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This post is an entry in our ninth annual Graduate Student Blogging Contest. This year’s theme is “Light.” By Alexandra Miller BOOM! The sound of the explosion “Shook the houses broke Window panes and caused a great excitement among the respectable portion of the tenants” of the midtown Manhattan neighborhood around the corner of 56th […]
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With UHA2025 just around the corner next month, historian Elaine Lewinnek, with assistance from Elsa DeVienne, offers some tips of the trade for conducting walking tours and tours generally. Sign up for LA tours at this year’s UHA here! By Elaine Lewinnek The spatialized nature of urban history often means we end up leading tours […]
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Editor’s note: With UHA2025 just around the corner next month, historians Elaine Lewinnek and Daniela Sheinin offer some tips for getting the most out of an academic conference. See here for the conference program and the various tours available. By Elaine Lewinnek & Daniela Sheinin Academic conferences can feel intimidating. At our first academic conferences, […]
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The Metropole 