I still refuse to believe that was a decade ago...

Author holding her book in front of a poster depicting her book and several others.

Canal Dreamers looks good large! How fun to celebrate books with the team at @uncpress.bsky.social in their booth @oah.org. If you are at the conference, check out the small version that you can actually open and read.
🗃️ #skystorians @sonyabonczek.bsky.social

Hey—

This is a great venue for writing—and reading—history informed op-eds.

Great news!

A Trans Pride flag alongside a prayer on a beige background. The prayer gives thanks for the gifts our trans, non-binary, intersex and genderqueer siblings bring to the church and celebrates that all are made in God’s image.

On this #TransDayOfVisibility, we celebrate the joy and resilience of transgender and genderqueer people in our communities. This day is a time to affirm the presence, dignity, and contributions of trans and gender nonconforming people. Read more: pcusa.org/worship-with...

Book cover for Film Diplomacy: A Media History of Turkey–US Relations by Ayşehan Jülide Etem. The top half features bold red and white title text on a dark blue background. Below, a black-and-white archival photograph shows several men operating film cameras and tripods on a hillside overlooking a dense cityscape, suggesting documentary or state media production. The author’s name appears at the bottom on a blue band.

Very excited to announce my first book 🪄 Film Diplomacy 📽️ is forthcoming with @columbiaup.bsky.social.

Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...

The Early Republic Tracker The Early Republic Tracker documents instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, muse…

Help the @JERPano document the rewriting or removal of historical information at federal sites, parks, museums, and government platforms.

Preserve history for the public.

To submit or view previous changes on The Panorama's Early Republic Tracker visit:
thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...

This Thursday, Emily Conroy-Krutz from Michigan State University will talk about "Around the World with Arthur Brown: Missionary Diplomacy at the Turn of the 20th Century"👀.

📍 HCA, Atrium
🕰️ Jan 22, 6:15 p.m.

About the talk: www.hca.uni-heidelberg.de/de/veranstal...

The Routledge History of Religion and Politics in the United States Since 1775 Drawing together history and recent historiography, this volume offers a reference work for understanding how religion influenced politics and how politics shaped religion in the United States from th...

Students want to be informed but often don't know the difference between an expert & an influencer

@laurenfturek.bsky.social & I tried to create a space--away from algo rabbit holes--where teachers could find expertise on these issues for their classrooms

www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

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And there are historiographic interventions!

-@jstuart.bsky.social makes a case for Mrs. Hamer to stand alongside Martin and Malcolm as civil rights religious leaders
-Katherine Moran layers Antisemitism, AntiCatholicism, and Nativism together as intertwined histories to be studied together

5/6

There are perennial questions answered in thematic chapters on:

-Religion & the State (not just "church & state")
-Pluralism & Secularism
-Capitalism, Religion & Politics
-Race, Racism, and Anti-Racism
-Gender, Religion & Politics
-Material Culture

4/6

The Humanities doesn't have to be "relevant" to matter, but the history of religion & politics is nonetheless like:

-Hugh Urban explaining Conspiracy & Disinformation
-Kathleen Tobin explaining Secularism, Nones & Interfaith Communities
- @econroykrutz.bsky.social on Missionaries & Diplomacy

3/

If you want to give students an overview before diving deeply into complex topics, check out these *8 page* chapters:

-@brianclites.bsky.social explaining the history of Clergy Sexual Abuse
- Jane Hong on Immigration & Asian American religions
- @wmstell.bsky.social on LGBTQ+ Rights

2/6

The Routledge History of Religion and Politics in the United States Since 1775 Drawing together history and recent historiography, this volume offers a reference work for understanding how religion influenced politics and how politics shaped religion in the United States from th...

It's time for @laurenfturek.bsky.social & I to celebrate the book birthday for The Routledge History of Religion and Politics in the United States Since 1775!

44 chapters, 48 contributors representing both History & Religious Studies

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It is always a delight to talk with @ronajohnson.bsky.social, and never more than when he’s talking about his research. Check out our discussion about ENTANGLED ALLIANCES

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Friends, please share? Brown2026 is advertising for its 3rd year of fellowships. Would love to have you consider this opportunity to work with us as we face 2026. Link to position and application info in the thread: And more info about the initiative is here: brown2026democracy.brown.edu 1/

CFP: USIH-IU Community Scholars Program | Society for US Intellectual History In partnership with the Institute for American Thought at Indiana University, the Society for U.S. Intellectual History is pleased to announce the continuation of a new opportunity to support continge...

🔔 We’re honored to open a new round in the @susih.bsky.social -IU Community Scholars Program, which unlocks onsite + remote library access for 3 years for contingent scholars + historians working beyond the academy. Please apply + share! CFP due 2/1. Onward! 🗃️ s-usih.org/2025/12/cfp-...

Book Prize Winners - Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Explore winners of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Annual Book Prizes that both focus and do not focus on the history of women.

THE RISING GENERATION by Sarah L. H. Gronningsater, which chronicles the history of emancipation through the experiences of black northerners, has received an honorable mention for the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians (@berksconference.bsky.social) Book Prize! Congrats, Sarah! bit.ly/4i7OFdL

Spent part of my morning listening to one of my favorites talk about her writing process. Loved every minute! Listen to @jlepler.bsky.social and then go out and buy Canal Dreamers!
draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

FYI:
1. Books are great for timeline cleanses.
2. Book sales are even better for timeline cleanses.
3. @cornellupress.bsky.social is having a 44% off book sale.
4. I'm an #EndearinglyTenaciousEditor and #SorryNotSorry that I will shout about our awesome books for [looks at calendar] another 3 weeks.

Pretty amazing to see my brilliant MSU History colleagues and students presenting at @susih.bsky.social about their work on the Radical Historians Newsletter. Stay tuned!!!

⏳ Ken Burns’ The American Revolution premieres this Sunday, Nov 16 at 8pm ET on PBS!

Warm up for the premiere with a behind-the-scenes look at how the film was made.

🎧 New episode: benfranklinsworld.com/425

#KenBurnsPBS #AmericanRevolution #Documentary #BFW

I am SO excited for this

Oh, I just pop in occasionally to interview authors in the Cornell US in the World series. It’s called Authors in Conversation. Always a lot of fun!

You will be excited to hear that Ron spent part of our conversation talking about the importance of digital humanities to the research at the foundation of the book!

Everyone go buy Ron’s book! And stay tuned to hear our conversation about it on an upcoming Cornell podcast.

Is there anything better than having scholars you admire engage closely with your work? Thanks Cara Burnidge, Karine Walther, Kate Moran, Mike Verney, and Jay Sexton! @burnidge.bsky.social @karinewalther.bsky.social
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Fascinating! Their fields are interesting, too, given those dates. Who's the pseudo-missionary? Would love to hear more about them.

My reading assistant enjoying @ronajohnson.bsky.social’s new book Entangled Alliances. He was struck by how intertwined events in Saint Domingue were with the American Revolution and vice versa.