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Jan. 9 | Call for papers: Identities and Technocultures
A 2-day conference about American culture and technologies that examines how new technologies dominate and define Americaness in the US and abroad. Co-sponsored by the University of Iowa Center for Ethnic Studies and the Arts (CESA) and the Mid-America American Studies Association (MAASA).

Four Young Men Standing Around a Large Piece of Machinery in a Workshop.
Chicago Daily New, Inc.,
1928.
Chicago Historical Society / Library of Congress

National Cathedral. Mr. Fanfani, sculptor at National Cathedral II,
Theodor Horydczak, photographer
ca. 1920-ca. 1950.
Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Meeting of the Mechanics and Others of the City of Washington,
broadside,
Washington, D.C., 1852.
Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress

Elaine Cerri in Kitchen of Main Residence,
Howard W. Marshall, photographer,
1979.
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
American Quarterly [official journal site]
American Quarterly [editorial site]