Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Catching the light differently…and it’s about to show 👀 151
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’ve decided to adopt Free Agent as my affiliation. Sounds much better than Independent Scholar 010
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Working my way through Reviewer 2 comments for an essay and think this may be the last time I write an article for a journal. There were valid critiques but also really nasty, unjustified, and bonkers stmts. Why subject myself to such vitriol if I'm not TT? 3102
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026If you know me as a scholar, you know how excited I am for this. If you know me as a conference organizer, you know this is going to be phenomenal. Please share far and wide! 013
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026People who use two spaces between sentences drive me batty. I learned two spaces, back in elementary school with Mavis Beacon. But I adapted. You can too! 230
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellLeibniz-Institut für Europäische Geschichte (IEG) @ieg-mainz.bsky.social · 01/08/2026📢 Only a few weeks left to apply! The application deadline for the IEG Doctoral Fellowships is 15 August 2026. Doctoral researchers from Germany and abroad are invited to apply for a 6–12 month research stay at the Leibniz Institute of European History in Mainz. 👉 More information:bewerbung.ieg-mainz.deIEG Fellowships for Doctoral Students 01017
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 05/08/2026CFP: Aid, Alliance, and Eighty Years: Reassessing the Marshall Plan, a conference marking the 80th anniversary of Marshall's speech at Harvard Yard. Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX April 14–15, 2027 Proposal deadline: October 15, 2026 See the full CFP for details: tinyurl.com/yu2ys5xmtinyurl.comCFP: Reassessing the Marshall Plan | H-NetAid, Alliance, and Eighty Years: Reassessing the Marshall PlanDate: April 14–15, 2027Location: Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TXConvenors: Jeffrey A. Engel and Kaete O’Connell, SMU’s Center fo... 024
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The 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. 035
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellCarly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Temple alum Seth Tannenbaum on baseball 🎁 share.inquirer.com/cn4nw8share.inquirer.comWill MLB’s outreach to Black fans with the HBCU Swingman Classic at Citizen’s Bank Park resonate?It may take more than a few special events to overcome decades of marginalization. 086
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Does #SHAFR need an Instagram presence? Weighing the pros and cons. 000
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Excited to share I've been awarded a Broadening Academia Initiative Hybrid Fellowship with @ushmm.bsky.social Mandel Center supporting research for my new book on 1948. As an independent scholar, opportunities like this are rare, and I hope more institutions follow Mandel Center's lead! 2101
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Finally unpacking from #SHAFR2026 and looking forward to some non-fiction poolside reading. @columbiaup.bsky.social @academic.oup.com @uchicagopress.bsky.social 052
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellLaura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 24/06/2026The latest #EverythingHasAHistory article in #AHAPerspectives is about a military-issued map of Tokyo used by US servicemembers and others stationed in Japan after WWII. "What’s most intriguing about the one I found are the personal notations of the original owner," Steven P. Remy writes. 🗃️historians.orgMap of US-Occupied Tokyo – AHAA 1947 map of US-occupied Tokyo reveals how thousands of American military personnel and their dependents navigated the city after World War II. 2175
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Hey @shafrhistorians.bsky.social peeps, due to overwhelming demand, I'm in need of more mentors for the SHAFR Backchannel, our informal mentoring session at the conference this month. If you'd be willing to chat w/ a student for 30min over coffee, shoot me a message! 003
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Last night I watched The Best Years of Our Lives on @tcmtv.bsky.social. It still hits. There's a reason it was one of the first films selected for preservation by @librarycongress.bsky.social youtu.be/X9lufYAOxes?...youtu.beTrailer | The Best Years Of Our Lives | Warner ArchiveYouTube video by Warner Bros. Classics 030
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026When you don't receive the email you want, but Google Scholar slides in twice in one week to validate youmedia.tenor.coma little girl is talking to a man and says `` you is smart , you is kind , you is important '' .ALT: a little girl is talking to a man and says `` you is smart , you is kind , you is important '' . 030
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026What’s the Navy equivalent of an army marches on its stomach? 020
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Popping into #OAH26 tomorrow for some meetings and looking forward to the #SHAFR meet-up! 050
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 13/04/2026The George C. Marshall Foundation has put together an outstanding new multimedia guide to the Marshall Plan--rich with primary sources, photographs, posters, and audio. A terrific resource for anyone working on postwar reconstruction or US foreign relations www.marshallfoundation.org/articles-and... 2117
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Fell down a very cool rabbit hole exploring 'Mapping Victory,' a collection of WWII souvenir maps made by US Army units, showing the war through soldiers’ eyes, from combat to liberation to the aftermath: mappingvictory.org/index.html cc: @smh-historians.bsky.social @tamu.bsky.social 062
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Are 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 033
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Looks like #foodhist is having a moment! 🤩 Check out the finalists for @businesshistoryc.bsky.social Kroos Dissertation Prize. 101
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Flying to the UK this week for my first @businesshistoryc.bsky.social and trying to calculate just how much extra time I need for TSA at EWR... 100
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Hey #SHAFR friends, I'm working to improve our ugly website. Anyone have a photo of a cart from NARA filled with boxes that happens to be aesthetically pleasing and screams 'research' that they would be willing to share? 211
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellThe Wiener Holocaust Library @wienerlibrary.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Throughout the Holocaust, letters were sent in their millions. A new book, Holocaust Letters: Methodologies, Cases and Reflections marks the first volume of its kind to examine collectively letter writing during this period and draws on evidence from our archive. Find out more:buff.lyA new book draws on the Wiener Holocaust Library's family letters collections - The Wiener Holocaust LibraryThroughout the Holocaust, letters were sent in their millions, in a variety of different contexts and for a range of differing purposes. Launching this month, Holocaust Letters: Methodologies, Cases… 0106
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Calling all K-12 History educators! Applications are DUE MARCH 6 for our Summer 2026 Seminar on the Declaration of Independence! Join us & 100 teachers at SMU in Dallas, all expenses paid. You can find all application info at www.smu.edu/cph/A250 052
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Myrna F. Bernath Book Award deadline extended to March 15! SHAFR members apply/nominate books published in 2024/2025 and written by a woman, non-binary, and/or trans scholar in the field. Instructions for submission can be found here: www.shafr.org/myrna-f--ber...shafr.orgThe Myrna F. Bernath Book AwardThe Myrna F. Bernath Book Award is to encourage scholarship by women in U.S. foreign relations history. 001
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Still time to join us tonight for this event with @renfro.bsky.social! SMU, Dallas Hall, 6pm. 033
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellUNC Press @uncpress.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Congratulations @oscarwinberg.bsky.social 🎉👏 1104
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSMU Center for Presidential History @cphatsmu.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Applications are now open for our American History & Civics Summer Seminar for K-12 educators. Topic: The Declaration of Independence: Info: Summer 2026, SMU, Dallas, TX! We welcome applications from educators across the country! Deadline: March 6 Details & application: smu.edu/cph/A250 042
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 09/02/2026SAVE THE DATE 🇳🇱 #SHAFR2028 cc: @dariofazzi.bsky.social 1135
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 19/01/2026No. 1 Best? The Marshall Plan. Just sit with that for a moment. www.cfr.org/ten-best-ten...cfr.orgThe 10 Best and 10 Worst U.S. Foreign Policy DecisionsFor two-and-a-half centuries, the United States has faced a challenging world. Some of its responses have advanced U.S. interests and values. Others have not. We asked members of the Society for Histo... 072
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Don't forget, the deadline for several #SHAFR prizes is February 1! Click here for more info: www.shafr.org/prizesshafr.orgPrizesThe Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Prizes. 102
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 19/01/2026SHAFR is pleased to announce the launch of the William Burr Prize in Nuclear History with @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social Deadline is April 1 More info: www.shafr.org/burr-prize 011
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Food power is real and it’s essential to understanding our current moment 054
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellCouncil on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 13/01/2026CFR expert James Lindsay asked hundreds of historians what they considered to be the 10 best and worst foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. Here is what they said:cfr.orgThe 10 Best and 10 Worst U.S. Foreign Policy DecisionsFor two-and-a-half centuries, the United States has faced a challenging world. Some of its responses have made Americans proud. Others have not. We asked members of the Society for Historians of Ameri... 174
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Working hard to create a forum where we can celebrate our members, share opportunities, and advance forward-thinking scholarship without sacrificing the past. If you have feedback or ideas, please reach out! 002
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Come on out tomorrow morning for a great panel on food, power, and policy #AHA26 053
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 06/01/202685 years ago, #FDR introduced the Four Freedoms in his 1941 State of the Union: freedom of speech, of worship, from fear, and from want. It was a vision that defined national security in terms everyday Americans could understand and aspire to. www.fdrlibrary.org/four-freedomsfdrlibrary.orgFDR and the Four Freedoms Speech - FDR Presidential Library & Museum 143
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Really enjoyed the opportunity to read and think about a different sort of American intervention abroad. Highly recommend Tammy Proctor's Saving Europe. #wwi #foodaid #skystorians 000
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellAugusta Dell'Omo @augustacaesar.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Thinking about what to put on your reading list to kick off the new year? My book, Saving Apartheid: White Internationalism at the End of the Cold War is officially available for preorder (for release March 2026) wherever books are sold. Beyond excited! cup.columbia.edu/book/saving-...cup.columbia.eduSaving Apartheid | Columbia University PressDuring the 1980s, as global antiapartheid sentiment grew, an international coalition of far-right activists arose to preserve racial hierarchy in South Afric... | CUP 1134
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Join me Friday for a morning chat on hot dogs! Yes, I'm a scholar of US foreign relations. #iykyk #AHA26 #AHS #SHAFR #aghistory #WWII 040
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 29/12/2025REMINDER: The deadline for #SHAFR2026 travel awards is January 1! The Kinder Institute is offering a special travel award in connection with the nation's semiquincentennial for intl participants. To learn more and apply visit www.shafr.org/shafr2026 012
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Looking for #skystorians rec’s on the Battle of the Bulge. What book offers the best & most accessible overview? Also looking for candid memoirs/diaries #history #WWII @smh-historians.bsky.social 102
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Finally booked my flights for #AHA26, which means I will now publicly advertise that I'll be in Chicago, eating my way through the city, and enjoying all aspects of academic conferencing that I no longer indulge in at #SHAFR cause it's my job. 070
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 29/11/2025This year’s #SHAFR conference is in Columbus and, given the John Glenn connection, I’ll be sorely disappointed if there’s no panel on Space, esp since RL Stine’s work doesn’t translate to foreign relations and we can’t have a Goosebumps panel #SHAFR2026 041
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @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 074
Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Dad was recognized at the Devils game 🙂 youtube.com/shorts/8wCnV...youtube.comNJ Devils Feature John O'Connell On Military Appreciation Night #njdevils #military #veteranYouTube video by New Jersey Devils 040
Reposted by Kaete O'ConnellSHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · 10/11/2025Proposals for #SHAFR2026 are due December 1! www.shafr.org/shafr2026 054