To Wring Wisdom from a Paperclip

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In the first of our "Demystifying the Doctorate" series, Cory James Young reflects on the ways that building connections can yield unintended benefits in our professional lives.

Editor’s Introduction: Demystifying the Doctorate

Laura Clerx offers an introduction to the forthcoming forum, "Demystifying the Doctorate."

Demystifying the Doctorate

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Edited by JER Senior Editorial Assistant Laura Clerx, this forum aims to remedy the practical and existential angst that can accompany doctoral studies by offering advice and empathy to graduate students and early career scholars.

The Unfinished Business of the Revolution

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VanJessica Gladney reviews the sixth and final installment of Ken Burns's latest series on the American Revolution.

Celebrating Kate Tyler Wall’s 20th JER Anniversary

We've interviewed Kate Tyler Wall in celebration of her 20th anniversary as managing editor of the JER.
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We Could Scarce Distinguish Our Friends from Our Foes

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Christopher Thrasher reviews the fifth episode of Ken Burns's American Revolution series.

Why Civilians Matter: Reflections on Episode 4 of The American Revolution

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Camille Kaszubowski considers the fourth episode of "The American Revolution" by Ken Burns.
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The Problem of Violence in The American Revolution

Donald F. Johnson reviews the third installment of the new Ken Burns series on the American Revolution.
An image of a tree with roots representing causes of the American Revolution, the trunk representing major events, and battles represented as the tree's branches.

Ken Burns’s Inevitable Revolution

Helena Yoo-Roth explores the second episode of Ken Burns's American Revolution.

Revisiting the “Road to Revolution”

Molly Perry reflects on the first episode of Ken Burns new series on the American Revolution.

Interpretive Changes Erase Labor History at Lowell

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Equity on the Rocks: Using the Past to Stir Up New Possibilities

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Mackenzie Tor discusses the importance of municipal provisioning laws in this companion piece to her recent JER article.

(Micro)History in Community

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In a companion piece to her new JER article, Melanie Rush makes a case for collaboration on primary source analysis.

To Be Counted Is to Be Considered

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Meagan Wierda illustrates the importance of accurate census data to the long history Black activists in the United States.

Diamonds in the Archival Rough

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Michael Woods describes how a fortuitous archival discovery influenced his recent JER article.

Desperately Seeking Sally

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Gaila Sims reflects on the intellectual and emotional experience of visiting Monticello.

Lesson Plan: The Architecture of Firearms and Power in Early America

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Shannan Mason offers a complete, two day lesson plan on women and the American Revolution featuring Lauren Duval's recent article from The Pano.

How I Discovered that Politics is a Plural Noun

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Reeve Huston considers the ways that political practices in our own lives and times reflect a kind of "political promiscuity" that has long been part of the American tradition.

“Homeplace,” the Underground Railroad, and the Politics of Everyday Care

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Angela Murphy reflects on how bell hooks's work resonated with her research on Jermain Wesley Loguen.

The Long Struggle for Equality in the American South: Louisiana as a Test Case

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Building from his recent JER article, Lacy K. Ford explores how Louisiana's 1845 and 1852 constitutional conventions set the stage for social and political tensions that would shape the state for the next century.