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Hope J. Shannon

@historianhope.bsky.social
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Historian, slow cyclist, lover of maps and cities, outdoorsy | Director of Engagement @historians.org | US history & public history PhD thepipsqueakery.org/donate

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Ben Johnson @benjaminhjohns1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Great news on the freedom of speech/honest history front. JP Bryan’s specious lawsuit against the @historians.org and Carlos Blanton has been tossed. /1 file:///private/var/mobile/Containers/Data/Application/8715AB9F-B356-40AB-B248-EBCBE4CC21C0/tmp/2026-07-30%252cReversedandRemandedOpinio1B8.pdf
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Just over 9 hours left to submit a comment opposing the Department of Education's proposed changes to two critical international education programs. Act now--every comment helps.
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 06/07/2026
⚠️ Action Alert ⚠️ The Presidential Religious Liberty Commission has released a draft report that misrepresents American religious history. Make your voice heard--submit a public comment by July 12. It only takes a few minutes. Submission guidance and suggested talking points at the link.
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Action Alert: Submit Comments on the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission Draft Report - AHA
On June 26, 2026, the Presidential Religious Liberty Commission published a draft report that relies on distorted accounts of American religious history to advance a constitutional interpretation that...
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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Hey @chicagomanual.bsky.social, want to help the historians out and provide a similar tutorial?
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 07/03/2026
Major news: A @nytimes.com story today reports on developments in our lawsuit, filed with @modernlanguage.bsky.social and @acls1919.bsky.social, opposing the illegal dismantling of the NEH. The article covers newly released discovery in the case. Here’s what discovery confirmed: 🧵(1/7)
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Dylan Gottlieb @dygottlieb.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Are you a PhD student studying urban or metropolitan history? Apply to join the inaugural Alison Isenberg Dissertation Colloquium that we're running at the SACRPH conference this October. Come for the snacks, stay for the mentorship, camaraderie, and writing help.
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 05/08/2025
The AHA has published Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education, offering a disciplinary approach to AI that focuses on the specific needs and challenges of history educators. 🗃️
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Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education
These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.
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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
This is the history that we stand to lose if the Trump administration is allowed to continue to dismantle and gut the National Park Service. Thanks to Ashley Whitehead Luskey for writing this brutally honest and deeply personal op-ed. #NationalParks www.historians.org/perspectives...
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The Future of Our Nation’s Past – AHA
Eight years as an interpretive park ranger at Richmond National Battlefield Park put Ashley Whitehead Luskey on the frontlines of public history.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Reader, for my first #AHAReads task I intended to read one chapter from this @zelizer.bsky.social volume. I ended up reading 10 and am still going. Highly recommended. For the next task: Babel by ‪@rfkuang.bsky.social‬. Several @historians.org staff are planning to read this together.
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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
#skystorians, if you want to write about the constitutional history of the federal judiciary as part of check and balances, reach out. perspectives@historians.org 🗃️
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
It's time for #AHAReads, brainchild of @lmansley.bsky.social and launched by AHA staff a few years ago b/c we like to read and wanted a fun thing to do together over the summer. I'm reading an essay from @zelizer.bsky.social's edited volume The Presidency of Donald J. Trump for my first task.
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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Hear me out. It might be a good time to better understand American Constitutional history. And @historians.org has a series of booklets covering Constitutional topics such as judicial review, political parties, and immigration. They are about 50–70 pages, so a quick read. (And teachable!) 🗃️
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 01/05/2025
@acls1919.bsky.social, the AHA, & @modernlanguage.bsky.social filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions of the NEH to devastate the agency, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. 🗃️
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American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities - AHA
Lawsuit aims to reinstate NEH grant programs, divisions, and staff. For Immediate Release / May 1, 2025 (New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Assoc...
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
When the @historians.org annual meeting is over and everything is shipped back to the office 🫠 #aha25
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Reminder to add any event or call for opportunities for #skystorians to @historians.org's free online calendars. No cost, and we see a lot of visitors to these pages.
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Lisa Fagin Davis @lisafdavis.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Hey @medievalacademy.bsky.social members! We want to give you $$$!
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Heather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Apropos of nothing at all -- Applications are now open for the inaugural Disinformation Summer Institute: disinfoinstitute.org. Applications are due January 31st, 2025.
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Disinformation Summer Institute (DSI) - Disinformation Summer Institute
Disinformation Disinformation is false or misleading information created and spread to advance policy, political, economic or ideological goals. It is sometimes used by industries, governments, and ot...
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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
If you are around tomorrow for @historians.org’s conference, join @retroreport.bsky.social & NYC Department of Social Studies @ 1:00 for post conference session, Engaging With Hidden Voices: Tools For Teaching Inclusive History #AHA25 Register here: nycdoesocialstudies.eventsmart.com/events/engag...
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Engaging With Hidden Voices: Tools For Teaching Inclusive History
Engaging With Hidden Voices: Tools For Teaching Inclusive History - Join Retro Report and the New York City Department of Education Social Studies team for a workshop focused on engaging students with...
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 05/01/2025
Don’t forget to pick up your tote bag across from registration! #AHA25
Gray tote bag with the AHA logo in white
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
And get a free professional headshot taken TODAY, Sunday, between 12 pm and 4 pm in the #AHA25 exhibit hall, Hilton Grand Ballroom (third floor). Just go to booth 1220.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Take a coffee break in the #AHA25 exhibit hall this morning, 10 am to 10:30 am, Hilton Grand Ballroom (third floor). It'll be set up next to the AHA booth, close to the entrance. #skystorians
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University Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Our senior acquisitions editor Sian Hunter is in #NewYorkCity for the @historians.org Conference. If you are attending, stop by and visit the booth we are sharing with @uvapress.bsky.social. You can also browse our #history books and order with our conference discount at upress.ufl.edu. #AHA25
An exhibit hall booth display featuring many books on tables and a blue backdrop banner.
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The Lepage Center @lepagevu.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
We're at the AHA! Come see us at Booth 403 in the Exhibit Hall!
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
If you're looking for the #AHA25 wifi info, see the left-hand menu in the daily attendee emails you receive each day of the conference.
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Jeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Coming to #AHA25 and want to hear about latest digital history projects? Have ?s about how to use dig tools in teaching or research? Join us on Sat @ 130 at the Digital Projects Showcase w/14 lightning talks. Come back @ 3:30 for chance to ask Digital Historians ?s on dig tools/projects/pedagogy.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Cool freebies from one of our #AHA25 exhibitors @cornellupress.bsky.social.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Our friends @ushmm are hosting a free reception tonight for any #AHA25 attendee interested in meeting museum staff or learning more about research, outreach, and publication opportunities with the Mandel Center. Registration requested at buff.ly/40fBRe8
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138th Annual Meeting (January 3-6, 2025): US Holocaust Memorial Museum Mandel Center Reception
When:
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Turns out that the historians-board games Venn diagram is just a circle. #AHA25 Fantastic turn out at the board games meetup! (Humor credit to @alanavenable.bsky.social 😎)
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
AHA staff does Broadway before #AHA25 begins tomorrow!
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Behind the scenes at #AHA25: Time for the pre-convention meeting with Hilton staff. This is when AHA staff check in with hotel staff to run through everything before the conference begins. We'll have another precon meeting with Sheraton staff this afternoon.
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 02/01/2025
looking forward to #AHA25. come see our session with @mkn.bsky.social @lollardfish.bsky.social @adapalmer.bsky.social @chadwilliams.bsky.social & Tanisha Ford! writing narrative history is a thing. really. but it's difficult, and it hits different publics in different ways. let's discuss!
Writing Narrative History for Fun and Profit: A Roundtable on Modes of Historical Discourse for Academic and Trade Publishing 

It isn’t too much to say that the study of the past in the academy is under assault. The number of History majors has seen a steady decline, that data then “justifies” shuttering programs, fewer professorial jobs are being made available, and forces outside the university (legislators and donors, among others) are questioning the very value of our scholarship. But in the face of that doom spiral, we see a paradox - popular interest in the study of the past (at least in the context of the United States) remains high. Streaming shows and video games with historical settings break ratings records and win awards, history majors may be down at universities and colleges but enrollments are largely not, and bestseller lists are filled with historical non-fiction. This roundtable then aims to help us think about how to bridge that gap, to reconcile that seeming paradox, by shining light on the different modes of historical discourses - academic and trade/ popular - and argue for the embrace of narrative history.
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John Terry @johntrterry.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
hey folks attending #aha25 @historians.org this weekend, if you teach any african history at any level come along to a session I'm helping moderate on "the state of the field for busy teachers" on friday at 3:30. as someone who teaches medieval africa to high schoolers I'm keen to learn too!
Description of "the state of the field for busy teachers" featuring yours truly and Kyra Dezjot moderating a robust convo and Jennifer Hart of VA Tech offering remarks with Sandra Greene of Cornell presiding.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
On my way to #AHA25. Early morning travel has its perks. Pictured: the Susquehanna from the window of my Acela train.
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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Wish I could be there! If anyone attending is interested in teaching labor history to the kiddos, please spread the word :) www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fight-...
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Fight to Win!
The revelatory history of the American labor movement, from independent journalist and Teen Vogue labor columnist Kim Kelly, now adapted for young ...
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Not a marketing angle we thought to take when promoting #AHA25. Maybe for Chicago in '26.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Another reminder to #AHA25 attendees to let me know if you'd like to be added to our attendee starter pack. And to be sure to follow the folks included in the starter pack. Lots of good #AHA25 content coming in this week.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
We organized meetups centered around board games, reading, and fiber arts because we want #AHA25 attendees to have places where they can connect over topics other than history. And, let's be real, because the AHA staff also want to do these things. 🎲📚🧵🧶.
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 30/12/2024
The AHA promotes the critical role of historical thinking in public life, leads the discipline, and advocates for historians everywhere. With your support, we can continue our important work.
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Donate - AHA
Give Today The American Historical Association, founded in 1884, is the largest association of historians in the world. We promote the critical role of historical thinking in public life, lead the dis...
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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
K-12 educators who are going to the @historians.org annual meeting in NYC at the end of this week, check out the ~100 sessions below that you can get CTLE professional credit for attending. #aha25 #aha2025
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Lots happening in the #AHA25 exhibit hall!
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
My 7-year-old nephew wants to read more history books. #skystorians, what do you recommend? He's interested in all kinds of history, no specific era or geographical location.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
A lot of the work we do @historians.org can feel very heavy, and so I build small moments of joy into my workday whenever I can. One of today's came when this colorful little sticker, which we designed to promote #AHA26 and will hand out at #AHA25, arrived in the mail.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Only two weeks and two days until #AHA25 opens in NYC! Let me know if you're attending and want to be added to our @historians.org #AHA25 starter pack. p s. AHA staff are in the "running on caffeine and vibes" stage of the meeting. Be nice to us, please.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
22 days until #AHA25. Currently contemplating which board games to pack for the board game meetup a few of us @historians.org staff are hosting the first day of the meeting.
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Elisabeth Leake @emleake.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
@globalhistjnl.bsky.social is now on BlueSky! Keep an eye out for some exciting updates in the near future...
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Important #AHA25 deadlines coming up. Tomorrow, 12/12, to book in the hotel block and Sunday, 12/15, to register at the discounted reg. rate. 🏨📋🧑‍🤝‍🧑👫👬👭👬👭🧑‍🤝‍🧑👫 3 weeks and 2 days until #AHA25. #skystorians
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Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
For NYC K-12 public school teachers, January’s @historians.org’s annual meeting in NYC is FREE! Four days of PD, ~100 sessions qualify for CTLE credit, and up to 29 CTLE hours! For more see below! Also, Pre and Post conference sessions for K-12 teachers on Friday and Monday. For more, see below!
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National Council on Public History @ncph.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
A reminder to submit your nominations by the end of the day TODAY! These three plus the Robinson Prize for Historical Analysis.
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Ariel Ron @arielron.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Please circulate: CFP for Western History Dissertation Workshop. This is an exceptional chance for advanced grad students working on a western history topic to get feedback from leading scholars in the field and to do it in the Arcadian paradise that is the Huntington Library.
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Hope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
3 weeks and 4 days 😮 until #AHA25 #skystorians
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