Someone I follow on Twitter (I don't remember who) posts his student evaluations. I thought it was a great idea at the time, but I've been waiting to get my Spring 2013 evaluations before writing a post about my own. First things first--student evaluations are problematic for a number of reasons. They typically are not … Continue reading For What They’re Worth: Students Evaluations
Frozen in Time
I attended the funeral of my best friend's father last week. It was bittersweet for family and friends: relief that he was no longer suffering from cancer, but grief that he was no longer alive to be a son, brother, husband, father, or grandfather. At the visitation and the memorial service, I saw a number … Continue reading Frozen in Time
SHEAR 2013: The Social Media Initiative and Final Thoughts
Conference coordinator Craig Friend, the program committee, and the local arrangements committee are to be commended for putting together a fantastic SHEAR conference. The Southern, which will be held in St. Louis this fall, will have a lot to live up to in terms of expectations. Caleb McDaniel and I were able to speak to … Continue reading SHEAR 2013: The Social Media Initiative and Final Thoughts
SHEAR 2013: Mourning Politics in the Early Republic
I bounced around panels on Saturday, not something I normally do, but there were different papers that I wanted to hear in different panels. For that reason, I wasn't able to take notes like I had been. The only paper that I took notes on was WVU's Joseph M. Rizzo's “Antipartyism, American Republicanism, and the Remembrance … Continue reading SHEAR 2013: Mourning Politics in the Early Republic
SHEAR 2013: Biography, Race, and Gender in the Early Republic
I've never been able to pay close enough attention to other talks given during one of my panels, so I hope Susan Brandt and Gabriel Loiacono will forgive me for not attempting to encapsulate their papers. Joanne Pope Melish offered the comments on the panel. Regarding my paper, she answered one of the questions that … Continue reading SHEAR 2013: Biography, Race, and Gender in the Early Republic
SHEAR 2013: National Republicans in 2013
With Richard John on a flight back from China, Gene Smith stepped in to chair the session. Don Ratcliffe kicked things off by providing a definition of National Republicans. He started by describing national republicanism, which he dated from 1806 because of approval of the Cumberland Road and the foreign wars in Europe. He argued … Continue reading SHEAR 2013: National Republicans in 2013
Celebrating Three Years of Blogging at Jacksonian America
Today marks the third anniversary of Jacksonian America. From MOOCs to tariffs to the new Jackson biography, it's been an interesting year. Thanks for reading and participating.
SHEAR 2013: Jacksonian Democrats and the South
For the fourth year in a row, I'm going to attempt to blog some of the panels that I attend. (You can find my previous attempts at blogging SHEAR panels by searching "SHEAR [year]" in the search box to the right.) As always, please forgive any errors as I write on the fly. Illness prevented … Continue reading SHEAR 2013: Jacksonian Democrats and the South
“Gender and Memory among Andrew Jackson’s Slaves: The Example of ‘Aunt’ Hannah”
As I have in the past, I am posting a link to my upcoming conference presentation at this year's SHEAR conference in St. Louis. The paper will be part of a Friday afternoon panel entitled, "Hannah, 'One-Eyed Sarah,' and Sarah Bass: Biography, Race, and Gender in the Early Republic and Caribbean." I plan to blog about … Continue reading “Gender and Memory among Andrew Jackson’s Slaves: The Example of ‘Aunt’ Hannah”
Marketing the KKK to Children
Andrew Pendergraft is the grandson of Thomas Robb, the modern-day Ku Klux Klan's national director. As a young boy with floppy blond hair and a slight speech impediment, Pendergraft hosted a number of short episodes of his very own amateur talk show, "The Andrew Show," which presents the Klan's ideology in a format aimed at … Continue reading Marketing the KKK to Children
Jacksonian America: Society, Personality, and Politics 