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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Jun 17

Over the next few weeks, we're highlighting the 8 articles and 8 books shortlisted for this year's RHS Early Career Article and First Book Prizes.

Today it's Katherine Burns, ‘‘She died from grief’: Trauma and Emotion in Information Wanted Advertisements’, Slavery & Abolition' bit.ly/3HDuOVZ 1/2

‘She Died from Grief’: Trauma and Emotion in Information Wanted Advertisements

This article examines formerly enslaved people’s use of Information Wanted advertisements to reconnect with lost family after the American Civil War. This article argues that physical reunification...

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Apr 7

Of course!!

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Apr 7

The book explores how enslaved people formed their own, gendered emotional frameworks to both refuse and survive the institution of slavery. It also considers how enslaved and formerly enslaved people spoke to different aspects of their emotional worlds in written, oral and visual testimony.

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Apr 7

I'm incredibly excited to announce that I have signed a contract with CUP for my book, provisionally titled 'Testimonies of Emotion: Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum South', which will hopefully be out next year!

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Jan 17

Thanks David!

Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Jan 17

An exciting book delivery today!

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Aisha Djelid @aishadjelid.bsky.social · Dec 2

It’s that time of the year again! Please do get your students to apply for our exciting (and fully funded 😱) Kinder-BrANCH MA in Atlantic History and Politics! 👇

BrANCH @branchuk.bsky.social · Dec 2

Just under 2 weeks left to apply for the Kinder-BrANCH MA fellowship at Mizzou ⏰

The fellow will get a fully funded place on the Kinder Institute's MA in Atlantic History & Politics, plus a stipend and return flights!

Please encourage any brilliant junior Americanists to apply - more info below👇

Kinder-BrANCH MA Fellowship — British American Nineteenth Century Historians

www.branch.org.uk

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Dec 3

Thankyou!

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Dec 3

Thanks Teresa! So glad that it’s being published in book form - hopefully you’ll receive your copy soon!

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Dec 3

So glad your article is in the collection, Hannah - such an important intervention. Fingers crossed you’ll receive your copy soon!

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Dec 2

I'm discussing my work tomorrow at the RAI. Please join us!

Rothermere American Institute @raioxford.bsky.social · Dec 2

Our final AHRS of Michaelmas term will be tomorrow, Tuesday 3 December at 16:00 at the RAI with Beth Wilson (Oxford) discussing her work on 'Testimonies of Emotion: Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum US South.'

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Dec 2

Thanks, Erin! Hopefully your copy will be will you soon!

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Dec 2

Thanks Katie!

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Dec 2

@erindwyer.bsky.social @hannahcusworth.bsky.social @raioxford.bsky.social

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Dec 2

Excited that our edited collection 'Slavery and Emotions in the Atlantic World' has been published today in book form by Routledge! Thanks to my co-editor Emily West and all the amazing contributors. www.routledge.com/Slavery-and-...

Slavery and Emotions in the Atlantic World

This book explores the history of slavery in the Atlantic World through the lens of emotion. Combining methods from the history of emotions with those from slavery studies often for the first time, th...

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Nov 25

Come and join us at the AHRS tomorrow at 4pm!

Rothermere American Institute @raioxford.bsky.social · Nov 25

This week, AHRS will be running a discussion on Tuesday 26 Nov at the RAI with Simon Hall (Leeds) discussing his work on 'John Reed, Edgar Snow, Herbert Matthews, and the Question of Journalistic Truth'- details available here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/john-r...

John Reed, Edgar Snow, Herbert Matthews, and the Question of Journalistic Truth

www.rai.ox.ac.uk

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Rothermere American Institute @raioxford.bsky.social · Nov 19

Join AHRS tonight to hear Harvey G Cohen (KCL) speak about his work titled: 'Roll Away The Stone: African American Gospel Music 1930-1965.' 4pm at the RAI. Details here: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/roll-a...

Roll Away The Stone: African American Gospel Music 1930-1965

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Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · Nov 14

Looking forward to giving a paper at University of York next Wednesday - please join us!

Ana María Otero-Cleves @amoterocleves.bsky.social · Nov 14

Join us next week for the History Research Seminar at the University of York. @bethrwilson.bsky.social, will be sharing her research on ‘Slavery, Emotions and Gender in the US South’.
20 November 2024, 5:30 -7:00 PM. All welcome!
👉For more details: www.york.ac.uk/history/abou...

Slavery, Emotions and Gender in the Antebellum US South

Join us for research seminars hosted by the Department of History with a selection of visiting academics, alongside University of York researchers. All students and staff are very welcome.

www.york.ac.uk

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