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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The New Diplomatic History Network (NDH) invites scholars to submit proposals for the 7th conference in Bilbao, Spain, May 27-29, 2027. You can read the full CFP here: tinyurl.com/2s3zam27

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CFP: Old and New Diplomacies of Peace and War

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Boyd van Dijk @boydvandijk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

very interesting CFP -on histories of North-South public health cooperation fighting-pandemics.sites.uu.nl/2026/09/07/c...

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My department at LSU is hiring a historian of Modern East Asia (tenure-track assistant professor). We are seeking historians of the nineteenth or twentieth centuries. Those working on modern China are encouraged to apply, but we welcome candidates who specialize in any part of the region. /1

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Assistant Professor - Modern East Asian History

All Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre...

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Assistant Professor - Modern East Asian History

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

For the official record: our Meet the Candidates webinar is 2pm Eastern/11am Pacific on Friday, August 21. No further amendments to follow (we hope). Register at bit.ly/SHAFR-candid...

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

The #SHAFR 2026 election is open!

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Journal of Disaster Studies @jds-disasters.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

We are happy to announce the publication of vol. 3, iss. 1 of the Journal of Disaster Studies! The issue includes a special section on Disasters in Soviet Historiography, two research articles, a research note, and many book reviews (all in open access!) muse.jhu.edu/issue/57395

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

David chose my book as his “book to review and recommend” 🤩

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The deadline for William Appleman Williams Emerging Scholar Research Grant; Hogan Foreign Language Fellowship; and Graduate Dissertation Research Grants is October 15. Visit www.shafr.org/awards for more details.

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The CFA for the 2027 Summer Institute is live on the website! www.shafr.org/index.php?op...

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Wooot! You can get all our awesome InterConnections books (including The Fate of the Americas 😘) for 35% off all month!

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Tammy Proctor @usuhistorienne.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

For #historians - Call for Papers for a conference on women's mobilization in the Americas during WWI in Buenos Aires on 13-14 May 2027 This conference invites scholars from related disciplines to submit their research examining the roles played by women across the Americas during the Great War.

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Yael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I know this is, as a colleague said, niche Yael content at the intersection of refugees and archives, but my goodness: we need a campaign to save the UNHCR archive on the 75th anniversary of the Refugee Convention! Who is with me!? rli.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2026/06/29/u...

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UNHCR’s future is at risk – and so is its past - Refugee Law Initiative Blog

By Jane McAdam and Maja Janmyr Budget cuts are forcing the UN Refugee Agency to cull its archives, threatening the world’s memory of displacement and undermining future protection. When people think o...

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It’s a real honor to be awarded this recognition from SHAFR for _Catastrophic Diplomacy_, but it’s all the more sweet to be in such incredible company with the brilliant @lizingleson.bsky.social! Congratulations Lizzie, and congrats to all of this year’s SHAFR award winners!

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

If you're a historian working on global, international, or transregional topics in the (long) twentieth century, the series editors for INTERCONNECTIONS: THE GLOBAL 20TH CENTURY would be delighted to chat with you about your book project. uncpress.org/series/inter...

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InterConnections: The Global 20th Century

InterConnections: The Global 20th Century is home to innovative global, international, and transregional histories of the long twentieth century. We also publish cutting-edge histories of the US and t...

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

This one means a lot. @rmclas-conference.bsky.social was the first academic conference I ever attended and I have always considered it an intellectual home. Feeling very grateful and honored. @uncpress.bsky.social

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

BREAKING NEWS - We have an additional 1-2 spots available for the Book Proposal Workshop. Email Amy Sayward ASAP if interested.

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

So happy to see your book getting the attention it deserves, Renata!!

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Both of these books showcase the kind of path-breaking, transnational yet locally-grounded histories that my co-editors and I love to produce with InterConnections! Check them out! uncpress.org/search-grid/... @juliairwin.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

So proud to share our two latest #InterConnections @uncpress.bsky.social books!! These are both important, exciting new looks at international and global history. Grounds for Exclusion, by Benjamin Bryce, sheds light on the timely topic of immigration policy... (1/x) #History🗃️

Cover of "Grounds for Exclusion: Race, Health, and Disability in Argentine Immigration Policy, 1876-1932" by Benjamin Bryce

Cover of "A Proxy Africa: Guyana, African Americans, and the Radical 1970s" by Russel Rickford

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'm (sadly) not at #OAH2026... but my book is! Big thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social for featuring The Fate of the Americas... and the latest book in our InterConnections series, A Proxy Africa: Guyana, African Americans, and the Radical 1970s! .... (1/2) #History🗃️

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The Fate of the Americas for sale at the OAH! (Photo kindly sent from my awesome former colleague Sarah Keyes)

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Dario Fazzi @dariofazzi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The idea was simple: what does US history look like from the perspective of water? The brilliant editors at @modamhist.bsky.social gave us the ideal platform for that conversation, and the result is an issue to be proud of, one that crosses disciplinary boundaries and sparks new research. Enjoy!

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

SHAFR is now accepting nominations for the 2026 election! Click here for more information: tinyurl.com/3ewsc89u

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Are you headed to Philadelphia for the @oah.org annual meeting later this month? Join #SHAFR members for an informal meet-up. Friday, April 17, 2026 5–7:30 PM Loews Philadelphia Hotel Bar 1200 Market St

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Congratulations to former #SHAFR President Andrew Preston (UVA) whose book, Total Defense, won the @smh-historians.bsky.social 2026 Distinguished Book Award!! www.smh-hq.org/awards/books... cc: @harvardpress.bsky.social

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Patrick Iber @patrickiber.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Your humble servant has a written a book about the social science of poverty in Cold War Latin America and the contexts that shaped its creation, from international sources like the Ford Foundation to dictatorships across the region. The book is in production and will be ready at the end of 2026

Book cover shows an alleyway in a Rio favela, the black and white photo has been given a bluish tinge; my name is upper left, the title of the book "Poverty of the Imagination" is at lower left and at right, in reddish text is the subtitle "The Cold War and the Social Science of Development in Latin America"

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

** Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction ** is officially published today! Happy to have this new little book out in the world. For more info: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Journal of Disaster Studies @jds-disasters.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We are very pleased to announce the publication of the newest issue of Journal of Disaster Studies! As always, of the articles from Volume 2, Issue 2 are available in open-access. You can read them here: muse.jhu.edu/issue/56527

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

The Graduate Student Writing Group is soliciting submissions for its next workshop on April 19!

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

This is a terrific article -- highly recommended for historians of humanitarianism, development, disasters, and the global Cold War. We are so pleased to feature Grazia Sciacchitano's excellent research in the Journal of Disaster Studies!

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

The final episode of our SECOLAS audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is out!! 🎉 In Episode VI: Resolution, Dustin Walcher and I discuss how the crisis came to an end and examine its consequences. We speak with scholars including... (1/2) soundcloud.com/historiaspod

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Happy to see the cover for this terrific edited volume — congratulations Margot and Brian (and thanks for all of the work you’ve put in!!)

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Episode 5 of my audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is live! In this episode, Dustin Walcher and I *finally* get around to discussing the crisis itself, yay! Please share and give it a listen! #history 🗃️ @shafrhistorians.bsky.social soundcloud.com/historiaspod...

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Episode V - Crisis

In this episode, Renata and Dustin examine the Cuban Missile Crisis and its moments of greatest danger. They speak with scholars including Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Michelle Chase, James Hershberg, Pete

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Our friends at the #TrumanLibrary Institute are accepting applications for Research Grants (due Apr. 1) and Dissertation Year Fellowships of $25,000 (due Feb. 1). www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/research-gra...

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Gregory A. Daddis @gregorydaddis.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Super excited to be hosting @juliairwin.bsky.social one week from today for a timely talk on US foreign relations and humanitarianism. If you're in the area, please join us! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social

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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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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

If you aren’t listed and should be, message us! go.bsky.app/33BLAuk

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Deadline is less than two weeks away! DH at 50: European Perspectives on America's Global Rise and Crises shafr.memberclicks.net/assets/docs/... @diplomatichistory.bsky.social

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Dario Fazzi @dariofazzi.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Marilyn Young’ once asked: “Where can the historian stand in order to lever the history of the United States off its assumed centrality?” I don’t have a definitive nor a particularly clever answer. But I’m sure those who will join us in Middelburg will - and there could be you among them too!

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Call for Papers: Diplomatic History at Fifty – Special Issue on European Perspectives - Roosevelt

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

My new book — Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction — is now available as an e-book (paperback in March 2026)! The book offers a concise history of humanitarianism in an international perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

If you’ll be at the AHA in Chicago and would like to chat about a potential project for InterConnections, my fellow Series Editor Renata Keller (@renatakeller.bsky.social) and I will be there and would be happy to chat!

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SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

🎉 Diplomatic History turns 50 in 2027! RIAS is hosting a workshop for a special anniversary issue on European perspectives on the U.S.’s global interactions. Read the CFP here: tinyurl.com/mry26zx2 cc: @diplomatichistory.bsky.social

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Julia Irwin @juliairwin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Dario Fazzi @dariofazzi.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

This is going to be an incredibly insightful conversation, through which we’ll explore and envision together how to do research in and with Diplomatic History. It’s an exciting opportunity and, once more, I couldn't be prouder of the RIAS team! Join us in Middelburg in August 2026. CfP just came out

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Call for Papers: Diplomatic History at Fifty – European Perspectives on America’s Global Rise and Crises - Roosevelt

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