Meeting @katecarp.bsky.social in real life was definitely a highlight of #OAH26! And this seems like the perfect chance to shoutout Kate’s excellent and informative #FeedingTheElephant piece, “How To Be A Great Podcast Guest.” networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
“It is tempting to treat Elkins’s actions as the isolated incident of a madman. But poor mental health is never a reasonable explanation for attempting to execute one’s wife and children. Patriarchy offers a better explanation for this violence.” by @profcrunk.bsky.social via @thecut.com
New! @johngmarks.com joins me to talk about his new book, THY WILL BE DONE (@uncpress.bsky.social). We chatted about how he writes while working full time, a public history soapbox or two, writing advice from Bill Hader, and more! Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis... #skystorians 🗃️
Thanks to everyone who has already stopped by the @uncpress.bsky.social booth at #OAH26. We’re looking forward to seeing more people and having more conversations today!
@emily-elliott.bsky.social focused on two books that explain how AND why history is written and rewritten: Lisa Tetrault on US women's suffrage and Danielle L. McGuire on the US civil rights movement. These books, as one student wrote in a course eval, teach “all of history, the good and the bad.”
Writing about @lifexcode.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social argues that variety of the project components-including reading groups, collectives, workshops, and exhibits-show "the humanistic benefits of putting resources and efforts in conversation and connection with one another."
Focusing on The Penelope Project (University of Iowa Press, 2016), @catherinefte.bsky.social writes that the project "insists that the end of life can be a time of purpose, creativity, and joy. As aging people in an aging society, this is the kind of humanities research we absolutely need more of."
Today, the #FeedingTheElephant team wants to #TalkaboutHumanities and #TalkaboutSocialSciences! @catherinefte.bsky.social, @dawnd.bsky.social, and @emily-elliott.bsky.social share the HSS projects that they find meaningful and important.
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The OAH “has received a $250,000 gift from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. . . . The gift will support the OAH’s mission to advocate for and promote excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and public presentation of American history.” Congrats @oah.org!
It was an honor to open this conversation with thoughts on the importance of the histories of racial justice and @uncpress.bsky.social’s commitments to publishing these topics. Thanks to @dnbrgr.bsky.social, @tinashull.bsky.social, Ashley Howard, and Felicia Arriaga for their brilliant discussion.
If you are working on a book manuscript in international history during any part or the long 20th century, consider the Interconnections book series🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social - we're here for you! @juliairwin.bsky.social @renatakeller.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social uncpress.org/series/inter...
a great time to get @uncpress.bsky.social's *Mississippi Law* for yourself or your library. In it I show how the history of policing under Jim Crow segregation is an American History uncpress.org/978146968948...
Book cover for Rachel A. Shelden, The Political Supreme Court: A Forgotten History
Not sure whether this is apt or terrible timing but here’s the official cover of my book due out with @uncpress.bsky.social W. Hodding Carter III imprint this fall. 🎉
You can now pre-order my forthcoming biography of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It should be available directly through @uncpress.bsky.social and other sites in the next few weeks. 🗃️ www.amazon.com/Glorious-Fat...
This Thursday, April 9--Confederate surrender day--I'll be speaking about Opium Slavery at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond. We'll also be live on Youtube/Facebook!
A good chance to reflect on the troubled afterlife of the war for survivors 🗃️ secure.virginiahistory.org/3934/4950
A spam email asking an author to feature their book for a fake book club.
Two of my authors emailed me today because they received virtually the same inquiry asking about featuring their book for a book club.
If you received something like this, delete it and block the address. This is AI spam. It's not real.
Guest Post — Senior Librarians as Publisher Change Agents: What's the Business Case? (Part 1) - The Scholarly Kitchen
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Everyone wins!
@bethanywasik.bsky.social and @maselli.bsky.social break down the recent report on university press editorial boards. Understanding how these boards work is helpful to authors and publishing professionals alike. #FeedingTheElephant @hnetbookchannel.bsky.social @aupresses.bsky.social
Cover of Stewards of the Land
Congratulations to Stevie Ruiz on the publication of STEWARDS OF THE LAND: RACE AND RECLAIMING ENVIRONMENTAL LABOR IN THE AMERICAN WEST, the newest book in @uncpress.bsky.social’s Justice, Power, and Politics series.
"Without academic freedom, scholars self-censor, innovation stalls, and universities cease to be spaces of critical inquiry and knowledge production. When scholars cannot pursue research puzzles and questions freely, knowledge production becomes constrained."--Ilyas Saliba and Lou Peck
A quick #OAH26 travel tip: book your hotel soon. Our discounted conference rates are available through March 26 or until the block fills. And let’s just say… the historians are booking quickly. If you’re planning to join us in Philly, this is your sign to book now.
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#skystorians! If you work on vast early America and want to develop your writerly and storytelling chops in community with other historians, please consider applying to the inaugural Craft Intensive sponsored by @oieahc.bsky.social (led by myself and Scott Heerman). For more details, visit:
Deadly Divide will be out next month and you can now pre-order it from UNC press using this 30% off discount code: 01SOCIAL30
More books flagged for removal from nat'l parks because of Trump's EO requiring elimination of info by/about people who aren't white or any complex #history. Contact elected officials & demand an end to this #censorship and #racism! www.defendresearch.org/take-action www.sfgate.com/national-par...
Nominations are open for our 2026 Emerging Leader Award! This award acknowledges up-and-coming leaders in scholarly publishing who demonstrate outstanding service and contribution. Any SSP member can nominate an award candidate, including you!
