New at The Carryall: Wanda A. Hendricks and Brittney C. Cooper discuss the life, thinking, and social activism of Fannie Barrier Williams. thecarryall.org/fannie-barri...

This week at The Carryall: in the audio interview roundtable "Thinking Through the Black Panther Party," Joe Street discusses his book *Black Revolutionaries: A History of the Black Panther Party* with @randalljstephens.bsky.social and @julianchambliss.bsky.social. thecarryall.org/thinking-thr...

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In this audio interview roundtable, Joe Street discusses his book Black Revolutionaries: A History of the Black Panther Party with Randall J. Stephens and Julian C. Chambliss.

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We begin *The Carryall* Issue 02: Spring/Summer 2026 with Scott Saul (@scottsaul.bsky.social)'s essay "Learning From Jorge Drexler (@jorgedrexler.bsky.social)," which asks what Latin American humanism might offer US cultural and intellectual history. thecarryall.org/learning-fro...

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“Al Otro Lado del Río” & the Possibilities of Latin American Humanism.

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The Carryall Issue 02: Spring/Summer 2026 begins. Editor's Note, Tortoise Defeats Hare, from @michaeljkramer.bsky.social. thecarryall.org/tortoise-def...

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Welcome to Issue 02 of The Carryall, crawling out to you this spring and summer. Slowly But Surely I sometimes joke that The Carryall should have been

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To conclude the "More (and Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America" roundtable, @johannneem.bsky.social asks, in response to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America, how US intellectual historians might go about "Remaking America." thecarryall.org/remaking-ame...

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Johann N. Neem responds to the Epilogue in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Emily Hawk wants us to "Put Some Body Into It," today at The Carryall's "More (and Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America" roundtable, a series of responses to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s *The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.* thecarryall.org/put-some-bod...

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Emily Hawk responds to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Brandon James Render looks at how "X Marks the Spot" today at The Carryall's "More (and Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America" roundtable, a series of responses to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s *The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.* thecarryall.org/x-marks-the-...

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Brandon James Render responds to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at The Carryall, "Let's Go Crazy." Kevin Mattson responds to Chapter 8—The End of Universalism (1962-1990s) of Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s *The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.* thecarryall.org/lets-go-crazy/

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Kevin Mattson responds to Chapter 8—The End of Universalism (1962-1990s) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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In "Playboys of the Postmodern World," Audrey Wu Clark responds to Chapter 8—The End of Universalism (1962-1990s) of Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s book, *The Ideas That Made America,* for The Carryall's "More (and Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America." thecarryall.org/playboys-of-...

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Audrey Wu Clark responds to Chapter 8—The End of Universalism (1962-1990s) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at The Carryall, Robert Greene II is "Just Getting Started" in his response to Chapter 8—The End of Universalism (1962-1990s) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History. thecarryall.org/just-getting...

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Robert Greene II responds to Chapter 8—The End of Universalism (1962-1990s) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Check out this new online journal of cultural and intellectual history. thecarryall.org?fbclid=IwY2x...

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Welcome to The Carryall What’s in The Carryall, you ask? No specific journal of US cultural or intellectual history exists, even though cultural and intellectual history suffuse both academic and gene...

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Thinking about the current rightwing attack on higher education? @llassabe.bsky.social has the backstory today at The Carryall’s “More (and Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America” roundtable. See “Attack on the Faculties.” thecarryall.org/attack-on-th...

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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd responds to Chapter 8—The End of Universalism (1962-1990s) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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At The Carryall today, @davidaustinwalsh.bsky.social notices how 1950s intellectual were living large. Check out "Making a Living Thinking" in our "More (and Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America" roundtable. thecarryall.org/making-a-liv...

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David Austin Walsh responds to Chapter 7—The Opening of the American Mind (1945-1970) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at The Carryall's "More (& Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America" roundtable, Shannan Clark's "Industrial Intellectuals" provides a response to Chapter 6—Roots & Rootlessness (1920-45) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s *The Ideas That Made America.* thecarryall.org/industrial-i...

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Shannan Clark responds to Chapter 6—Roots and Rootlessness (1920-45) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at The Carryall, Victoria W. Wolcott explores "The Communal Counterpoint" to US intellectual history in the latest installment of the "More (and Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America" roundtable. thecarryall.org/the-communal....

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Victoria W. Wolcott responds to Chapter 6—Roots and Rootlessness (1920-45) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at the Carryall, Guy Emerson Mount asks "How Progressive Was the Progressive Era?" in response to Chapter 5—Modernist Revolts against Absolutes (1890-1920) of Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s book, The Ideas That Made America. thecarryall.org/how-progress... cc: @susih.bsky.social

How Progressive Was the Progressive Era? | Carryall

Guy Emerson Mount responds to Chapter 5—Modernist Revolts against Absolutes (1890-1920) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at The Carryall's roundtable on Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s *The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History*, Paul Murphy rethinks the primacy of pragmatism in response to Chapter 5—Modernist Revolts Against Absolutes (1890-1920). thecarryall.org/rethinking-t...

Rethinking the Primacy of Pragmatism | Carryall

Paul Murphy responds to Chapter 5: Modernist Revolts against Absolutes (1890-1920) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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At The Carryall, Alyssa Quintanilla centers the Mexican-American boundary in response to Chapter 4—Contests of Intellectual Authority (1850-1890) of Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History. thecarryall.org/centering-th...

Centering the Boundary | Carryall

Alyssa Quintanilla responds to Chapter 4—Contests of Intellectual Authority (1850-1890) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Did "Contests of Intellectual Authority" define US intellectual history between 1850 & 1890 or "Contests of Moral Urgency"? At The Carryall, Abigail Modaff responds to Chapter 4 of Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s *The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.* thecarryall.org/contests-of-...

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Abigail Modaff responds to Chapter 4—Contests of Intellectual Authority (1850-1890) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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At The Carryall, Thomas N. Baker goes "Beyond the American Renaissance" in his response to Chapter 3—From Republican to Romantic (1800-1850) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History. thecarryall.org/beyond-the-a...

Beyond the American Renaissance | Carryall

Thomas N. Baker responds to Chapter 3—From Republican to Romantic (1800-1850) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at The Carryall, Hunter Moskowitz takes us in search of "A Broader Fabric" of US intellectual history in and around the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts during the antebellum era. thecarryall.org/a-broader-fa...

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Hunter Moskowitz responds to Chapter 3—From Republican to Romantic (1800-1850) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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No hoax! Today at The Carryall, Kevin B. Sheets explores antebellum pop culture in his roundtable response to Chapter 3—From Republican to Romantic (1800-1850) of Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's *The Ideas That Made America.* Check out the essay “The Discarded Humbug." thecarryall.org/the-discarde...

The Discarded Humbug | Carryall

Kevin B. Sheets responds to Chapter 3—From Republican to Romantic (1800-1850) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagens The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Our roundtable on Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s *The Ideas That Made America* continues. Sarah E. Naramore explores the links between history of science/medicine & intellectual history in a response to Chapter 2—America and the Transatlantic Enlightenment (1740-1800). thecarryall.org/lets-get-phy...

Today at The Carryall, Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra asks "Whose Ideas? Whose America?" in response to Ch 1—World of Empires (Precontact-1740) and Ch 2—America and the Transatlantic Enlightenment (1740-1800) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America. thecarryall.org/whose-ideas-...

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Jorge Canizares-Esguerra responds to Chapter 1—World of Empires (Precontact-1740) and Chapter 2—America and the Transatlantic Enlightenment (1740-1800) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That M...

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Today at The Carryall, Aubrey Lauersdorf's "The Ideas that Made Tsenacommacah," a response to Chapter 1—World of Empires (Precontact-1740) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America that brings ethnohistory to bear on US intellectual history. thecarryall.org/the-ideas-th...

The Ideas that Made Tsenacommacah | Carryall

Aubrey Lauersdorf responds to Chapter 1—World of Empires (Precontact-1740) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at The Carryall, Joshua L. Crutchfield "Retheorizes Who Theorizes" in our continuing inaugural roundtable of riffs on & responses to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America. thecarryall.org/retheorizing...

Retheorizing Who Theorizes | Carryall

Joshua L. Crutchfield responds to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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At The Carryall, David Farber is Out for Blood. Not really, but he is interested in how to connect the abstractions of intellectual history better to questions of social power & force in a response to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America. thecarryall.org/out-for-blood/

Out For Blood | Carryall

David Farber responds to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Today at The Carryall, Roberto Breña responds to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History with a more hemispheric perspective from outside the US. thecarryall.org/the-unexcept... cc: @susih.bsky.social

The Unexceptionalism of American Exceptionalism | Carryall

Roberto Breña responds to Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

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Dig in to the inaugural roundtable at The Carryall focused on Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen's 2019 book, The Ideas That Made America. Over 15 writers & scholars offer responses, reflections, riffs & variations to the first survey of US intellectual history in 40 years. thecarryall.org/roundtable/m...

More (and Sometimes More Important) Ideas That Made America | Carryall

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