David is working on a project with @colinwoodard.bsky.social & the Nationhood Lab. Woodard’s new book Nations Apart is waiting for me back home.

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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Dedra Birzer, South Dakota State Historical Society Press and Hillsdale College on a Canon of the #Midwest. We’re making progress.

Kevin Mason, University of Northern Iowa, speaks well on Finding an Audience for #Midwestern History. And he’s got a new book coming out, Retracing the Dragoon Trail' in Iowa; one more for the To Be Read pile!

Michael Steiner, UCal-Fullerton zips thru a survey of #Midwestern Regional Thought. So many great thinkers & writers past, present, and future, from John Wesley Powell to those in attendance.

Zachary Michael Jack, North Central College, examines the use of the term #Midwest.

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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Jason Phillips of Nebraska’s Peru State College gives a broad review of Modern Conservative thought & politics in the #Midwest.

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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Douglas Reichert Powell, Columbia College, enthusiastically compares & contrasts Appalachia and the #Midwest. Similar in our differences.

By the way, CSPAN is in the room recording for later broadcast. 📺