Monthly Archives: June 2012

What’s Missing

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

Dakota quilled moccasins. The Minnesota Historical Society. In the process of designing the new 1862 exhibit at the History Center in St. Paul, the Minnesota Historical Society stuck its neck out. You know the old joke: What happens when you … Continue reading →

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Comparatively Speaking, it’s a Deal!

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

The Minnesota Historical Society’s Reserve copy of the first (1863) edition of A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity. Those unaccustomed to University Press-produced books may wonder. But compared to a first edition that sold at auction in 2010 for $12,000, … Continue reading →

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Clubs, Hatchets, Knives and Beams Part 7 and PDF

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

The conclusion of a seven-part series on European American/Native American War Artifacts and the Ethics of Display by Zabelle Stodola, professor of literature and cultural studies at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. The series begins here.  Part 7: “Showing Basic Human … Continue reading →

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Clubs, Hatchets, Beams and Knives, Part 6

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

Minnesota’s State Capitol, on permanent exhibit in the architecture of the Minnesota Historical Society History Center, St. Paul, Minnesota. ***** Part six in a seven-part series on European American/Native American War Artifacts and the Ethics of Display by Zabelle Stodola, professor … Continue reading →

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Clubs, Hatchets, Knives and Beams Part 5

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

Part five in a seven-part series on European American/Native American War Artifacts and the Ethics of Display by Zabelle Stodola, professor of literature and cultural studies at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. The series begins here. Part 5: Sarah Wakefield’s Story … Continue reading →

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Clubs, Hatchets, Knives and Beams, Part 4

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

Part four in a seven-part series on European American/Native American War Artifacts and the Ethics of Display by Zabelle Stodola, professor of literature and cultural studies at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. The series begins here. Part 4: Hannah Dustan: Commemoration … Continue reading →

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Clubs, Hatchets, Knives and Beams Part 3

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

Part three in a seven-part series on European American/Native American War Artifacts and the Ethics of Display by Zabelle Stodola, professor of literature and cultural studies at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. The series begins here. Part 3: Hannah Dustan’s Story … Continue reading →

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Clubs, Hatchets, Knives, and Beams, Part 2

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

Part two in a seven-part series on European American/Native American War Artifacts and the Ethics of Display by Zabelle Stodola, professor of literature and cultural studies at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. The series begins here. Part II: Mary Rowlandson, … Continue reading →

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Clubs, Hatchets, Knives and Beams Part 1

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

Clubs, Hatchets, Knives, and Beams: European American/Native American War Artifacts and the Ethics of Display By Zabelle Stodola, University of Arkansas at Little Rock June 2012 I’m Zabelle Stodola, Carrie Zeman’s co-editor for  A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity: Dispatches … Continue reading →

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…And So Were German Turners

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Carrie Zeman

On the seventh day, God rested from creation. On the seventh day, Turners recreated. When my friend Lois Glewwe mentioned a few weeks ago that she’d happened upon a 19th century missionary organization whose sole goal was to convert Roman … Continue reading →

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