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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations Randy - it is a wonderful book! Honored to have shared part of the stage with ya.

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 7d

Nearly 10 months of this now. Yay

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 7d

'The affected staff, in the schools of foreign languages, history, religion and music, have been warned the university cannot rule out compulsory redundancy.'

Almost 200 Cardiff University staff left in limbo as they face losing jobs

Cardiff University confirmed it cannot rule out compulsory redundancies as it also apologised to students for problems with a new timetabling system as the academic year begins

www.walesonline.co.uk

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Warren Milteer @wemilteer.bsky.social · 10d

The copyedits for Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom are in, and now the preorder page is up on Amazon. www.amazon.com/This-Strife-...

Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era

Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era [Milteer Jr., Warren Eugene] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Out of This Strife Will Come Freedom: Free People of Color and the Fight for Equal Rights in the Civil War Era

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 10d

www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... - CFP for fascinating workshop being held in (lovely) Leiden

CfP: Human Development and Its Outliers

We are pleased to announce a call for papers for a workshop within the project 'Human Development and Its Outliers' on 26 and 27 March 2026 at Leiden University.

www.universiteitleiden.nl

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · 13d

AHR September edition has "History Unclassified" section dedicated to historians discussing mistakes of various sorts in their work, etc. Haven't read the issue yet, but seems of value: academic.oup.com/ahr/issue/13...

Volume 130 Issue 3 | The American Historical Review | Oxford Academic

The official journal of the American Historical Association. Publishes research that brings together scholarship from every major field of historical study. Articles include original interpretation an...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 24d

The #AHR September 2025 issue is now online. Featuring articles on Korean atomic bomb survivors, socialist internationalism, and naturalized 19th-century naturalized Chinese citizens, the issue also includes a special edition of History Unclassified. 🗃️

AHR Current Issue - AHA

Current Issue September 2025Vol 130 | Issue 3 The September 2025 issue of the American Historical Review features articles on Korean diasporic atomic bomb survivors, Jamaican activists and socialist i...

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Cecelia Cancellaro @ceceliacancellaro.bsky.social · Sep 9

More well-deserved accolades for @daviddoddington.bsky.social whose book is a finalist for the @slaveryarchive.bsky.social book prize--"is an extraordinary study shedding new light on old age and aging in the antebellum US South." @universitypress.cambridge.org offers our big congratulations!

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · Sep 9

Delighted to see this important special edition of @anchistjournal.bsky.social "Universities and Slavery" out now, edited by Benedict Carton & Natalie Zacek, and featuring contributions from Chana Kai Lee, George D. Oberle III, Wendi N. Manuel-Scott

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · Sep 9

Incredibly honored to see Old Age and American Slavery listed as a finalist alongside such important scholarship in the Slaveryarchive book prize. Very grateful indeed. www.slaveryarchive.com/slaveryarchi...

#Slaveryarchive Book Prize 2024 – #Slaveryarchive

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · Sep 9

Wow! This is incredible news. Deeply honored just to be listed next to such wonderful and important scholarship

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · Sep 7

@branchuk.bsky.social @anchistjournal.bsky.social BrANCH/BGEAH conference looking real now. Who doesn't love putting name tags into plastic wallets and lanyards. Rock n roll...

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American Nineteenth Century History Journal @anchistjournal.bsky.social · Aug 30

This summer, why not try out our most-read papers? Our second most-read paper of 2025 so far is OPEN ACCESS: The price of knowledge: universities and slavery in Anglo-American perspective by Natalie Zacek

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The price of knowledge: universities and slavery in Anglo-American perspective

This article centers on the different ways that English and American universities have uncovered, publicized, and responded to their historical connections to transatlantic slavery. It argues that ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Aug 21

'It is simply not possible to lose the number of academic staff that the sector has lost over the past two years and for providers to not be in breach of contract – promises have either been broken, or the contract itself gives a university too wide a discretion to vary....' 1/5

Beware the sharing issue in the depths of the higher education iceberg

Jim Dickinson explores the hidden depths of the higher education iceberg - from misconceptions about value to the quiet crisis of overstretched resources and shrinking provision Jim Dickinson explores...

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · Jul 18

New on advance access: "The purposeful workhouse of England's Old Poor Law"

by Susannah Ottaway (Carleton College)

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The purposeful workhouse of England’s Old Poor Law*

Abstract. It has long been recognized that the English workhouses of the Old Poor Law era (1601-1834) were important precursors to institutions of the mode

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · Jul 14

Applications still open for this exciting opportunity. Happy to take questions via DM or email.

American Nineteenth Century History Journal @anchistjournal.bsky.social · Jun 21

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Exciting news - the journal is looking for a new book review editor or editors! For details of the role and how to apply, visit the journal website at: www.branch.org.uk/anch Deadline: 28 July 2025 📚✒️

ANCH — British American Nineteenth Century Historians

www.branch.org.uk

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Aisha Djelid @aishadjelid.bsky.social · Jul 11

Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW732/d...

Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History at University of Oxford

Apply now for the Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you! And I can't wait to see the reception for Plantation Goods. It's a magnificent book

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Cardiff Uni School of History, Archaeology and Religion @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social · Jul 10

📰🏆 Cardiff University historian @daviddoddington.bsky.social wins the Owsley award for distinguished book on the American South: cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/2924271-cardiff-university-historian-wins-the-owsley-award-for-distinguished-book-on-the-american-south

Cardiff University historian wins the Owsley award for distinguished book on the American South

Dr Doddington wins 2025’s Southern Historical Association (SHA)’s Frank L. and Harriet C. Owsley Award

www.cardiff.ac.uk

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Cecelia Cancellaro @ceceliacancellaro.bsky.social · Jul 7

Congrats to @daviddoddington.bsky.social for being awarded the 2025 Frank L. and Harriet C. Owsley Award from the Southern Historical Association. The award committee says the books is "a brilliant and gripping achievement." @universitypress.cambridge.org is honored to be his publisher.

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American Nineteenth Century History Journal @anchistjournal.bsky.social · Jun 21

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Exciting news - the journal is looking for a new book review editor or editors! For details of the role and how to apply, visit the journal website at: www.branch.org.uk/anch Deadline: 28 July 2025 📚✒️

ANCH — British American Nineteenth Century Historians

www.branch.org.uk

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · Jun 16

Folks for your summer travels a big summer sale of #theriseansfallofthesecondamericanrepublic the audio book is 75% off! @nortonhistory.bsky.social www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

75% OFF The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920

A groundbreaking, expansive new account of Reconstruction that fundamentally alters our view of this formative period in American history. In The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic, accl...

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · Jun 5

Reminder re: 12 month post in American history at Cardiff University. For, erm well publicized reasons, we don't have budget for external advertising so you need access to the link below to apply. Please do think about applying/sharing with possible candidates. Happy to take queries

daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · May 28

Feels a bit absurd to be promoting this, but there's a 12 month 18/19th C American history post at Cardiff. Deadline 15.06.25. Feel free to msg or contact me via email - [email protected] - for further information: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

Lecturer in American History - Cardiff University - Job Details

Job Details: Lecturer in American HistorySchool of History, Archaeology and ReligionAn exciting new opportunity has arisen

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Hilary Green, PhD @hngreen.bsky.social · May 29

For those who could not hear this address in person, here is the published version. Thank you for the amazing editors and team at American Nineteenth Century History and BrANCH!

American Nineteenth Century History Journal @anchistjournal.bsky.social · May 28

An innovative NEW PAPER in ANCH. @hngreen.bsky.social, James B. Duke Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College, calls for a new subfield in Civil War memory studies, focusing on the experiences, traditions, and community practices of African Americans.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“Toward a new future in civil war memory studies”

This paper calls for the development of new subfield for exploring the experiences, traditions, and community practices of African Americans remembered and commemorated the American Civil War. Afri...

www.tandfonline.com

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daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · May 28

18/19C American history post @branchuk.bsky.social @baasusso.bsky.social

daviddoddington.bsky.social @daviddoddington.bsky.social · May 28

NB - I know the short turnaround time for the application is awkward and can look a bit fishy, but the post has gone through internal and redeployment portals already so it is a genuinely open call.

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