Tag Archives: History

A Long History of Network Hackers

Dave Lehr, CIO, Anne Arundel Health System Would you believe that the world’s first network hack preceded the first computer network by 132 years? We all know that phone phreakers came before computer hackers. And even before that, there were surely some tricksters hijacking telegraph wires and radio signals, intercepting and sending fraudulent messages. But… Read More »

Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left: A History of the Impossible (Sexual Cultures)

Articulates the role black theatricality played in the radical energy of the sixties Black Performance on the Outskirts of the Left illustrates the black political ideas that radicalized the artistic endeavors of musicians, playwrights, and actors beginning in the 1960s.  These ideas paved the way for imaginative models for social transformation through performance. Using the notion of… Read More »

Pain: A Political History

In this history of American political culture, Keith Wailoo examines how pain has defined the line between liberals and conservatives from just after World War II to the present. From disabling pain to end-of-life pain to fetal pain, the battle over whose pain is real and who deserves relief has created stark ideological divisions at… Read More »