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06.10.2025

AmericanStudies: October 6, 2025: American Crime Fiction: Ross MacDonald

[This coming weekend marks the 100 th birthday of the great crime novelist Elmore Leonard . So this week I’ll AmericanStudy a handful of ph...

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04.10.2025

AmericanStudies: October 4-5, 2025: Lou Moore’s Sensational Sports Studying

[ 50 years ago this week , Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on th...

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03.10.2025

AmericanStudies: October 3, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Part 3s

[ 50 years ago this week , Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on th...

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02.10.2025

AmericanStudies: October 2, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Joe Frazier and Boxing Villains

[ 50 years ago this week , Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on th...

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01.10.2025

AmericanStudies: October 1, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Marcos and the U.S.

[ 50 years ago this week , Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on th...

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30.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 30, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Ali’s Evolution

[ 50 years ago this week , Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on th...

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29.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 29, 2025: The Thrilla in Manila: Boxing and America

[ 50 years ago this week , Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier met in Manila for their third and final professional boxing bout. So this week on th...

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28.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 27, 2025: Our New Website!

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming with a special and very exciting new bulletin: Thanks to the web designing (and penguin d...

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27.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 27-28, 2025: September 2025 Recap

[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.] September 1: Fall Semester Previews: Honors Lit : My annual Fall semester previews se...

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26.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 26, 2025: Forthcoming Scholarly Reads: Selling Out Santa

[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration ...

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25.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 25, 2025: Recent Scholarly Reads: Frederick Douglass

[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration ...

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24.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 24, 2025: Recent Scholarly Reads: The Rediscovery of America

[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration ...

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23.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 23, 2025: Recent Scholarly Reads: We Now Belong to Ourselves

[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration ...

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22.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 22, 2025: Recent Scholarly Reads: Action Without Hope

[It’s been a while since I shared a series on scholarly books I’ve had the pleasure of checking out recently, and for this latest iteration ...

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20.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 20-21, 2025: Challenging Censorship in 2025

[On September 19 th , 1985 , Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ve commemorate...

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19.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 19, 2025: Censorship Histories: The 1985 Hearings

[On September 19 th , 1985 , Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate...

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18.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 18, 2025: Censorship Histories: Banning vs. Challenging Books

[On September 19 th , 1985 , Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate...

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17.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 17, 2025: Censorship Histories: The Sedition Act

[On September 19 th , 1985 , Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate...

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17.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 16, 2025: Censorship Histories: The Comstock Act

[On September 19 th , 1985 , Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate...

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15.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 15, 2025: Censorship Histories: The Zenger Case

[On September 19 th , 1985 , Congress held hearings over the concept of parental advisory warnings for music. So this week, I’ll commemorate...

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13.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 12, 2025: Comic Strip Studying: The Boondocks

[150 years ago this week, the New York Daily Graphic debuted the first comic strip to appear in an American newspaper. So in honor of that...

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13.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 13-14, 2025: Comic Strip Studying: Fellow ComicsStudiers

[150 years ago this week, the New York Daily Graphic debuted the first comic strip to appear in an American newspaper. So in honor of that...

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11.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 11, 2025: Comic Strip Studying: Doonesbury

[150 years ago this week, the New York Daily Graphic debuted the first comic strip to appear in an American newspaper. So in honor of that...

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10.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 10, 2025: Comic Strip Studying: Dennis the Menace

[150 years ago this week, the New York Daily Graphic debuted the first comic strip to appear in an American newspaper. So in honor of that...

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09.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 9, 2025: Comic Strip Studying: The Yellow Kid

[150 years ago this week, the New York Daily Graphic debuted the first comic strip to appear in an American newspaper. So in honor of that...

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08.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 8, 2025: Comic Strip Studying: The First American Comic

[150 years ago this week, the New York Daily Graphic debuted the first comic strip to appear in an American newspaper. So in honor of that...

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07.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 5, 2025: Fall Semester Previews: The Boys in College!

[This week, I start my 21 st year at Fitchburg State! So as usual, I’ll offer some previews of the semester ahead, this time focusing on in...

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06.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 6-7, 2025: A Preview of My Podcast’s 2nd Season

[This week, I start my 21 st year at Fitchburg State! So as usual, I’ve offered some previews of the semester ahead, this time focusing on ...

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04.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 4, 2025: Fall Semester Previews: American Lit II Online

[This week, I start my 21 st year at Fitchburg State! So as usual, I’ll offer some previews of the semester ahead, this time focusing on in...

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03.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 3, 2025: Fall Semester Previews: American Lit II in Person

[This week, I start my 21 st year at Fitchburg State! So as usual, I’ll offer some previews of the semester ahead, this time focusing on in...

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02.09.2025

AmericanStudies: August 30-31, 2025: August 2025 Recap

[A Recap of the month that was in AmericanStudying.] August 3: Birthday Bests: 2010-2011 : My annual birthday series kicks off with 34 fav...

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02.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 2, 2025: Fall Semester Previews: First-Year Writing

[This week, I start my 21 st year at Fitchburg State! So as usual, I’ll offer some previews of the semester ahead, this time focusing on in...

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02.09.2025

AmericanStudies: August 29, 2025: Alien Nation: Recent Revelations

[30 years ago this week, the pseudo-documentary film Alien Autopsy aired. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that moment and others that refle...

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02.09.2025

AmericanStudies: September 1, 2025: Fall Semester Previews: Honors Lit

[This week, I start my 21 st year at Fitchburg State! So as usual, I’ll offer some previews of the semester ahead, this time focusing on in...

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28.08.2025

AmericanStudies: August 28, 2025: Alien Nation: Alien Autopsy

[30 years ago this week, the pseudo-documentary film Alien Autopsy aired. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that moment and others that refle...

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27.08.2025

AmericanStudies: August 27, 2025: Alien Nation: Close Encounters and Contact

[30 years ago this week, the pseudo-documentary film Alien Autopsy aired. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that moment and others that refle...

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26.08.2025

AmericanStudies: August 26, 2025: Alien Nation: E.T. and Aliens

[30 years ago this week, the pseudo-documentary film Alien Autopsy aired. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that moment and others that refle...

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25.08.2025

AmericanStudies: August 15, 2025: Birthday Bests: 2022-2023

[On August 15 th , this AmericanStudier celebrates his 48 th birthday. So as I do each year, I’ve featured a series sharing some of my favo...

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25.08.2025

AmericanStudies: August 20, 2025: University of Michigan Studying: Football

[Later this week, we’ll be moving my younger son Kyle into his first-year dorm at Michigan. So this week, through proud Dad tears, I’ll sha...

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25.08.2025

AmericanStudies: August 21, 2025: University of Michigan Studying: Famous Alums

[Later this week, we’ll be moving my younger son Kyle into his first-year dorm at Michigan. So this week, through proud Dad tears, I’ll sha...