Taylor Atkins
Taylor Atkins is a history professor at Northern Illinois University.
He earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Illinois: Research interests include Modern Japanese and Korean cultural history; ethnomusicology and jazz studies; transnational popular culture; public memory; colonialism; and Bahá’í Faith history.
Dr. Atkins has done pioneering work in the interdisciplinary field of “New Jazz Studies,” working to internationalize scholarship on jazz.
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Sure, white collar arrogance is a thing. But Taylor Atkins has experienced the blue collar kind... in an awkward place. -
Taylor Atkins reflects on the long-term effects of the election. -
Taylor Atkins checks the codewords bigots have used since the days of Archie Bunker. -
An absurdly large number of Americans are now wandering in the jungle of their own fantasies, says Taylor Atkins. And they can learn a lesson from a Japanese soldier who wouldn't quit. -
The latest World Cup is history but there's still something about it that sticks in Taylor Atkins' craw... -
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Why do people vote for authoritarian leaders? What's the infatuation with fascism? Taylor Atkins has some thoughts.
