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Our experts in history and politics have been busy as the American presidential election unfolded and the nation noted the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Another anniversary (and an upcoming Hobbit movie) put WC’s Tolkien Professor and his new book in the media spotlight.

Read

  • Majoring in History
    Humanities magazine visits Chestertown to talk to Adam Goodheart and Neal Gabler about how the C.V. Starr Center brings history alive. May/June issue, 2013.
  • On job creation, Obama beats Romney
    The Baltimore Sun, 10/29/2012
    Economics professor Robert Lynch pens a pre-election opinion piece.
  • Women voters hold keys to White House
    Arab News, 10/28/2012
    Political science professor Melissa Deckman is quoted in an article distributed widely around the globe by the Agence France-Presse wire service.
  • Is Religious Freedom Really Primary?
    The New York Times, 10/26/2012
    In a “Historically Corrected” column, Starr Center visiting scholar Peter Manseau examines the commonplace assertion that religious liberty is the nation’s first freedom.
  • Happy Birthday, ‘The Hobbit’: the History of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Book
    The Daily Beast, 09/21/2012
    English Professor Corey Olsen, a.k.a. The Tolkien Professor, offers his expertise on the 75th anniversary of the publication of the The Hobbit.
  • The Grown-Up Pleasures of ‘The Hobbit’
    The Wall Street Journal, 09/21/2012
    Corey Olsen argues that the celebrated children’s book if not just for children.
  • Lincoln’s Gamble
    The New York Times, 09/21/2012
    History professor and Lincoln expert Richard Striner writes about the Emancipation Proclamation for the Times’ Disunion series. 

Watch

Listen

  • Midday Politics
    WYPR Radio, 09/25/2012
    Political science professor Melissa Deckman discusses Romney and Obama foreign policy. 
  • The Losing Side of History
    Maryland Morning, WYPR, 11/06/2012
    The winner of the 2012 George Washington Book Prize, Maya Jasanoff, talks to host Tom Hall about Liberty’s Exiles. 
  • A Reminder to Tolkien Fans of Their First Love
    All Things Considered, NPR, 10/21/2012
    Professor of English and Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen talks to Guy Raz, host of All Things Considered Weekends, about his new book, Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. 
  • Emancipation Proclamation a ‘Huge Risk’
    Talk of the Nation, NPR, 9/24/2012
    Richard Striner talks with host Neal Conan about the moral conviction and shrewd politics that led Lincoln to issue the proclamation. 
  • Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’
    Midday, WYPR, 9/20/2012
    Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor, talks about the enduring appeal of the book with Midday host Dan Rodricks.

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