As Oberlin College’s alternative history journal, On Second Thought publishes innovative, accessible, and engaging historical content with the goal of reaching the Oberlin community and beyond. Our content is open to all people who love history, and our ongoing digital blog posts and annual print publication seek to challenge common historical narratives and tell more expansive stories of history. We encourage the reader to use this site as a resource to learn more about history and its many complexities.
EDITORIAL TEAM:
Founding Director: Tamika Nunley, Associate Professor of History, Comparative American Studies, and Law and Society
Director: Renee Romano, Robert S. Danforth Professor of History, and Professor of Comparative American Studies and Africana Studies
Editors: Aidan Goldberg, Babeuf Yost, Charlotte Pavlic, Karthik Ranganadhan
Treasurer: Dan Ha Lee
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On Second Thought, Spring 2021 Vol. 2
History Design Lab, Oberlin College
This issue is shorter, as May 2021 will be the first print edition.
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On Second Thought, Spring 2021 Vol. 1
History Design Lab, Oberlin College
In honor of Black History Month (February) and Women’s History Month (March) this publication highlights the histories of these groups.
