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Amanda Demmer

@amandademmer.bsky.social
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Historian, professor, author, speaker. Current project: a biography of international human rights activist Ginetta Sagan.

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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 4h
To *all* within 6 years of their PhD - please consider applying for the William Appleman Williams Emerging Scholar Research Grants! I sat on the committee for the past 3 years and was constantly surprised we did not get more applications. Shoot your shot!
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The written version of my Bernath Lecture is now available! Read on to learn more about the intersection of war, human rights, humanitarianism, NGOs, and moral authority! You'll also get sneak peak of the subject of my current in-progress biography, Ginetta Sagan. academic.oup.com/dh/advance-a...
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Suffering and Sovereignty: Moral Authority and Diplomatic Norms in the 1940s and 1970s*
In February 1945, Italian fascists took Ginetta Sagan into custody.1 A twenty-one-year-old civilian, Sagan stood at less than five feet tall, weighed appro
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Didn't we just leave Columbus? 👀 The CFP for #SHAFR2027 in Arlington, VA is live — and it's a big one: our 60th anniversary! Co-chairs Lauren Turek & Steve Tuffnell want your panels, papers, and roundtables. Details on our website. www.shafr.org/shafr2027
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Today is the day! Immensely honored and deeply humbled to be giving this year's Bernath lecture at #SHAFR2026!
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
@iehs.bsky.social members, Lucy Salyer is retiring this year!! I have the distinct honor of speaking at her retirement ceremony and I'd love for you to share your recollections of Lucy as a scholar, mentor, and colleague (either on here or email me at demmer@vt.edu).
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
An academic's *omg it is almost May !?* to-do list, everything is on fire edition: 1) back up all your files, right now 2) "if its not a 'hell yes' it is a 'no'" as a lifestyle 3) restock desk chocolate/grading fuel 4) nonnegotiable outside runs 5) daily post-dinner dance parties w/ the kiddos Go!
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
An extra-busy April continues with a visit to Columbus State to reflect on "The Lessons and Legacies of the Vietnam War"
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Had a great time at #OAH26! So nice to see so many dear friends and colleagues, including an unexpectedly strong contingent of @shafrhistorians.bsky.social scholars! Grateful for the generative conversations, the laughs, and the its-been-too-long-hugs!
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Next week I'll be visiting @fredoniau.bsky.social to give a public talk (Thurs 9th @ 5PM!) and visit some classes. I can't wait to talk to current students, reconnect with faculty who indelibly shaped me, and be back at the place where I spent four wonderful years. www.fredonia.edu/news/article...
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Alumna to return to discuss refugee and human rights issues | Fredonia.edu
Fredonia alumna Amanda (Ambrose) Demmer, ’10, will visit campus in April to speak to classes and offer an address.
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
ATTN: advanced grad students, early career, and intl scholars
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
The Clinton Library offers research fellowships to grad students AND recent graduates. Application deadline is March 6. Read more here: forms.clinton-foundation.org/view.php?id=... #SHAFR #ClintonLibrary #research
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Are you a #SHAFR historian pulling together a panel for #AHA27 in #NOLA? Let us know! SHAFR regularly sponsors sessions created by and for our members. Email Executive Director @rimmerma.bsky.social for more info.
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Brian DeLay @briandelay.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
CFP: "AMERICAN REVOLUTION INTERNATIONAL" - Huntington Library, Nov. 6-7, 2026. With support from the Early Modern Studies Institute at USC, my co-conspirators & I look forward to two days of generative conversation. Travel & lodging included! Proposals now due 1/24. Please help spread the word! 🙏
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Friends, I hope you’ll share this widely. The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is hiring 2 3-yr research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas. Info is here and I’m happy to take questions offline: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...
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Research Associate
Job Description: The John Carter Brown Library, located on the campus of Brown University, has one of the world’s most significant collections relating to the history of the early Americas, particular...
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Applications for the 2026 #SHAFR Summer Institute are due December 15! Read the full CFP here: tinyurl.com/md66j8eh
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Brian DeLay @briandelay.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
CFP: "AMERICAN REVOLUTION INTERNATIONAL" - Huntington Library, Nov. 6-7, 2006. With generous support from the Early Modern Studies Institute at USC, my co-conspirators & I look forward to two days of generative conversation. Travel & lodging included! Proposals due 1/10. Please spread the word! 🙏
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Elisabeth Piller @elisabeth-piller.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
I m advertising a PhD position as part of our ERC project BLOCKADE. The PhD cand. should focus on myth/narratives of the hunger blockade in Germany, Austria in the era of the World Wars. 4 years of funding, wonderful team, amazing city (evidence attached)! Pls share! www.hsozkult.de/opportunity/...
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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
ATTN: SHAFR grad students and early career scholars Applications for the Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy at the @belfercenter.bsky.social are due 12/1. tinyurl.com/mvj3hckx
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Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy
The Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy of the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs aims to help build the next generation of men and women who will bri...
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
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...
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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 · 11/09/2025
🎉 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! news.vt.edu/articles/202...
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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
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
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CFP- SHAFR Summer Institute 2026
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
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 · 22/05/2025
VT is hiring an Instructor in Modern Military History. Review date is June 1st! @smh-historians.bsky.social @shafrhistorians.bsky.social careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
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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 · 20/05/2025
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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Immigration and Ethnic History Society @iehs.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
***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...
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George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
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_...
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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 · 04/04/2025
Check this out, historians!
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
"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 · 18/03/2025
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 · 13/03/2025
Thanks for the great writeup, @virginiatechnews.bsky.social !
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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 · 03/03/2025
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...
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Codebreakers and Groundbreakers: Women’s Work in the Second World War – CALL FOR PAPERS | RHS
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
So deeply honored to receive this recognition from my SHAFR colleagues. Also, welcome to Bluesky, @shafrhistorians.bsky.social !
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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Congratulations to @amandademmer.bsky.social and welcome to Bluesky to the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations @shafrhistorians.bsky.social!
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
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...
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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 · 24/01/2025
Review date now extended to Feb 24! Please apply/share widely!
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Modern American History @modamhist.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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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 · 16/01/2025
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...
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Details | Postdoctoral Associate | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
SCREAMING!!!! Beyond grateful to the @nehgov.bsky.social for supporting my work, and absolutely overjoyed that I'll be able to devote a full year to my next book, which explores the life and legacy of international human rights activist Ginetta Sagan.
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
SCREAMING!!!! Beyond grateful to the @nehgov.bsky.social for supporting my work, and absolutely overjoyed that I'll be able to devote a full year to my next book, which explores the life and legacy of international human rights activist Ginetta Sagan.
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for sharing this terrific postdoc @jcblibrary.bsky.social! I'm testing your generosity here but would love to also share that we have TWO additional senior research fellowships for BROWN2026. Details at apply.interfolio.com/159128 and see number 2 below for terms... 1/
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
New documentary on the Battle of Hue!! Congrats @drrobthompson.com !
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Amna Qayyum, Courtney Sato, Alexis Peri, and I are putting together a panel that explores women's internationalism/advocacy and nonstate actors for #SHAFR2025 and we need a commentator. Anyone interested?
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
A profound loss. Cynthia was DGS when I arrived at UNH, I took a course with her my first semester in grad school, and I later TAed for her Intro to Early America class. She was kind, witty, endlessly fashionable, and projected a quiet yet undeniable authority I always admired. She will be missed
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Andrew Johnstone @historyandrew.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
Haven't seen one of these for SHAFR / US in the World people, so thought I'd make one given that I'm currently trapped under a cat. Happy to add people! go.bsky.app/CFos3Xu
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Kara Dixon Vuic @karadixonvuic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Not an exhaustive list, but we're all likely exhausted.
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Amanda Demmer @amandademmer.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
This week I'm sharing a chapter from my new book for the first time with my colleagues at VT. It tells the story of Ginetta Sagan's early forays into human rights activism, including visiting Greece every single year that the junta was in power to interview prisoners and assist their families /1
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Mary Dudziak @marydudziak.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
How wonderful. Call for Applications for the Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship for emerging scholars in nuclear policy and history. www.wilsoncenter.org/martin-j-she...
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Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship
The Martin J. Sherwin Fellowship supports emerging scholars in the fields of nuclear policy and history research.
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