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Pop Culture Is History
A newsletter from NYT bestselling author and pop culture historian Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.
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Latest posts
Going Deep on 'Sex and the City and Us,' 'When Women Invented Television,' and 'So Fetch'
Links to the articles that helped me write about 'Sex and the City,' women of early TV, and 'Mean Girls.'
Links to Go Deep on My Book Subjects: 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' and 'Seinfeld'
All the pieces that informed my books on 'The Mickey Mouse Club,' 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' and 'Seinfeld.'
Better Living Through 'Parks and Rec'
I'm leading an online study and action group that asks, 'What Would Leslie Knope Do?'
Ranking My Own Books
My brutally honest, and also self-congratulatory, assessment of my own work ... which demonstrates the ups and downs of publishing.
Obamacore and Hopepunk
Why we need 'Parks and Rec' right now.
What Happens When We Connect with Each Other
For one thing, 'Parks and Rec.' Also: 'Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,' the Peabody Awards, and how to support my new book.
New York 'Parks and Rec' Event!
Get your tickets ASAP!
Let's Talk 'Parks and Rec' ... in Person!
I've got tour details, let's hang out IRL and connect over a very pleasant subject.
Giving Thanks for 'The Pitt,' 'Schitt's Creek,' and the Olympics
Plus: a class on Pop Culture vs. Authoritarianism, my moment with Jason Alexander, and a 'Parks and Rec' Goodreads giveaway.