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What Institutions Owe Public Scholars

Posted onMay 15, 2015February 7, 2019 By David Perry

To institutions: if you want the reputational currency of public scholars you’d better have institutional processes & courage to go with it — Tressie Mc, PhD (@tressiemcphd) May 12, 2015 Almost a year ago, I wrote about Steven Salaita being un-hired by the University of Illinois. I argued: I come to this topic not as … Continue ReadingWhat Institutions Owe Public Scholars

Twitter and Tenure

Posted onMarch 14, 2015February 7, 2019 By David Perry

I write about public engagement and the academy for the Chronicle and here on the blog. Mostly, I have talked about the ways that formal non-academic writing (opinion essays, popular books, other media outreach) and community engagement (undocumented students) function within the core mission of an academic institution and career. There are, though, more radical views. … Continue ReadingTwitter and Tenure

Sustained Public Engagement

Posted onJune 24, 2014February 7, 2019 By David Perry

I have a new piece up at the Chronicle on public engagement in higher education. I’ve written about public engagement both here and on various sites before, but now I am starting a series of columns for the advice/careers section of the Chronicle. I will be writing about how both individuals and institutions could be engaging … Continue ReadingSustained Public Engagement

Going Public – A Medievalist on CNN.com

Posted onMay 11, 2014February 7, 2019 By David Perry

I’ve been at the 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies, held annually at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI. It’s an extraordinary event – over 3000 medievalists come to this small town and lovely campus and, over four days, work on everything from the most micro-specialized topic to giant sweeping questions about the academy and … Continue ReadingGoing Public – A Medievalist on CNN.com

A National Women’s History Museum Without Historians of Women

Posted onApril 30, 2014February 7, 2019 By David Perry

In the New Republic, historian Sonya Michel has written a scathing indictment (with a response and followup) of the “National Women’s History Museum,” a group dedicated to making a real museum on the Mall in D.C.  According to the piece (and many other historians, including – full disclosure here – my mother), the NWHM has gone out of … Continue ReadingA National Women’s History Museum Without Historians of Women

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Register to attend UMN History Department book club with Matt Gabriele and, well, me! We're gonna chat about #TheBrightAges.

5-6, Wednesday. Register here.

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We host a monthly virtual book club where we to discuss literature that offers historical perspectives on today's current political and social climates.
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My son has always been super into Monsters Inc and Monsters University. He has an number of plush toys - Mike, Sully, some of the Oozma Kappa guys. So when a coworker told my wife she had an extra Boo toy, we thought he’d be excited.

But kids aren’t allowed in Monstropolis.
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NEWS: My co-author and I are teaching a short course on medieval Europe with Chapter, a new website hosting classes by experts. And by me. 🙂

We'll cover the (alleged) fall of Rome, the Crusades, the Black Death, and nostalgia for the Middle Ages with readings, videos, and discussions. All asynchronous.

It's an experiment and we'd love to have you along for the ride.

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"[Although] One board member was quick to assert he wasn't "against teaching the Holocaust," they apparently couldn't allow it to be taught in a way that included profanity and nudity -- in other words, in a way that conveys its dehumanizing reality. The same board member said, "[Maus] shows people hanging, it shows them killing kids, why does the educational system promote this kind of stuff, it is not wise or healthy."

But this betrays a fundamental misunderstanding of what education is. To ban "Maus" for being an uncomfortable read is, in fact, to be against teaching the Holocaust, regardless of the school board member's protests to the contrary.

My latest CNN Opinion.

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David Perry shares his first time reading Art Spiegelman's graphic novel 'Maus' as a teenager, explaining why the discomfort it caused him was part of a deep learning experience. That's why a recent move in Tennessee to ban the book is so chilling, he argues: To outlaw this book is to outlaw good te...
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"Such is man's triumph. He is weaker than other animals, unable to hibernate or migrate, and the prey of every storm, but he has a mind. Time has no reality to him, and the grave....no total triumph."

(by my grandad, written in '78)

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My last picture with my dad while he was conscious, a day or two after thanksgiving. He passed away this morning.
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