History in Focus

American Historical Review
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Go behind the scenes with the world's leading history journal as we explore the who, what, how, and why of doing history in the twenty-first century.

  1. FEB 4

    Doctoral Futures at AHA 2026

    Daniel provides a quick recap of his time at this year's AHA annual meeting in Chicago. In addition to a number of exciting history podcasting sessions, he sat down with Stacy Hartman from the American Council of Learned Societies to discuss Doctoral Futures, a collabo project with AHA, MLA, and the Society for Biblical Literature seeking to address the multifaceted challenges facing doctoral education today.

    18 min

  2. JAN 7

    A Conversation with Sarah Weicksel

    To kick off 2026, we have a conversation with the American Historical Association's new executive director, Sarah Weicksel. We get into Sarah's path to her current position and her vision for what this next chapter of the AHA could be in the midst of the challenging times we're living in.

    36 min

  3. 12/03/2025

    Black Reconstruction [Revisited]

    Historian Elizabeth Hinton explores W.E.B. Du Bois's 1935 magnum opus Black Reconstruction. We also hear from Eric Foner, Chad Williams, Sue Mobley, and Kendra Field. The AHR chose not to review Black Reconstruction when it was first published. A review by Hinton appears in the December 2022 issue.

    46 min

  4. 11/05/2025

    Mistakes I Have Made

    What if historians could own up to their mistakes? Or learn to see their mistakes not as weaknesses to be hidden but as a necessary part of the process of growth and discovery? That is what a recent special edition of the History Unclassified section of the journal explores. That edition, "Mistakes I Have Made," includes reflections from nine contributors as well as from section editors Kate Brown and Emily Callaci. We speak, in turn, with all of them in this episode.

    49 min

  5. 10/01/2025

    Soil and Memory [Revisited]

    Historian Alexis Dudden and graphic artist Kim Inthavong discuss their collaborative work on history, memory, and activism in Okinawa, Japan. Their piece, "Okinawa: Territory as Monument," appeared in the History Lab section of the September 2022 issue of the AHR. Inthavong's graphic panels illustrating Okinawans' present-day struggle over US military presence in the islands can be previewed below.

    33 min

  6. 09/03/2025

    State of the Field for Busy Teachers: African History

    We kick of season 4 with a miniseries titled "State of the Field for Busy Teachers." In four brief episodes we offer teachers—or really anyone crunched for time—a rapid review of a field of historical scholarship, including how the field has evolved, where it is now, and where one might go to learn more. This first installment features historian Jennifer Hart on the state of the field of African History.

    13 min

  7. 09/03/2025

    State of the Field for Busy Teachers: Native American History

    This next installment in our series "State of the Field for Busy Teachers" features historian Ned Blackhawk on the state of the field of Native American History.

    17 min

  8. 09/03/2025

    State of the Field for Busy Teachers: LGBTQ+ History

    This next installment in our series "State of the Field for Busy Teachers" features historian Don Romesburg on the state of the field of LGBTQ+ History.

    22 min
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Go behind the scenes with the world's leading history journal as we explore the who, what, how, and why of doing history in the twenty-first century.

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  • Creator
    American Historical Review
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    History in Focus

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