Contemporary History

Personal Reasons: On Mai-mai Sze’s Motivations for Reading and Annotating

By guest contributor Erin McGuirl In studying annotations, we think of ourselves as entering into an otherwise impenetrable space: the mind of another reader. As I’ve looked closer and closer at Mai-mai Sze’s books and the marks she made in… Continue Reading →

2015/06/15 4

Breadcrumbs in the Library

by guest contributor Erin McGuirl In the spring of 1989, Mai-mai Sze (1909-1992) and her partner Irene Sharaff (1910-1993) were looking for a home for their library. The collection is strong in East Asian religion, philosophy, and scientific history and… Continue Reading →

2015/04/20 0

Reflections of an AHA First-Timer

by Emily Rutherford The modern conference resembles the pilgrimage of medieval Christendom in that it allows the participants to indulge themselves in all the pleasures and diversions of travel while appearing to be austerely bent on self-improvement. To be sure,… Continue Reading →

2015/01/06 0

The History Manifesto and Its Discontents

by Emily Rutherford David Armitage and Jo Guldi published their History Manifesto online and in print in October, and since then the critiques have begun to roll in. There has been plenty of chatter on Twitter and an interesting set… Continue Reading →

2014/12/31 0

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