Annie has gone through several adaptations since its creation in 1924 (or 1885, if we take it to the poem by which it is inspired), including two major Hollywood productions and one made-for-television production. Including the 2014 one, which I saw last night. This blog is unusually long, but please hang in there for it! 🙂 HistoriansContinue reading “Analyzing “Annie” (2014) and the Imperialist White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy”
Monthly Archives: December 2014
A Call for Input: Responding to “You Think Too Hard” and Other Forms of Online Bullying
Dear Readers, This is another one of those postings that I’ve wanted to write for a good year or more. During the process of running this blog (which started in May 2013!), I have encountered a variety of online bullying. Nothing too severe. Here is one of many comments that was left for me: Andrew, IContinue reading “A Call for Input: Responding to “You Think Too Hard” and Other Forms of Online Bullying”
Important: Intersectionality
Intersectionality simply refers to the overlapping identities of a person and the recognition that all of these influence each other. (The Google and Wikipedia definitions incorrectly limit it to overlapping forms of oppression.) Originally, scholars used intersectionality in a very limited way. For example, this framework would be used in the case of Black Women. IntersectionalityContinue reading “Important: Intersectionality”
How the Santa Myth Further Blinds (Rich White) People to Their Privilege
Traditions related to Santa Clause are not new or unheard of; although, they are increasing and manifesting in new ways, such as with the Elf on a Shelf tradition. From a psychological perspective, the Elf brings fears predicted in 1984 and that increasing have very real manifestations to life. (Side note: Overall, Brave New World’s predictionsContinue reading “How the Santa Myth Further Blinds (Rich White) People to Their Privilege”
Culture, Control, Colorization, and The Elf on the Shelf
The “Elf on the Shelf” tradition has become massive. I’m not sure when it started, but I have only known about it for a year. If you are not familiar with it goes something like this: On December 1 Santa sends an Elf to each house. The Elf flies to and from the North PoleContinue reading “Culture, Control, Colorization, and The Elf on the Shelf”
Some Brief Thoughts: Insurance, Ethics, and the Imperialist White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy
Last night I made a post on Facebook saying the following: I get annoyed paying for car and home insurance….it’s pure profit for the Imperialist White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy! The rich get richer, while the rest of us… The resulting response was interesting. More “liked” the post than I predicted might. Comments left were interesting,Continue reading “Some Brief Thoughts: Insurance, Ethics, and the Imperialist White Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy”
Uses of the Past: Legacies and Predictions
Profound reciprocal relationships exist between the past and future – relationships that guide and change “what happened.” The present is so infinitesimally small it serves no use other than for some advanced levels of mathematics and physics. Two thoughts are on my mind in particular this evening. I will share those briefly for now. 1)Continue reading “Uses of the Past: Legacies and Predictions”
I am many things but a “history buff” is not one of them. – Hidden Power of Words Series, #14
This particular blog has been on my “to write” list for months. Historians frequently get labeled as “history buffs.” It happens to me at least several times a month. But, any Academic Historian or any individual who takes the study of the past seriously, will wholeheartedly reject being called a “history buff.” Being a historian is seriousContinue reading “I am many things but a “history buff” is not one of them. – Hidden Power of Words Series, #14″
Dr. Andrew Joseph Pegoda 