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Michael S. Roth

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The Ironic Radical: On Hayden White’s “The Ethics of Narrative”

The kinds of narratives historians tend to fall back on constrain our ability to imagine alternatives to the way things have been, and to the way things are.

by Michael S. Roth via Los Angeles Review of Books on June 2, 2023

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Gov. Ronald Reagan confronted student protesters in Sacramento weeks before dismissing “intellectual luxuries.”

The Day the Purpose of College Changed

After February 28, 1967, the main reason to go was to get a job.

by Dan Berrett via The Chronicle of Higher Education on January 26, 2025

Beyond the End of History

Historians' prohibition on 'presentism' crumbles under the weight of events.

by Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins via The Chronicle of Higher Education on August 14, 2020

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