Compared with today’s structured literacy and standardised testing, the 1953 reading syllabus was a remarkably non-prescriptive blueprint for both teachers and pupils.
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The US has a long history of forced sterilization campaigns that were driven by the bogus ‘science’ of eugenics, racism and sexism.
Little Richard honed his craft as a teenage drag queen. In everything from his hairstyle to his lyrics, we see the influence of gay contemporaries like Esquerita and Billy Wright.
Richard Wayne Penniman was one of a handful of pioneers who shaped the original rock and roll sound.
During the ‘love glut,’ roughly 1 in 5 of all comic books were romance comics, as publishers scrambled to appease readers’ appetites for scandalous storylines.
Unions should move their focus away from traditional collective bargaining and instead embrace new ways to attract new members, such as by offering discounted benefits and engaging in more advocacy.
Sixty years ago, stereo promised to forever change the way people listened to music. But how could record companies convince customers to buy a new record player, speakers and amplifier?
He changed how we see women, sex, and politicians.
The 20th century saw battle lines drawn between music-driven youth movements and the state like none before.
It was 1956 – and for Britain, things would never be the same again.
On September 27, 1956, an atomic mushroom cloud rose above the Maralinga plain - the first of seven British bomb tests. Why was Australia so keen to put UK military interests ahead of its own people?
What does the shuttering of traditional roadside motels say about America’s relationship with travel and freedom?
In the 1950s, Woody Guthrie lived in one of Fred Trump’s buildings. In newly discovered, never before published writings, Guthrie bitterly rails against the developer’s color line.
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Lecturer, Post-1945 US History and Transatlantic Relations, University of Stirling
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Professor of Communication Studies, San José State University
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Professor and head of professional development GRS, James Cook University
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William A. Kern Professor in Communications, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Senior Wicklander Fellow at the Insitute for Business and Professional Ethics, DePaul University
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Teaching Fellow in English (Contemporary and Postcolonial), University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British and American History, Bath Spa University
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Professor of American Literature and Culture, University of Lancashire
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Professor of English, University of Oregon
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Reference & Instruction Librarian at Irvin Department of Rare Books & Special Collections, University of South Carolina
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Humanities Dean and Professor, University of California, Los Angeles
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Professor Emeritus of Business, Wayne State University
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Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
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Director of LitPlus, AUT School of Education, Auckland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Auckland University of Technology