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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 13d

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Meditations in an Emergency
By Cameron Awkward-Rich
I wake up & it breaks my heart. I draw the blinds & the thrill of rain breaks my heart. I go outside. I ride the train, walk among the buildings, men in Monday suits. The flight of doves, the city of tents beneath the underpass, the huddled mass, old women hawking roses, & children all of them, break my heart. There’s a dream I have in which I love the world. I run from end to end like fingers through her hair. There are no borders, only wind. Like you, I was born. Like you, I was raised in the institution of dreaming. Hand on my heart. Hand on my stupid heart.

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Samuel Huneke @schuneke.bsky.social · 14d

My review essay for Archiv für Sozialgeschichte is out!! 20k words taking stock of where queer German history is and where it is going. DM if you’d like the pdf (it will be available open access only after a year).

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Sandra Eder @ederummadum.bsky.social · Sep 12

Congratulation!!!

Lauren MacIvor Thompson @lmacthompson1.bsky.social · Sep 12

Utterly gobsmacked to be included on this list of scholars whose work I admire so much. Thank you to the @oah.org for nominating me.
www.oah.org/2025/09/12/t...

OAH | The OAH Lectureship Program Welcomes 17 New SpeakersOAH | The OAH Lectureship Program Welcomes 17 New Speakers

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Dr. Natalie Mendoza @drmendozan.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Nursing Clio @nursingclio.bsky.social · Sep 9

Our book is out!! Happy publication day to our fantastic team of editors and authors.

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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · Sep 9

Today is publication day for The Nursing Clio Reader. As I write in the preface of the book, I started Nursing Clio back when I was a second-semester grad student as part of a final project in a public humanities seminar taught by historian Matthew Countryman at UMich. 🧵

A picture of Jacki Antonovich standing in front of a copy of The Nursing Clio Reader on a book shelf.

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Dan Howlett @dhowlett1692.bsky.social · Sep 9

We have an AMA today on @askhistorians.bsky.social with @bachynski.bsky.social discussing the history of youth football and public health! Be sure to check it out!

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Nathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hi all,

I rarely do this, but I'm posting that I'm back on the academic job market.

As a Californian, my partner and I are trying to stay on the West Coast. Any leads for jobs in History, American Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. in the Western U.S. are greatly appreciated!

Sincerely,

Nathan

Nathan Ellstrand @nellstra.bsky.social · Nov 9

Hello!

I am Nathan Ellstrand, a historian of transnational politics and religion between the United States and Latin America during the twentieth century. I am passionate about social justice and education.

Learn more about me and my work here:

nathanellstrand.com

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Sandra Eder @ederummadum.bsky.social · Sep 8

Come be my colleague! We are indeed casting a wide net in the GLOBAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY search. **All** fields, areas, and periods of the History of Technology will be considered! #historyoftechnology #STS

Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · Aug 28

NEW: Tenure-track position in History at UC Berkeley in the GLOBAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY.

We are casting a wide net here: *all* periods, places, and fields are under consideration.

I'm on the search committee, so do let me know if you have questions.

Assistant Professor – Global History of Technology - Department of History

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Pixies @pixiesofficial.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks for last night San Diego! We have arrived in Berkeley ready for tonight's show at the Greek!

📍 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA

🕖 Times:
Doors open: 5pm
@fazerdazeofficial.bsky.social: 6pm
@spoontheband.bsky.social: 7pm
PIXIES: 8:30pm

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Carlos Noreña @carlosfnorena.bsky.social · Aug 28

NEW: Tenure-track position in History at UC Berkeley in the GLOBAL HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY.

We are casting a wide net here: *all* periods, places, and fields are under consideration.

I'm on the search committee, so do let me know if you have questions.

Assistant Professor – Global History of Technology - Department of History

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

aprecruit.berkeley.edu

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Sandra Eder @ederummadum.bsky.social · Aug 25

Yes, definitely a keeper and going on my"brings me joy" pile.

Sandra Eder @ederummadum.bsky.social · Aug 25

Decluttering house, heart, and mind. Going through all my old records. Maybe try an album a day?
#Vinyl 1: Hüsker Dü's _Candy Apple Grey_, the band's first major label release in 1986. Today's fav: Grant Hart's "Don't wann know if you are lonely." A keeper. RiP🖤 Grant Hart. #HüskerDü

Album Cover of Hüsker Dü's record _Candy Apple Grey_

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Sandra Eder @ederummadum.bsky.social · Aug 24

@slagstadk.bsky.social This beauty landed in my mail box last week! What a fabulous book. Congratulations!

Book cover for Standardizing Sex: A History of Trans Medicine by @slagstadk.bsky.social, published in 2025 by the University of Chicago Press.

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Revenge of the Oxford Comma @pensivetoker.bsky.social · Aug 24

Just a few weeks ago the citizens of Tucson AZ successfully pushed their city council to unanimously deny one of these data centers in our community.

It was a local community effort that succeeded.

ALL politics is local.

Watch. Your. Locals.

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 22

Louisiana has to build three new natural gas power plants to accommodate the "AI" data center that Meta just crammed through because said center will use *Three Times* as much electricity (and, thus, attendant resources) as the *Entire City Of New Orleans*, every year.

Y'all this isn't sustainable.

La. regulators approve Entergy power plants for Meta’s AI data center

Louisiana Public Service Commissioners voted four to one to approve Entergy’s three new gas plants to power Meta’s largest-ever data center.

www.kplctv.com

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Pratik Chakrabarti @pratik-hstm.bsky.social · Aug 19

Friends, my Health is Politics project is organizing a grad. conference on 7-8 Nov. '25 in Houston. We'll cover all expenses (within US). We have a great lineup but have 1 spot free. If you know anyone working in histories of science, medicine, and env. who might be interested, please get in touch.

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · Jul 19

#BookSky

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Sandra Eder @ederummadum.bsky.social · Jul 19

Used or refurbished options a great for solid wood book shelves. You'll find something unique with a bit of a history.

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Courtney E. Thompson @cethompson.bsky.social · Jul 10

Came home to the best gift ever - a copy of my new book, edited with @drkyliesmith.bsky.social. This book is the culmination of years of fantastic conversations with some brilliant scholars, and I'm so thrilled to finally hold it in my hands. I might be prouder of this than my actual monograph. 1/

A hand holding a thick paperback book, which has a blue cover with the word "HARM" written in black letters crossed out with a red line repeated as a motif. The title is DO LESS HARM: ETHICAL QUESTIONS FOR HEALTH HISTORIANS edited by Courtney Thompson and Kylie Smith.

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Sandra Eder @ederummadum.bsky.social · Jul 10

What's the course? A survey? A particular theme? I'd add (at the very least) "A Black Women's History of the United States" (Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross) and "Asian American Histories of the United States" (Catherine Ceniza Choy) .... #womenalsoknowhistory

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Nursing Clio @nursingclio.bsky.social · Jul 2

Nursing Clio is seeking three new staff members: one Book Reviews Editor and two new Editors!

We are a volunteer-run, open access, collaborative blog project that ties historical scholarship to current political, social, and cultural issues related to gender and medicine.

Please share widely!

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · May 23

So sad that a dear friend and colleague, Mario Biagioli, died a few days ago, far too young. I find it hard to believe: Mario seemed always so vital, so full of energy and enthusiasm, a true intellectual. A great loss
#histstm #histsci #STS

Mario Biagioli (1955-2025) – ISHTIP.org

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National Bail Out @nationalbailout.bsky.social · May 12

If you haven't had a chance to make a donation yet, it's not too late.

When we say #FreeBlackMamas, we’re saying that we don’t need cages; we need care: bit.ly/freeblackmamas2025

National Bail Out @nationalbailout.bsky.social · Apr 30

Bail is not a public safety issue. It's a who has money issue.

Join the movement to #FreeBlackMamas at bit.ly/freeblackmamas2025

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Ted McCormick @tedmccormick.bsky.social · May 6

Framing the adoption of AI as an historical inevitability, rather than a way to do a thing you want or need done, gives the game away.

Nobody selling it this hard cares whether it helps; they want it to be the thing you have to deal with, like it or not. Problems, solutions, what’s the difference?

Keith Wooo-schmann Wilson 👻 @keithwilson.eu · May 6

Bizarrely framed article about the people (all women) who ‘refuse to use AI’. And a #philosophy professor who says “The moment to opt out of #AI has already passed”. Oh well. That’s that then. 🤷‍♂️ #AIEthics www.bbc.com/news/article...

The people refusing to use AI

Worried about the environment and the loss of skills, some people are resisting the rise of AI.

www.bbc.com

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Sandra Eder @ederummadum.bsky.social · Apr 28

Congratulations! 🎉 🍾 🎊 🎈

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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · Apr 27

We got enough for about 4 good baskets for graduating #Seniors who need dorm essentials. If you can support w/ some laundry baskets or other items, please check out the list and share!

The items ship directly to Lovejoy HS. I'll post pictures when we're done!

www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

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