Posts by Heather Thompson
Authenticity Review
Authenticity reviews are always conducted by a team of experts, headed by a History Studio partner. Our team vets for authenticity and accuracy. We review every detail, while also assessing the project’s overall context and cultural representation. Our authenticity reviews include two work products: a fully annotated script / manuscript, with detailed comments and suggestions,…
Read MoreOn-Air Experts
Drawing on our vast network of experts and subject specialists from around the globe, History Studio identifies and vets on-air talent. We ensure productions feature the most relevant and reputable voices in the field.
Read MoreCultural Sensitivity Review
Every project needs to appeal to as wide an audience as possible and not unwittingly invite bad reviews for its portrayal of certain characters or controversial events, and lead to an unexpected Twittterstorm. Are characters portrayed as authentically and sensitively as they need to be? Are depictions of groups or individuals in line with how…
Read MoreDevelopment Consulting
History Studio provides research consulting when a project is in the crucial developmental stage. Our teams understand that creative process. We support writers and creators by digging up rich resources and new leads, tapping into sources behind academic paywalls and fueling ideas for story threads, characters, scenes, and even sensory experience. We can help unearth…
Read MoreScouting
History Studio experts have access to reams of untapped material and riveting untold stories from the past and present. As scholars we are immersed in these narratives and pull our clients into this rich world of story ideas, unknown to Hollywood and beyond. Clients tell us what subject, genre, period and/or type of content they…
Read MoreGeneral Research
History Studio provides creative professionals with the research needed to make every project as gripping, powerful, and accurate as it can be. No question is too big or too small for our team of award-winning experts. History Studio handles any research question, drawing on our training to mine archives, libraries, and other resources available only…
Read MoreEvelyn Alsultany
Evelyn Alsultany is a leading expert on the history of representations of Arabs and Muslims in the U.S. media. She received her B.A. at the University of Michigan, M.A. at the New School for Social Research, and Ph.D. at Stanford University. She is the author of Arabs and Muslim in the Media: Race and Representation…
Read MoreElizabeth Hinton
Elizabeth Hinton is a historian of American inequality and is considered one of the nation’s leading experts on policing and mass incarceration. She earned her B.A. from New York University and her Ph.D. from Columbia University and is a professor of history, African American Studies, and law at Yale. Hinton’s articles and op-eds can be…
Read MoreSusannah Broun
Susannah is from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and graduated in 2022 from Swarthmore College. There she studied History, Film+Media Studies, and Environmental Studies. In college, Susannah developed a passion for utilizing media as a powerful tool to express and archive culture, trends, social issues, and identities. After graduation, Susannah interned at WHYY in television production…
Read MoreMalinda Maynor Lowery
Malinda Maynor Lowery is a historian and documentary film producer who is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. She is a Professor of History at UNC-Chapel Hill and Director of the Center for the Study of the American South. Films she has produced include the Peabody Award-winning A Chef’s Life (PBS, 2013-2018),…
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