James Breen
@jpbreen.bsky.social
Visiting Prof. of History at Ripon College || #SHGAPE || Conspiracies, Religion, Labor in U.S.
It’s been official for a bit, but I’m thrilled to join the History Dept at Ripon College. This fall, I’m teaching:
• Conspiratorial Thinking in U.S. History
• Immigration & Migration in the U.S.
• 19th-century U.S. History
I can’t wait to start and couldn’t be happier to return home to Wisconsin.
• Conspiratorial Thinking in U.S. History
• Immigration & Migration in the U.S.
• 19th-century U.S. History
I can’t wait to start and couldn’t be happier to return home to Wisconsin.
July 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It’s been official for a bit, but I’m thrilled to join the History Dept at Ripon College. This fall, I’m teaching:
• Conspiratorial Thinking in U.S. History
• Immigration & Migration in the U.S.
• 19th-century U.S. History
I can’t wait to start and couldn’t be happier to return home to Wisconsin.
• Conspiratorial Thinking in U.S. History
• Immigration & Migration in the U.S.
• 19th-century U.S. History
I can’t wait to start and couldn’t be happier to return home to Wisconsin.
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The Society for #Historians of the #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra is on Bluesky! We'll share Society news, opportunities, & blog posts from the SHGAPE Blog (blog.shgape.org). Check out our recently refreshed website (www.shgape.org) & give us a follow! #history #skystorians #historysky #historiansky
May 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Society for #Historians of the #GildedAge & #ProgressiveEra is on Bluesky! We'll share Society news, opportunities, & blog posts from the SHGAPE Blog (blog.shgape.org). Check out our recently refreshed website (www.shgape.org) & give us a follow! #history #skystorians #historysky #historiansky
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I wrote a book about bureaucratic violence and if there’s one thing I wish everyone knew right now, it would be:
The people most harmed can’t tell what’s happening or why. Their lives unravel and, more often than not, they are taught to blame themselves—or other victims.
The people most harmed can’t tell what’s happening or why. Their lives unravel and, more often than not, they are taught to blame themselves—or other victims.
March 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I wrote a book about bureaucratic violence and if there’s one thing I wish everyone knew right now, it would be:
The people most harmed can’t tell what’s happening or why. Their lives unravel and, more often than not, they are taught to blame themselves—or other victims.
The people most harmed can’t tell what’s happening or why. Their lives unravel and, more often than not, they are taught to blame themselves—or other victims.
Named my son’s stuffed shark Noam Chompsky today.
That’s a productive Sunday. ✅
That’s a productive Sunday. ✅
March 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Named my son’s stuffed shark Noam Chompsky today.
That’s a productive Sunday. ✅
That’s a productive Sunday. ✅
I enjoyed an extended residency at The Huntington as an advanced graduate student, and I can’t speak more highly of the institution and its people. If you’re a graduate student who works on the American West, you should definitely apply for this.
Please circulate: CFP for Western History Dissertation Workshop. This is an exceptional chance for advanced grad students working on a western history topic to get feedback from leading scholars in the field and to do it in the Arcadian paradise that is the Huntington Library.
December 10, 2024 at 3:02 AM
I enjoyed an extended residency at The Huntington as an advanced graduate student, and I can’t speak more highly of the institution and its people. If you’re a graduate student who works on the American West, you should definitely apply for this.
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My JAH article on how anti-immigrant violence in the borderlands contributed to the human rights movement: the Hanigan case shows us the ways undocumented people and their advocates have defended migrants’ human and civil rights in the face of unspeakable violence
My JAH article on how anti-immigrant violence in the borderlands contributed to the human rights movement: the Hanigan case shows us the ways undocumented people and their advocates have defended migrants’ human and civil rights in the face of unspeakable violence
In the Shadow of the Law: The Hanigan Case and the Genesis of the Immigrant Rights Movement
One August afternoon in 1976, a group of men building a fence on a family ranch in Agua Prieta, Mexico, looked up to see a young man limping toward them. N
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November 27, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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My JAH article on how anti-immigrant violence in the borderlands contributed to the human rights movement: the Hanigan case shows us the ways undocumented people and their advocates have defended migrants’ human and civil rights in the face of unspeakable violence
My JAH article on how anti-immigrant violence in the borderlands contributed to the human rights movement: the Hanigan case shows us the ways undocumented people and their advocates have defended migrants’ human and civil rights in the face of unspeakable violence
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BP has served as a non-traditional pathway into baseball for many talented writers, analysts, and scouts. Subscribing to BP gives you access to their analysis and ideas before they make it big.
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I know I’ve been pretty aggressive about promoting our subscriptions and our value proposition of late. But I just talked with our (lovely) ownership, and the fact of the matter is we've seen our subscriber base shrink the last two years.
November 19, 2024 at 8:28 PM
BP is a wonderful place that is well worth the subscription price. I wanna add one more thing, though:
BP has served as a non-traditional pathway into baseball for many talented writers, analysts, and scouts. Subscribing to BP gives you access to their analysis and ideas before they make it big.
BP has served as a non-traditional pathway into baseball for many talented writers, analysts, and scouts. Subscribing to BP gives you access to their analysis and ideas before they make it big.
The past couple of weeks have once again shown that more scholars and journalists need to read @kkdumez.bsky.social’s JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE.
November 14, 2024 at 6:41 PM
The past couple of weeks have once again shown that more scholars and journalists need to read @kkdumez.bsky.social’s JESUS AND JOHN WAYNE.
Conspiratorial thinking has never been restricted to right-wing circles. Not historically, not now. As such, this “BlueAnon” phenomenon is not surprising.
Meta's Threads is 'overrun' with liberal election fraud conspiracies www.usermag.co/p/metas-thre... by @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
Meta's Threads is 'overrun' with liberal election fraud conspiracies
Thousands of users have amplified baseless claims of hacked voting machines as Democrats become more comfortable embracing denialism
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November 12, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Conspiratorial thinking has never been restricted to right-wing circles. Not historically, not now. As such, this “BlueAnon” phenomenon is not surprising.
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CDC data shows large increase in pertussis - more than 5 times the same time last year.
"The CDC's data shows Pennsylvania has reported about 10% (2,462) of all pertussis cases this year." www.precisionvaccinations.com/pennsylvania...
"The CDC's data shows Pennsylvania has reported about 10% (2,462) of all pertussis cases this year." www.precisionvaccinations.com/pennsylvania...
Pennsylvania Leads U.S. Pertussis Outbreak
Pertussis Cases Increase 500% in 2024
www.precisionvaccinations.com
November 10, 2024 at 3:12 AM
CDC data shows large increase in pertussis - more than 5 times the same time last year.
"The CDC's data shows Pennsylvania has reported about 10% (2,462) of all pertussis cases this year." www.precisionvaccinations.com/pennsylvania...
"The CDC's data shows Pennsylvania has reported about 10% (2,462) of all pertussis cases this year." www.precisionvaccinations.com/pennsylvania...