#ScholarSunday thread 159

Delivered on December 24, 2023

The Big Man isn’t the only one bringing presents today, ‘cause right down the chimney here’s my 159^th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Share more below & enjoy, all! #twitterstorians

First, a reminder that I’m now also sharing these threads on my newsletter:

Starting with a few favorites from the week as usual, including two on the Japanese American WWII experience: @TamikoN for @ThePublicSquare on incarceration:

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2023/12/18/finding-the-words-to-honor-history/ideas/essay/

& great piece from @abc7davidono & Jeff McIntyre on Japanese American soldiers in WWII (h/t @HeartMountainWY):

https://abc11.com/feature/our-america-defining-courage-nisei-soldiers-japanese-americans-world-war-ii/14035108/

Check out @stillhere_415 for @SocietyandSpace with an excerpt from his important book Atmospheres of Violence from @DukePress (h/t @kwissoker):

https://www.societyandspace.org/articles/hope-and-nonhope

& just under the wire, here’s Corin Hammond for @FatalFlawLit with one of the year’s best essays (h/t @The_Big_Quiet):

https://www.fatalflawlit.com/essay-pieces/inheritance?fbclid=IwAR1cQnvetBQkeOjAItXkF-oYhreM0JAir3EOx6AQg8f-iM9r-rf0JHlxKwg

Bracing & vital reporting from @brandkells, @HansenLouis, & @gluissandoval for @propublica & @WHRO, part of the Uprooted doc on universities & Black neighborhooods (h/t @Will_Bunch):

https://www.propublica.org/article/christopher-newport-university-virginia-black-neighborhoods-enrollment?taid=65856e978961040001a02a4c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Here’s @soniahistoria for @processhistory on her recent JAH article & recovering histories of gendered state violence against Mexican Americans:

https://www.processhistory.org/hernandez-recovering-histories-of-gendered-state-violence/

& Jill Lepore wroe for the @NewYorker on what happened when the US failed to prosecute Jefferson Davis for his insurrectionist treason (h/t @drvolts):

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/12/11/what-happened-when-the-us-failed-to-prosecute-an-ex-president

Speaking of such necessary prosecutions, excellent thread from @johnastoehr as usual, this time on SCOTUS & Donald Trump:

https://twitter.com/johnastoehr/status/1738280942752464984?s=20

Turning to other current events, great response from leaders of @aaup_penn in @thenation to the right-wing attacks on Penn’s President & higher ed everywhere:

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/higher-education-gop-penn-freedom-teach/?fbclid=IwAR1dpEuUUc7aFMh5a852yvpDWxgVqz2FpljYxgZoBZZ2CI0-lZHdq6XMv-U

Speaking of such attacks, @queenie4rmnola wrote for her @Medium column on why “diversity” has become a villain:

https://allyfromnola.medium.com/why-some-white-people-treat-diversity-like-an-evil-villain-14cc51e6cf46

While @bleachbred wrote for his @Medium column The Polis on Trump’s rhetoric & the march toward fascism:

https://medium.com/the-polis/donald-trump-sinister-antics-vile-rhetoric-and-the-steady-march-toward-fascism-by-the-maga-wing-50504a137c6c

Here’s @TeamTrace’s @mikespiesnyc for @TheAtlantic on the NRA & the epidemic of gun suicides (h/t @dougcoulson):

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/12/nra-gun-ownership-suicide-rates/676309/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=true-anthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Thanks to @WalterDGreason as always for sharing great pieces for this thread, including Percival Everett for @yalereview on fiction & society:

https://yalereview.org/article/percival-everett-abstraction-nonsense

& @WalterDGreason also shared this collection of NCSS 2023 resources for educators collated by @SocialStudiesTX for @wakelet:

https://wakelet.com/wake/b_EMwvXSShEYZqDuxBqZW

Lots of great new podcast episodes this week, including the latest @Unsung__History featuring @soulistaphd on Civil Rights Movement fundraiser Mollie Moon:

https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/mollie-moon/

@draftingthepast ended another great year with a special episode featuring listener history reading recommendations:

https://draftingthepast.com/podcast-episodes/episode-38-the-best-history-books-you-read-this-year/

The new episode of @DrtySexyHistory focuses on the ideals & realities of the 19C Oneida utopian community:

https://twitter.com/DrtySexyHistory/status/1734932723481850278?s=20

For a holiday special episode of @HerbertHistory’s #HATM podcast, @gvaughnjoy weighed in on all things Christmas films:

& the holiday episode of @MainelyHistory with @No_IanPunsLeft also features @gvaughnjoy on an 80s Christmas film:

https://mainelyhistory.podbean.com/e/dempsey/

Finally, check out @LuElla_DAmico’s thoughtful response to the @GenofMod episode on Anne Bradstreet & Puritan families:

https://genealogiesofmodernity.org/journal/loves-untold-stories

Great work for @TIMEHistory’s @madebyhistory this week as usual, including @TheOtherRBG on how a classic Christmas film offers lessons in Holocaust memory & Antisemitism:

https://time.com/6548383/christmas-movie-holocaust-memory-antisemitism/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=_&linkId=256493128

@ansleyquiros & @alliegracerob wrote for @TIMEHistory’s @madebyhistory on Black land loss & the quest for racial equality:

https://time.com/6340527/black-land-loss/

While @matthewguterl wrote for @TIMEHistory’s @madebyhistory on what history reveals about universities & hate speech:

https://time.com/6548491/history-reveals-that-universities-dont-have-to-allow-hate-speech/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=_&linkId=256092265

& finally for @TIMEHistory’s @madebyhistory, here’s Katherine Parkin on medical vs. punitive responses to pregnancy loss:

https://time.com/6548700/pregnancy-loss-punishment/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_term=_&linkId=256350510

Turning to scholarly books, now published is @steerewilliams’ edited collection featuring @CindyErmus @ProfWehrman @HistoryGuy111 @TaulbyE324 @HSSatCofC & more:

https://twitter.com/steerewilliams/status/1736943873346207760?s=20

Now available for pre-order is @hoffman_bruce & @Jacob_A_Ware’s God, Guns, & Sedition from @ColumbiaUP:

https://cup.columbia.edu/book/god-guns-and-sedition/9780231558808

Also available for pre-order is @ProfMSinha’s The Rise & Fall of the Second American Republic from @wwnorton:

https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631498442

& check out this @PublishersWkly review of @KathleenADuVal’s forthcoming book Native Nations from @penguinrandom:

https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780525511038

For lots more scholarly book recommendations & other great resources, here’s @NativeAmText on what we should be reading this month:

https://michaelleroyoberg.com/new-publications/what-you-need-to-read-december-2023/

Gonna end with a few more favorites from the week as ever, including @jessicagolds for @washingtonpost on the unique community of @letterboxd:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/of-interest/2023/12/18/letterboxd-fans-movies/

A second excellent entry in the thread from @LuElla_DAmico, this time for @americamag on Hallmark Christmas films & grief:

https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/12/22/hallmark-movies-grief-christmas-246774

& a third appearance in the thread for @gvaughnjoy, this time the latest post for her awesome Review Roulette newsletter on The Apartment & the 50s & 60s:

Pass the Keys to Cultural Revolution

Finally, I hope my new @SatEvePost Considering History column on how the stories of Santa & America evolved together across the 19C can help us all get in the holiday spirit:

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/12/considering-history-how-santa-claus-and-america-evolved-together-across-the-19th-century/

For lots more public scholarly reading & listening recommendations, check out @DrDionGeorgiou’s latest Stop, Look, & Listen newsletter:

Stop, Look, and Listen #9

PS. I’m sure I missed plenty as ever, so please share more writing & resources, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books (including yours!) below. Thanks, happy reading, listening, & learning, & may it be a restful & recuperative holiday season for us all! #twitterstorians

PPS. My #ScholarSunday threads will be taking a break next week, so I’ll see you in the New Year!