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British elites once signaled status through high culture. Over time, pop culture and everyday leisure became part of the picture.

The Volkswagen Beetle helped symbolize Germany’s postwar rebirth, despite its origins in Hitler’s vision of a “people’s car.”

A 1920s court battle over a Chinese American student exposed the complicated racial boundaries of school segregation.

A record-breaking auction spotlights the artist who transformed Hindu imagery and helped shape modern Indian visual culture.

The University of Wyoming’s Historic Clothing Collection offers a revealing look beneath the fashions of the past.

Should schools tackle controversial political issues? A 1903 educator thought doing so was essential to preparing future voters.

For many Jewish leftists before 1948, Zionism was far from the only vision for the Jewish future.

Research shows that harsher penalties for failure can discourage women from pursuing top positions.

Stories from JSTOR Daily about education, libraries, learning, and student life.

Before it became a notorious invasive plant, kudzu was promoted as a solution to widespread soil erosion.