The So What? Question
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On French history and why studying history can be for "weirdos." Nicole Bauer shares about her research on secrecy and transparency in the French government during the 18th century, and she also talks about how studying history provides an inte
On social movements & their charismatic leaders during the late 19th & early 20th centuries. Jeremy C. Young discusses his book, "The Age of Charisma: Leaders, Followers, and Emotions in American Society, 1870-1940."
On African and transatlantic history. Lisa Lindsay discusses her latest book, Atlantic Bonds: A Nineteenth-Century Odyssey from America to Africa (UNC Press, 2017).
On environmental history. Robert Shapard shares his research on the Savannah River Valley, oral history, and how life and land changed after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flooded the terrain.
On feminism, higher education, and culture wars during the 1980s and 1990s. Evan talks with Danielle Balderas about her research on historian Elizabeth Fox-Genovese.
On utopian socialism in the American South. Evan talks with Fitz Brundage about his book on the Ruskin Colonies of Tennessee and Georgia between 1894 and 1901 and about why their little-known history matters today.
On diplomatic history. Evan talks with Michael Morgan about his research on humanitarian intervention, the complexity of motives, the mix of altruism and imperialism, and why empathy is crucial when studying history.
On historians writing op-eds. Evan talks with Molly Worthen, an op-ed contributor with the New York Times and historian at UNC Chapel Hill, about how historians can get their foot in the door writing for newspapers, magazines, blogs, and online
On civil rights & white resistance around Pensacola, Florida. Evan talks with J. Michael Butler about his research, racial antagonism during the 1970s, and why Escambia County, Florida represented changes sweeping the United States. Butler's bo
On history and photography. Evan interviews William Ferris about southern history, capturing images through film, creating archives, telling stories, and why it all matters. His latest book is "The South in Color: A Visual Journey."
On the history of university athletics scandals. Evan talks with Jay Smith about UNC, academic fraud, and how an 18th century French historian came to write a book on hypocrisy in big-time college sports.
On southern history. In this episode, Evan talks with Claude Clegg, a historian at UNC Chapel Hill, about violence and memory in Salisbury, North Carolina in his book, "Troubled Ground: A Tale of Murder, Lynching, and Reckoning in the New South
Ashley Farmer sits down with Evan to discuss the history, aims, and importance of the African American Intellectual History Society (www.aaihs.org).
Medieval history on this episode! Evan talks with Jon Powell, a historian of medieval Europe, about his research on Jordan of Giano and Franciscans. We talk medieval life and culture, Jon explains how his work is essentially a history of a medi
Evan talks with Angelica Castillo, a history PhD candidate at UNC, about her research on the charro in Mexican history. Angelica talks about her own family's past, how she became interested in the charro, and why her research matters for today.
In our second episode, Evan talks with Kathleen DuVal about her book, "Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution." Kathleen answers the "so what?" question, and she gives advice for historians looking to publish with a tra
In the inaugural episode of "The So What? Question," Evan talks with Lloyd Kramer, Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, about his book, "Nationalism in Europe and America: Politics, Cultures, and Identities s
Welcome to The So What? Question, a podcast for historians to explain what they do and why it matters. I'm Evan Faulkenbury, public historian at SUNY Cortland. The formula for this podcast is simple: conversations with historians about their re
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