Over the last decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has grown into the most profitable media franchise in history. As of January 2022, the MCU accounted for four of the top ten-grossing films of all time. The expansive collection of films ranging from Iron Man (2008) to Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) has captured the […]
Unlocking the Colonial Archive: Revolutionizing Latin American History with Artificial Intelligence
By Eduardo H. Gorobets Martins In honor of the centennial of the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the 2022 Lozano Long Conference focuses on archives with Latin American perspectives in order to better visualize the ethical and political implications of archival practices globally. The conference was held in February 2022 and the videos of all the presentation […]
Black Cowboys: An American Story
By Ronald Davis In 1921, while reflecting on the height of the cattle drive era, between 1865 and 1895, then President of the “Old Time Trail Drivers’ Association” of Texas, George W. Saunders, estimated that “fully 35,000 men went up the trail with herds . . . about one-third were negroes and Mexicans.”[1] Eminent historians […]
A More Expansive Atlantic History of the Americas: An Interview with Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra
From the editors: This interview was first published in August 2021 by the Toynbee Prize Foundation. Named after Arnold J. Toynbee, the foundation seeks to promote scholarly engagement with global history. The original interview can be accessed here. This interview is published here as part of a new collaboration with the Toynbee Prize Foundation. The […]
Austin’s Queer Migration History
by Lauren Gutterman From the editors: This article first appeared in QT Voices, which is the online magazine of the LGBTQ Studies Program at The University of Texas at Austin. For the original article see here. Austin is a city with a rich LGBTQ past, one that both echoes and diverges from queer history in other […]
Learning from U.S. History: A Fifth Grade Social Studies Curriculum
From the editors: As we approach the beginning of a new academic year, Not Even Past is delighted to introduce an important new resource for the teaching of History. Learning from US History: A Fifth Grade Social Studies Curriculum was designed and developed by two UT Professors, Dr. Daina Ramey Berry and Dr. Jennifer Keys […]
“We Don’t Have to Boo It:” UT’s Black Lesbian Student Government President
From the editors: This article first appeared in QT Voices, which is the online magazine of the LGBTQ Studies Program at The University of Texas at Austin. For the original article see here. Student government is an essential part of student activism. It’s one of the most direct lines that students have to university administration. […]
New Research: History Honors Projects
From the editors: Not Even Past is delighted to publish this introduction to new research by four remarkable students in the History Honors Program at UT. Their groundbreaking research spans different periods and places and was conducted in the most difficult of circumstances dues to the COVID-19 pandemic. Undergraduate research is at the heart of […]
Writing Global Ecological History ‘From Below’: An Interview with Gregory Cushman
From the editors: This interview was first published in 2018 by the Toynbee Prize Foundation. Named after Arnold J. Toynbee, the foundation seeks to promote scholarly engagement with global history. The original interview can be accessed here. This interview is published here as part of a new collaboration with the Toynbee Prize Foundation. The collaboration […]
15 Minute History – History of the Second Ku Klux Klan
Guest: Linda Gordon, Professor Emerita of History at New York University Host: Alina Scott, PhD Candidate in the History Department at the University of Texas at Austin Historians argue that several versions of the group known as the Ku Klux Klan or KKK have existed since its inception after the Civil War. But, what makes […]