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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I'm helping to organize next year's Midwestern History Association Conference, and we've just put out our CFP! We're looking for a wide range of academic ranks, including graduate students. Please share in your own networks. Full CFP: www.midwesternhistory.com/2027-confere...

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2027 Conference — Midwestern History Association

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

#qthc2026 has left me exhausted in the best way. I got to meet so many amazing people, and I really appreciate the interest folks took in my work. I learned so much, from queer wristwatches to rural organizing to methods workshops. A big shout out to the organizers and volunteers. Thank you!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Having a blast at the panels, seeing folks I've met over the last few years, and meeting amazing new people #qthc2026

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Have we considered not hiring business majors to run things? Seems like there might be alternate methodologies worth considering.

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Midwestern History Association @midwesternhistory.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Highlighting vandalism and violence against queer people in Saugatuck and Douglas, G Angel challenges notions of full acceptance amid self-defined and -celebratory inclusive communities in southwest Michigan. Absences of queer women and queer POC "haunt the record". #MHA2026

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Midwestern History Association @midwesternhistory.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Max Monegan (@maxmonegan.bsky.social) describes how queer history in the #Midwest "haunted" interwar cultural normalcy. Was it rural heartland or industrial region? As reports showed men in overcrowded asylums sharing beds, e.g., "progress" distinguished "small town" Midwest f/"modernity". #MHA2026

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The panels on women and gender in the Midwest have been great, and I hope folks turn out for the queer Midwest panel after lunch! #MHA26 @midwesternhistory.bsky.social

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Great sessions so far at #MHA2026 The presentation on community archives is really informative, & I got to see one of my former students present his original research! I've reconnected with a few folks and meet some others. @midwesternhistory.bsky.social

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Heading to the Midwest history association conference tomorrow to present "Anti-Modern Narratives and Queer Specters" Looking forward to catching up with some old friends (and a former student!) #MHA #MHA26 @midwesternhistory.bsky.social

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

This is such a good representation of the difference between OAH and AHA. 🤣 Love this organization.

A poster that says, "love history? Have feelings of existential dread? All is not lost."

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I've already met some fun folks at #OAH2026! Who's going on the gayborhood tour?

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Will you be at OAH in Philly this week? I will be! I'm hoping to meet historians of the LGBTQ+ community / other queer historians!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I'll be at AHA in Chicago this week! I'll be part of the panel "Complicating the Rural Queer Midwest: (Homo)Normalcy, Space, and Pleasure" on Friday. I'd love to meet and talk with other LGBTQ+ historians, and historians of the queer community, while I'm there.

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I'll be presenting at NWSA tomorrow, in the session "We’re Still Here, and We Always Have Been: Sociability, Community, and Resistance in the Queer Midwest" at 4pm!

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The Organization of American Historians @oah.org · 13/10/2025

The OAH, together with the American Historical Association + National Council for the Social Studies, is urging the public to submit comments on the proposed patriotic education funding priority. Find out how you can take action: ow.ly/qyla50XaEF2

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Does anyone have advice / strategies for US PhD students interested in finding positions overseas, particularly in Canada, the EU, or the UK?

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Another dissertation chapter in, one more to finish drafting, one left with major edits. The end is near!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

I'll be at OAH 2026 on the panel "Legal, Extralegal, Illegal and Otherwise: Policing Queerness in the Long Twentieth Century"! I had a great time at this year's conference and I can't wait to meet more amazing historians next year!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Looking forward to presenting "Children of the Corn: Growing Up Queer in Modern Rural Ohio" at NWSA! Hope to meet some folks there!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Today is a day for ambiguous news, it seems: NWSA only lets the submitter of a panel know the results of their decision, and I'm an alternate for a fellowship. 🫰

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I'm very excited to say that I'll be presenting at AHA26 in Chicago. Our panel "Complicating the Rural Queer Midwest: (Homo)Normalcy, Space, and Pleasure" has a great group of scholars, and is being sponsored by the LGBTQ+ History Association!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

We've clearly left far too many 'war powers' and 'war times' acts on the books after their intended uses expired. We should fix that - if we ever get the chance. There's no good reason to leave tools for totalitarians just lying around.

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I had a great time at OAH! It was amazing to see some faculty members I hadn't had the chance to speak with in years, and also got to meet so many amazing folks interested in queer history.

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Looking forward to the Organization of American Historians conference this week! I'll be presenting as part of the MHA lightening round "Midwestern History Looks Ahead: New and Upcoming Scholarship In Progress" I hope to make some new friends and professional contacts!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

On a positive note, I just submitted my second dissertation chapter to my chair. It's about 10,000 words longer than my masters thesis, so it needs chopped up into 2 or 3. Because 125 pages is too long for one chapter. But it's the longest thing I've ever written and I think it's pretty ok!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Very excited to announce that I'll be presenting my oral history project "Children of the Corn: Growing up Queer in Modern Rural Ohio" at the American Studies Association Conference this November!

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

The number of posts from Canadian and European folks / institutions looking for US academics willing to relocate is really motivating me to hurry up and finish this dissertation.

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Well, I've worked for two hours but my dissertation wasn't one of the things that got touched. On the other hand, conference proposals are moving! Hoping to meet other queer Historians and folks in related disciplines at OAH25 (I'll be there!) as well as ASA25, NWSA25, and AHA26 - pending acceptance

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Worrying & waiting to hear about funding and conference decisions are the only things keeping me from worrying about the collapse of democracy 24/7. And people wonder what the appeal of escapism is.

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Obligatory photos of my cat, drumstick, in his three phases: stop working and feed me, passed out, pooling in a lap.

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

I do appreciate that I have a 'cats' feed available to me at all times on here.

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Max M @maxmonegan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

A list of resources on queer history, a running collection of government pages that have been altered, removed or censored, K-12 queer curriculum, and queer archives. www.lgbtqarchives.com www.madycast.com/p/not-just-s... www.glbthistory.org/online-resou... unerased.org clgbthistory.org

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Analysis: Thousands of Webpages Documenting LGBTQ+ History, Healthcare, and Safety Have Been Censored

LGBTQ+ history webpages, mental health hotlines, and resources for the victims of CSAM and hate crimes are among the thousands of censored webpages identified by my custom tool.

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