Stacy Fahrenthold
@sfahrenthold.bsky.social
historian of Middle Eastern migration | Author of UNMENTIONABLES: Textiles, Garment Work, and the Syrian American Working Class (2024) and BETWEEN THE OTTOMANS AND THE ENTENTE: the First World War in the Syrian and Lebanese Diaspora (2019)
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Stacy D. Fahrenthold, Unmentionables: Textiles, Garment Work, and the Syrian American Working Class (New Texts Out Now)
Several years ago, I learned about a young Syrian man who was bayonetted at a labor strike. At the time, I was a new PhD student and a recent arrival to Boston, thirty miles from Lawrence, Massachuset...
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In this "new books out now" interview with @jadaliyya.bsky.social I describe a little bit of how UNMENTIONABLES came to be a book, and why Arab labor histories are so crucial in our moment of rising repression of immigrants and the left.
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Congratulations to @sfahrenthold.bsky.social's whose book Unmentionables: Textiles, Garment Work, and the Syrian American Working Class won @mesa1966.bsky.social's Nikki Keddie Book Award @stanfordpress.bsky.social
Unmentionables | Stanford University Press
As weavers, garment workers, and peddlers, Syrian immigrants in the Americas fed the early twentieth-century transnational textile trade. These migrants and the commodities they produced—silk, linen, ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Congratulations to @sfahrenthold.bsky.social's whose book Unmentionables: Textiles, Garment Work, and the Syrian American Working Class won @mesa1966.bsky.social's Nikki Keddie Book Award @stanfordpress.bsky.social
What is the point of a faculty disciplinary process when the findings of that process are ignored by administration? At least, so far as free expression, free association, and extramural speech are concerned?
November 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
What is the point of a faculty disciplinary process when the findings of that process are ignored by administration? At least, so far as free expression, free association, and extramural speech are concerned?
A new review of UNMENTIONABLES appears in the recent issue of al-Modon magazine! With thanks for Otmane Amagour for this read, and discussion of the necessity of challenging immigration stereotypes.
www.almodon.com/culture/2025...
www.almodon.com/culture/2025...
الهجرة السورية: من مصانع نيويورك إلى متاجر الحدود المكسيكية
المؤرخة ستايسي فهرينثولد، أستاذة التاريخ في جامعة كاليفورنيا، تكشف جزءاً منسياً ومُهملاً من تاريخ الهجرة العربية إلى الولايات المتحدة
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November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
A new review of UNMENTIONABLES appears in the recent issue of al-Modon magazine! With thanks for Otmane Amagour for this read, and discussion of the necessity of challenging immigration stereotypes.
www.almodon.com/culture/2025...
www.almodon.com/culture/2025...
$265,000,000 is a lot of facilities money for a UC campus that doesn't seem to have funds to build more classrooms or hire janitors.
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
$265,000,000 is a lot of facilities money for a UC campus that doesn't seem to have funds to build more classrooms or hire janitors.
Happening tomorrow! More details on GWU's calendar here: calendar.gwu.edu/event/unment...
November 20: I'll discuss Unmentionables at the George Washington University, in the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center. With many thanks to Dr. Nabila Hijazi for this invitation!
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Happening tomorrow! More details on GWU's calendar here: calendar.gwu.edu/event/unment...
I'm in DC and enjoying a bagel at a deserted cafe this Sunday morning, and observing troop movements out the window.
Amid the shutdown and epstein news, I totally forgot that the National Guard continues to be deployed here. What a country.
Amid the shutdown and epstein news, I totally forgot that the National Guard continues to be deployed here. What a country.
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm in DC and enjoying a bagel at a deserted cafe this Sunday morning, and observing troop movements out the window.
Amid the shutdown and epstein news, I totally forgot that the National Guard continues to be deployed here. What a country.
Amid the shutdown and epstein news, I totally forgot that the National Guard continues to be deployed here. What a country.
"This decision orders a stop to Trump’s illegal weaponization of civil rights laws and federal funding to restrict free speech on @uofcalifornia.bsky.social campuses."
Faculty submitted heaps of evidence of Trump's threats chilling our speech rights. We are the UC!
www.aaup.org/news/win-aau...
Faculty submitted heaps of evidence of Trump's threats chilling our speech rights. We are the UC!
www.aaup.org/news/win-aau...
Win in AAUP v. Trump: Court Blocks Attacks on University of California System
In a historic wall-to-wall labor union lawsuit led by the AAUP, a judge has issued a preliminary injunction that will stop the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to unlawfully stifle free speech and...
www.aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"This decision orders a stop to Trump’s illegal weaponization of civil rights laws and federal funding to restrict free speech on @uofcalifornia.bsky.social campuses."
Faculty submitted heaps of evidence of Trump's threats chilling our speech rights. We are the UC!
www.aaup.org/news/win-aau...
Faculty submitted heaps of evidence of Trump's threats chilling our speech rights. We are the UC!
www.aaup.org/news/win-aau...
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WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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Currently doing some marking. A reminder to everyone involved in archives and collections: digitisation is not preservation. If I digitise a box of records and put the files on a USB stick I haven't preserved a thing. It's all about what you do with the files post-digitisation. #archives #digipres
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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We now have leaders of undergraduate clubs and organizations putting themselves on the line while the regents and administration themselves still refuse to go to court for anything besides protecting their ability to negotiate the terms of our surrender in secret.
Our students are just stunning. Their bravery and integrity put our leaders to shame.
Student organization coalition files amicus brief supporting lawsuit against Trump - Daily Bruin
This post was updated Nov. 5 at 1:02 a.m. A coalition of 25 student organizations filed an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit against President Donald Trump that alleged research funding su...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We now have leaders of undergraduate clubs and organizations putting themselves on the line while the regents and administration themselves still refuse to go to court for anything besides protecting their ability to negotiate the terms of our surrender in secret.
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Elect a clown dictator wannabe, expect authoritarian circus. Taking over our institutions of higher learning is a fundamental assault on democracy, removes foundational pillars, collapses freedom. Either democracy comes off canvas & rallies back or we watch it perish before our eyes. My heart aches.
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Elect a clown dictator wannabe, expect authoritarian circus. Taking over our institutions of higher learning is a fundamental assault on democracy, removes foundational pillars, collapses freedom. Either democracy comes off canvas & rallies back or we watch it perish before our eyes. My heart aches.
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New report from @mesa1966.bsky.social and @aaup.org : Antisemitism lawsuits and investigations have skyrocketed over the past two years, largely driven by outside groups, and almost all focusing on criticism of Israel.
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
New report from @mesa1966.bsky.social and @aaup.org : Antisemitism lawsuits and investigations have skyrocketed over the past two years, largely driven by outside groups, and almost all focusing on criticism of Israel.
UC faculty have “changed what they teach (or) changed what they research bc they are afraid it is too left and they don’t want to trigger more funding cuts,” Judge Lin said. It's “a classic, predictable First Amendment injury, exactly what the administration intends.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Trump Pressure Risks Free Speech at University of California, Judge Warns
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November 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
UC faculty have “changed what they teach (or) changed what they research bc they are afraid it is too left and they don’t want to trigger more funding cuts,” Judge Lin said. It's “a classic, predictable First Amendment injury, exactly what the administration intends.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Solidarity forever! ‘UC workers are going to end up homeless’: 86,000 University of California employees plan massive strike
www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
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‘UC workers are going to end up homeless’: 86,000 University of California employees plan massive strike
In what could become one of the largest labor actions in the University of California’s history, more than 86,000 UC nurses, health care professionals and campus workers plan to walk off the job.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Solidarity forever! ‘UC workers are going to end up homeless’: 86,000 University of California employees plan massive strike
www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...
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Today is the opening day for AAUP v. Trump, in which a historic coalition of unions is suing the Trump administration for using funding threats to suppress free speech. I just listened to the judge's opening remarks and they were SCATHING to the defendants. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71360...
American Association of University Professors v. Trump, 3:25-cv-07864 - CourtListener.com
Docket for American Association of University Professors v. Trump, 3:25-cv-07864 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Today is the opening day for AAUP v. Trump, in which a historic coalition of unions is suing the Trump administration for using funding threats to suppress free speech. I just listened to the judge's opening remarks and they were SCATHING to the defendants. www.courtlistener.com/docket/71360...
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Come out on 11/6 in SF to listen to the preliminary injunction hearing in AAUP v Trump! Show the federal courts that we stand up for academic freedom and will not capitulate!
WE are the UC!
WE are the UC!
November 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Come out on 11/6 in SF to listen to the preliminary injunction hearing in AAUP v Trump! Show the federal courts that we stand up for academic freedom and will not capitulate!
WE are the UC!
WE are the UC!
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“From attacks on academic freedom to the defunding of life-saving scientific research to arresting peaceful student protesters, Trump’s higher ed policies have been catastrophic for our democracy. We’re excited to build a coalition of workers & students fighting back."
– AAUP president Todd Wolfson
– AAUP president Todd Wolfson
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“From attacks on academic freedom to the defunding of life-saving scientific research to arresting peaceful student protesters, Trump’s higher ed policies have been catastrophic for our democracy. We’re excited to build a coalition of workers & students fighting back."
– AAUP president Todd Wolfson
– AAUP president Todd Wolfson
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MESA and the AAUP have released a critical report exposing the weaponization of civil rights law to suppress campus speech concerning Palestine.
Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
November 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
MESA and the AAUP have released a critical report exposing the weaponization of civil rights law to suppress campus speech concerning Palestine.
Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
Read full report here: mesana.org/advocacy/tas...
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I am very concerned about anticipatory compliance at UC. Provost Katherine Newman has opted to defund a critical program called the UC Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPFP). This incredibly selective postdoc has provided a route to UC faculty for many of my most valued colleagues. +
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am very concerned about anticipatory compliance at UC. Provost Katherine Newman has opted to defund a critical program called the UC Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship (PPFP). This incredibly selective postdoc has provided a route to UC faculty for many of my most valued colleagues. +
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Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
November 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Friends— here it is. Updated & expanded thanks to the space afforded to me in the @therumpus.net & the guidance of the brilliant @roxanegay.bsky.social’s edits. The win centers Muslims humanity — but what does that mean in a country that rejects that?
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
therumpus.net/2025/11/05/z...
The UC President axed a signature part of our Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). UCOP cites the budget, but PPFP is a key program the Trump admin is threatening us over.
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The UC President axed a signature part of our Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). UCOP cites the budget, but PPFP is a key program the Trump admin is threatening us over.
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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Once again, we have completely lost the thread on how a college education is supposed to work. It’s not major=>job, it’s major=>opportunity to learn critical thinking and expression=>job. Double majors do not produce double opportunities.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Once again, we have completely lost the thread on how a college education is supposed to work. It’s not major=>job, it’s major=>opportunity to learn critical thinking and expression=>job. Double majors do not produce double opportunities.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
The @mesa1966.bsky.social and @aaup.org have published a significant joint report. DISCRIMINATING AGAINST DISSENT tracks the weaponization of Civil Rights law to repress campus speech on Palestine.
Giving it a close read now and grateful for MESA's advocacy!
mesana.org/pdf/Discrimi...
Giving it a close read now and grateful for MESA's advocacy!
mesana.org/pdf/Discrimi...
mesana.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The @mesa1966.bsky.social and @aaup.org have published a significant joint report. DISCRIMINATING AGAINST DISSENT tracks the weaponization of Civil Rights law to repress campus speech on Palestine.
Giving it a close read now and grateful for MESA's advocacy!
mesana.org/pdf/Discrimi...
Giving it a close read now and grateful for MESA's advocacy!
mesana.org/pdf/Discrimi...