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Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5) @gauthamrao.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

It was an honor to work with these contributors and our friends at The William and Mary Quarterly on this joint special issue. Early American historians and legal historians more generally will see how these essays offer a new methodological challenge to well-trod historiographical terrain.

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Law & History Review @lawandhistrev.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We’re back! The Law and History Review is excited to announce the publication of our first article this year in our digital imprint, The Docket. Anna O. Law (@unlawfulentries.bsky.social) told us about her new book. End the week on a strong note—check it out! lawandhistoryreview.org/article/anna...

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Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship: An Interview with Anna O. Law – Law & History Review

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Law & History Review @lawandhistrev.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New month, new article! The Law and History Review is excited to announce the publication of the next article in our digital imprint, The Docket. Wesleyan's Basak Kus (@basakkus.bsky.social) examines the history of customs, law, and poverty, and how contemporary case law echoes that history.

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Jake Stattel @jakestattel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

An idea on medieval 'Law and Love' that's been on my mind for a few years now, very happy that my first proper foray into legal history is now out OA in @lawandhistrev.bsky.social doi.org/10.1017/S073... #MedievalSky

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Love or Law: Viking Foundations of Medieval English Dispute Settlement | Law and History Review | Cambridge Core

Love or Law: Viking Foundations of Medieval English Dispute Settlement

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have a piece out today in The Daily Star (Bangladesh) on the special challenges of poison detection given cremation practices in colonial Bengal (drawing from my Open Access book, Fear of the False): www.thedailystar.net/slow-reads/f... #legalhistory

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Poison and cremation: A forensic history of colonial Bengal

Forensic experts in colonial Bengal navigated planted poisons, cremation challenges, and racial biases to prevent wrongful convictions.

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wonderful celebration of the scholarship, teaching, mentoring & friendship of three towering legal historians of Canada: Constance Backhouse, Philip Girard & Jim Phillips! Reimagining Justice, Toronto, 25-26 Sept 2026 #legalhistory

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Fantastic session of Making Connections last night, sponsored by @aslegalhist.bsky.social! The line that will stick with me, on writing books that took 1-2 decades, from Anna: "Will I finish this book, or will this book finish me??" True tenacity & stamina--congrats to you both on sticking with it!!

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Please join us! Looking forward to sharing findings and research stories from this project that I spent 12+ years on.

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Just finished the audiobook version of Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe. Absolutely riveting. Thanks to everyone here who recommended it when I asked earlier for readings on The Troubles, for my student. Now to watch: the show

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Oh thank you! I'm incredibly flattered.

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank you, @djrgrey.bsky.social! I'm happy about the OA part especially as it's getting complicated to send packages into/out of the US.

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Check out Making Connections: New Works in Legal History virtual series (2026-27): aslh.net/virtual-book... New this year: some sessions will be at 6-7pm US Central Time while others will be at 12-1pm US CT--for those in different time zones around the world. #legalhistory @aslegalhist.bsky.social

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Making Connections: New Works in Legal History | American Society for Legal History

Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series Sponsored by the American Society for Legal History The ASLH Making Connections: New Works in Legal History Series aims to foster conversations an...

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I enjoyed my month of guestblogging @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social just now--with thanks to @kmtani.bsky.social for hosting! Here are my 4 posts in one place. All are about working on my forensics book from various angles: legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/than... #legalhistory

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Thank You to Guest Blogger Mitra Sharafi!

We are so grateful to Professor Mitra Sharafi (University of Wisconsin, Madison) for coming back to the blog this past month and posting a ...

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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

EMPLOI!! Le Département d’histoire de l’Université d’Ottawa sollicite des candidatures pour un poste en histoire médiévale et/ou histoire transrégionale, 7e – 16e siècle. Français ou anglais, bilinguisme un atout. www.affairesuniversitaires.ca/trouver-un-e...

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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

CFP: Rethinking Pakistan through Legal History (Karachi, 18-19 Dec. 2026)--applications are due by 30 Sept. 2026: legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2026/08/cfp-... #legalhistory

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Kenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just registered for the 2026 ASLH Conference. If you need someone to chair a panel, let me know. I'd be happy to help out! @aslegalhist.bsky.social #legalhistory

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Exciting conference news for the summer after next: the next Legal Histories of Empire conference (V) will be at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bengaluru, July 13-15, *2028.* Save the date: lhbe.org #legalhistory

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scholarship - legal history - empire - conference - 2021

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

One striking pattern I've noticed with my undergrads in their choice of research projects over the years, based on the list of historical digitized newspapers I give them: the socialist newspapers have become very popular choices. They were all picked up last spring, whereas they never used to be.

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The deadline is just around the corner for this--Aug.31 👇

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Karen Tani @kmtani.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Over at @legalhistoryblog.bsky.social: @mitrasharafi.bsky.social on "designing a course to get yourself in shape for your next book project" --

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

You should tell your scholarly society friends that the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is also for academics!

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The draft program is now out for the upcoming ASLH conference in Banff (Nov.12-14, 2026): aslh.net/wp-content/u... #legalhistory

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Patricia Tilburg @proftilburg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Come work with me! My department (History at Davidson College) is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern history, broadly defined to include North Africa, West Asia, and the Islamic World. Please help spread the word. fa-exci-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern history, broadly defined to include North Africa, West Asia, and the Islamic World

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Uttara @uttara.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Rest in peace Sumit Sarkar, one of the greatest historians of modern India.

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The deadline for ASLH Projects & Proposals applications is now extended to Oct.1, 2026. It's unusual (and great) for a scholarly society to offer these small grants! Please spread the word and/or consider applying: aslh.net/award/projec... @elizabethdkatz.bsky.social

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Projects and Proposals Funding | American Society for Legal History

The Projects and Proposals Committee of the American Society for Legal History invites proposals for the funding of new initiatives in the study, presentation, and production of legal historical schol...

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The letter requests I'm getting from students are increasingly alike, I assume because everyone is using AI. Students seem unaware of how damaging this is. It makes me less likely to say yes! Now I tell them that a short e-mail that they actually wrote themselves will go much further.

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

A South Asian edition of my book is now out with Manohar Books: Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia: share.google/GyQAHwpnQUwB... This version is hard cover. The Open Access e-book is available on the Cornell UP website. #legalhistory

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Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia by Mitra Sharafi , Manohar Books

Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia by Mitra Sharafi ISBN - 9788169779999

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

New Books Network podcast now out with @saumyadadoo.bsky.social on my new book: Mitra Sharafi, "Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia" (Cornell UP, 2026) - New Books Network share.google/OCQqe8gmR6vh... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #legalhistory

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Mitra Sharafi, "Fear of the False: Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia" (Cornell UP, 2026) - New Books Network

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Mitra Sharafi @mitrasharafi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026