Censorship is an ongoing topic of debate affecting all forms of the media, and it has a lengthy, colorful history. Author Jay A. Gertzman's book, Samuel Roth, Infamous Modernist, profiles a figurehead of censorship controversy during the height of modernism in America. Here, Gertzman provides his personal take on censorship and the issues surrounding it today. … Continue reading Uncensored: Jay A. Gertzman Guest Post
Whooping Cranes & the Keystone Pipeline: Kathleen Kaska Guest Post
Whooping Cranes’ Battle for Survival Continues:Part Three: Keystone PipelineBy Kathleen Kaska In order for a species to thrive, it must have a safe, sustainable habitat. When species are threatened or endangered, it is usually because of habitat destruction, either due to development or pollution from that development.Endangered whooping cranes spend their summer in Wood Buffalo National … Continue reading Whooping Cranes & the Keystone Pipeline: Kathleen Kaska Guest Post
Whooping Cranes & Ongoing Survival: Guest Post by Kathleen Kaska
Whooping Cranes’ Battle for Survival Continues Part Two: Escaping the Bullet By Kathleen Kaska In the past five decades since ornithologist Robert Porter Allen and his team of nest hunters searched for the whooping crane nesting site in Canada, the population has slowly increased. Dozens of organizations see to their protection, hundreds of scientists and … Continue reading Whooping Cranes & Ongoing Survival: Guest Post by Kathleen Kaska
Whooping Cranes & Water Rights: Guest Post by Kathleen Kaska
Whooping Cranes’ Battle for Survival Continues: Part One: Dispute Over Water Rights by Kathleen Kaska In 1942, with only fifteen whooping cranes left in the wild, the key to saving the species from extinction was locating their only remaining nesting site—somewhere in the Canadian wilderness—protecting it before it was too late. It took Audubon ornithologist … Continue reading Whooping Cranes & Water Rights: Guest Post by Kathleen Kaska
The Pope and the Dirty War – David Sheinin Examines the Evidence
Broad speculation has surrounded the new Pope, Francis I, and his connection to the Argentinian Dirty War. Author David Sheinin's book, Consent of the Damned: Ordinary Argentinians in the Dirty War, examines how Argentine civilians and foreign powers ignored and even abetted the state's vicious crimes against humanity. Here, he gives his own perspective on the dispute … Continue reading The Pope and the Dirty War – David Sheinin Examines the Evidence
Gary Monroe Considers the Fate of Silver Springs
Florida's vanishing springs, an ongoing concern for the state, have been a hot topic in the news again recently. In this guest post, beloved UPF author and Florida native, Gary Monroe, responds to the state's intention to reclaim Silver Springs from Festival Fun Parks and attempt to prevent further environmental degradation of the natural wonder. The Fate of … Continue reading Gary Monroe Considers the Fate of Silver Springs
The Christmas Carol Blues: Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. guest post
Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. is an independent scholar whose writing focuses on the cultural history of American popular music. He currently lives with his wife Elizabeth and nine cats in Appomattox, Virginia. His forthcoming book, Sleigh Rides, Jingle Bells, and Silent Nights: A Cultural History of American Christmas Songs, is due out from UPF in Fall 2013. At … Continue reading The Christmas Carol Blues: Ronald D. Lankford, Jr. guest post
Fantasty Fest: Robert Kerstein guest post
A Brief History of Key West's Mardi Gras Robert Kerstein is professor of government at the University of Tampa and the author of Key West on the Edge: Inventing the Conch Republic. Here Kerstein offers insight into the history of a vibrant event that brings people flocking to Key West every October. This year's Fantasy Fest culminated … Continue reading Fantasty Fest: Robert Kerstein guest post
2012 Presidential Election Guest Post: David K. Twigg
The Politics of Frankenstorm: Hurricane Sandy’s Impact on Election 2012 David K. Twigg is director at the Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy and Citizenship Studies at Florida International University and author of The Politics of Disaster: Tracking the Impact of Hurricane Andrew. National attention now focuses on a unique and monstrously widespread weather event: former … Continue reading 2012 Presidential Election Guest Post: David K. Twigg
2012 Presidential Election Guest Post: Edward O. Frantz
A Historian’s Take On the (Protracted) 2012 Presidential Debates Edward O. Frantz is associate professor of history at the University of Indianapolis and the author of The Door of Hope: Republican Presidents and the First Southern Strategy, 1877-1933. Throughout the entire presidential campaign of 2012, frank policy discussions have been strikingly absent. Exploring our political past … Continue reading 2012 Presidential Election Guest Post: Edward O. Frantz
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