Bench Ansfield
@benchansfield.bsky.social
asst prof of history at temple // they/them
BORN IN FLAMES: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City (W.W. Norton, August 19)
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324093510
BORN IN FLAMES: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City (W.W. Norton, August 19)
https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324093510
A librarian snub if I’ve ever heard one
February 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
A librarian snub if I’ve ever heard one
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Minneapolis, MN -
A view from the inside entrance to the lobby of the hotel where the noise demonstration against ICE is happening.
A view from the inside entrance to the lobby of the hotel where the noise demonstration against ICE is happening.
January 26, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Minneapolis, MN -
A view from the inside entrance to the lobby of the hotel where the noise demonstration against ICE is happening.
A view from the inside entrance to the lobby of the hotel where the noise demonstration against ICE is happening.
The feeling is mutual!
January 8, 2026 at 11:23 PM
The feeling is mutual!
I’m grateful you shared this 💜
January 8, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I’m grateful you shared this 💜
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Don't let the fascists speak - Pat Parker
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January 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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3/ @realLandsEnd & @city.bsky.social spoke to Bench Ansfield @benchansfield.bsky.social about “riot prone areas,” moral hazard, how landlords burned the Bronx in the 1970s, and their new book Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City
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Best of 2025: Born in Flames w/ Bench Ansfield | The Death Panel
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December 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
3/ @realLandsEnd & @city.bsky.social spoke to Bench Ansfield @benchansfield.bsky.social about “riot prone areas,” moral hazard, how landlords burned the Bronx in the 1970s, and their new book Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City
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Huge! Congrats Quinn
December 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Huge! Congrats Quinn
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Bench Ansfield (@benchansfield.bsky.social, Temple) then introduced an exciting new project on catastrophe bonds, climate change, and the politics of risk
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bench Ansfield (@benchansfield.bsky.social, Temple) then introduced an exciting new project on catastrophe bonds, climate change, and the politics of risk