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When the Losers Write History

Part 2: Power & Memory In the first installment of this series, we examined how authority determines what is preserved, emphasized, and obscured in the historical record. This essay asks a more unsettling question: What happens when those who lose a definitive war retain the institutional capacity to define its meaning? The history of Confederate…

What We Inherit From the Past

Part 1: Power & Memory This essay begins with a thorough examination of the relationship between power and memory. History is not merely a record of events; it reflects the authority of those who determine what is preserved, emphasized, or obscured. By interrogating how narratives are constructed and institutionalized, this series explores who controls the…

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