The past is never dead. It's not even past
By Tiana Wilson This article first appeared in Perspectives on History. The original can be accessed here. It’s been nearly a year since COVID-19 forced many states to shut down and more than a year since I last stepped into an archive. As a fourth-year PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin, I […]
The History Faculty New Book Series presents: Sex, Love, and Letters: Writing Simone de Beauvoir(Cornell University Press, 2020) A book talk and discussion withJudith G. CoffinAssociate Professor of HistoryThe University of Texas at Austinhttps://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/faculty/jcoffin With discussants: Indrani ChatterjeeProfessor of History, The University of Texas at Austinhttps://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/faculty/ic2396andYoav Di-CapuaProfessor of History, The University of Texas at Austinhttps://liberalarts.utexas.edu/history/faculty/yd386 […]
In 2020-21, the Institute for Historical Studies will convene a series of talks, workshops, and panel discussions centered on the theme “Climate in Context: Historical Precedents and the Unprecedented”. As part of that, we are delighted to publish this roundtable discussion consisting of three reviews focused on Carolyn Merchant’s The Death of Nature, a classic […]
This semester, Not Even Past announced a collaboration with This is Democracy, a podcast hosted and developed by Dr. Jeremi Suri and his son Zachary. Jeremi Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University’s Department of History […]
by Tiana Wilson As we rapidly approach the 2020 US presidential election, Kamala Harris’ acceptance of the Democratic party’s nomination for Vice President offers great hope to a variety of marginalized communities who have been historically underrepresented in the national political arena. Harris, who identifies as a Black woman, is the daughter of Indian and […]
The History Faculty New Book Series presents: The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.(Basic Books, 2020) A book talk and discussion with: Peniel E. JosephBarbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values, LBJ School of Public Affairs, Professor of History, and Founding Director Center for the […]
For decades Native American and Indigenous activists have advocated for a move away from Columbus Day. They argue that such commemorations are a reminder of the genocide of Indigenous peoples in the Americas that followed the arrival of Europeans in the region. Because of Indigenous peoples’ activism, legislatures across the US have started to replace […]
By Alina Scott The study of gender continues to evolve and push the discipline of history forward. Over the years, Not Even Past has published a wide range of pieces on the topic. The articles, podcasts, book reviews, and teaching materials span the globe. This collection features articles and books about gender, the way it […]
There are roughly one million practicing physicians in the US and less than 6 percent of those physicians are African-American.[5] Meaning that for the 44 million black residents of the U.S., there are about 60,000 black practicing physicians. That is one black doctor for every 700 black patients. This is not to say that only African-American physicians can treat African-American patients, but distrust in healthcare institutions could potentially be alleviated by having providers be of the same ethnicity as the patient...One way to understand the causes of racial health disparities, and the role of women in health care, inside and outside of black churches, is through oral histories, such as the interviews I conducted among lower-income women from a small congregation in southeast Texas.
In 1849, sixty-five “ladies of Fayette County” Tennessee wanted their State legislature to know that a central dimension of patriarchy was failing. In a collective petition, they highlighted the ways that this failure was unfolding and how it impacted the lives of Tennessee women, particularly those who were married or who were soon to be […]