College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Commentary and Popular Writing
UI historians do not just write for scholarly audiences; we also offer commentary on historical and current events in op-eds, blogs, and contributions to popular publications. Simon Balto writes on history, politics, and culture for the blog Lawyers, Guns, and Money. Sarah Bond’s popular blog History from Below offers “musings on daily life in the ancient and early medieval Mediterranean. Colin Gordon is a regular contributor to Dissent and Jacobin. Lisa Heineman is a regular essayist at The Conversation.
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"What men are thinking about when they think about the Roman Empire"
MSNBC
Sarah E. Bond
September 19, 2023 -
We Agree With Kim Reynolds On One Thing: Trust Iowans
Iowa Starting Line
Lina-Maria Murillo
June 08, 2023 -
"2,000-Year-Old Grave of Roman Doctor Unearthed in Hungary"
Hyperallergic
Sarah E. Bond
May 17, 2023 -
“The Early 20th-Century German Trans-Rights Activist Who Was Decades Ahead of His Time"
Johns Hopkins University Press
Elizabeth Heineman
May 02, 2023 -
Review of Jonathan White's "A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House."
American Nineteenth Century History, 23(3), pp. 319–320
Rachael Pasierowska
April 16, 2023 -
Guest Post: "Iowa A Testing Ground For Handmaid’s Tale-like Policies"
Iowa Starting Line
Lina-Maria Murillo
April 14, 2023 -
The Meaning of Ancient Greek and Roman Artisan Signatures
Hyperallergic
Sarah E. Bond
March 30, 2023 -
Review of "The Souls of Womenfolk: The Religious Cultures of Enslaved Women in the Lower South" by Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh
Journal of Southern History, Vol 89
Rachael Pasierowska
February 01, 2023 -
The Erosion of Support for Education and Tenure in Iowa
Academe, Volume 109, Number 1
Katherine H. Tachau
January 06, 2023 -
"Opinion: Why Black Midwest and Iowa history matters"
Des Moines Register
Ashley Howard
December 11, 2022
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