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Listen now | Amna and Jeff talk to Adam Szetela about literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"

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Amna Khalid @amnauncensored.bsky.social · 4d

In this new episode of Banished, @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social
& I talk to Adam Szetela about his book (published by @mitpress.bsky.social) about cancel culture in the publishing industry.

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That Book Is Dangerous!

cc: cc: @penamerica.bsky.social, @publisherswkly.bsky.social, @necessaryfiction.com, @electricliterature.com, @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social, @harpers.bsky.social, @ncacensorship.bsky.social, @zadiesmith.bsky.social, @musaalgharbi.bsky.social, @margaretatwood.bsky.social, @jennifersenior.bsky.social

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Jeffrey Aaron Snyder @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social · 5d

Jeffrey Aaron Snyder @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social · 5d

In this new episode of Banished, @amnauncensored.bsky.social & I talk to debut author Adam Szetela about his fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the effects of cancel culture in the publishing industry--

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That Book Is Dangerous!

Listen now | Amna and Jeff talk to Adam Szetela about literature and the publishing industry in the Age of the "Great Awokening"

What We Keep Getting Wrong about the Cancel Culture Debate

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Jeffrey Aaron Snyder @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks, Kathy! All best wishes to you--

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Cathy Young @cathyyoung63.bsky.social · 9d

Good stuff!

Jeffrey Aaron Snyder @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social · 12d

What do you think are the politics of the person who said the following?

When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.

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Amna & Jeff re-up, & reflect on, a deep-dive post on cancel culture from 2022

cc: @glukianoff.bsky.social, @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social, @mchangama.bsky.social, @jonrauch.bsky.social, @nickgillespie.bsky.social, @cathyyoung63.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @ncacensorship.bsky.social

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Jeffrey Aaron Snyder @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social · 12d

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Jeffrey Aaron Snyder @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social · 12d

What do you think are the politics of the person who said the following?

When a person says something that a ton of people find offensive...and then that person is punished for it, that’s not cancel culture. That is consequences for your actions.

Click 👇

banished.substack.com/p/what-we-ke...

What We Keep Getting Wrong about the Cancel Culture Debate

Amna & Jeff re-up, & reflect on, a deep-dive post on cancel culture from 2022

Authoritarians in the Academy

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Jeffrey Aaron Snyder @jeffreyasnyder.bsky.social · 15d

@amnauncensored.bsky.social & I interview @sarahemclaugh.bsky.social about her brilliant new book, Authoritarians in the Academy, as well as the turbulent free expression climate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination--

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Listen now (28 mins) | FIRE's Sarah McLaughlin discusses her new book and the turbulent free speech climate in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination

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Amna Khalid @amnauncensored.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tune in on Mon, Sept 8 at 3pm CT (4pm ET) for "Trump v. History," a conversation featuring @dblight.bsky.social, @jgrossman.bsky.social, and Leslie Harris. Also check out
@newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring essays by 11 historians on the issue.
www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-vs-h...

Trump vs. History

How Trump is trying to change our sense of who we are.

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Dale Ryder @kryton3298.bsky.social · Aug 7

Turning to the past can be a potent antidote to the bewilderment and desperation we feel in the face of today’s crises. Authoritarians do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped. Rule of law will not endure simply because it is good;

Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.

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Ken @bludrone.bsky.social · Aug 8

“Authoritarians do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped. Rule of law will not endure simply because it is good; democracy is fragile and always in a fight with its opposites.If Trumpism was made, it can it be unmade.”
newrepublic.com/article/1983...

Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.

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Kevin Barron @kevinbarron.bsky.social · Aug 8

Trumpism-unmade
Must-read piece by @amnauncensored.bsky.social

Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.

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Amna Khalid @amnauncensored.bsky.social · Aug 10

At a time when teaching US history with integrity is under threat, historians of other places must rise to the occasion & give students & the public hope. My latest in The New Republic: newrepublic.com/article/1983...

Autocrats do not merely fade away; they have to be countered and stopped.

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David Blight @dblight.bsky.social · Aug 11

Good morning. Here is the cover and all 11 essays of new special issue of the TNR by historians ighting back against Trump administration's assaults on history, museums, archives, libraries. No surrender among historians.
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Book Announcement: Those People

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Musa al-Gharbi @musaalgharbi.bsky.social · Jun 16

I'm thrilled to announce that my second book is now officially under contract with @princetonupress.bsky.social, slated for publication in late 2026!

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My second book is now officially under contract with Princeton University Press

musaalgharbi.substack.com

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Amna Khalid @amnauncensored.bsky.social · Aug 9

11 historians on doing history under Trump 2.0 featured in TNR's Sept issue. Check out ‪@michaelkazin.bsky.social‬'s excellent piece on the history of American greatness.
newrepublic.com/article/1983...

Trump Against History

How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?

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Amna Khalid @amnauncensored.bsky.social · Aug 9

@dblight.bsky.social's phenomenal lead essay in @newrepublic.com challenging Kevin Roberts to a public debate on US history. Check it out (and 10 essays by 10 other historians on history under Trump 2.0 in TNR's Sept issue). Spread the word:

newrepublic.com/article/1983...

We must mobilize now to defend our profession, not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion.

How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

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Amna Khalid @amnauncensored.bsky.social · Aug 7

Am honored & delighted to be part of @newrepublic.com's Sept issue featuring a series of historians reflecting on Trump's war on our history. Many thanks to @dblight.bsky.social for curating this. The first 4 articles released online today; others coming soon! newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...

Trump Against History

How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.

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Amna Khalid @amnauncensored.bsky.social · Aug 7

Don't miss @thenewrepublic.bsky.social's new series on Trump's attack on history curated by @dblight.bsky.social. Four pieces dropped online today (by @dblight.bsky.social,
@geraldo-cadava.bsky.social, Leslie M. Harris & yours truly); more coming soon. newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...

Trump Against History