Modern US History – Retrospect Journal

by Retrospect Journal 30/05/2021 0

Features

Cinema in the Age of Obama

Written by Jess Womack. Trends within film largely mirror trends within society, mirroring political and social feeling. This can especially be seen within the ‘Obama-era’ and beyond, where historical fiction exploring the racial past of the US became popular.

by Retrospect Journal 25/04/2021 0

Academic

The Rise and Fall of Liberal Evangelicalism in the United States

Written by Jess Womack. The evangelical Christian right in US politics holds immense influence today, but there was a time when liberal evangelicalism was similarly influential. Why did evangelical Christians align with the left? And how did this position change so drastically?

by Retrospect Journal 14/02/2021 0

Features

The Combahee River Collective and Intersectionality in the Age of Identity

Written by Jess Womack. The Combahee River Collective grew out of disillusionments with “mainstream” feminism. Founded in the early 1980s by Black queer women, the Collective developed an “intersectional” approach to political activism.

by Retrospect Journal 25/10/2020 3

Academic

Henry Wallace and the 1944 Democratic National Convention

Written by Laszlo Wheatley. The declining health of Roosevelt by 1944 meant the choice of Vice president was more important than ever. How then did Henry Wallace, the sitting Vice President, lose the nomination overnight?