Many who like procrastination like this blog, Today’s post, number three in the Lazy Scholar’s ongoing Divided States project, comes to you from Brian Distelberg, a historian of twentieth-century U.S. culture and politics and a PhD candidate at Yale. I first encountered Distelberg’s work in the most recent issue of GLQ, featuring his rich and [...]
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Divided States #3: Connecticut Connections
Posted in cities, college, Divided States, periodicals, photography, tagged colt, connecticut, history, new haven, urban renewal on July 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Divided States #2: South Dakota Sojourn
Posted in Divided States, Native Americans, photography, tagged South Dakota on January 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Dear online wanderers, Today, I bring you the second installment of “The Divided States,” my small effort to uncover the digital archives of each and every American state, from sea to shining sea. (Read “Pennsylvania Mania” if you missed it). This time, we head northwest to South Dakota. South Dakota’s been on my mind the [...]
The Divided States #1: Pennsylvania Mania!
Posted in books, Divided States, fashion, music, poetry, shopping, visual culture, tagged Pennsylvania on December 14, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Dear searchers of lost time, Some of you might know that I have an odd fascination with the state guide project commissioned by the WPA during the Great Depression—a series of guidebooks detailing the history, customs, and sights of each and every corner of the nation. The guidebooks vary widely in quality, yet they remain [...]
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