Joel Herman (@joelherman)

WEBER POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLAR IN EUROPEAN HISTORY University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!

📣 Job Opportunity: Weber Postdoctoral Scholar in European History at #UCLA!
The UCLA Department of History seeks applicants for a 2-yr Postdoctoral Scholar. Please apply or share with anyone who might be a great fit!
🗓️ Review begins: Apr 1, 2026
🔗Details & application ⬇️
recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10862

25.02.2026 02:12 👍 22 🔁 29 💬 0 📌 0

‘This Is Our Country Too!’: The Enduring Legacy of Spanish-Speaking Women in Early America Centuries before the American Revolution, Spanish-speaking women crossed oceans and deserts to build communities whose legacies still shape the United States. As anti-Latino sentiment coincides with ...

Two historians on Spanish-speaking women in Early America

10.03.2026 15:43 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝘂 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳… | Elizabeth Montagu Correspondence Online 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 - 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝘂 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘩𝘋 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PhD stude...

📣 New internship 📣
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a PhD student or Early Career Researcher to work as a research intern for the Elizabeth Montagu Correspondence Online (EMCO).

Applications close 1 April 2026. For more details, please see: shorturl.at/pdO1r

#18thcentury #eighteenthcentury

10.03.2026 11:44 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

The Alibi of Capital Today, extraordinary wealth seems to arrive from nowhere. The trick of conjuring this unearned wealth is, in fact, the key to understanding capitalism’s origins and a clue to why the catastrophe of c...

Out today - The Alibi of Capital: How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow by Timothy Mitchell

"A paradigm-shifting critique of the logic that underlies the modern economy." - @publisherswkly.bsky.social

10.03.2026 14:28 👍 14 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 3

Very excited to get up and running with this one: awarded £1.5m AHRC Standard Grant for Landscapes of Catastrophe, a project examining the context and impact of the Great Irish Famine www.qub.ac.uk/schools/NBE/...

10.03.2026 14:32 👍 62 🔁 16 💬 7 📌 1

From Ballynascreena to Front Square: The Colonial Public Histories of the Trinity Estates and their Tenants A lecture by Dr Patrick Walsh (TCD) as part of the Modern and Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series.

Looking forward to speaking tomorrow in the @tlrhub.bsky.social at the Contemporary and Modern Irish History seminar. My title is From Ballynascreena to Front Square: The Colonial Public Histories of the Trinity Estates and their Tenants

www.tcd.ie/trinitylongr...

10.03.2026 13:46 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

Today, March 10, is the publication day for the UK edition of my book *Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea*, by @versobooks.bsky.social . I’ll be in the UK the last two weeks of April. I'll post the dates/times of my book talks soon.

www.versobooks.com/products/343...

10.03.2026 10:00 👍 28 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1

The Nowlan Digitsation Grants scheme which aims to increase the number of historical and archaeological sources that are digitised and freely available online is open to applications until 15 April.

For further detials see here: shorturl.at/lMRrx

@dri.ie

10.03.2026 10:04 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

Final lecture online - www.history.ox.ac.uk/event/self-v... - on all the concepts stacking up in the late 20th century, not superseded by ‘neoliberal’ or economic ones. Feedback welcome for the book now in progress. And farewell with warm thanks to all in Oxford.

10.03.2026 09:00 👍 22 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0

Pre-Announcement: Editorial Team Roles at Journal of American Studies, recruiting Summer 2026 - British Association for American Studies The Journal of American Studies, BAAS’s flagship publication, is one of the longest-running and most respected area studies journals in the world. Its purpose is to critique and interrogate the…

‼️ BAAS and the Journal of American Studies are pleased to announce that they will be recruiting for the following roles at JAS in Summer 2026, for start dates of 2 January 2027.

Learn more about the roles here:

10.03.2026 09:58 👍 4 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

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10.03.2026 09:47 👍 21 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 1

Contesting Colonial Technologies: Historical Models for Resistance "Do the strategies employed by subjects of empire offer productive models of resistance and subversion?"

“Do the strategies employed by subjects of empire offer productive models of resistance and subversion?”

In the penultimate piece in our AI series, @megsmith.bsky.social offers vignettes from early modern Ireland that could suggest productive models of resistance.

www.nacbs.org/post/contest...

06.03.2026 15:52 👍 10 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 2

Smuggling Database | davidchansmith

Who was smuggling in 18th century Britain? My refreshed database for prosecutions for smuggling in England and Wales c. 1721-1732 is live with over 4,000 entries. From naval officers to farmers, smuggling was big business. #twitterstorians #earlymod #history
www.davidchansmith.net/smugglingdat...

06.03.2026 15:04 👍 53 🔁 31 💬 2 📌 3

Seeking the High Ground with Matthew Mason YouTube video by North American Conference on British Studies

youtu.be/KjTaCpcfbP4?...

Fascinating discussion between Matthew Mason, author of "Seeking the High Ground: Slavery and Political Conflict in the British Atlantic World" and Eliga Gould for the @thenacbs.bsky.social

Check it out!

09.03.2026 17:32 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Title and abstract for the linked article

📣 New #OpenAccess article on #FirstView

🔬 Susan E. Whyman, 'Edmund Rack: master of knowledge, scientific societies and social networks in eighteenth-century Bath'

🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S096... #UrbanHistory

08.03.2026 16:10 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Cover of Journal of American Ethnic History, Winter 2026, Volume 44, Number 1. Special Issue: Globalizing Irish America. Yellow and Black color-blocked background with image of North America on a globe, includes list of authors

It's Irish American Heritage Month! Check out our podcast with Journal of American Ethnic History guest editors @dgannon2016.bsky.social + @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social
on their special issue, "Globalizing Irish America." cc: @iehs.bsky.social
soundcloud.com/press-market...

09.03.2026 18:02 👍 10 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0

Told my little boy about the Godwit and the way it flies across the world without stopping. We were lying on the trampoline in the garden and looking up at the perfectly blue sky and he didn’t want to leave until we spotted one. In moments like that life couldn’t be any better.

09.03.2026 19:42 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

'The historical perspectives presented in this issue together underline the need to understand the relations between popular and parliamentary politics.'

A 'four nations' approach to political organization in the long nineteenth century in Britain and Ireland, this is well worth a read.

09.03.2026 16:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

40. The St. Patrick's Day Parade: The Real History | Transatlantic: An Irish American History Podcast

Our new episode of Transatlantic is live! This week we are joined by historian Dr Cian McMahon to discuss the history and surprising origins of St Patrick's Day Parades, covering both sides of the Atlantic from the 18th century down to contemporary times:
shows.acast.com/transatlanti...

09.03.2026 09:19 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Assistant Professor of American History | McPherson College McPherson, Kansas, McPherson College seeks an enthusiastic student-centered professor to join the History Department for the 2026-27 academic year as an Assistant Professor of American History. This is a full-time, tenure-track position. The successful candidate will assume responsibility for providing 24 credit hours of undergraduate instruction in both the History major and general education program. Teaching responsibilities will include both halves of the American History survey sequence. Outside of required courses, the history department provides ample opportunity to develop new courses in areas of specialization or interest. The McPherson College history department focuses on skills-based learning in line with the American Historical Association’s Tuning Project. The person in this appointment will maintain regular office hours, attend faculty, division and department meetings, advise undergraduate students, assist with new student recruiting, participate in the governance of the college, and perform other duties within the scope of this position as assigned. McPherson College is a career-focused liberal arts institution that educates whole people through scholarship, participation, and service. Located in Central Kansas with convenient access to Wichita, Manhattan, Lawrence and Kansas City, McPherson is a growing community that provides endless possibilities locally and in the immediate region. The college has set an ambitious vision through its Community by Design 2.0 strategic plan and has recently announced the formation of the Ward-Burkholder endowment of $1.5 Billion in estate gift commitments. McPherson College has also been recognized by its employees as a “Great College to Work For” for 11 years in a row. Employee Benefits McPherson College is proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Benefits include: 403(b) Retirement Plan with 10% employer contribution Undergraduate Tuition Assistance for immediate family members Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Basic Life Insurance coverage Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance McPherson College is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and encourages applications from women and people from traditionally under-represented groups. To apply: Complete the online application by clicking the Apply now link and submit a letter of interest addressing your ability to meet the qualifications specified in this position announcement. Other required application materials include a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable during the search and screening process), and a list of names of and contact information for three professional references, which can all be uploaded with the application. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Inquiries can be sent to Dr. Matt Skillen, Vice President for Academic Affairs, at skillenm@mcpherson.edu . Equal Opportunity McPherson College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, GINA (the Genetic Nondiscrimination Identification Act), sexual orientation, pregnancy and other related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. This policy also includes applicants. Retaliation against any employee for filing or supporting a complaint of discrimination or harassment in violation of this policy is also prohibited. A Ph.D. in American History is preferred (ABD candidates as well as candidates with Masters degrees will also be considered for this appointment). Preference will be given to candidates with scholarly and teaching experience in 19 th or 20 th Century American History. Evidence of high-quality teaching experience at the collegiate level is expected. Candidates must possess the ability to teach effectively using a variety of methods, including Reacting to the Past and other high impact curricula. McPherson College students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, with 37 percent students of color, 33 percent women, 6 percent international students and a growing number of first-generation students. Candidates should address teaching to such a diverse population in their statement of teaching philosophy.

New History Job Posted Today: Assistant Professor of American History | McPherson College

09.03.2026 15:59 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

From Repertoires to Recipes: Rethinking Political Organisation in the Long 19th Century* You have to enable JavaScript in your browser's settings in order to use the eReader.

New Open Access article by Richard Huzzey and Katrina Navickas, 'From Repertoires to Recipes: Rethinking Political Organisation in the Long 19th Century' 🧐💾👇💻🙋

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/WKHAW9...

@richardhuzzey.bsky.social @katrinanavickas.bsky.social @parlhistjournal.bsky.social

02.03.2026 10:06 👍 16 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 3

Compounding Interest: Revisiting The Wealth of Nations at 250 | Online Library of Liberty Arriving in 1776, as the Declaration of Independence gave birth to a new nation and Gibbon’s Decline and Fall gave birth to a new approach to history, Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Cause...

Eric @nescio13.bsky.social gets it started today:

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09.03.2026 13:52 👍 5 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0

Today is the 250th anniversary of the publication of the Wealth of Nations!

Liberty Fund is hosting a one-essay-per-week symposium with contributions from Eric Schliesser, Maria Pia Paganelli, Dennis C. Rasmussen, Brianne Wolf, me (at week 5, for book V), and Craig Smith.

09.03.2026 13:52 👍 31 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 1

Cover of the full article by James A. Finnegan, available to download.

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Nice new addition to our Molyneux Papers page 🙂
'William + Samuel Molyneux, Astronomers of Castle Dillon, Armagh' by James A. Finnegan.
www.virtualtreasury.ie/hidden-stori...

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@tcdlibrary.bsky.social
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09.03.2026 13:00 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

Project Name Written Worlds funded by Leverhulme Trust at Birkbeck

cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/post...

Written Worlds 17C Non-elite Writing 2 x Postdocs 0.5. Please consider applying.

08.03.2026 13:23 👍 18 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 2

What Irish politician Thomas Gould’s accent going viral in Jamaica reveals about colonial history In the late 1600s, hundreds of Irish people were transported to Jamaica as labourers.

🚨New Article🚨

VOICES PI @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social has published a fascinating article exploring the complicated and lasting colonial connections between Ireland and Jamaica.

Find the article here: theconversation.com/what-irish-p...

09.03.2026 10:37 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0

Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection - Houses of Parliament Title: Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection. Employer: House of Commons. Salary: £43,614 - £50,374 per annum. Closes: 15/03/2026, 23:55

I'm now recruiting for a crucial post in my team - Curator: Parliamentary Art Collection. A rare chance to work with a wonderful collection in a unique setting.

Please do share, and feel free to get in touch with any questions

27.02.2026 20:43 👍 44 🔁 61 💬 1 📌 3

Family Archives in England, 1650-1838: Manuscripts, Memory, and the Making of History

Very much looking forward to Imogen Peck talking about Family Archives on Wednesday @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social This is a special session at Warwick. All welcome, either in person or online, but please register. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

09.03.2026 09:42 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Early Modern History Research Seminar - Department of History - Trinity College Dublin

Looking forward to Prof Jenny Shaw (Alabama) speaking at Centre for Early Modern History seminar @tlrhub.bsky.social with the paper title
On Land and at Sea: The Enslaved Childhood of Julius Soubise, 1754–1764 www.tcd.ie/history/rese...

09.03.2026 09:11 👍 6 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1

Was lucky enough to make it to the @universitypress.cambridge.org bookshop on Friday - an exercise in self-control if ever there was one.

08.03.2026 15:04 👍 15 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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