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The Past Presented – Revolutionizing the Classroom (Ep. 2)

When UNC History Professor Miguel La Serna decided that he wanted to assign students in his class about guerrillas and revolution in Latin America the task of creating documentary shorts, he quickly realized two things: first, he didn’t really know … Read more

The Past Presented: Episode 1 – Nathan Gill

The Digital History Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents The Past Presented — a show about the tools, techniques, and technologies scholars use to study the past and conversations with the folks who use them. In … Read more

The Cutting Room Floor: Episode 1—Transcontinental Golf

The Digital History Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill presents The Cutting Room Floor – incredibly true stories from the past unearthed by historians, told by historians. Each episode features a guest historian who tells a fascinating … Read more

The Lens Ep. 11: Violence, Protest, and Appalachian Identity in Tyler Childers’ Music

On this episode of the Lens, Emma and Craig are joined by Lucas Kelley, a PhD candidate in the History Department at UNC – Chapel Hill. Lucas discusses the historical importance of Tyler Childers’ most recent album, Long Violent History. … Read more

The Lens Ep. 10: Progress and Power in Sid Meier’s Civilization

In this episode, Emma and Craig talk with Gabe Moss about the video game franchise Civilization, by Sid Meier. First released in 1991 and now in its sixth installment, the “Civ” games have engrossed generations of players with the opportunity to guide a … Read more

The Lens Ep. 9: Violence, Memory, and the October Crisis

In the Season 2 premiere, Ph.D. Candidate Sarah Miles talks with Gabe and Craig about the documentary film Les Rose and Quebec’s October Crisis of 1970. Released on the 50th anniversary of the crisis, in which the capture of a British diplomat … Read more

The Lens, Ep. 8: Race, Golf, and Bagger Vance

In this episode, Emma and Garrett talk to Craig Gill about the depiction of African American golf caddies in the 2000 film The Legend of Bagger Vance and the history of golf in the United States. Additional readings: Pinehurst Sportscope Short Documentary … Read more

The Lens, Ep. 7: “Backwards Colombia”: Violence and Representation in Narcos

In this episode, Gabe and Garrett talk to Marlon Londoño about the Netflix series Narcos (2015-16) and Caracol Television’s Escobar: El Patrón del Mal (2012). Additional Readings: Pablo Medina, Uribe, “Netflix’s Narcos Cheapens Colombia and Its History” Bernardo Aparicio García, “I grew up in … Read more

The Lens, Ep. 6: 1917 and ‘Realistic’ War Movies

In this episode, Gabe and Emma chat with Dr. Wayne Lee (Professor of History and Adjunct Professor for the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense) about the film 1917, which was nominated for 11 Oscars and won awards for Cinematography, … Read more

The Lens, Ep. 5: Gender and Little Women

In the first episode of 2020, Gabe and Garrett welcome their new colleague Emma Rothberg, who is a PhD Candidate in history at UNC-Chapel Hill as well as a co-director of the Digital History Lab. Emma discusses representations of gender … Read more

The Lens, Ep. 4: Geography and Modernity in Game of Thrones

In 2019’s final episode of The Lens, UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate Daniel Morgan joins co-hosts Gabe Moss and Garrett Wright again–this time to talk about the popular book series A Song of Ice and Fire and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. Tune in to … Read more

The Lens, Ep. 3: Simulating Holy War in Crusader Kings

In this episode, UNC-Chapel Hill PhD Candidate Daniel Morgan talks about simulations of the medieval past in the popular video game Crusader Kings II. Stay tuned for our next episode, which will feature another conversation with Daniel about Game of Thrones. Additional … Read more

The Lens, Ep. 2: Race and Orientalism in 300

In this episode, Digital History Lab co-director Gabe Moss talks about the ways in which Orientalism is deployed in the 1998 graphic novel 300 and its 2006 film adaptation. This is the second part of a two-part series on popular representations of … Read more

The Lens Ep. 1: Anachronism and Imperial Anxiety in Gladiator

The Digital History Lab is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, The Lens: Historians and Popular Media. Co-hosted by Gabe Moss and Garrett Wright, each episode of The Lens will feature a conversation about one piece of popular media–films, … Read more