David McMahon, Kirkwood College, Iowa City, speaks on How Teaching #Midwestern Studies Can Save Democracy. He reminds us there are moser students in community colleges than in most university systems. They are certainly closer to the land.
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Patrick Garry, University of South Dakota, argues #Midwest Populism focused on political corruption in its many forms, especially in Dakota Territory. In many ways it was a revival of Jeffersonian democracy & civic virtue, rather than radical reactionary activism.
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Why do people who grow up in rural places stay, leave, or return?
Andrew Husa @UNLGeography has been working on Measuring Rootedness in the #Midwest. Family & landscape are important.
Interesting to compare/contrast with NE & SW www.americanrootsmigration.com
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Bradley Birzer, Hillsdale College, gives an amazing ode to #Midwestern Science Fiction, with case studies of Ray Bradbury, Russell Kirk’s fiction, and August Derluth (Arkham House). #SciFi can be inspirational but also a warning.
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Paul Putz, Baylor University, applauds Sport in the #Midwest. From the Indianapolis 500 to #Big10 Football to Iowa Women’s Basketball and more. Who knew Willa Cather was a UNL college football fan?
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The Spring 2025 Middle West Review is here!
The only journal dedicated exclusively to Midwest studies - exploring America's heartland through politics, history, culture, and identity.
📖 Available now through Project MUSE - lnkd.in/eTZpdckW
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On the left, a screenshot of the article "Erasing Chicago: A Comparative Analysis of Child's Play (dir. by Tom Holland, 1988) and Child's Play (dir. by Lars Klevberg, 2019)" in plain text. On the right, a still from CHILD'S PLAY (1988) in which Chucky the red-headed killer doll looks menacingly down at a victim, who he's about to beat with the thick yardstick he's wielding.
That Chucky is just a Midwestern guy at heart, don'cha know? Alice Tremea's new essay looks at CHILD'S PLAY (1988 & 2019) and how the city of Chicago is depicted as the host of doll rampage. #ProjectMuse #MiddleWestReview #horror
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