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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · 16d

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · 16d

Submissions for the 2025 Dissertation prize are due next week on 1 October, 2025. To be eligible for the 2025 prize, the dissertation must have been defended as part of Ph.D. or equivalent degree between the dates of 31 August 2023 and 21 August 2025.

Apply: www.cognitoforms.com/WorldHistory...

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Sep 11

To accommodate people's schedules, we have decided to implement rolling acceptances for our 2026 conference:

- 1 December, 2025: Early submission deadline with notice of acceptance by mid-December 2025

- 1 March, 2026: Standard submission deadline with notice of acceptance by mid-March 2026 ”

World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Sep 11

The WHA is excited to announce the Call for Papers for our next conference in Incheon, Korea, June 25-27, 2026. Find the full CFP and submission information on our conference website: thewha.org/conferences/... [Image: Incheon Grand Bridge, by Cameron Henderson via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0]

A photograph of the Incheon Grand Bridge with the cityscape in the background

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Apr 14

It's not too late to register for today's Monograph Workshop sponsored by the WHA & @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social ! We'll cover the process of turning your PhD thesis/dissertation into a successful book proposal.

April 14, at 12:30 ET/16:30 UTC

Register for free: members.thewha.org/event/blooms...

World History Association

This workshop will focus on revising a PhD thesis into a monograph and how to write a good book proposal for an academic press. The workshop will be led by Maddie Holder, the Senior Commissioning Editor for History at Bloomsbury.

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Bloomsbury History @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social · Apr 13

Don’t miss the first free virtual workshop TOMORROW at 12:30pm EDT for information about the Bloomsbury - @thewha.bsky.social monograph prize which has returned for 2025.
More info can be found here -> www.thewha.org/wha-awards/b...

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Apr 10

This workshop was designed in service of our Bloomsbury-WHA Diversity in World History Prize, though participation in the monograph prize is not required for attending the workshop.

Find more information about the prize here: www.thewha.org/wha-awards/b...

The text reads: "Diversity in World History Monograph Prize: A partnership that seeks to improve the publishing opportunities available for early career scholars in world history, and to diversify the voices of those in the early stages of their career." The logos for the World History Association and Bloomsbury Academic are at the bottom of the page

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Apr 10

Calling all graduate students & early career scholars: The WHA with @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social are hosting a virtual workshop on revising PhD theses into monographs and writing successful book proposals on April 14, 2025 at 12:30pm EDT/16:30 UTC

Register Here: members.thewha.org/event/blooms...

World History Association

This workshop will focus on revising a PhD thesis into a monograph and how to write a good book proposal for an academic press. The workshop will be led by Maddie Holder, the Senior Commissioning Editor for History at Bloomsbury.

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Bloomsbury History @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social · Apr 9

Look this way! The Bloomsbury - @thewha.bsky.social monograph prize has returned for 2025.

Join the first free virtual workshop on April 14 at 12:30pm EDT. 📆

More info can be found here -> www.thewha.org/wha-awards/b...

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.bsky.social · Mar 29

Great news for KY, IN, OH, and TN #WorldHistoryTeacher types:
Free registration for this year's @thewha.bsky.social conference in Louisville. I'm looking forward to attending and hope to see you there.
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OER Project Sponsored K-12 Teacher Registrations - World History Association

Thanks to a generous grant from the OER Project, the first 40 k-12 teachers from Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana get free registration for the 34th WHA Annual Meeting in Louisville, June 26-28, 2025.

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Eric Beckman @erbeckman.historians.social.ap.brid.gy · Mar 29

Great news for KY, IN, OH, and TN #teachworldhistory types:
Free registration for this year's @thewha.bsky.social conference in Louisville. I'm looking forward to attending and hope to see you there.
https://members.thewha.org/general/custom.asp?page=OER_Registration_Form

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Mar 3

Members with enquiries can email WHA President Trevor R. Getz, [email protected]

World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Mar 3

In order to ensure that only members participated in the vote and that each member cast only one vote we used ElectionRunner, the same secure online voting software that we've used for our last two Council elections. You can see the results here: vote.electionrunner.com/election/HW2...

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Mar 3

Following WHA procedure, we submitted the resolution to a vote of the entire membership of the WHA from February 18-25, 2025. The vote passed with 83% of participants in favor of the resolution, 13% opposed, and 4% abstaining.

Therefore, the resolution is affirmed as a measure of the WHA.

A screenshot of the results in ElectionRunner for "Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza" showing 83% of votes for "Yes", 13% of votes for "No", and 4% of votes for "Abstain"

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Mar 3

On January 30, 2025, the WHA Officers and Council considered and affirmed a Resolution to Oppose Scholasticide in Gaza. The resolution responds to the dire situation facing the teaching, learning, and documentation of history in Gaza.

See full text here: members.thewha.org/page/resolut...

Resolution Opposing Scholasticide in Gaza - World History Association

Be it further resolved that the WHA calls for a lasting halt to the scholasticide documented in the AHA resolution, which is ongoing despite the current ceasefire; and

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Ruth Mostern 🌏🌱 @rmostern.bsky.social · Feb 27

I am delighted to report that the WHA @thewha.bsky.social Resolution Opposing Scholasticide in Gaza has passed with 83%of voters in favor!

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Jan 6

In general meetup fashion, we forgot to take photos until after people started leaving our gathering last night!

We're wrapping up at the @historians.org conference today, but @tkinias.bsky.social and Morgan Lemmer-Webber will be around this morning if you want to catch up and chat about the WHA

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Jan 5

The pub is on 7th and 54th, roughly a block from either of the conference hotels: maps.app.goo.gl/4ZtLKFWsa2YF...

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Jan 5

WHA officers @rmostern.bsky.social, @tkinias.bsky.social and Morgan Lemmer-Webber will be at P. McDaid’s Irish pub tonight at 7pm. If you're at the @historians.org conference we'd love it if you stopped by for conversation and perhaps a drink!

A photo of the front of P. McDaid's Irish Pub decorated with garlands and wreaths

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Jan 4

The WHA will be at the Affiliate Societies table at the @historians.org conference today from 1-2 in the Exhibit Hall directly next to the AHA booth. Stop by to chat with our officers!

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Jan 4

Wrapping up our sponsored session "Designing the Un-survey: New Approaches to the Introductory World History Syllabus" with Q&A. Huge thanks to the panelists Lucy Barnhouse, Emily Fisher Gray, Bram Hubbell, and Jesse A. Spohnholz as well as Steve Harris for chairing.

Bram Hubbell, Lucy Barnhouse, Emily Fisher Gray, and Jesse A. Spohnholz sitting behind a conference table

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Jan 4

We are co-sponsoring two sessions tomorrow morning:

"Is the "New World History" Old Now?" (aha.confex.com/aha/2025/web...)

"Designing the Un-survey: New Approaches to the Introductory World History Syllabus" (aha.confex.com/aha/2025/web...)

I hope you'll check one of them out!

138th Annual Meeting (January 3-6, 2025): Is the "New World History" Old Now?

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Jan 4

The WHA is at the @historians.org conference! WHA officers (Executive Director Morgan Lemmer-Webber, President Trevor Getz, Vice President @rmostern.bsky.social and Secretary @tkinias.bsky.social ) will be around with stickers, postcards, and info about WHA membership and our upcoming conference.

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World History Association @thewha.bsky.social · Dec 19

The Call for Proposals for our 2025 conference is now open!

You can find the full conference theme and more information on our website: www.thewha.org/conferences/...

Or you can go directly to our PreTalx site to submit your proposal now: pretalx.com/wha2025/cfp

An SVG map of the city of Louisville KY with the text "Protest, Prohibition, & Pubilism: World History Association 34th Annual Meeting, Louisville, 26-28 June 2025. Map modified from original by Semhur/Wikimedia Commons/ CC-By-SA-4.0"