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After 15 years and 3 months, this will be the last new post on this blog. Starting Monday, all posts will be featured solely on the AmericanStudier page at our new website, Black & Whi...


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[Forty years ago this week, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart upon takeoff, instantly becoming one of the most visible and tragic American stories of the last half-century. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that moment and a handful of contexts.]

On telling examples of three forms of media’s depictions of the Challenger.


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[Forty years ago this week, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart upon takeoff, instantly becoming one of the most visible and tragic American stories of the last half-century. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that moment and a handful of contexts.]

On a controversial investigation, a tragic follow-up, and a bigger question that remains.

As would like...


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[Forty years ago this week, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart upon takeoff, instantly becoming one of the most visible and tragic American stories of the last half-century. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that moment and a handful of contexts.]

On why we were so unprepared for disaster, and what the horrifying moment meant.

As I wrote in Monday’s...


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[Forty years ago this week, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart upon takeoff, instantly becoming one of the most visible and tragic American stories of the last half-century. So this week I’ll AmericanStudy that moment and a handful of contexts.]

On more overt and more subtle reasons why the teacher-turned-astronaut was a perfect choice for the


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