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Caitlin Barker @caitlinbarker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

@mattiecwebb.bsky.social reviews “Africa and the Olympics: Winning Away from the Podium” by Todd Cleveland www.h-net.org/reviews/show...

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It’s Flag Day, & let’s counter the dumpster fire at one of our most historic public sites with all the great public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books in my 280th #ScholarSunday thread! Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

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#ScholarSunday Thread 280 (6/14/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Excited to share my newest article, which sits at the intersection of distance running & African politics. The Cape Town Marathon is now a World Marathon Major, but what does it mean for South Africa to represent the African continent? africasacountry.com/2026/06/the-...

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The distance between

The Cape Town Marathon has become Africa’s first World Marathon Major. But can a city that sees itself as an exception to the continent be its marathon capital?

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

South Africa takes on Mexico today in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup. In my new piece for the Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com, I use the World Cup to explore the history of U.S.-South African relations, arguing that race has remained at the center: share.inquirer.com/OSgmRh

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Could the FIFA World Cup reduce U.S.-South African tensions?

The U.S.-South Africa relationship was long shaped by the Cold War. Today, racial politics are more exposed.

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Excited to share my H-Diplo review of Elisabeth Leake’s superb article, “The Decolonization Paradigm.” I saw Elisabeth introduce it as the Bernath lecture at last year’s SHAFR, so it was a joy to revisit her work here: networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

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H-Diplo Article Review 1263: Webb on Leake, "The Decolonization Paradigm" | H-Net

H-Diplo Article Review 1263Elisabeth Leake, “The Decolonization Paradigm: Rethinking the US and the World.” Diplomatic History 49:4 (2025): 501-523, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/dh/dhaf044.

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Christopher McKnight Nichols @cmcknichols.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

You don't need to be an IR theorist to realize that immensely threatening ultimatums to destroy entire "civilizations" send really bad signals to the international community as a whole, adversaries and allies alike. No matter the result.

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Excited to share a project that Tom Penfold and I are beginning to work on. Countering Solidarity examines how apartheid South Africa tried to undermine international anti-apartheid movements. We are still early stages, but are eager to gauge interest! Feel free to reach out.

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Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group @instglobalaffairs.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

High school juniors passionate about world politics - apply now to IGA’s Summer Geopolitics Academy! Prepare for a degree and career in geopolitics. Visit our website for eligibility details and application instructions and spread the word. DEADLINE: APRIL 6

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Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group @instglobalaffairs.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

@mattiecwebb.bsky.social, PhD, is an assistant professor of history at the Virginia Military Institute, specializing in US foreign relations, labor, and the global politics of race and inequality. Mattie will bring a historical lens to contemporary debates on sanctions and corporate power.

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I’m excited to officially join the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group @instglobalaffairs.bsky.social as a 2026 Nonresident Fellow!

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Want to see our fundamental rights as Americans according to the Bill of Rights? Like…the right to peaceably assemble (i.e. protest?) Here you go. www.archives.gov/founding-doc...

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The Bill of Rights: What Does it Say?

Español Accordion [accordion classes="" id="59774" expand_first="true"][/accordion] Back to Main Page How Did it Happen?

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

#AHA26 highlights. It was great spending a few days in Chicago, reconnecting with friends and colleagues from all over. Got some feedback on a chapter for an edited volume, participated in an op-ed workshop, and explored the city. Can’t wait to be back—such an underrated city.

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Two AHA panels that will be of great interest to historians of empire, labor, and the Cold War. Looking forward to seeing many of you in Chicago later this week!

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Augusta Dell'Omo @augustacaesar.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Thinking 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-...

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Saving Apartheid | Columbia University Press

During the 1980s, as global antiapartheid sentiment grew, an international coalition of far-right activists arose to preserve racial hierarchy in South Afric... | CUP

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Broke: America is a violent, expansionist empire but we tell ourselves we're not Woke: Damn straight we're a violent, expansionist empire and we're not not going to hide it anymore

HOW TO HIDE AN EMPIRE
A HISTORY OF THE GREATER UNITED STATES
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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Excited to catch up with so many SHAFR members at #AHA26. If you’re around on Saturday, catch our 3:30 panel: “Foreign Policy and Organized Labor during the Cold War: New History of a Pivotal Era”

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Currently reviewing “Zbig” by Edward Luce. Stumbled upon this fun, brutally honest caption. Carter was a consistent runner, logging occasional 12 mile efforts. So I’m not surprised Zbig struggled to hang on!

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I’m thrilled to share my Krooss Prize summary, which Enterprise & Society @entandsoc.bsky.social recently published. I was a finalist for last year’s dissertation prize at the Business History Conference. My short article provides a preview of my forthcoming book with Columbia University Press.

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Former US military lawyers speak out: "The Former JAGs Working Group unanimously considers both the giving and the execution of these orders, if true, to constitute war crimes, murder, or both." Statement on Media Reports of Pentagon “No Quarter” Orders in Caribbean Boat Strikes 1/2

• If the U.S. military operation to interdict and destroy suspected narcotraFicking vessels is a “non-international armed conflict,” as the Trump Administration suggests, orders to “kill everybody,” which can reasonably be regarded as an order to give “no quarter,” and
to “double-tap” a target in order to kill survivors, are clearly illegal under international law. In short, they are war crimes.
• If the U.S. military operation is not an armed conflict of any kind, these orders to kill helpless civilians clinging to the wreckage of a vessel our military destroyed would subject everyone from SECDEF down to the individual who pulled the trigger to prosecution under U.S. law for murder.

Highlighted sentence at the end of the document reads:

Again, the bottom line is that, since orders to kill survivors of an attack at sea are “patently illegal,” anyone who issues or follows such orders can and should be prosecuted for war crimes, murder, or both.

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Justin F Jackson, Ph.D. @justinfdjackson.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Check out this LAWCHA roundtable on Emma Amador's book! The Politics of Care Work: Puerto Rico Women Organizing for Social Justice...Wed., Oct. 22, 7pm...

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I’m honored to have contributed to the South African Historical Journal’s “30 Years of Democracy: 1994–2024” roundtable. My essay, “Reflecting on South African History,” offers an overview of post-1994 trends in transnational and labor history. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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30 Years of Democracy: 1994–2024 Roundtable

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Looking forward to participating in the "What Force on Earth? Theorizing the Labor Movement" conference at the University of Chicago this weekend. I'll be on a panel on economic democracy. The lineup looks fantastic: neubauercollegium.uchicago.edu/events/what-...

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Sean Case @seanmcase.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

If you find yourself this afternoon at Day 2 of #SHAFR2025, come on by Studio D from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm for an incredible lightning round of research from rising junior scholars @shafrhistorians.bsky.social

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

On the way to DC for the annual SHAFR conference. I’m looking forward to catching up with friends, attending some exciting panels, and suffering through the current DC heat wave. If you’re free, come to our Sat morning roundtable on The Global Cold War at 20! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

“By casting Afrikaners as victims, the U.S. continues to protect power disguised as persecution; it heeds the calls of the privileged, while ignoring those still living with apartheid’s scars.” time.com/7287684/hist...

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The Long History of the U.S. Backing White South Africans

The recent welcoming of Afrikaner refugees is the latest chapter in a history of U.S. support for white South Africans.

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

It’s like none of these people understood Legally Blonde at all

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Augusta Dell'Omo @augustacaesar.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Could not agree more! My book, Saving Apartheid: White Internationalism at the End of the Cold War, traces exactly this transatlantic connection between apartheid and the American right from 1980 to 1994. Out with Columbia University Press late 2025/early 2026!

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Off to Santa Barbara for the International Graduate Student Conference on the Cold War, hosted by UCSB’s Center for Cold War Studies and International History. Looking forward to being back in California! I’m very biased, but this is one of the best conferences out there, esp for grad students

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Mattie Christine Webb @mattiecwebb.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Thanks to @yale.edu, and especially @kaeteoc.bsky.social, for supporting my manuscript workshop. “Shopfloor Statecraft” (@columbiaup.bsky.social) is still in the early stages, but I think this was a great time to get substantial feedback on the full draft. So much to process moving forward!

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Kaete O'Connell @kaeteoc.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Excited to dig into this one and host Gretchen Heefner on Wednesday for our last event of the semester! @shafrhistorians.bsky.social #milhist #envhist #GSYale

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

historians who've taught grad readings courses: are there any writing assignments that worked particularly well, either throughout or at the end of the semester?

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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I just got confirmation that National History Day, a program that does more to ignite K-12 students' love of history, learning, and yes, even the United States than anything else I've ever seen, had all its funding cut yesterday by the DOGE-axe at the NEH - including for this year's ongoing contest.

A National History Day display: "Alice Paul: How She Rocked the Vote," from the 2020 contest.

A National History Day display: "D-Day: How the Allies Broke Hitler's Atlantic Barrier, from March 2020, SW Michigan regional competition.

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NPR @npr.org · 18/02/2025

Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.

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Mexico's President Sheinbaum threatens to take legal action over the Gulf name change

Earlier this month, Sheinbaum shared a letter addressed to Google with reporters, arguing that the U.S. had no authority to unilaterally rename the Gulf.

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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Traveling this weekend, so I’ve just shared a Special Saturday #ScholarSunday thread—my 212th of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Share widely & enjoy, all! 🗃️ americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...

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#ScholarSunday Thread 212

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