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Heartland History Midwestern History Association
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- Society & Culture
A scholarly association devoted to Midwestern history
The Midwestern History Association, created in the fall of 2014, is dedicated to rebuilding the field of Midwestern history, which has suffered from decades of neglect and inattention. The MHA will advocate for greater attention to Midwestern history among professional historians, seek to rebuild the infrastructure necessary for the study of the American Midwest, promote greater academic discourse relating to Midwestern history, support the work of the new journal Middle West Review and other journals which promote the study of the Midwest, and offer prizes to scholars who excel in the study of the Midwest.
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Dr. Sergio Gonzalez - Strangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin
Dr. Carolina Ortega leads a discussion on Dr. Sergio Gonzalez's book, Stangers No Longer: Latino Belonging and Faith in Twentieth-Century Wisconsin, published by the University of Illinois Press.
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When a Dream Dies - Pamela Riney-Kehrberg
Dr. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg discusses her new book, When a Dream Dies: Agriculture, Iowa, and the Farm Crisis of the 1980s.
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Josiah Rector - Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit
Dr. Josiah Rector joins the podcast to talk about his recent book, Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit.
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Steven Conn - Lies of the Land
Steven Conn discusses his new book, Lies of the Land: Seeing Rural America for What It Is - and Isn't.
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Max Fraser - Hillbilly Highway
Max Fraser discussers migration, labor, and culture in the Midwest by examining the experiences of migrant white workers in the region. The full book, Hillbilly Highway: The Transappalachian Migration and the Making of a White Working Class, can be purchased at the Princeton University Press website, https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691191119/hillbilly-highway.
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Crystal Marie Moten - Continually Working
Crystal Marie Moten - Continually Working by Midwestern History Association
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