Comments on: American Studies Road Trip http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2006/05/american-studies-road-trip/ Rob MacDougall Dot Org Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jake http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2006/05/american-studies-road-trip/#comment-358 Jake Sun, 18 May 2008 00:37:45 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/new/?p=63#comment-358 Consider the pre-stigmatic communism of Woody Guthrie and the rise of unions. A lot of strong feelings about the meaning of America arose in those days. Consider the pre-stigmatic communism of Woody Guthrie and the rise of unions. A lot of strong feelings about the meaning of America arose in those days.

]]> By: Noumenon http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2006/05/american-studies-road-trip/#comment-357 Noumenon Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:10:12 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/new/?p=63#comment-357 Since you're getting into regionalism, how about pre-annexation Texas? Don't know if there's anything interesting there. Oh, Dave beat me to that comment. Because of your blog software I thought I was the first one posting. For keeping the nation from being the frame, it helped me to understand how most people in the "countries" of Iran and France didn't speak a common form of Persian or French until state policy made it so. Since you’re getting into regionalism, how about pre-annexation Texas? Don’t know if there’s anything interesting there. Oh, Dave beat me to that comment. Because of your blog software I thought I was the first one posting.

For keeping the nation from being the frame, it helped me to understand how most people in the “countries” of Iran and France didn’t speak a common form of Persian or French until state policy made it so.

]]> By: dave http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2006/05/american-studies-road-trip/#comment-356 dave Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:20:54 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/new/?p=63#comment-356 how about the American southwest, especially the Mexican/American border? You could draw material from Vanderwood's Juan Soldado, and Helen Delpar's The Enormous Vogue of Things Mexican, both of which address the 20s and 30s. It would fit well near the dust bowl, and could address migrant labor and how attitudes toward the border change. how about the American southwest, especially the Mexican/American border? You could draw material from Vanderwood’s Juan Soldado, and Helen Delpar’s The Enormous Vogue of Things Mexican, both of which address the 20s and 30s. It would fit well near the dust bowl, and could address migrant labor and how attitudes toward the border change.

]]> By: Shiffer http://www.robmacdougall.org/blog/2006/05/american-studies-road-trip/#comment-355 Shiffer Fri, 02 Jun 2006 20:28:43 +0000 http://www.robmacdougall.org/new/?p=63#comment-355 What is this America everyone keeps talking about? I feel like I'm missing out. What is this America everyone keeps talking about? I feel like I’m missing out.

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