“This is not who we are,” asserted president-elect Joe Biden in response to the January 6th far-right riots at the U.S. capitol in DC. But what if it is who we are? In this episode, four scholars from different disciplines offer historical and cultural context for the insurrection, reckoning with how the events on January 6th may hold an unflattering mirror up to who we have been for a long time.

Featuring Katherine Churchill, Brigitte Dale, Max Pingeon, and Cyrah Ward. Produced as a part of the January 2021 National Humanities Center Regional Winter Graduate Student Institute in Public Digital Humanities.