My fave Dutch words are 'oliemonopolie' and 'pompoen.'

I will be speaking on September 10 on my current book project on History of Land Reclamation in the British Empire at the Council on Southeast Asian Studies at Yale. macmillan.yale.edu/southeast-as...

I've had three tweets go viral in my life but this is the one I'm proudest of.

Very excited to teach History of Southeast Asia (graduate seminar) and History of Indian Ocean Crossings again this Fall!

Super excited for this book by the outstanding Durba Mitra!

And we're back! My latest in the Chronicle is now live: "How to Promote Your Scholarly Book," ft Libra-coded advice such as "use social media" & "or don't use social media." No doubt other publishers will have lots of tidbits to add. Pls share/reach out for a PDF. www.chronicle.com/article/how-...

Join me in Chicago for LSA @lawandsociety.bsky.social annual conference on 5/23. I will talk about how field of Law & Society has impacted discipine of History. ww3.aievolution.com/lsa2501/Even...

congrats!

Ramadan mubarak! 🌙

Op-Ed by Sunil Amrith www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the AHA conference tomorrow! #AHA25

Another Hurst Institute for Legal History will be happening this coming summer here in Madison, Wisc., co-sponsored by the UW Law School & ASLH. Applications are due Jan.15, 2025. A great tradition & one-of-a-kind experience for junior scholars. Please apply! www.law.wisc.edu/hurst-instit...

Honored and grateful for high level of engagement on two chapters on my second book project at University of Michigan and Stanford this past month! If you could workshop chapters while writing, please do. Such a critical boost during writing process.