For my thoughts on that previous string ofContinue readingOAH Adds Voice in Support of Dissertation Embargos

BlogDecember 16, 2013

BlogWest interviews Jason Heppler about Digital History

BlogWest is at it again, this time interviewing Jason Heppler (Academic Technology Specialist in the Department of History at Stanford University and Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Nebraska –Continue readingBlogWest interviews Jason Heppler about Digital History

BlogDecember 5, 2013December 4, 2013

John Muir, Toys R Us, the LDS Church, and Me on the Outdoors, Nature, Wilderness, and the Environment

Communing with Nature I grew up in Bellingham, Washington, and spent the better part of my adolescence hiking, mountain biking, camping, rock climbing, and snowboarding the immense outdoor offerings ofContinue readingJohn Muir, Toys R Us, the LDS Church, and Me on the Outdoors, Nature, Wilderness, and the Environment

Blog, Etc...November 18, 2013November 18, 2013

Bridging National Borders in North America Summer Institute at the Newberry

The Newberry received an NEH grant to host a summer institute that just sounds amazing. I presented there last year at their Borderlands and Latino Studies seminar series and itContinue readingBridging National Borders in North America Summer Institute at the Newberry

BlogNovember 13, 2013November 13, 2013

Western History Blogs

The Western History Association recently added a list of Western-themed blogs to their front page and I think it is worth crowd-sourcing the topic to see what additional active WesternContinue readingWestern History Blogs

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