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History in Focus

History in Focus

Written by: American Historical Review
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 Go behind the scenes with the world's leading history journal as we explore the who, what, how, and why of doing history in the twenty-first century. World
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  • 4.5 A Conversation with Sarah Weicksel

    4.5 A Conversation with Sarah Weicksel
    Jan 7 2026

    To kick off 2026, we have a conversation with the American Historical Association's new executive director, Sarah Weicksel. We get into Sarah's path to her current position and her vision for what this next chapter of the AHA could be in the midst of the challenging times we're living in.
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    36 mins
  • 4.4 Black Reconstruction [Revisited]

    4.4 Black Reconstruction [Revisited]
    Dec 3 2025

    Historian Elizabeth Hinton explores W.E.B. Du Bois's 1935 magnum opus Black Reconstruction. We also hear from Eric Foner, Chad Williams, Sue Mobley, and Kendra Field. The AHR chose not to review Black Reconstruction when it was first published. A review by Hinton appears in the December 2022 issue.
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    46 mins
  • 4.3 Mistakes I Have Made

    4.3 Mistakes I Have Made
    Nov 5 2025

    What if historians could own up to their mistakes? Or learn to see their mistakes not as weaknesses to be hidden but as a necessary part of the process of growth and discovery? That is what a recent special edition of the History Unclassified section of the journal explores. That edition, "Mistakes I Have Made," includes reflections from nine contributors as well as from section editors Kate Brown and Emily Callaci. We speak, in turn, with all of them in this episode.
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    49 mins
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