Critical Reading and Analysis in History
A History Blog by Delanie Tarvin
In “The Anatomy of the Myth,” Alan T. Nolan discusses Civil War denialism, specifically focusing on the “Lost Cause” perspective. Nolan outlines the claims that Lost Cause proponents make, and then explains the purpose this view serves. First, Lost Cause Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: The “Lost Cause” and Civil War Denialism
In the introduction to his book . . . the Heavens and the Earth, Walter A. McDougall discusses the political responses to Sputnik, focusing on the effect it had on the relationship between the government and new technology. McDougall Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Walter A. McDougall and Sputnik’s Political Impact
For this week’s blog, I explored NASA’s description of Sputnik, reading its brief historical timeline titled “Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age”. This website describes the launch of Sputnik as causing developments in various fields like technology and Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Sputnik and the Dawn of the Space Age
In “Remembering the forgotten war: America historiography on World War I,” Jennifer D. Keene describes different perspectives on the diplomatic and economic history of World War One, specifically focusing on the main reasons the US joined the war, what America’s Continue reading Historiography in WWI’s Diplomatic (and a bit of Economic) History
In “Market Failure in Delivering Electricity to Rural Areas Before 1930”, Laurence J. Malone outlines the historic timeline of the electric industry in relation to rural America. According to Malone, the early market for the electronic industry was almost solely Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Malone on the R.E.A.
In “Presidential Decision Making in the Korean War: The British Perspective,” Michael A. Lutzker details the course of the war, focusing primarily on the British perspective. To start, Lutzker discusses the “series of paradoxes” within this conflict (Lutzker, 979). First is Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: How the British Felt About the Korean War and US Decision-Making
In “”Now You See It, Now You Don’t: The War of 1812 In Canada And The United States In 2012,” Karim M. Tiro analyzes both the Canadian and American standard narrative of the War of 1812. According to Tiro, Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Reflecting on Tiro’s “Now You See It, Now You Don’t: The War of 1812 In Canada And The United States In 2012”
In “Household Labor and Technology in a Consumer Culture,” Eileen B. Leonard challenges the idea that technology liberated women from the burdens of domestic work, arguing instead that technology changed the domestic work women were responsible for; further, Leonard discusses Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Considering Leonard’s “Household Labor and Technology in a Consumer Culture”
Peter Wood’s “Revisionisms” is the introduction to an issue of the publication Academic Questions. In this introduction, Wood discusses the origin of the term revisionism and what it stands for today; moreover, he criticizes the revisionist approach to history as Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: “Revisionisms” by Peter Wood
In “The Decision to Use the Bomb: A Historiographical Update,” J. Samuel Walker explores different perspectives regarding the use of atomic bombs against Japan during World War Two, explaining how and why the central concern shifted over time. Walker states Continue reading Delanie Tarvin: Walker’s Historiographical Update