Hindsights

A Q&A with Villanova historian Paul C. Rosier, Mary M. Birle Chair in American History

Episode 6 of our podcast on 1968 examines the rise of the environmental movement in the United States.

Consensus on climate change has not been limited to one end of the political spectrum.

Moral and religious values have long shaped environmental ideas and actions.

Decades of American Indian environmentalism can help us better understand the DAPL debate.

This year’s Super Bowl commercial was a play for consumer values, not an indictment of the quality of ingredients.

That the Philadelphia Flyers mascot has been adopted by radical leftists should not come as a surprise.

Narratives of a new Cold War do little to help decipher the U.S. and Russian roles in Syria.

The notion that a woman’s place is in the home stretches back far in American life — though not as far as one might suspect.

American women have come to the aid of men in power since the Founding Fathers, but the costs of such actions have not always been apparent

White supremacist groups often reference ancient Greco-Roman culture to reinforce their beliefs.

The concerns of activists in the late 1960s became the legislative priorities of Congress in the mid-1970s.

Shenzhen’s economic boom has followed a familiar pattern of capitalism.

In 2018, we can see the fruits of a failed 1968 initiative.

How events at Stonewall Inn are remembered illustrates how popular narratives shape commemorations and social movements.

Consensus on climate change has not been limited to one end of the political spectrum.

Anniversaries become useful when we use them to ask hard questions about the present.

A statue of Miss America has become a defining feature of Atlantic City, but the 1968 protest of the pageant remains absent.

Since 1968, Black and Palestinian activists and writers have found themselves engaged in a transnational dialogue.

Deciphering the origins of artifacts can lead to difficult choices for cultural institutions.

Historical literacy and media literacy are increasingly intertwined.

Moral and religious values have long shaped environmental ideas and actions.

The current conflict is not a product of tribal or sectarian warfare, but the result of a decades-long battle for democracy.

A Q&A with Villanova historian Rebecca Winer, scholar of Medieval Europe

A solution to the Venezeula crisis must be made in Venezuela, says a historian of modern Latin America.

In debates over a controversial mayor’s statue, the history of the plaza has yet to be part of the conversation.