Category: Op-ed

Historical Topics, Op-ed

Why We Should Care About Southeast Asians’ Reactions to the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Part 1

Tim Esau Historians have long shirked moral judgements in their studies, favoring epistemological conservatism. Many fear the unavoidable presentism of moral judgements, thereby appealing to moral subjectivism. Thus, historians dread the damage done to “objective history” by bias or personal preference. One does not need to be an academic to recognize the contemporary preference towards epistemological conservatism which arose after the existential debates over objectivism … Continue reading Why We Should Care About Southeast Asians’ Reactions to the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Part 1

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Historical Topics, Op-ed, State of the Field

A Local History of Hong Kong

Shawn Liu Central Asia has long been imagined less as a place and more as a passage. In travelogues, school maps, and even much scholarship, it appears as a corridor—the Silk Road that carried goods and ideas between “centers” like China, Persia, or Europe. Historian Adeeb Khalid warns against this flattening: to see Central Asia only as a “road between somewhere and somewhere else” erases … Continue reading A Local History of Hong Kong

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Historical Topics, Op-ed

Foreign Tourism Development in Colonized Spaces: From Gaza to the Caribbean

Rosie Click Donald Trump spoke about transforming Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East” in a joint press conference with Israel in February of this year. His idea for the “redevelopment” involved forcing Palestinians to leave Gaza while hotels, casinos, beachside resorts, and restaurants were built, presumably by foreign companies. Later in the month, Trump posted an AI-generated video to his Truth Social account … Continue reading Foreign Tourism Development in Colonized Spaces: From Gaza to the Caribbean

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Historical Topics, History in Popular Culture, Op-ed

Beneath the SHEIN Sheen: The Horrors of Ultra-Fast Fashion and Modern Garment Work

Kate Dillard Online shopping is a sport. Scouring the internet for hours and frantically “adding to cart” to lock in those limited-time deals requires stamina and leaves you with a dopamine rush. But in this sport, there are no winners. Behind every trendy top and cheap price tag is a dark backstory. The garment industry has a long history of worker abuse and exploitation, from … Continue reading Beneath the SHEIN Sheen: The Horrors of Ultra-Fast Fashion and Modern Garment Work

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Historical Topics, Op-ed

Conspiracy Theories in American History and the 2024 Presidential Election

Anna Maggi In the wake of the 2024 Presidential election, one thing surprised me more than anything else: the immediate conspiracy-mongering of the left. Within hours of Vice President Harris’s concession speech, Democrats were parroting conspiracy theories initially peddled by Donald Trump and his followers after the 2020 election. Across Tiktok and X, posts with over 10 million viewers spread conspiracy theories about the election … Continue reading Conspiracy Theories in American History and the 2024 Presidential Election

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Op-ed, research

An Open Letter To National Archives Museum From A Journalist

Archit Mehta In Fall 2023, Archit authored “Decoding Systemic Racism in the Artifact ‘Slaves Build Capital and White House’ at the National Archives Museum” for the Critical Discourse Analysis class at Georgetown University’s MA Communication, Culture and Technology. Since then he has presented this work at the 2024 annual conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH – the founders of … Continue reading An Open Letter To National Archives Museum From A Journalist

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Op-ed

Reflections on Prisons and Dark Tourism in Cartagena, Colombia

Rosie Click “See that building there? That used to be a women’s prison,” said my friend as we walked down a narrow street in the old walled portion of Cartagena, Colombia. The large, white building had peeling layers of white-ish paint and appeared abandoned. What was this doing in the middle of the most tourist-dense area of one of the most sought-after destinations in Colombia? … Continue reading Reflections on Prisons and Dark Tourism in Cartagena, Colombia

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Historical Topics, Op-ed

Blue and Gray: Georgetown and a Discussion of the Causes of the Civil War

Bryan Checo No longer can statues dedicated to Confederates or Confederate flags be allowed to be displayed in public, nor should any other form of memorial or commemoration. Their removal is not erasing history but erasing false history—a course correction that should have occurred during Reconstruction. Included in these commemorations are the colors of Georgetown University–blue and gray–which were chosen to represent the newfound unity … Continue reading Blue and Gray: Georgetown and a Discussion of the Causes of the Civil War

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Historical Topics, Op-ed

On Culture, Repression, and Diplomacy: Thoughts and Tantrums from a PhD Student, Vol II

Victoria Saeki-Serna On October 2nd, 1968, the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in Mexico City turned into a mass grave. At 6:10 pm on the cue of a red flare, soldiers and undercover agents sent by president Gustavo Diaz Ordaz rained gunfire on an assembly of university students and their allies gathered to protest the absence of political rights in the country. They blocked exits, arrested those they … Continue reading On Culture, Repression, and Diplomacy: Thoughts and Tantrums from a PhD Student, Vol II

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Historical Topics, Op-ed

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation: How Generation Influenced the 1968 Revolts in France and Italy

Luke Henderson 1968 was a tumultuous, world-altering year. Major historical events occurred on every inhabited continent as societies struggled to define themselves in light of whirlwind-speed technological and political developments. Younger generations played a major role in the historical events and movements of the time, especially in Western Europe. Historians can use the concept of generation to interpret and understand the causes and ideas of … Continue reading Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation: How Generation Influenced the 1968 Revolts in France and Italy

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