Monthly Archives: August 2011

“History-ness” and video games

I recently read the first two George R.R. Martin books (game of thrones? song of swords? One of the problems with the Kindle is you don’t get reminded of the titles). I liked them at first, but got really sick of them by the end. They’re relentlessly “plotty,” with lots of cliffhangers but little or […]

August 31, 2011 – 2:09 pm | By admin | Posted in History, teaching | Tagged , , | Comments (6)

The Imaginary Public

It’s campaign season again–really, when is it not campaign season–and again we get endlessly treated to speculations about image and perception and style. Here’s a typical example, from today’s Washington Post. “Rick Perry has distanced himself from George W. Bush’s brand of conservatism,” says the headline, and it goes on to tell us how Perry […]

August 29, 2011 – 1:13 pm | By admin | Posted in History | Comments (0)