@renatakeller
https://www.renata-keller.com/ Assoc Prof of Latin American History, UNR. Author of *The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War* and *Mexico’s Cold War*. Co-editor of InterConnections book series at UNC.
Yes. And also where's your sense of professional identity and integrity? Have some pride in the fact that you (well, maybe not *you*, but real academics) create new knowledge, something no robot will ever do.
The author line-up is AMAZING!!
on Sunday at 11:30 on a panel about International Security in Latin America and the Middle East (totally irrelevant these days) with Daniel Zoughbie! In my free time, I'll be fan-girling @mkn.bsky.social @exlarson.bsky.social @alixeharrow.bsky.social TJ Klune, RL Stine... and Salman Rushdie! 😱 (2/2)
Author ad for the Tucson Festival of Books
Photo of books
Getting so excited for the Tucson Festival of Books this weekend! I'll be presenting Saturday at 11:30 on a panel discussing History, Conflict, and the Americas with @carriegibson.bsky.social (yay for hemispheric histories of the Americas!) and ... (1/2)
Cover of Laura Blume’s book
Can’t wait to hear my colleague Laura Blume talk about her amazing book tomorrow (Tuesday) at UNR. Her research on drug trafficking is just mind-blowing!
Ack, I mean Philip Chrimes! Whoops...😬
Huge thanks to Philip Crimes for his generous review of The Fate of the Americas in @iajournal.bsky.social! Love to see my book called "outstanding" and a "milestone" with "crystalline prose" ☺️
THIS PART.
When I graduated from high school my counselor (who was great) told me it was good I wanted to be a physicist because I'd never be a great writer. I was also the worst writer in my frosh expos course.
I am now an award-winning writer. BECAUSE I PRACTICED!!!!!!
This thread!
THE WESTERNERS is out in 3 1/2 weeks, and I will be posting about it quite a lot between now and then.
Vigorous self-promotion is expected now, and is pretty much a part-time job for all nonfiction authors closing in on pub day.
So please like and repost, and help spread the word! 🐝
Awww, honored!!
Ad for local authors' month at Grassroots Books in Reno
The Fate of the Americas on sale at Grassroots books
The Fate of the Americas sale price $23.99!
So cool to see The Fate of the Americas on sale at my favorite local bookstore! Reno friends, swing by anytime to get a copy for 20% off... or come to my signing event on April 1 with Mark Twain! 😜
@uncpress.bsky.social
Must read:
The article also points to the corruption of the selection process for new NEH grants.
Massachusetts residents, famously super chill about the government messing with their favorite beverages.
What a cool activity!!
“Is it allergies or a cold” is my least favorite game
"Chad" 😂
I hate it when my research is timely
The struggle is real and it's WORTH IT
They are now deporting Dreamers.
That is some tragic history-making from a self-proclaimed ‘peace’ president🗃️
So excited for this!!
165 years ago today the Nevada Territory was established by President Lincoln, in no small part to prevent the Mormons from declaring the entire Great Basin their economic and theocratic kingdom.
flyer for book talk at Chapman University
Hey LA area, I'm headed your way tomorrow! So excited to chat about The Fate of the Americas with students and colleagues including @mateojarquin.bsky.social at Chapman!
Gorgeous!!
@thegingerprof.bsky.social has a great article at MS Now on the war with Iran.
www.ms.now/opinion/iran...
This is how you do it.
Hey you can’t assassinate or kidnap leaders of sovereign nations just because they are bad.
Feel like this needs to be said
As many are noting, historically in the recent past and overall in world military and diplomatic history, external attacks and assassinations have a bad track record in toppling regimes, particularly without sustained commitment to military occupation. Instead they tend to strengthen the state. 🗃️
