The Web of Cis-Atlantic History: A Review of Louisiana: Crossroads of the Atlantic World
...volatile—trading and diplomatic relationships with Indian peoples throughout the Mississippi River Valley. The lack of native perspectives in the volume is particularly unfortunate since much of what Europeans referred to as...
The Tennessee Jamboree: Local Radio, the Barn Dance, and Cultural Life in Appalachian East Tennessee
...and tuning in to programming from the many large stations.13Ibid, 132-133. Radio's big-city bias changed after World War II. Eager to promote the growth of the medium, the FCC declared...
Crossing Over: Sustainability, New Urbanism, and Gentrification in Austin, Texas
...stops and bike lanes and widen streets to promote public transportation. The most symbolic public spot in the corridor is Urdy Plaza, an open, art-decorated space that honors the African...
Starlit Screens: Preserving Place and Public at Drive-In Theaters
...military bases. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Georgia State University. Paul Johnson is a freelance photographer, draftsman, and drive-in enthusiast. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Family Drive-In - Stephens...
Ossabaw Island Flyover
...miles) wide. It is located between latitudes 31° 49.5' and 31° 43.2' N. Of the Georgia barrier islands, Ossabaw is the most geologically unusual. Like the major Georgia islands south...
Back to the Future: Mapping Workers Across the Global South
...workers at Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills, Atlanta, Georgia, 1915. Courtesy of Georgia Tech Archives & Records Management, Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills Digital Collection. The experiences of women in...
Born In Violent Conquest: A Review of Jacksonland
...narrates the struggle over Indian Removal. He details the state of Georgia's campaign of violence and harassment against Cherokees and the national debate over the Indian Removal Act. He notes...
Geographies of Hope and Despair: Atlanta's African American, Latino, and White Day Laborers
...especially in "right-to-work" states such as Georgia. The Georgia Department of Labor indicated that temporary staffing employment tripled in the state between 1980 and 1985.9Randall Williams, Hard Labor: A Report...
Gulf of Knowledge: The Hidden Scientific History of the Early American Southeast
...the American Philosophical Society 157, no. 2 (2013): 190. And the American Indian kneeling before Minerva most likely represents one of the particular Indian tribes inhabiting the Gulf South, for...
Spatial Humanities and Modes of Resistance: A Review of HyperCities
...(103). This multi-media interplay is a relatively new convention for academic writing. Here, old-school New Historicist methods comingle with explications of computer code and user interface to demonstrate how digital...