The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines social media as: “forms of electronic communication (such as websites for social networking and microblogging) through which users create online ...

Reengaging history with the social sciences and contemporary challenges. The discipline of history, while continuing to produce valuable scholarship, is in a rut. The kind of methodological, ...

Introduction. Social media networks have seen a significant surge in history content popularity throughout recent years. Humans find it fascinating to study historical events and ancient ...

The social wellspring behind a social symbol. Although Facebook is the main reason the Like button became so ubiquitous, the company didn't invent it and almost discarded it as drivel.

In his new book, Ever to Excel: A History of Boston College, University Historian and Clough Millennium History Professor Emeritus James O’Toole centers his lens on some of these individuals, offering ...

Peter N. Stearns, former editor-in-chief of The Journal of Social History, explains a number of reasons to pursue the field of history in his article “Why Study History” from the American Historical ...

The store’s inventory is more than merchandise; it traces the social history of china in America. During the depression consumers bought basics, but by mid-century the industry got playful.