Tara Bynum has been assistant professor of African American literature and culture at Hampshire College since fall 2017. She previously taught at the College of Charleston and Towson University and has published articles on Phillis Wheatley in

Interview with Gregory Nobles

Jan 24th, 2018 45m 22s

Gregory Nobles is professor emeritus in the School of History and Sociology at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, where he first started teaching in 1983. He just finished a term as Mellon Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the American Antiq

Interview with Susanna Blumenthal

Sep 27th, 2017 29m 5s

In this interview, Susanna Blumenthal, a professor in the law school and the Department of History at the University of Minnesota and AAS-NEH Fellow at the Society during the 2016-17 academic year, discusses everything from her early years as a

Interview with Chris Phillips

Jun 13th, 2017 39m 21s

In this interview Chris Phillips, associate professor of English at Lafayette College, discusses his own epic adventures searching in libraries and archives for material that formed the foundation of his newest book, The Hymnal Before the Notes

Past is Present podcast with Ezra Greenspan

Apr 13th, 2017 29m 30s

In this episode, Ezra Greenspan discusses the research and writing of his latest book on Frederick Douglass's family; his work as editor of Book History, the annual journal from SHARP (Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publish

A new podcast from Past is Present!

Jan 9th, 2017 36m 28s

Last year on Past is Present we featured a series of interviews with American Antiquarian Society fellows in order to showcase their thoughts about writing history and work with the Society’s collections. This year we’ve decided that, instead o

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