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Suzanne Litrel

@slitrel.bsky.social
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Historian. Educator. Author. Working on more fun @ suzannelitrel.com

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Thiago Krause @thiagokrause.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Call for proposals for a workshop, my people! Slavery and transimperial trade next March at William & Mary. Please spread it far and wide: I want to read your many great proposals!
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2027 Workshop Call for Proposals - Atlantic Exchanges Workshop
Atlantic Exchanges 2027 Slavery and the Commercial Machinery of Empires The Atlantic Exchanges Workshop invites proposals for its second edition, […]
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Been on my mind a lot in recent years: in education we tend to celebrate what is new—and it's good to try/experiment with new ideas, strategies, programs. But the second time you do a good thing, it is still a good thing. And the third time, fourth time, etc. Good is good.
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Jennifer Serventi @jenserventi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
You know who is fun to follow on social media during the World Cup? Historians. Enthusiastic fans who can provide an interesting story about a cultural exchange and/or war between the two countries that happened in the 17th century.
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Great historical fiction abt #Brazil for the win! See Jungle of Ashes (Brynn Barineau). Set in #Fordlândia, Henry Ford's ill-fated company town. A well-researched, accessible coming-of-age read. Excited to share w/ students! @clahistorians.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social @theherstorian.bsky.social
Booksigning event with author at a bookstore
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 05/06/2026
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy. As we approach the anniversary of D-Day, we're revisiting a 2016 #AHAPerspectives piece by Kevin Wagner on bringing the history of D-Day to life for one of his students.
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Silent Heroes – AHA
History is not something that is simply brought out of the archives, dusted off, and displayed as the way life really was.
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Tomorrow! Free information session with Bloomsbury, in collaboration with World History Association. For emerging scholars, wherever you are! @thewha.bsky.social
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Relatable!!!! (Said every author ever.)
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Great publishing opportunity for emerging scholars! Scroll down the World History Association homepage for the Bloomsbury/WHA Diversity in World History book prize & register for the info session on Fri May 8 w/Bloomsbury and WHA folks (like me!) who want to see great work in print. www.thewha.org
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World History Association
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Many thanks to all the participants in the Forum on Early-Modern Empires & Global Interaction for the great discussion yesterday of my teaching module on the Black Death. #OpenAccess, presenting the new evolutionary paradigm in thinking about plague's evolution & social effects across 150 years.
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Caught mid-sentence! Here I'm sharing the story behind the painting by Tereza Costa Rêgo on my Battle for Brazil. Happy to chat abt this and more--just say the word! #BrazilinWorldHistory #DutchBrazil #PortugueseAtlantic @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social @unmpress.bsky.social
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Really looking forward to this. ATL-area folks--come join me at FoxTale, my "home-away-from home"! Fun fact, in honor of Women's History Month: Foxtale is women-owned and run ... for over 17 years! #women #Woodstock #Georgia #Brazil #historiadora
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Why yes, the books are in! Super glad to share The Battle for Brazil this week with local readers at FoxTale Book Shoppe, a favorite ATL-area indie bookstore! @thewha.bsky.social @womenknowhistory.bsky.social @unmpress.bsky.social #independentbookstore #BattleForBrazil #historiadora #Brazil
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 05/03/2026
Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed? Watch “Op-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline 🗃️
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Op-Ed Writing for Historians: How to Pitch, Write, Revise, and Get Your Ideas to the Public
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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Contingent Magazine @contingent-mag.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Seven years ago, we published our first piece, a gorgeous essay by @kerileighmerritt.bsky.social. Since then, we've published nearly 400 pieces and paid every single contributor for their work. Thanks to everyone who's donated to, read, and taught with our magazine over the years!
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War Happens in Dark Places, Too
In thick woods and swamplands and on small river islands, they bided their time.
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Calling all history/social studies educators--really anyone interested in understanding and teaching modern Latin America! Join me and my fabulous co-authors for a great discussion on the topic. @thewha.bsky.social @clahistorians.bsky.social To register: lnkd.in/ez8WKFY3
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Ben Railton @americanstudier.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Celebrating Presidents in 2026? Fraught as hell, but what’s not is celebrating all the great public scholarship in my 263rd #ScholarSunday thread of writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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#ScholarSunday Thread 263 (2/15/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
Celebrating Presidents in 2026? Fraught as hell, but what’s not is celebrating all the great public scholarship in my 263rd #ScholarSunday thread of writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books. Add mor...
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Latest piece, on the joy of creating courses for and teaching history to lifelong learners. The average age of my sharp, curious, and (in many cases) globe-trotting seniors? 70. "We may be old," said one such student, "but we're not dead yet." #lifelonglearning
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 04/02/2026
In #AHAPerspectives, @drkyliesmith.bsky.social shares how she approaches teaching history to her nursing students. “Students need to learn a broad conception of history that explores the economic and political forces that shape their patients’ lives, as well as their own profession.” 🗃️
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Nurses Need History Too – AHA
Teaching history to nursing students gives essential context to the healthcare systems they work in.
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Age of Revolutions @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
ICYMI!!! 👇👇👇
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Juan José Ponce Vázquez @jjponcevazquez.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Hey colonial Latin Americanists, anyone putting together a panel proposal for AHA in NOLA next year? I would love to join!
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 20/01/2026
AHA members: The AHA is accepting applications for the 2026-27 research grants until February 15, 2026. Preference will be given to advanced doctoral students, nontenured faculty, and unaffiliated scholars and to those with specific research needs. 🗃️
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Grants & Fellowships - AHA
AHA Research Grants Grants may be used for travel to a library or archive; microfilming, photography, or photocopying; hiring a researcher; borrowing or access fees; and similar research expenses-a li...
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
@socialstudies.org #APUSH @thewha.bsky.social Primary sources (and more) for the win!
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Diane Zorich @dzorich.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Women's History Internships @ Smithsonian in museum admin; advancement; comms; or digital. $1200/wk stipend+ travel to/from DC. 6/8 - 8/7/26. Apply NOW (deadline = 2/12 OR first 200 applications) Open to U.S. college students/recent college grads, 18 yrs of age or older & have 3.0 or higher GPA.
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Internships
Intern with us for an opportunity to contribute to our national effort to share a diversity of women's stories from the past and present.
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Wrapped up #AHA26 fun, but could not bear flying home w/o good fiction for the ride. So glad to find Strandmeyer's, right around the corner from the Hilton. 10/10 recommend! (Just loved The Ferryman and Wife, short and gorgeous read; now on North Woods...)
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Thales ZP @thaleszp.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Texto sobre nosso projeto com o Modern Endangered Archives Program/UCLA. Ajudem na divulgação, precisamos ter uma base Parker-Gallman para o Brasil!
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Some more Latin Americanist fun. Great to see @mapicone.bsky.social 's fabulous work at the Exhibition Hall. And here with Kari Zimmerman, co-author-- with @sharikadcrawford.bsky.social--of Understanding and Teaching Latin America. Check it out at the U-Wisc booth! @clahistorians.bsky.social #AHA26
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Can you tell I'm a little ... thrilled? And what a dream to work with UNM Press. Fabulous support! @clahistorians.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social #AHA26 #brasilholandês
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Heading down to the Exhibit Hall and to get a first look at The Battle of Brazil (official release date is Jan 13)! I was told six copies are at the UNM booth, table 423. Happy to chat! I'll be there until 11-ish. #AHA26 @clahistorians.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social www.unmpress.com/978082636904...
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The Battle for Brazil
This book examines a crucial turning point in the colonial history of Brazil and especially the enduring consequences of local and trans-Atlantic resistance ...
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
If you missed our #AHA26 session, you can still access my resources on teaching Latin America in World History! From my website: download my handouts/ PP. Click on the Upcoming Talks/ Events tab and take it from there! For advanced HS, undergrad survey @thewha.bsky.social @clahistorians.bsky.social
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
“He reads it. He cites it. And he makes it accessible to a national audience.” Very cool moment @historians.org #AHA26 recognizing @jamellebouie.net’s exceptional engagement w history and historians in his brilliant opinion writing.
Aha awards citation for Jamelle Bouie for “promoting public historical literacy.”
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Excited to share strategies for teaching Latin America in World History! Kari Zimmerman, co-ed. of this fabulous work, chairs our 1:30 panel. I've a co-authored chapter in the book & will get to see it "live" at #AHA26 @clahistorians.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social uwpress.wisc.edu/Books/U/Unde...
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Understanding and Teaching Modern Latin America
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Indeed we are! #AHA26
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
So glad to catch @csschmitt.bsky.social's JCB Reads discussion of her rich, multilayered, absolutely brilliant (and heartwrenching) The Predatory Sea. (Thankful for the holiday sale, too!)
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
About a month to go until the release of The Battle for Brazil, so over the weekend I got a little productive #oldschool
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John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Join us TODAY at 12 p.m. for a virtual discussion of Casey Schmitt's The Predatory Sea, part of JCB Reads. Details at jcblibrary.org/events/jcb-r...
The image shows the JCB logo and the cover of Schmitt's book, which depicts islands and the ocean.
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American Historical Association @historians.org · 18/11/2025
The AHA's Vetted Resources compile materials that have been professionally vetted by historians, offering instructors access to high-quality accessibility guides, pedagogy resources, and materials specific to a range of places, eras, topics, and fields that meet professional standards.🗃️
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Vetted Resources - AHA
AHA Vetted Resources These resources include accessibility guides, pedagogy resources, and materials specific to a range of places, eras, topics, and fields, all shared by fellow historians or already...
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John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Curador José Montelongo describe un libro de 1516 que incluye el mismo texto en varios idiomas. Parte de nuestra exhibición Elemental: Crafting Books from Nature. Abierta al público hasta el 15 de diciembre.
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Just about ready to send all back to my fabulous copyeditor. Working hard--one of us, anyway! #historiadora #DutchBrazil #PortAtlantic #amwriting
laptop open, printed manuscript in front, highlighter and pen at ready. Black lab mix lays in the background.
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Help!! T-10 days until I submit clean files! Q. on citing AHU sources 1st: Chicago requires day month year but a scan of notes in books mo, day, yr. 2nd: archive shld be at end, but I see "AHU" at the beg., mid., AND end in notes . These are recent pub. of known historians. Just be consistent? TIA!
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Karalee Wong Nakatsuka @historyfrog.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Yesterday I shared my grandfather’s Angel Island Immigration story and his almost 100 year old note book. Today the students get to find out what’s in the case! (Hint it’s from my grandmother💚) Thursday we head to Angel Island for our virtual field trip. It’s a Frogtastic🐸 week.
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Karin Wulf @kawulf.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for sharing this terrific postdoc @jcblibrary.bsky.social! I'm testing your generosity here but would love to also share that we have TWO additional senior research fellowships for BROWN2026. Details at apply.interfolio.com/159128 and see number 2 below for terms... 1/
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mattneil.bsky.social @mattneil.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Something I'm realizing is that a lot of the time in the old place, we'd have teachers following academics, but those academics would not follow many teachers. I'm looking to break that cycle here. We are better when we work together. Neither one should be considered over the other.
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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Fun fact: The #AHAPerspectives issue on history and fiction (and historical fiction) was one of the most successful we’ve done in the last five years, based on reader responses both emailed and snail mailed! Also my favorite cover during my time at POH.
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December 2021 – AHA
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Well, that was fun! Whirlwind #NCSS2024 Highlights included the Remedial Herstorian Project and to "Reframe Revolutions" from @bramhubbell.bsky.social @mrshistorylee.bsky.social and @erbeckman.bsky.social. Nice to hear @liberatingnarrs.bsky.social and @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social get kudos, too
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SocialStudiesTx @socialstudiestx.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Go time at @ncssnetwork.bsky.social #ncss2024 Join our crowd sourced drive by adding resources from the conference at wakelet.com/i/invite?cod... @drtinaellsworth.bsky.social @historysmith.bsky.social @swanversations.bsky.social @historyherway.bsky.social @mrshistorylee.bsky.social 🗺️🕰️ #sschat
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Sara Potter @toomanypotters.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
We're hiring in my department! Please share widely. Position: Assistant Professor of Latine and/or Latin American Studies Application review starts on December 15. More information in the ad, but happy to answer any questions here also. utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta...
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Fabulous! And the JCB offers a remote option as well. As I prepare my final ms for production--!!--can't help but reflect on time well spent there. Such a gift, especially for this independent scholar @jcblibrary.bsky.social #DutchBrazil #historiadora
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Suzanne Litrel @slitrel.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
On the importance of the Analcts: "Why Confucius--and not one of the many other ancient Chinese philosophers?" Fascinating--such a great question!
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John Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
For Geography Awareness Week, we'll be posting images prepared by Curator of Maps and Prints Bertie Mandelblatt. We'll start with a map of the world showing Ferdinand Magellan's circumnavigation in black and the Spanish silver fleet in gold. Source: americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...
The image shows the words "Geography Awareness Week/ November 2024" and a map of the world. Source: Agnese, Battista, fl. 1530-1564
[Atlas of Portolan Charts]
[Venice]
Codex Z 3 / 2-SIZE https://americana.jcblibrary.org/search/object/jcbcap-ljcb-1-1-1837-2840003/
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