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Jim Ambuske @jimambuske.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

"Ours is a beautiful, ancient craft essential for any society's needs for self-understanding. We are equipped with a host of modern methods, but guided ethically by very old rules that no authoritarian political project ought to be allowed to profane." www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbz2...

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WATCH: David Blight makes opening statement in hearing on how Smithsonian presents history

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SHEAR @shearites.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Episode Three of the Revolutionary America podcast is live! This episode features Matthew Mason in conversation with Richard Bell on his new book & SHEAR Best Book Prize Winner, The American Revolution & the Fate of the World. Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-american...

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Brown History Department @brownhist.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"This week we’re in Rhode Island" — In this video from @photowalkstv.bsky.social, Professor of History and Director and Librarian of the @jcblibrary.bsky.social, @kawulf.bsky.social, was interviewed about Brown’s Revolutionary War-era history. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=72RbEbWzZJo

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Joyce Chaplin @joycechaplin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I am honoured—and amazed!—to be one of five finalists for the George Washington Book Prize, a nomination that says “The Franklin Stove” is one of 2025’s best books on the founding of the United States www.mountvernon.org/about/news/n...

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Nominees Announced for the 2026 George Washington Prize, One of America’s Most Prestigious Book Awards

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Emily Sneff @emilysneff.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Today a teacher told me that @lizcovart.bsky.social saved them during the pandemic because they discovered @bfworld.bsky.social and suddenly had more books to read than they ever possibly could. The power of that podcast!

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Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Congratulations to Edward Green (PSU PhD 2025) who received the @shearites.bsky.social Robyn Lily Davis Dissertation Prize for his project - Captains and community: Interdependency, Diplomacy, and the Development of 'Quotidian Power' in the Choctaw Nation, 1729-1860!! 🔥👏🎉

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Joseph M. Adelman @jmadelman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

How do you assess a parasocial relationship with a famous scholar after their passing? My thanks to @thejerpano.bsky.social for including my thoughts in the remembrance for Gordon Wood. @kawulf.bsky.social #SHEAR2026 thepanorama.shear.org/2026/07/13/r...

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Remembering Gordon S. Wood

Four historians offer reflections on the various ways their careers were shaped by Gordon S. Wood.

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UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

. #SHEAR2026 may be over, but the 40% discount code still lives . . . until August 15! Good to see you @stevesarson.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social@frankcogliano.bsky.social, @matthewmason.bsky.social, Christopher Pearl, Susan Stearns (And many more)! www.upress.virginia.edu/exhibits/she...

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adamxmcneil.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Sat in on Carolyn Eastman’s #SHEAR2026 Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony. Crazy how fast a year moves. This time last year I accepted SHEAR/UVA Press’ dissertation prize! And now? I’m actively completing my manuscript! Praise the Lord!

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adamxmcneil.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

One of the funnest and most challenging (in a good way) experiences I’ve had in quite a long time. Now, time to reprise this exercise for my Slavery in the American Revolution freshmen writing seminar this fall! #SHEAR2026

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

In honor of #SHEAR2026, enjoy Semiquincentennial-related articles from Early American Studies (@easmisc.bsky.social)! Read "The Limits and Liberty of Loyalty: Black Loyalism in the Book of Negroes" by Kacy Tillman for free through December 31: bit.ly/4hl13Zz

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UVA Press @uvapress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We are here at #SHEAR2026! Stop by the booth, chat with an editor, browse our books, and take advantage of the conference discount! Or, if you're not in Philadelphia, visit our virtual exhibit and use promo code <10SHEAR26> valid until August 15! www.upress.virginia.edu/exhibits/she...

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Lindsay Keiter @lkeiter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Waiting for @cgoodhistorian.bsky.social at 30th St Station to head to #SHEAR2026 and find myself thinking next time we meet in Philly those of us training in should coordinate a party bus to the hotel…

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 17/07/2026

I’m in Philly for #SHEAR2026, so I’m re-upping this one more time for the conference crowd.

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University of Missouri Press @umissouripress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Stop by our exhibit at SHEAR and say hi to Editor in Chief, Andrew Davidson! The exhibit goes through Sunday morning. #SHEAR2026

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Penn Press @pennpress.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

If you're attending #SHEAR2026, come visit us in the the book exhibit, where beginning tomorrow (Saturday) at noon, we'll be giving away our display copies to graduate students and contingent scholars (limit one book per person)!

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Joseph M. Adelman @jmadelman.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Attending this session is the one and only acceptable reason for not coming to my Printers Exchange panel happening concurrently. (Yeah, I’m a little disappointed I can’t go.) #SHEAR2026

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Historian here I am here at the political economy panel sponsored by the Journal of the Early Republic and we are talking about @svenbeckert.bsky.social new book on Capitalism. #SHEAR2026

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 17/07/2026

Now, onward to the newly revised President's House Site so I can write about it. Again!

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 17/07/2026

If anything is unique about this moment, it's not that the WH's narrow, white, celebratory history exists, it's that that specific story is NOT emerging organically, but needs to be imposed from above. People know when they're not gettingthe full story, and when given the option, they reject it.

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 17/07/2026

Americans overwhelmingly want history thats complex, deep, and inclusive. It's only a small minority who think history exists to celebrate heroes and inspire patriotism. See here, here, and here. This is why the Trump administration needs to use the power of the federal government to erase it. +

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adamxmcneil.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The minimum salary for Assistant Professors is $103,000.00 annually.

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adamxmcneil.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Comparative English Literature with a focus on African American Literature, to begin in Fall 2027. wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...

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Assistant Professor of Africana Studies

Please review the details for the position before applying. When applying, please confirm your legal name is entered exactly as it appears on your government-issued identification. Ensure that you hav...

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John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

JCB Director Karin Wulf recently spoke with scholar Adam McNeil about Black Freedom in 1776 as part of our series The Revolution Is News. Read her reflections on their conversation here, and then follow the link to the recording!

The photo is of a written document: Judith Jackson's Petition to Sir Guy Carleton, September 18, 1783, British Headquarters Papers (Microfilm Edition), Film 57, Reel 23, No. 9158 (1), David Library for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society.

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Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Congratulations to 2024-25 Richards Center predoctoral fellow Adam Xavier McNeil, who has accepted a position as Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame! He will begin his appointment this fall.

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Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Be sure to check out Dr. Adam Xavier McNeil on PBS - Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War. Full episode will be available June 29. schedule.wttw.com/episodes/783...

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Rutgers History Department @ruhistorydept.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Don't miss "Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War," now streaming on PBS. Dr. Leslie Alexander and Rutgers History PhD Dr. Adam McNeil (now at University of Notre Dame) are both featured in the documentary. #rutgersuniversity www.pbs.org/show/declara...

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Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War

Uncover the stories of Black Americans who fought to define democracy during the Revolution.

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adamxmcneil.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Did Colonel Tye actually travel to Virginia after he escaped Monmouth County, NJ around the time Dunmore hit send on the proclamation?!

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Rachel Shelden @rachelshelden.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I don't think it's a coincidence that lots of folks are publishing books this year that explain/contextualize this #SCOTUS & the current moment. Some to look for (& if you've got one I've missed, pls add!). Mine, the Political Supreme Court, will be out in October 1/ uncpress.org/978146969713...

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The Political Supreme Court

Today’s Supreme Court justices bristle at the label “politicians in robes,” insisting that they operate above the fray of partisan politics. But for th...

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Brooke Newman @brookenewman.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Join me next Monday, May 4th, at 12pm for a remote Library of Congress Q&A about my book, THE CROWN'S SILENCE: loc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regi...

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adamxmcneil.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In case you missed my virtual talk yesterday, take a listen! Thank you, @kawulf.bsky.social for offering me the chance to lecture on Black Loyalists and Black Loyalism! The Revolution is News: Adam McNeil on Black Loyalism youtu.be/-nIt8JbUBhc?...

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The Revolution Is News: Adam McNeil on Black Loyalism

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Richards Center Penn State @richardscenter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Penn State Dickinson Law will be hosting Dr. Rachel Shelden, @richardscenter.bsky.social director for a talk, "The Political Supreme Court: Ethics, Partisanship, and Power in Early America," Tuesday, April 21, 12:45-1:45 pm, Lewis Katz Building, Room 249

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bradley @oathbound.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The backlash against Morrison, Baldwin, and now Octavia Butler occurring on the other side of the internet seems to be a direct result of a generation of people who only became acquainted with these writers through snippets and sound bites rather than deep study

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adamxmcneil.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The University of Notre Dame’s Initiative on Race and Resilience (IRR) invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship, beginning in August 2026. We seek a dedicated scholar whose work explores the intersections of race, inequality, and culture. apply.interfolio.com/183812?fbcli....

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Jacqueline Beatty, Ph.D. @jmbeatty.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

My book, *In Dependence*, is newly out in paperback, and @nyupress.bsky.social is celebrating Women's History Month by offering 30% off related titles. That means you can snag a copy for only $21! (use code HOLIDAY at checkout) nyupress.org/978147984231...

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In Dependence

Examines the role of the American Revolution in the everyday lives of womenPatriarchal forces of law, finance, and social custom restricted women’s rights ...

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David Waldstreicher @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Here is my big picture of the historiographical weeds, open access on Project Muse: "The New Origins Debate: Looking Back at 1619 in 2020-21, and Beyond," Reviews in American History 54 (March 2026), 1-14. muse.jhu.edu/issue/56594

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Project MUSE - Reviews in American History-Volume 54, Number 1, March 2026

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adamxmcneil.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Well, now that the ink is dry and it’s St. Patrick’s Day, I can announce that on July 1, 2026, I will take my talents to South Bend and join my fiancée at Notre Dame as an Assistant Professor of American Studies! (Although, I will still root for my childhood team, the Miami Hurricanes!)

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Elise A. Mitchell @bydreamphd.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

We don’t need “great man history” to celebrate Black History Month. As I tell my students, the arc of Black history bends toward collectivism. Onesimus is great but we must remember the legions of unnamed Africans who shared the vital knowledge of inoculation within and beyond the U.S.

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Elise A. Mitchell @bydreamphd.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I 👍🏾 page proofs on the peer reviewed article about this for Past and Present last month so it’s dropping any day now for classes and tesearchers.

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Elise A. Mitchell @bydreamphd.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Here’s a video lecture if you’re more into video: www.youtube.com/live/4RRvlZ_...

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Slavery and Smallpox Inoculation

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