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How to Cite Sources on JSTOR

Not sure how to format your references? Learn how to use JSTOR’s citation tool and avoid common mistakes.
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The Art and Science of Disney’s Fantasia

Before Disneyland, Fantasia brought imagineering to life through an ambitious experiment in animation.
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Why We Cringe

What makes someone else's behavior so embarrassing? The answer lies in our expectations of how people should act.
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The Disappearing History of America’s Nuclear Weapons

Once a key site of Cold War arms production, Rocky Flats is now a wildlife refuge. What happened to its troubled past?
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The Rise and Fall of Shanghai’s “Sing-Song Girls”

How did celebrated entertainers become associated with a profession increasingly defined by exploitation?
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Mental Hospitals at the Movies

The horror films of the 1970s captured a cultural shift from fears of institutional abuse to anxieties about psychiatric patients living freely.
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How Big Oil Shaped America’s Parks

John D. Rockefeller Jr. wanted Americans to experience nature from their cars. His vision helped transform conservation.

Teaching Students to See What They Miss

A classroom exercise in slow looking uses art to sharpen observation skills and encourage more attentive listening.
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Ghosts, Witches, and Other Halloween Stories

A spine-tingling roundup of historical mysteries, supernatural folklore, and the strange things that have frightened us for centuries.
An ad for the Coffield Electric Washer, 1920

Why Washing Machines Took Decades to Catch On

Early electric laundry appliances promised to make housework easier. But convincing American households to buy them was another matter.