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On 24 February, 2022, Russia shocked the world by dramatically escalating its longstanding war with Ukraine. Since then, numerous experts—including students, faculty, and alumni of the University of Texas at Austin—have performed a vital public service by commenting directly on the Ukraine crisis, unpacking its complicated origins and exposing its devastating impact. Inspired by their […]
Not Even Past associates itself with the following statements and thanks the The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies for permission to reproduce these resources. Statement from UT’s Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies The Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies condemns the Russian Federation’s military invasion of Ukraine. […]
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 […]
“Considering how likely we all are to be blown to pieces by it within the next five years, the atomic bomb has not roused so much discussion as might have been expected.” – George Orwell, 1945. In 2020, an extensive collection of atomic bombing photographs was acquired by UT Austin’s Briscoe Center for American History. […]
On the passing of George W. Littlefield Professor Emeritus in American History Dr. Robert Alexander Divine on October 13, 2021, Professor H.W. Brands and Professor Mark Atwood Lawrence offer this remembrance. The Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin lost one of its true giants last Wednesday when Robert Divine, a preeminent […]
The success of Not Even Past is made possible by a remarkable group of faculty and graduate student writers. Not Even Past Author Spotlights are designed to celebrate our most prolific authors by bringing together all of their published content across the site together on a single page. The focus is especially on work published by UT […]
From the editors: Not Even Past is honored to publish this tribute to Dr. Karl Butzer in connection with The Climate in Context: Historical Precedents and the Unprecedented conference which will take place on April 22-23, 2021. Dr. Butzer was a long-time faculty member in the Department of Geography and the Environment at UT Austin, […]
In April 2021, Professor Emilio Zamora was honored with the Roy Rosenzweig Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of American Historians. The citation was as follows: Recognizing a stellar career as an academic historian, and an equally stellar record as a public interpreter of the American past for communities across Texas, the Organization of American […]
By Kirsten Cather This article first appeared in The Conversation. The original can be accessed here. Japanese writer Yukio Mishima has long been a favorite of the international press. In a 1966 edition of Life magazine, he was called “Japan’s Dynamo of Letters” and “the Japanese Hemingway.” Appearing on the cover of The New York Times Magazine in August 1970, […]
From the editors: NEP Faculty Features are a new series at Not Even Past designed to celebrate the achievements of faculty and to showcase their wide-ranging work. They are a companion to NEP Author Spotlights which focus on graduate students. In this, the first in the series, we feature the work of Dr Ashley Farmer, […]