Edward T. Linenthal | Editor's Annual Report, 2006–2007 | The Journal of American History, 94.2

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Edward T. Linenthal | Editor's Annual Report, 2006–2007 | The Journal of American History, 94.2 | The History Cooperative

Editor's Annual Report, 2006–2007

When this report to members of the OAH appears in print, it will mark two years since I assumed responsibilities as editor of the JAH. I have much to be grateful for: a staff whose passion for their work makes it a joy to work alongside them every day, an editorial board that provides consistently wise counsel, and colleagues around the world who help me—and us—think about the strengths and weaknesses of everything that appears in the Journal. I hope readers find that each issue does justice to the labors of so many.	1
Over the past year and a half, the Journal has published, alongside an array of diverse and exciting research-based articles, other features intended to help readers keep abreast of developments in historical practice. Some have taken the form of multiple articles on related topics. Many, whatever their format, have surveyed the ferment in discrete fields. In this editor's report I would like to highlight those single essays, conversations, and round tables.	2
The June 2006 issue featured four articles and a review essay by Roy Rosenzweig, "Can History Be Open Source? Wikipedia and the Future of the Past." Our September 2006 issue offered two articles and an "Exchange" on American consumerism. It comprised David Steigerwald's article, "All Hail the Republic of Choice: Consumer History as Contemporary Thought" and responses from T. H. Breen and Lizabeth Cohen. The issue also included a round table, "Contemporary Anti-Americanism," centering on an essay by the distinguished Dutch scholar Rob Kroes, accompanied by comments from students of American culture from the United States, France, Hungary, and South Africa. Continuing an innovation in the Journal initiated by Joanne Meyerowitz, the September 2006 "Interchange," based on an international online conversation, explored "Legacies of the Vietnam War." In December 2006 the Journal published Vicki L. Ruiz's presidential address, "Nuestra América: Latino History as United States History," three articles, and a round table, "The State of Cultural History: A Conference in Honor of Lawrence W. Levine." Sadly, Professor Levine did not live to see this published, but we are extremely grateful for the support he and Cornelia Levine, his wife, gave the project. I am also indebted to Roy Rosenzweig, who offered valuable assistance.	3
In March 2007 the JAH published three articles and "American Military History," a round table, state-of-the-field survey. It featured an essay by Wayne E. Lee and responses from military historians from the United States, England, Singapore, and Canada. The June 2007 issue offered two articles and two other features that addressed historical practice. On the centennial of the founding of the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, which became the OAH, Ian Tyrrell explored the organization's first four decades, emphasizing the way regional ties and public history energized it. "American Faces: Twentieth- Century Photographs," a round table in the same issue, brought together photographers, archivists, and historians whose essays illuminate the possibilities of twentieth-century photographs as historical sources.	4
In the September 2007 issue containing this report there are four articles and two review essays. Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp reviews the eight-volume Religion by Region series, raising questions about both the concept of region and the way region figures in American culture. Jan Shipps uses a review of Richard Lyman Bushman's recent biography of Joseph Smith to analyze the historiographical movement called the new Mormon history, and Bushman responds.	5
The JAH is committed to serving the needs of our readers as teachers. Two articles that appeared in the past year were featured in the JAH's online supplement, "Teaching the JAH." They are Linda Gordon's "Dorothea Lange: The Photographer as Agricultural Sociologist," from the December 2006 issue, and Beth Bailey's "The Army in the Marketplace: Recruiting an All-Volunteer Force," from the June 2007 issue.	. . .

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