Natalie Shibley
@nshibley.bsky.social
Historian of race, gender, medicine, and the U.S. military.
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Thrilled to announce our CFP for a new LCP–APS conference on the long history of Black declarations of independence. Presenters will focus on one document to keep the work publicly accessible
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December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thrilled to announce our CFP for a new LCP–APS conference on the long history of Black declarations of independence. Presenters will focus on one document to keep the work publicly accessible
Please spread the word!
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Please spread the word!
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I'm honored that my article, "Policing Venereal Disease at Fort Huachuca, 1941-1945," published in the Journal of Military History, won the 2025 Nupur Chaudhuri First Article Prize from the Coordinating Council for Women in History.
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I'm honored that my article, "Policing Venereal Disease at Fort Huachuca, 1941-1945," published in the Journal of Military History, won the 2025 Nupur Chaudhuri First Article Prize from the Coordinating Council for Women in History.
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Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became New York City’s mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.
She Loved Eric Adams. She Kept It a Secret. Now She’s Talking.
Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.
nyti.ms
October 2, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Jasmine Ray, who served at City Hall in a $160,000-a-year job, had an undisclosed romance with Eric Adams years before he became New York City’s mayor. In her memoir, she describes their relationship.
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By placing activism against state violence at the center of the civil rights story, @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social's Police Against the Movement offers critical insight into the power of political resistance in the face of government attacks on protest.
Out Oct 7: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Out Oct 7: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
October 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
By placing activism against state violence at the center of the civil rights story, @joshuaclarkdavis.bsky.social's Police Against the Movement offers critical insight into the power of political resistance in the face of government attacks on protest.
Out Oct 7: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Out Oct 7: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
"Natalie Shibley's innovative article 'Policing Venereal Disease at Fort Huachuca, 1941–1945' provides a window onto an important and understudied area of U.S. history, contributing to our understanding of the history of African Americans in World War II and of the U.S. Army."
2025 Award Winners
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May 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
"Natalie Shibley's innovative article 'Policing Venereal Disease at Fort Huachuca, 1941–1945' provides a window onto an important and understudied area of U.S. history, contributing to our understanding of the history of African Americans in World War II and of the U.S. Army."
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More great reading for you today!One of our editors @nshibley.bsky.social has written a fantastic piece on legal challenges to the trans military ban time.com/7216460/figh...
The Long Fight for Trans Inclusion in the Military
Legal challenges policies excluding trans people from military service are not solely a 21st century phenomenon.
time.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
More great reading for you today!One of our editors @nshibley.bsky.social has written a fantastic piece on legal challenges to the trans military ban time.com/7216460/figh...
I wrote this for Time on the history of legal challenges to the ban on trans military personnel: time.com/7216460/figh...
The Long Fight for Trans Inclusion in the Military
Legal challenges policies excluding trans people from military service are not solely a 21st century phenomenon.
time.com
February 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I wrote this for Time on the history of legal challenges to the ban on trans military personnel: time.com/7216460/figh...
Piggly Wiggly has known this since 1916
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’
Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’
Walgreens' CEO talked about the flip side of investing in increased security on a recent earnings call.
fortune.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Piggly Wiggly has known this since 1916
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Many thanks to @bostonreview.bsky.social for publishing this adapted excerpt from my book, THE INTERNAL COLONY: RACE AND THE AMERICAN POLITICS OF GLOBAL DECOLONIZATION -- which is out now from @uchicagopress.bsky.social!
“The U.S. sought to define colonialism—which had emerged by the late 1950s as one of the most contested terms in international politics—on its own terms.” @samklug.bsky.social on the long battle over the word’s meaning:
The Lexicon of Empire - Boston Review
The long battle between liberals and Black intellectuals over the meaning of colonialism.
www.bostonreview.net
January 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Many thanks to @bostonreview.bsky.social for publishing this adapted excerpt from my book, THE INTERNAL COLONY: RACE AND THE AMERICAN POLITICS OF GLOBAL DECOLONIZATION -- which is out now from @uchicagopress.bsky.social!
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The Pentagon has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit involving about 35,000 LGBTQ+ veterans that will help them get benefits like health care and disability.
Pentagon agrees to settle historic lawsuit with LGBTQ+ veterans over discharge status
The Pentagon has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit involving about 35,000 LGBTQ+ veterans that will help them get benefits like health care and disability.
www.npr.org
January 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The Pentagon has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit involving about 35,000 LGBTQ+ veterans that will help them get benefits like health care and disability.
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The companion to our book list, our journal article list has 27 nifty pieces written by historians working off the tenure track. Many of them are open access!
2024 Journal Article List
A companion to our 2024 book list.
contingentmagazine.org
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 AM
The companion to our book list, our journal article list has 27 nifty pieces written by historians working off the tenure track. Many of them are open access!
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Our sixth annual list of books by historians working off the tenure track.
2024 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
contingentmagazine.org
December 3, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Our sixth annual list of books by historians working off the tenure track.
A prime opportunity to procure Ordering the Human: The Global Spread of Racial Science
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December 2, 2024 at 7:08 PM
A prime opportunity to procure Ordering the Human: The Global Spread of Racial Science
cup.columbia.edu/book/orderin...
cup.columbia.edu/book/orderin...