When “Yankee Doodle” became a popular tune in the late eighteenth century, to call someone a “macaroni” was to connect them to a satirical type -- typically a male overly concerned with continental fashions and foreign art.
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The Practicing History Podcast is back! You can download it at the bottom of this page. This week, we're asking the question, "What is a primary source?" In this episode, I discuss the nature and use of primary sources in historical interpretation. This is a good introduction for those interested in more than just a textbook definition of historical sources.
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The Museum of the Anthropocene is an outdoor, city-wide museum that explores the intersections of history, science, art, and the environment in the age of the Anthropocene.
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