Hitting another milestone, my 175th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new, recent, & forthcoming books from the past week. Share widely please, add more below, & enjoy, all! #twitterstorians
NOTE: Since 175 is a nicely symbolic number, I’m going to intersperse reflections throughout on a few of the countless ways that compiling these threads has been meaningful to me, & I hope for you all as well!
First, a reminder that I’m now also sharing these threads on my newsletter:
& since this is a milestone thread, I’ll also remind y’all that you can revisit all the prior threads on the Google Doc Thread o’ Threads here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cmXo7uNRbXusD74-6ul4B6LxlnweEdVUoAfwjVpNKy4/edit?usp=sharing
Starting with a handful of vital public scholarly responses to the events on college campuses around the country, including @lint_ax’s bracing essay for @Parapraxis_Mag (h/t @profdgd):
https://www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/the-campus-does-not-exist
@tzimmer_history for his newsletter is a must-read as ever, linking these events to far-right threats to our communities & collective ideals alike:
@AnandWrites interviewed Columbia University economist @JosephEStiglitz on lessons from his work for this fraught moment:
One thing I’ve loved about compiling these threads has been the voices who have been consistently present, such as @Will_Bunch with his always-thoughtful @PhillyInquirer column (gift link):
& for an embodiment of public scholarship in action, check out this collection of NYU faculty letters to the uni’s president, including a phenomenal response from @ProfStevenHahn (h/t @gvaughnjoy):
Not at all unrelated to these current campus crises are the ongoing & worsening labor issues about which @erikmaker wrote for @thenation:
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/higher-education-contingent-labor-history/
& for another crucial campus context, check out @loganjaffe for @propublica on how a family photo collection documents a university’s displacement of a Black community (h/t @charlesornstein):
https://www.propublica.org/article/family-photos-of-shoe-lane-destruction
Turning to other great public scholarly writing from the week, here’s @ChrisLarabee71 for @TheRecorderNews on the Unnamed Figures exhibit (h/t @KidadaEWilliams):
https://www.recorder.com/Unnamed-Figures-54645789
For @BU_CISS, Shannon Landis profiled the important & inspiring public scholarly work of @ProfPAustin (also h/t @KidadaEWilliams):
https://www.bu.edu/ciss/2024/04/08/bu-historian-asks-why-black-youth-cannot-not-be-intellectuals/
Excellent piece from @LauraSullivaNPR & @ndm_visuals for @KPBS & @NPR on America’s ubiquitous historical markers, featuring @eji_org (h/t @araujohistorian & @WalterDGreason):
Marc Blanc wrote for @myHNN’s newsletter on the long tradition of Black third-party activism in America:
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/no-place-to-make-a-vote-of-thanks
@tlecaque contributed the latest excellent essay for @AgeofRevs’ @ConsortiumRev series, on the Seven Years’ War in New France:
& for a thoughtful take on how we can bring public scholarship into the classroom, check out @nicoledonawho for @JSTOR_Daily (h/t @PhdRachel):
https://daily.jstor.org/asking-scholarly-questions-with-jstor-daily/
Another great thing about compiling these threads has been the chance to encounter exemplary applications of public scholarship to our moment, such as @GrantaMag’s interview with @triofrancos on extraction:
https://granta.com/the-extracted-earth/
@bleachbred wrote for his @Medium Polis column on right-wing extremism & racial polarization in the post-Trump era:
While for one of his excellent campaign threads, @johnastoehr highlighted how the NYC trial might affect Trump’s electoral chances:
https://www.editorialboard.com/yes-the-trial-is-bad-for-trump/
Finally, I greatly enjoyed @EmilyContois on Rocky IV & fitness technology, launching @nursingclio’s new Clio in Motion series (h/t @sarahbelle721):
One way my threads have evolved across these 175 weeks has been a far deeper roster of impressive public scholarly podcasts, exemplified by @Unsung__History which this week features @NeilJYoung17 on his new book on gay Republicans:
https://www.unsunghistorypodcast.com/gay-republicans/
For the @latinatolatina podcast, @AliciaMenendez interviewed @ProfCeceliaM on her new book Making the Latino South from @UNC_Press:
https://pod.link/latinatolatina/episode/b8ff5db5a3d2046ed94480179fb2d241
While for Heartland History, @CaroOrtega_17 & @meanmegb interviewed @SMGonzalezWI on his book Strangers No Longer from @IllinoisPress:
For a new episode of @socannex, @danielrmorrison interviewed @TorinMonahan on his book Crisis Vision, also featuring the work of @heatherswoods & @murakamiwood:
https://socannex.commons.gc.cuny.edu/podcast/toran-monahan-on-crisis-vision/
Episode 14 of @waitmanb’s @HolocaustPod features Ari Joskowicz on the Romani experience during the Holocaust:
Highlighting the many awesome folks who come through @HerbertHistory’s #HATM podcast has been a very fun part of these threads, which this week includes both @lmchervinsky & @kelsapellet on Franklin…
https://twitter.com/HerbertHistory/status/1782396860734509096
… & for a double dose of @HerbertHistory’s #HATM podcast, check out @angesjuliet on Inside Out & the history of emotions:
https://twitter.com/HerbertHistory/status/1783484659969433908
I also loved this installment of @CelesteHeadlee’s Classical Nerd focused on her ancestor, the amazing African American composer William Grant Still:
@madebyhistory was an integral part of my earliest #ScholarSunday threads & at its new @TIMEHistory home has continued to feature important public scholarship, such as @jm_beatty on tradwives:
Also for @TIMEHistory’s @madebyhistory, here’s @KlineWkline on why regulation of pelvic exams is long overdue:
& finally for for @TIMEHistory’s @madebyhistory this week, check out @jorellmelendezb on Puerto Rico’s crucial upcoming vote:
Another frequent favorite in these threads have been @BlkPerspectives Forums & we’re in the midst of another for the anniversary of the end of Apartheid, kicked off by @AmandaJoyceHall on African liberation solidarity:
https://www.aaihs.org/african-liberation-solidarity-and-anti-apartheid-victory/
@jessicaannlevy wrote for the @BlkPerspectives Forum on how the ANC helped galvanize the American public against Apartheid:
https://www.aaihs.org/galvanizing-the-american-public-anc-and-anti-apartheid/
Also for the @BlkPerspectives Forum, check out @nicholasgrant on the fight against South African Airways in Houston:
https://www.aaihs.org/the-fight-against-south-african-airways-in-houston/
& @MattieCWebb concluded the first week of the @BlkPerspectives Forum with an excellent piece on US worker movements:
https://www.aaihs.org/us-worker-movements-and-direct-links-against-apartheid/
Nothing in my work on these threads has been more meaningful than the chance to learn about new book publications, this week including @andrewkahrl’s The Black Tax for @UChicagoPress (h/t @victorerikray):
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/B/bo213447492.html
Also published this week was @greenspace2024’s The Green Space: The Transformation of the Irish Image from @NYUpress:
https://twitter.com/greenspace2024/status/1782914121761009726
Likewise out this week is @SeanGailmard’s Agents of Empire: English Imperial Governance & the Making of American Political Institutions from @CUP_PoliSci:
& thanks to @HerbertHistory for highlighting another important new publication, @kristalynmarie’s Selling Vero Beach from @floridapress:
https://floridapress.blog/2024/04/23/selling-vero-beach/
Now available for pre-order is @KimAtiWagner’s much-anticipated Massacre in the Clouds: An American Atrocity & the Erasure of History from @HachetteUS:
For @LAReviewofBooks, @dorothyjberry reviewed a vital recent book, @lheltonian’s Scattered & Fugitive Things from @ColumbiaUP:
Check out @MaggieBlackhawk’s contribution to @LPE_Project’s symposium on Aziz Rana’s The Constitutional Bind from @UChicagoPress (h/t @samuelmoyn):
https://lpeproject.org/blog/on-garrison-douglass-and-american-colonialism/
& I loved this @TheWorkprint interview with @WalterDGreason & @Dieselfunk on their awesome Graphic History of Hip Hop:
https://www.theworkprint.com/graphic-history-of-hip-hop-walter-greason-tim-fielder-interview/123
Gonna end with a few more favorites from the week as I have since I started these threads, including the great Edwidge Danticat for @NewYorker on Haiti (h/t @reineayiti):
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/essay/the-haiti-that-still-dreams
I loved @keithroysdon’s take on early pulp fiction for @CrimeReads (h/t @Loudmouthkid62):
https://crimereads.com/early-pulp-fiction/
Connecting with folks like @DrDionGeorgiou has been a wonderful benefit of these threads & his Academic Bubble newsletter is always a must-read, here on Britpop & New Labour:
My new @SatEvePost colleague @DrTanyaRoth has authored another excellent column, this one on Native American women in the US military:
& finally, for an #EarthDay2024 installment of my @SatEvePost Considering History column I highlighted six of the best works of American nature writing:
PS. I’m pretty sure I’ve said it for every one of my 175 threads but it’s just as true as ever: I’m sure I missed plenty, so please share more writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books below. Thanks, happy reading, listening, & learning, & here’s to the next 175! #twitterstorians
Congratulations on 175. That's dedication. Here's a new review for next week.
https://lincolnp.substack.com/p/seeking-bread-and-fortune-in-port?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2
Glad to see a shout-out for the new Andrew Kahrl book (THE BLACK TAX). It's great!
And congratulations on 175!