College of Arts and Sciences

Professor Grabowski spoke to the Defector about the history and memory of Balloonfest. Read more here.

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Professor Weiss was quoted in a Vox article speaking about Napoleon Bonaparte’s reinstatement of Haitian slavery.

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Professor John Bickers was interviewed by The Daily for Native American History Month. Read more here.

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Professor Steinberg spoke to NPR about the changing cultural relationship that Americans have with their lawns. Listen or read more here.

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Professor Rabinovitch-Fox wrote a piece on the entertainment industry’s history of labor activism for the Washington Post: “‘Pins and Needles’ redux: Theater can propel solidarity and score wins for labor”

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Professor Rabinovitch-Fox spoke to The Daily about Barbie’s complicated relationship with feminism.

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Professor Sadowsky was quoted in a recent Psycom article about the history of bipolar disorder. Click to read “Bipolar Disorder: A History of Demons, Humors, and Stigma.”

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Professor Rabinovitch-Fox was recently quoted in the Wall Street Journal article “The Summer of ‘Barbie’ Has Only Just Begun.” In the article, Rabinovitch-Fox weighs in on how the Greta Gerwig Barbie film is attempting to rebrand the Mattel doll.

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Professor John Grabowski and CWRU History student Sidney Negron were featured recently on WKYC Studios series Turning Point. In this article Grabowski and Negron discussed the history of the Cadillac Lounge, which opened in 1946 by a woman named Gloria Lenihan and served straight clients during the day and...

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