Dr. Arwen Puteri, a historian of contemporary Europe, examines how West Germans constantly and consistently disrespected and delegitimized East-German culture and accomplishments in politics, the arts, and everyday life.

Dr. Aaron Lewis, a historian of the U.S. South, talks about his dissertation on the historical memories of Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis of the Confederate States of America and the importance of studying the Confederacy and its role in perpetuating white supremacy throughout U.S. history.