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The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations est. 1967 #SHAFR2026 - The Ohio State University - June 25-27, 2026
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Ronald Angelo Johnson @ronajohnson.bsky.social · 4h
Spent the morning of PUBLICATION DAY talking with @econroykrutz.bsky.social, the best book series editor EVER about *Entangled Alliances*. Proud to be a part of @cornellupress.bsky.social The United States in the World series. Our conversation about the book is coming soon! 📚🎙️
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 1d
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 · 23h
October's newsletter hit inboxes today!
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SHAFR News - October 2025
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International History Cologne @inthistcologne.bsky.social · 1d
Wie formte Kolonialismus das internationale Recht? 🌍
Zum Auftakt der #KölnerVorträge am 4.11. spricht Verena Steller (Frankfurt a. M.) über „Empire of Water. Wasser, Kolonialismus und das Internationale Recht, 1919–2024“.
#Völkerrecht #Kolonialismus
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 Deadline tomorrow 10/15!!
Apply now for SHAFR's Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants.
Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z

#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
October 15 Deadline - Apply for SHAFR Awards
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H-Diplo with the Jervis Forum @h-diplo.bsky.social · 16d
H-Diplo Roundtable XXVII-3
Jeffrey Crean’s The Fear of Chinese Power: An International History
“argues that fears of China over the past 140 years have been based on racialized stereotypes of the Chinese” –Zach Fredman
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H-Diplo with the Jervis Forum @h-diplo.bsky.social · 2d
H-Diplo Roundtable XXVII-4
Emily Conroy-Krutz’s Missionary Diplomacy: Religion and Nineteenth-Century American Foreign Relations
“important consequences for how we talk about “religion and foreign policy” and Christianity’s relationship to the state today” –Cara Lea Burnidge
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Erin Grievances @erinbartram.bsky.social · 10d
If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 2d
Join the Graduate Student Committee for a virtual session on Conducting Research in International Archives!
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 6d
Talking about billionaires in the 1910s and today ... on @cbsnews.com @shgape.bsky.social @oah.org @shafrhistorians.bsky.social www.cbsnews.com/news/rockefe...
Rockefeller became the first billionaire over a century ago. Here's what to know about America's wealthiest today.
Newspapers announced John D. Rockefeller as the first U.S. billionaire 109 years ago. Today there are more than 900 American billionaires.
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Association for Asian Studies @asianstudies.org · Sep 11
The AAS Southeast Asia Council invites applications for its #AAS2026 dissertation workshop on "Global Southeast Asias," made possible thanks to support by the Henry Luce Foundation. Apply by October 20 to participate!

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Group of young professionals collaborating around a wooden table with laptops and documents.
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sisresearch.bsky.social @sisresearch.bsky.social · 6d
👏Congratulations to @ausis.bsky.social Professor Sarah Snyder who has been elected vice president and president-elect of @shafrhistorians.bsky.social, an international network of scholars and professionals committed to advancing the study of U.S. foreign relations with over 1,200 members worldwide.
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 6d
The Bernath Lecture Prize deadline has been pushed to February 1.

Williams Emerging Scholar Grants, the Hogan Language Fellowship, and SHAFR's numerous graduate dissertation grants are all due OCTOBER 15.
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Sep 8
🚨 Reminder: SHAFR January awards deadline is Oct 15! Apply now for the Bernath Lecture Prize, Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants. Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z

#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
October 15 Deadline - Apply for SHAFR Awards
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Modern American History @modamhist.bsky.social · 14d
We're excited to announce the winner of the third annual Brooke L. Blower and Sarah T. Phillips Essay Prize: @syrussolojin.bsky.social at @nyu.edu with “‘Are You My Kimchi Mother?’ Race, Women, and the U.S. Military’s Study Abroad Training Program in the Early Cold War.”
Syrus Solo Jin
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 7d
Today at 1pm eastern! #SHAFR
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 22d
The Graduate Student Committee is hosting a virtual "How To" session on conference panels. Join present and past SHAFR conference co-chairs for an informal conversation on what makes a proposal stand out.

Wednesday, October 8 at 1pm ET
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The Society for Intelligence History @socintelhist.bsky.social · 8d
This just might be the coolest job opportunity ever:

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International Spy Museum - Historian | H-Net
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GETSEA @getsea.bsky.social · 8d
Planning to assemble a panel for an upcoming conference? Don't know where to start?

@shafrhistorians.bsky.social is holding a webinar tomorrow on how to successfully prepare a panel for their annual conference, applicable broadly as well

Wed. Oct. 8th @ 1:00pm (ET)
bit.ly/SHAFR-PANEL-...
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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 8d
Huge thanks to the editors of the @oah.org Process blog for letting me contribute a post that shares a little bit about how I'm trying to broaden the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis in my new book! www.oah.org/process/kell... #History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
OAH | Latin America and the Cuban Missile CrisisOAH | Latin America and the Cuban Missile Crisis
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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 13d
We have so many events happening in October!
First up: Advocacy and the National Archives
🗓 Oct 7 | 3pm ET

Join us for a panel discussion on the origins of NARA, why it matters, and how YOU can advocate to protect it. Live demo included!

👉 Register today: https://ow.ly/NMBG50X5P8x
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 10d
OAH Deadlines extended. Of interest to #SHAFR historians:
Award for Contributions to Public Policy - Due Nov. 1
Huggins-Quarles Award for grad student research - Due Nov. 1
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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 12d
⏳ OAH Award Deadlines Extended! ⏳

Some award deadlines are extended to Oct. 15 & Nov. 1. See which awards qualify & submit today! ow.ly/q4bX50X69cC

Coming up Oct. 9 is an info session for the Huggins-Quarles Award with the OAH ALANA Committee.
Register: ow.ly/OUQa50X69cJ
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Susie Colbourn @susancolbourn.net · 13d
Applications are now open for the 2026-27 predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships with the America in the World Consortium!

Applicants from all disciplines whose research bears directly on American grand strategy, broadly defined, are welcome to apply.

Deadline: December 1
AWC Pre- and Post- Doctoral Fellowships 2025-2026
The America in the World Consortium at Duke University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Florida seeks applications from current Ph.D. students for its Pred...
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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · 13d
Less than 2 weeks to apply for these awesome @shafrhistorians.bsky.social awards - including the Hogan Language Fellowship. I’m a previous Hogan winner & I have the honor of chairing the Hogan committee this year so apply or tell your PhD students to apply! #SHAFR #skystorians 🗃️
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Sep 8
🚨 Reminder: SHAFR January awards deadline is Oct 15! Apply now for the Bernath Lecture Prize, Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants. Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z

#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
October 15 Deadline - Apply for SHAFR Awards
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Justin F Jackson, Ph.D. @justinfdjackson.bsky.social · 13d
Give it a listen!

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The Work of Empire: War, Occupation, and the… by Justin F. Jackson · Audiobook preview
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 13d
SMU’s Center for Presidential History is accepting submissions for their annual book prize.
www.smu.edu/cph/bookprize
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Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 13d
Historian friends, I’m looking for a chair and/or comment to join a panel at the Business History Conference in London in March. The panel examines alcohol marketing in the U.S. mid-20th century. If you know someone, please reach out!
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