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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 18h

A friendly reminder that applications for @shafrhistorians.bsky.social's William Appleman Williams Emerging Scholar Research Grants are due TOMORROW Oct 15th.

For more information: www.shafr.org/junior-facul...

To apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

William Appleman Emerging Scholar Research Grants

The William Appleman Williams Junior Faculty Research Grants are intended to promote scholarly research in U.S. foreign relations by members who are within six years of the Ph.D. Grants are limited to...

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Sep 11

🎉 Congratulations to @amandademmer.bsky.social who was awarded the inaugural Paul and Linda Austin Military History Professorship by the @virginiatech.bsky.social Board of Visitors!

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · Jul 29

The 2026 SHAFR Summer Institute call for papers is out! What an awesome *fully funded* opportunity for grad students and early career scholars! www.shafr.org/index.php?op... 🗃️ @shafrhistorians.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social #historians

CFP- SHAFR Summer Institute 2026

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Jun 7

Had a terrific two days at my first ever @biographersintl.bsky.social conference. So many wonderful people, so many incredible projects!

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Jun 2

Are you a grad student or early career scholar attending #SHAFR2025? Check out our careers workshop featuring mentors working in tenure track jobs in the US and UK, PMEs, DOD and State roles, Brookings, PBS, and countless research centers.
To register visit: forms.gle/ZwFa6hFsk2TR...

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · May 22

VT is hiring an Instructor in Modern Military History. Review date is June 1st! @smh-historians.bsky.social @shafrhistorians.bsky.social

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Details | Instructor in Modern Military History | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · May 20

"It means that one woman, working alone on a shoestring budget has more complete, accurate, and up-to-date information about the internal political situation in Vietnam than the combined intelligence resources of the United States Government. Please write me, Bill, and say it ain't so."

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · May 20

Today's fun research find from the National Archives- A letter from Elliot Abrams (Assist Secretary for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs) to CIA Director Bill Casey re: Ginetta Sagan's research into reeducation camps in Vietnam post-1975.

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · May 2

I'd love to be added!

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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · May 2

***Attention graduate students***

Apply to the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award!

IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history, broadly defined.

More info: iehs.org/awards/georg...

George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award

Visit the post for more.

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Apr 24

If you're interested in talking to your students about this major anniversary and what I call the "many ends" of the Vietnam War, here is a short piece I wrote for the @oah.org: www.oah.org/process/demm...

OAH | The Many Ends of the Vietnam WarOAH | The Many Ends of the Vietnam War

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Apr 24

During this talk, I shared some of the most meaningful research and conclusions from my @cambridgeup.bsky.social book, After Saigon's Fall: Refugees and US-Vietnamese Relations, 1975-2000
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After Saigon's Fall | American history after 1945

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Apr 24

Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. Recently, it was my genuine honor and pleasure to give a keynote at The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Archive at TTU's Annual Conference, www.vietnam.ttu.edu/events/2025_...

The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive: Events

Information about the events and conferences of The Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive

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Women Also Know History @womenknowhistory.bsky.social · Apr 4

Check this out, historians!

Aimee Loiselle @aimloiselle.bsky.social · Apr 4

DEADLINE FOR 2025 AWARDS IS JUNE 15, 2025
CCWH supports women in history and women's history <<
It works hard to provide these resources <<
@womenknowhistory.bsky.social
@womenshistnet.bsky.social

Awards | The Coordinating Council for Women in History

The CCWH offers awards to support scholars and professionals dedicated to the field of women's history.

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Apr 4

"The termination of your grant represents an urgent priority for this administration."

Gutted to learn of the loss of my NEH Fellowship and to see so many others in the same boat - not to mention the @nehgov.bsky.social employees whose jobs are on the line. A brutal day for the humanities.

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Mar 18

We’re looking for volunteers to staff the registration desk at #SHAFR2025. In exchange, we’ll comp your registration fee, keep you fed, and guarantee you’ll meet some cool people 😎

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thanks for the great writeup, @virginiatechnews.bsky.social !

With fellowship, history professor to record life of human rights legend

Amanda Demmer, associate professor of history, has received a research fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities to write a biography on Ginetta Sagan, a leader in the international hu...

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Chris Campbell @chriscampbell1.bsky.social · Mar 3

CALL FOR PAPERS!

I'm co-organising a conference in September on women's work in the Second World War, with a graduate research forum in the afternoon for PGRs to present their work.

Please share with any postgrads who might be interested!

More details here ⬇️

royalhistsoc.org/calendar/cod...

Codebreakers and Groundbreakers: Women’s Work in the Second World War – CALL FOR PAPERS | RHS

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Feb 2

So deeply honored to receive this recognition from my SHAFR colleagues. Also, welcome to Bluesky, @shafrhistorians.bsky.social !

SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Feb 1

The winner of the 2025 Stuart L Bernath Lecture Prize is @amandademmer.bsky.social! Demmer’s research highlights some of the most exciting developments in foreign relations history, incl diplomatic agency of nonstate actors & realm intl human rights. We cannot wait to hear her lecture at #SHAFR2026!

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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · Feb 1

Congratulations to @amandademmer.bsky.social and welcome to Bluesky to the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations @shafrhistorians.bsky.social!

SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Feb 1

The winner of the 2025 Stuart L Bernath Lecture Prize is @amandademmer.bsky.social! Demmer’s research highlights some of the most exciting developments in foreign relations history, incl diplomatic agency of nonstate actors & realm intl human rights. We cannot wait to hear her lecture at #SHAFR2026!

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Jan 27

Happy to share that the @cambridgeup.bsky.social Three-Volume History of the Vietnam War is now available, including a chapter on "Refugees and US-Vietnamese Relations" that I wrote for Volume 3 "Endings and Aftermaths."

www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War

Cambridge Core - History after 1945 (General) - The Cambridge History of the Vietnam War

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Jan 24

Review date now extended to Feb 24! Please apply/share widely!

Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Jan 16

The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies and the History Department of Virginia Tech invite applications for a two-year postdoctoral associate position in the history of the American Civil War era that will begin in August 2025. Review date Feb 10th.
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Details | Postdoctoral Associate | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech

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Modern American History @modamhist.bsky.social · Jan 17

Amanda C. Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social and Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social's new research article uses case studies of U.S. relations with China, Vietnam, and Cuba to examine the idea of normalization, its history, and its consequences.

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Normalizing Relations from the Cold War to the Present: Continuing War, Pursuing Peace, and Building Empire | Modern American History | Cambridge Core

Normalizing Relations from the Cold War to the Present: Continuing War, Pursuing Peace, and Building Empire - Volume 7 Issue 3

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Jan 17

SAME!! my bestie and I also give real-talk, no-holding-back feedback on each other's drafts, which works because we also write things like "YASSSS QUEEEEN" in the margins, too. *balance*

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · Jan 16

The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies and the History Department of Virginia Tech invite applications for a two-year postdoctoral associate position in the history of the American Civil War era that will begin in August 2025. Review date Feb 10th.
careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...

Details | Postdoctoral Associate | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech

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