Peter TempletonJul 17, 20204 minElbridge Gerry, and The American Origins of 'Gerry-Mandering'Elbridge Gerry was Vice President of the US. This piece explores how his name became a synonym for political corruption.
Peter TempletonJul 9, 20206 minThe Fourteenth Amendment to the ConstitutionOn this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified. We look at it in a little more detail.
Peter TempletonJun 23, 20203 minThe Last General to Stand DownOn this day, Stand Watie of the Cherokee became the last Confederate General to stand down his army.
Peter TempletonJun 12, 20205 minGeneral Gage and Martial Law in BostonOn this day in 1775, General Gage issued a proclamation that put the city of Boston under martial law.
Peter TempletonJun 7, 20207 minTake 5 - Gwendolyn BrooksTake a break withfive poems from Gwendolyn Brooks, the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize, born on this day in 1917.
Peter TempletonMay 31, 20207 minTake 5 - Walt WhitmanTake a break with five poems from Walt Whitman, born on this day in 1819.
Peter TempletonMay 22, 20203 minThe American 'Men of Letters'The American Man of Letters, Democracy and the New Republic
Peter TempletonApr 27, 20209 minAmerican Populism and Literary PastoralHow does Literary Pastoral manifest in populist political thinking?
Peter TempletonApr 21, 20203 minThe Figure of 'The Hacker'Revisiting hackers, how they are imagined, and what the future might hold.
Peter TempletonApr 1, 20204 minThe Politics of Todd Haynes 'Dark Waters'Taking a look at the politics that underpins Haynes' look at the life of lawyer Rob Bilott.
Peter TempletonMar 9, 20203 minThe American Origins of International Women's DayTaking a look at Theresa Serber Malkiel and International Women's Day's origins in the politics of American socialism
Peter TempletonMar 2, 20203 minHunting in the American SouthA short piece on hunting in the culture of the American South,
Peter TempletonFeb 17, 20205 minRevisiting 'Anti-Tom' LiteratureThe literary backlash to Harriet Beecher Stowe was fiery - this post looks at replies by two pro-Southern writers.
Peter TempletonFeb 3, 20202 minTeaching Paul Auster's 'The Book of Illusions'Today, Paul Auster turns 73. He’s a writer that will be familiar to most Higher Education students of American Literature. If you’ve been...
Peter TempletonJan 29, 20209 minSouthern Populism, from The People's Party to the PresentA brief history of Southern Populism, from Jackson to the present day by way of the People's Party and the Dixiecrats.
Peter TempletonJan 20, 20203 minAdapting 'The Call of the Wild'Thinking about adapting Jack London's short novel in 2020....
Peter TempletonJan 13, 20204 minParodying 'The Raven', by Edgar Allan PoeA short look at the way several authors have parodied Poe's distinctive style.
Peter TempletonJan 6, 20209 minSlavery and Violence in Antebellum Southern LiteratureHow did Southerners present a violent institution as a pastoral idyll? Slapstick and scapegoating were the way forward....
Peter TempletonDec 9, 20193 minThe Americans in 'Expedition of Humphrey Clinker'As the Empire grew, the Americas began appearing in all kinds of places in British culture, as in this comic novel of the early 1770s.
Peter TempletonNov 28, 20193 minResource: What can we learn from Midway?How can we use the 2019 film 'Midway' to teach about romance and myth in war narratives?
