Not Even Past

Bringing great History writing to the public since 2010. Proudly supported by @UT_HistDept.

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We’re excited to share the second installment in our Not Even Past video series.

This episode explores Palo Duro Canyon and the histories embedded in its landscape, based on work by Aidan Dresang, with video by Anna Maier.

https://t.co/xj9aHnCSIY

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In this installment of Primary Source: History from the Ransom Center Stacks, Rachel Spencer explores a curious seventeenth-century playbook, handwritten corrections, and the mysteries of early modern book ownership.

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Alec Ainsworth reviews Thomas P. Slaughter’s The Sewards of New York, a biography that brings the domestic world of William H. Seward—and the powerful voice of Frances Seward—into the center of nineteenth-century politics.

https://t.co/T8yMEOnXAI

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New Not Even Past video series: Austin’s Old Sneed Mansion, inspired by Dennis Fisher’s “The Many Histories of South Austin.” A landmark and the people who shaped it.

More videos coming!

https://t.co/MKooQRkwms

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In this new Not Even Past article, José A. Adrián explores the overlooked role of Spanish official Francisco de Saavedra and the Caribbean networks that helped finance the final campaign of the American Revolution.

https://t.co/evTLiqjJsv

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In a new review for Not Even Past, Dr. Yoav Di-Capua traces Frederic Jameson’s intellectual journey through his final book, The Years of Theory and reflects on what theory did to the humanities—especially to the writing of history!

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New Not Even Past video series: Austin’s Old Sneed Mansion, inspired by Dennis Fisher’s “The Many Histories of South Austin.” A landmark and the people who shaped it.

More videos coming!

https://t.co/MKooQRkwms

#Austin #AustinHistory #TexasHistory

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New on Not Even Past!

We are excited to launch Primary Source a revitalized collaboration with the Harry Ransom Center.

Our first piece by Kōan Brink examines the history of a 1535 Coverdale Bible.

Read more here: https://t.co/0WaKXEtMUM

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📢 NEW EVENT + FEATURE

Why does Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas still matter in 2026?

Ethan Peña revisits David Montejano’s landmark study of race, land, class, and belonging in Texas.

https://t.co/SRUUNQUWdC

#TexasHistory #PublicHistory #Borderlands #UTAustin

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New on Not Even Past!

We’re launching Feats of Sport in collaboration with UT’s Stark Center, exploring how sports shape history and culture.

The first piece explores the Texas rivalry: Longhorns v. Aggies

https://t.co/uUfjYgGHCZ

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Click on the link to read this wonderful article by our very own, Kyle Martin. https://t.co/SQLevY9Lvd #longhornsvsaggies#texasfootball #starkcenter #texashistory #longhornfootball#aggiefootball #universityoftexas

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📍 Dr. Gould will be at UT Austin on February 19, 2026

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Our latest article by Kara Alexandra Culp explores the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute through an interview with its Executive Director, Dr. Sarah Z. Gould, on public history, MACRI’s origins, and what comes next.
https://t.co/eo8Kkro0bC

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In her moving new piece for Not Even Past, Zofia Graham tells the story of her grandmother, a Holocaust “Hidden Child,” and reflects on memory, identity, and resilience across generations.

https://t.co/y6cKSsNAel

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Daniela Sánchez reviews Surgery and Salvation: The Roots of Reproductive Injustice in Mexico (1770–1940) (2024) by Elizabeth O’Brien.

Book talk at UT: Feb 3, 2026.

Link in bio.

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How can historians map urban change over time? Andrew Britt explores Pauliceia 2.0, a digital platform bringing São Paulo’s past into shared, public view. The article coincides with a public talk at UT on January 28. Now on Not Even Past.

https://t.co/Nv3Ms8agcO

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✨ Witches, healing, and Nahua magic in sixteenth-century Mexico✨
Chloe Foor reviews Martin Nesvig’s The Women Who Threw Corn (2025).
Read her full review here:
https://t.co/kF4Dtw1XZA

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In the 1930s, Black CCC workers built Palo Duro Canyon State Park. They protested segregation, even staged a strike—yet their story was erased. @aidandresang uncovers this hidden history.

Out now:
https://t.co/SR4s7eWirX

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OUT NOW! Read Sarah Porter’s review of The Hard Work of Hope: A Memoir by Michael Ansara (2025).
Discover how decades of student and anti-war activism shaped both a movement and a life.

https://t.co/hDFRGSxucU

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In this installment of NEP’s Archive Chronicles, "A Brief Guide Through Some Archives in Gaborone and Serowe, Botswana", Gerardo Manrique de Lara Ruiz presents an overview of the main archives in Botswana. Read this fascinating feature here: https://t.co/Sc7n9mRGtx