Shannan Catherine Mason
@shayschoemason.bsky.social
18-19c Early Am & Atlantic Historian. PhD. Hist of Science. Market Economy. Communication Networks. Material Culture. Empire. Land. GIS. Pedagogy. ADHDawesome. Public & Digital History. Socials Editor #JERPano. Plant Aficionado & Self Service Barista.
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Educators - are you building next year's lesson plans?
Discover The Panorama's list of short readings (under 1,000 words) from more than 250 authors!
Our insightful and classroom ready features are perfect for sparking discussion and enriching your syllabus. thepanorama.shear.org/contributors/
Discover The Panorama's list of short readings (under 1,000 words) from more than 250 authors!
Our insightful and classroom ready features are perfect for sparking discussion and enriching your syllabus. thepanorama.shear.org/contributors/
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November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Educators - are you building next year's lesson plans?
Discover The Panorama's list of short readings (under 1,000 words) from more than 250 authors!
Our insightful and classroom ready features are perfect for sparking discussion and enriching your syllabus. thepanorama.shear.org/contributors/
Discover The Panorama's list of short readings (under 1,000 words) from more than 250 authors!
Our insightful and classroom ready features are perfect for sparking discussion and enriching your syllabus. thepanorama.shear.org/contributors/
Save yourself some time and implement a ready made lesson plan using materials from The Panorama - by yours truly!
Well beyond the battlefield—firearms were instruments of authority in early America. Explore a new lesson in the #JERPano Teaching the Early Republic series that opens opportunities for students to think about the materiality and symbolism of power and control: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/11/06/f...
Lesson Plan: The Architecture of Firearms and Power in Early America
Shannan Mason offers a complete, two day lesson plan on women and the American Revolution featuring Lauren Duval’s recent article from The Pano.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Save yourself some time and implement a ready made lesson plan using materials from The Panorama - by yours truly!
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Feeling the midsemester slump? You’re not alone.
The Panorama's series -Teaching the Early American Republic contains ready-to-use lesson plans, strategies, fresh ideas, and reflections to reinvigorate your classroom.
Visit the #JERPano at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/09/04/t...
The Panorama's series -Teaching the Early American Republic contains ready-to-use lesson plans, strategies, fresh ideas, and reflections to reinvigorate your classroom.
Visit the #JERPano at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/09/04/t...
Teaching the Early American Republic
Check out recent Pano pieces on teaching to find inspiration for your classroom.
thepanorama.shear.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Feeling the midsemester slump? You’re not alone.
The Panorama's series -Teaching the Early American Republic contains ready-to-use lesson plans, strategies, fresh ideas, and reflections to reinvigorate your classroom.
Visit the #JERPano at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/09/04/t...
The Panorama's series -Teaching the Early American Republic contains ready-to-use lesson plans, strategies, fresh ideas, and reflections to reinvigorate your classroom.
Visit the #JERPano at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/09/04/t...
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MOMENTS AGO: NBC News' @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports from L.A., as law enforcement on horses disperse crowds.
June 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
MOMENTS AGO: NBC News' @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports from L.A., as law enforcement on horses disperse crowds.
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Humanities. An ambiguous word that can mean and represent so many things. It can be hard to see the humanities have on everyday life. This article from the Federation of State Humanities Councils highlights some of the ways you see it each day.
www.statehumanities.org/five-ways-hu...
www.statehumanities.org/five-ways-hu...
Five Ways Humanities Councils Serve Everyday Americans - Federation of State Humanities Councils
Our nation’s 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils are nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations established in 1971 by Congress to make outstanding public humanities programming accessibl...
www.statehumanities.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Humanities. An ambiguous word that can mean and represent so many things. It can be hard to see the humanities have on everyday life. This article from the Federation of State Humanities Councils highlights some of the ways you see it each day.
www.statehumanities.org/five-ways-hu...
www.statehumanities.org/five-ways-hu...
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What these changes look like in raw dollar terms, per CBO analysis of GOP budget bill:
Typical household in bottom income decile loses ~$1,600 annually.
Typical household in richest income decile gains ~$12,000 annually.
Typical household in bottom income decile loses ~$1,600 annually.
Typical household in richest income decile gains ~$12,000 annually.
June 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
What these changes look like in raw dollar terms, per CBO analysis of GOP budget bill:
Typical household in bottom income decile loses ~$1,600 annually.
Typical household in richest income decile gains ~$12,000 annually.
Typical household in bottom income decile loses ~$1,600 annually.
Typical household in richest income decile gains ~$12,000 annually.
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I’m shocked. Whoever could have predicted this? This is your reminder that the administration also cut funding for disinformation and misinformation research.
#academicsky #newssky
#academicsky #newssky
NEW: Don't use AI for fact checking. @davidgilbert.bsky.social reports www.wired.com/story/grok-c...
AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse
Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what's real and what's not—and getting inaccurate information.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I’m shocked. Whoever could have predicted this? This is your reminder that the administration also cut funding for disinformation and misinformation research.
#academicsky #newssky
#academicsky #newssky
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The #JERPano seeks contributors for a new series, "Teaching the Early American Republic."
We invite reflections on classroom experiences, lesson plans, source reviews, or challenges in 500 to 1000 words by June 30th.
For posting guidelines, visit us at: thepanorama.shear.org/write-for-us/
We invite reflections on classroom experiences, lesson plans, source reviews, or challenges in 500 to 1000 words by June 30th.
For posting guidelines, visit us at: thepanorama.shear.org/write-for-us/
June 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The #JERPano seeks contributors for a new series, "Teaching the Early American Republic."
We invite reflections on classroom experiences, lesson plans, source reviews, or challenges in 500 to 1000 words by June 30th.
For posting guidelines, visit us at: thepanorama.shear.org/write-for-us/
We invite reflections on classroom experiences, lesson plans, source reviews, or challenges in 500 to 1000 words by June 30th.
For posting guidelines, visit us at: thepanorama.shear.org/write-for-us/
Thrilled to announce I begin a new post as lecturer of Early Am. History at University of Illinois this fall!
Could not be happier or more grateful to be working in such a well respected department and university.
Good news for people who like - news. My cat Loki, however, remains unimpressed.
Could not be happier or more grateful to be working in such a well respected department and university.
Good news for people who like - news. My cat Loki, however, remains unimpressed.
June 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thrilled to announce I begin a new post as lecturer of Early Am. History at University of Illinois this fall!
Could not be happier or more grateful to be working in such a well respected department and university.
Good news for people who like - news. My cat Loki, however, remains unimpressed.
Could not be happier or more grateful to be working in such a well respected department and university.
Good news for people who like - news. My cat Loki, however, remains unimpressed.
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Harvard launches FREE, self-paced courses focused on democratic principles, understanding the constitution, and crafting your civic voice.
“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”
#AcademicSky
#MomSky
“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”
#AcademicSky
#MomSky
We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy | Harvard University
Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.
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May 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Harvard launches FREE, self-paced courses focused on democratic principles, understanding the constitution, and crafting your civic voice.
“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”
#AcademicSky
#MomSky
“We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy”
#AcademicSky
#MomSky
My rep, Mike Bost of the 12th Congressional District of Illinois voted 'yes' on the "Big Bill."
His "email me" portal has been down - I can't imagine why 🫥.
In the interim, I'm leaving the letter I wrote him on every social I have. Typos = my own.
His "email me" portal has been down - I can't imagine why 🫥.
In the interim, I'm leaving the letter I wrote him on every social I have. Typos = my own.
May 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My rep, Mike Bost of the 12th Congressional District of Illinois voted 'yes' on the "Big Bill."
His "email me" portal has been down - I can't imagine why 🫥.
In the interim, I'm leaving the letter I wrote him on every social I have. Typos = my own.
His "email me" portal has been down - I can't imagine why 🫥.
In the interim, I'm leaving the letter I wrote him on every social I have. Typos = my own.
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Exclusive: Trump administration cut autism-related research by 26% so far in 2025 reut.rs/4khHRdr
Exclusive: Trump administration cut autism-related research by 26% so far in 2025
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has
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May 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Exclusive: Trump administration cut autism-related research by 26% so far in 2025 reut.rs/4khHRdr
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Register for the #JERPano Conference Paper to Article Workshop at #SHEAR2025. Submit at:
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May 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Register for the #JERPano Conference Paper to Article Workshop at #SHEAR2025. Submit at:
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Still trying to positively rebrand the ADHD sleep hellscape of delayed sleep phase syndrome... And revenge sleep procrastination
as the: why even try sleep when there's so much other funness to do - that I didn't earlier - because I was doing lame shiz - and I won't sleep anyway 'sleep program.'
as the: why even try sleep when there's so much other funness to do - that I didn't earlier - because I was doing lame shiz - and I won't sleep anyway 'sleep program.'
May 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Still trying to positively rebrand the ADHD sleep hellscape of delayed sleep phase syndrome... And revenge sleep procrastination
as the: why even try sleep when there's so much other funness to do - that I didn't earlier - because I was doing lame shiz - and I won't sleep anyway 'sleep program.'
as the: why even try sleep when there's so much other funness to do - that I didn't earlier - because I was doing lame shiz - and I won't sleep anyway 'sleep program.'
Nature is lit!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...
Carnivorous ‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Wear Corpses as Camouflage
Nicknamed the “bone collector,” this newly confirmed caterpillar in Hawaii secretly scrounges off a spider landlord by covering itself with dead insect body parts
www.scientificamerican.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Nature is lit!
www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...
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From the 1915 annual report of the United Charities of Chicago
May 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
From the 1915 annual report of the United Charities of Chicago
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As @aft.org President @rweingarten.bsky.social says, gutting the Department of Education’s ability to fund mental health services in public schools is a direct attack on the safety and well-being of students across the country.
Trump administration discontinues $1 billion in school mental health grants
The Trump administration will not renew grants worth $1 billion that were aimed at boosting mental health services in schools, a Department of Education official said.
abcnews.go.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
As @aft.org President @rweingarten.bsky.social says, gutting the Department of Education’s ability to fund mental health services in public schools is a direct attack on the safety and well-being of students across the country.
This directly harms free public news access for Americans. apnews.com/article/trum... signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.
apnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This directly harms free public news access for Americans. apnews.com/article/trum... signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
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found. there are 404 errors popping up everywhere, histories once found, now being lost, disappeared. it's no accident that they are disappearing history as they are disappearing people from the streets, and students from campuses.
April 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
found. there are 404 errors popping up everywhere, histories once found, now being lost, disappeared. it's no accident that they are disappearing history as they are disappearing people from the streets, and students from campuses.
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History. You don't know it's happening until it's happening.
THE most important lesson of studying history is often the most difficult to teach: people didn't know what was going to happen.
For much of my teaching life, that claim didn't register. But in months after 9/11, Fall 2020, now. It does.
THE most important lesson of studying history is often the most difficult to teach: people didn't know what was going to happen.
For much of my teaching life, that claim didn't register. But in months after 9/11, Fall 2020, now. It does.
April 29, 2025 at 2:46 AM
History. You don't know it's happening until it's happening.
THE most important lesson of studying history is often the most difficult to teach: people didn't know what was going to happen.
For much of my teaching life, that claim didn't register. But in months after 9/11, Fall 2020, now. It does.
THE most important lesson of studying history is often the most difficult to teach: people didn't know what was going to happen.
For much of my teaching life, that claim didn't register. But in months after 9/11, Fall 2020, now. It does.
I just asked a fellow academic for live text updates about a lecture I am unable to attend ... Never felt more nerd or millennial #thisistheway
April 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I just asked a fellow academic for live text updates about a lecture I am unable to attend ... Never felt more nerd or millennial #thisistheway
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Lincoln is 404 at the White House.
Things not where they should be? Say something!
View this alteration and help document other changes to the digital landscape on the #JERPano Early Republic Tracker: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/21/w...
Things not where they should be? Say something!
View this alteration and help document other changes to the digital landscape on the #JERPano Early Republic Tracker: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/21/w...
White House Deletes Lincoln Page
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thepanorama.shear.org
April 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Lincoln is 404 at the White House.
Things not where they should be? Say something!
View this alteration and help document other changes to the digital landscape on the #JERPano Early Republic Tracker: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/21/w...
Things not where they should be? Say something!
View this alteration and help document other changes to the digital landscape on the #JERPano Early Republic Tracker: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/21/w...
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Check out the Early American Tracker!
The #JERPano invites academic historians, public historians, federal workers, teachers, and concerned citizens to submit evidence of changes made to the Early American historical record.
Visit The Panorama at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The #JERPano invites academic historians, public historians, federal workers, teachers, and concerned citizens to submit evidence of changes made to the Early American historical record.
Visit The Panorama at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
April 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Check out the Early American Tracker!
The #JERPano invites academic historians, public historians, federal workers, teachers, and concerned citizens to submit evidence of changes made to the Early American historical record.
Visit The Panorama at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...
The #JERPano invites academic historians, public historians, federal workers, teachers, and concerned citizens to submit evidence of changes made to the Early American historical record.
Visit The Panorama at: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...