Julia Irwin
@juliairwin.bsky.social
Historian of US foreign aid, disasters, and international humanitarianism. Author of *Making the World Safe* (OUP ’13) and *Catastrophic Diplomacy* (UNC ’24). Co-editor of *InterConnections: The Global 20th Century* (UNC) and *Journal of Disaster Studies*
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Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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🎉 Diplomatic History turns 50 in 2027!
RIAS is hosting a workshop for a special anniversary issue on European perspectives on the U.S.’s global interactions. Read the CFP here: tinyurl.com/mry26zx2
cc: @diplomatichistory.bsky.social
RIAS is hosting a workshop for a special anniversary issue on European perspectives on the U.S.’s global interactions. Read the CFP here: tinyurl.com/mry26zx2
cc: @diplomatichistory.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🎉 Diplomatic History turns 50 in 2027!
RIAS is hosting a workshop for a special anniversary issue on European perspectives on the U.S.’s global interactions. Read the CFP here: tinyurl.com/mry26zx2
cc: @diplomatichistory.bsky.social
RIAS is hosting a workshop for a special anniversary issue on European perspectives on the U.S.’s global interactions. Read the CFP here: tinyurl.com/mry26zx2
cc: @diplomatichistory.bsky.social
Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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This is going to be an incredibly insightful conversation, through which we’ll explore and envision together how to do research in and with Diplomatic History. It’s an exciting opportunity and, once more, I couldn't be prouder of the RIAS team! Join us in Middelburg in August 2026. CfP just came out
Call for Papers: Diplomatic History at Fifty – European Perspectives on America’s Global Rise and Crises - Roosevelt
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November 3, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is going to be an incredibly insightful conversation, through which we’ll explore and envision together how to do research in and with Diplomatic History. It’s an exciting opportunity and, once more, I couldn't be prouder of the RIAS team! Join us in Middelburg in August 2026. CfP just came out
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ATTN: SHAFR grad students and early career scholars
Applications for the Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy at the @belfercenter.bsky.social are due 12/1.
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Applications for the Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy at the @belfercenter.bsky.social are due 12/1.
tinyurl.com/mvj3hckx
Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy
The Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy of the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs aims to help build the next generation of men and women who will bri...
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October 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
ATTN: SHAFR grad students and early career scholars
Applications for the Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy at the @belfercenter.bsky.social are due 12/1.
tinyurl.com/mvj3hckx
Applications for the Ernest May Fellowship in History and Policy at the @belfercenter.bsky.social are due 12/1.
tinyurl.com/mvj3hckx
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Please join us on 5 November for an open seminar with the authors of an article – What Is “Restorative Justice” after the Church Rock Uranium Spill? – recently published in the Journal of Disaster Studies (JDS). The event is co-hosted by JDS and the UC-Irvine EcoGovLab.
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Please join us on 5 November for an open seminar with the authors of an article – What Is “Restorative Justice” after the Church Rock Uranium Spill? – recently published in the Journal of Disaster Studies (JDS). The event is co-hosted by JDS and the UC-Irvine EcoGovLab.
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One more anniversary thread from The Fate of the Americas before I leave tomorrow for the first leg of my book tour (Hi OH, PA, and NJ)! This one comes from a cool collection of left and right-wing pamphlets that intelligence agents in Argentina collected during the crisis... (1/12) #History 🗃️
October 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
One more anniversary thread from The Fate of the Americas before I leave tomorrow for the first leg of my book tour (Hi OH, PA, and NJ)! This one comes from a cool collection of left and right-wing pamphlets that intelligence agents in Argentina collected during the crisis... (1/12) #History 🗃️
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63 years ago today, on October 22, 1962, JFK revealed to the world that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. To mark the anniversary, I'm going to share an excerpt from The Fate of the Americas where I offer a new "take" on this famous speech... (1/16) #History 🗃️
October 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
63 years ago today, on October 22, 1962, JFK revealed to the world that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. To mark the anniversary, I'm going to share an excerpt from The Fate of the Americas where I offer a new "take" on this famous speech... (1/16) #History 🗃️
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REMINDER:
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
Join the Graduate Student Committee for a virtual session on Conducting Research in International Archives!
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
REMINDER:
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
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Want to hear my thoughts about nuclear Armageddon? Check out this episode of @history-hit.bsky.social where I chat with Don Wildman about my book and nuclear war! Huge thanks to the whole team there for hosting me again! #History 🗃️
Listen to @renatakeller.bsky.social on @history-hit.bsky.social American History Hit podcast talking about the Cuban Missile Crisis and her new book THE FATE OF THE AMERICAS 🎧⤵️
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What if the Cuban Missile Crisis Sparked WW3? | American History Hit
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October 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Want to hear my thoughts about nuclear Armageddon? Check out this episode of @history-hit.bsky.social where I chat with Don Wildman about my book and nuclear war! Huge thanks to the whole team there for hosting me again! #History 🗃️
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There's a place where you can spend a few weeks writing, diving into primary sources, sharing ideas, giving lectures, and participating in a number of thought-provoking events. All of this while enjoying the beauty of Middelburg and, if you're lucky, my world-famous tiramisu. Check this out!
Scholars-in-Residence - Roosevelt
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October 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
There's a place where you can spend a few weeks writing, diving into primary sources, sharing ideas, giving lectures, and participating in a number of thought-provoking events. All of this while enjoying the beauty of Middelburg and, if you're lucky, my world-famous tiramisu. Check this out!
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Dear friends: I am SO EXCITED to announce the release of the first episode of the SECOLAS audio documentary mini-series on the Cuban Missile Crisis that I co-produced with Dustin Walcher! (thread 1/7) #History 🗃️
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Renata Keller and Dustin Walcher - A Cuban Story (Episode 1)
In this episode, Dustin and Renata explain their goal for the audiodocumentary: to teach listeners about the Cuban context of the Cuban Missile Crisis. They speak with Lars Schoultz, Lillian Guerra, W
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October 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Dear friends: I am SO EXCITED to announce the release of the first episode of the SECOLAS audio documentary mini-series on the Cuban Missile Crisis that I co-produced with Dustin Walcher! (thread 1/7) #History 🗃️
soundcloud.com/historiaspod...
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I am so excited to see @renatakeller.bsky.social’s book in the world! This is a terrific and brilliant history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its impacts across the Americas — it’s also accessible and super engaging. Highly recommended!!
Tomorrow is my book's official pub date! I'm celebrating by tackling a whole new social media platform and hosting an #AskMeAnything on Reddit! Join me and ask me anything about my book, the Cuban Missile Crisis, my hobbies, publishing...whatever! @uncpress.bsky.social @sonyabonczek.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I am so excited to see @renatakeller.bsky.social’s book in the world! This is a terrific and brilliant history of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its impacts across the Americas — it’s also accessible and super engaging. Highly recommended!!
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Join the Graduate Student Committee for a virtual session on Conducting Research in International Archives!
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Join the Graduate Student Committee for a virtual session on Conducting Research in International Archives!
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
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Delighted to announce that issue 2:1 of JDS is up, open access for all, on ProjectMUSE. Check it out! muse.jhu.edu/issue/55699
October 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Delighted to announce that issue 2:1 of JDS is up, open access for all, on ProjectMUSE. Check it out! muse.jhu.edu/issue/55699
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The Bernath Lecture Prize deadline has been pushed to February 1.
Williams Emerging Scholar Grants, the Hogan Language Fellowship, and SHAFR's numerous graduate dissertation grants are all due OCTOBER 15.
Williams Emerging Scholar Grants, the Hogan Language Fellowship, and SHAFR's numerous graduate dissertation grants are all due OCTOBER 15.
🚨 Reminder: SHAFR January awards deadline is Oct 15! Apply now for the Bernath Lecture Prize, Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants. Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z
#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
October 15 Deadline - Apply for SHAFR Awards
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October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Bernath Lecture Prize deadline has been pushed to February 1.
Williams Emerging Scholar Grants, the Hogan Language Fellowship, and SHAFR's numerous graduate dissertation grants are all due OCTOBER 15.
Williams Emerging Scholar Grants, the Hogan Language Fellowship, and SHAFR's numerous graduate dissertation grants are all due OCTOBER 15.
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Today at 1pm eastern! #SHAFR
The Graduate Student Committee is hosting a virtual "How To" session on conference panels. Join present and past SHAFR conference co-chairs for an informal conversation on what makes a proposal stand out.
Wednesday, October 8 at 1pm ET
Wednesday, October 8 at 1pm ET
October 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Today at 1pm eastern! #SHAFR
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The SHAFR Election closes at 11:59pm eastern on Tuesday, September 30. That means you have a little less than 72 hours remaining to cast your ballot! #SHAFR
September 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The SHAFR Election closes at 11:59pm eastern on Tuesday, September 30. That means you have a little less than 72 hours remaining to cast your ballot! #SHAFR
Happy to share the news that Catastrophic Diplomacy won the 2025 Tonous and Warda Johns Family Book Award (for the best monograph in the history of U.S. foreign relations, immigration history, or military history) from the PCB-AHA.
September 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Happy to share the news that Catastrophic Diplomacy won the 2025 Tonous and Warda Johns Family Book Award (for the best monograph in the history of U.S. foreign relations, immigration history, or military history) from the PCB-AHA.
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Fresh from the September Passport issue: We are honored to publish a roundtable on the Cold War International History Project and the many wonderful things it has done! www.shafr.org/assets/docs/...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Fresh from the September Passport issue: We are honored to publish a roundtable on the Cold War International History Project and the many wonderful things it has done! www.shafr.org/assets/docs/...
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I had an amazing time talking about "The Fate of the Americas" with Lillian Guerra--what an honor to discuss my book with one of the top Cuba experts in the world! 1/3
#History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
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#History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
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Conversatorio Cubano with Dr. Renata Keller
In this Conversatorio Cubano, Dr. Lillian Guerra interviews Dr. Renata Keller, associate professor of history at the University of Nevada, Reno, discussing the larger geographic impact of the Cuban Re...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I had an amazing time talking about "The Fate of the Americas" with Lillian Guerra--what an honor to discuss my book with one of the top Cuba experts in the world! 1/3
#History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
cubanstudies.history.ufl.edu/conversatori...
#History 🗃️ @uncpress.bsky.social
cubanstudies.history.ufl.edu/conversatori...
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🚨 Reminder: SHAFR January awards deadline is Oct 15! Apply now for the Bernath Lecture Prize, Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants. Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z
#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
October 15 Deadline - Apply for SHAFR Awards
www.shafr.org
September 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🚨 Reminder: SHAFR January awards deadline is Oct 15! Apply now for the Bernath Lecture Prize, Williams Emerging Scholar Grant, Hogan Language Fellowship & grad dissertation grants. Details: tinyurl.com/5n6e6h8z
#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
#SHAFR #HistoryAwards #AcademicSky #skystorians
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The Cologne Center for Advanced Studies in International History and Law (CHL) is hiring for two positions with the Synergy Research Project: Rethinking Global Governance and Human Security in the 1990s.
Info on the PhD position: tinyurl.com/4azzjuxu
Info on the Postdoc: tinyurl.com/5n73343s
Info on the PhD position: tinyurl.com/4azzjuxu
Info on the Postdoc: tinyurl.com/5n73343s
September 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The Cologne Center for Advanced Studies in International History and Law (CHL) is hiring for two positions with the Synergy Research Project: Rethinking Global Governance and Human Security in the 1990s.
Info on the PhD position: tinyurl.com/4azzjuxu
Info on the Postdoc: tinyurl.com/5n73343s
Info on the PhD position: tinyurl.com/4azzjuxu
Info on the Postdoc: tinyurl.com/5n73343s
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Just got my author copy of The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War!! It feels unreal to hold something in my hands that I've been working on for more than a decade 🗃️ #History
September 3, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just got my author copy of The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War!! It feels unreal to hold something in my hands that I've been working on for more than a decade 🗃️ #History
The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...
Assistant Professor - Modern European History
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September 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The LSU History Department is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History (excluding Britain). Please spread the word! More details at the link below: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU/job/0224...