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Bobby Lee @bobbylee.bsky.social · 14d

A nice job has opened in my department at Cambridge: Assistant Prof. in US History since 1920.

Please share widely!

No references letters required up front. Applications close 27 Oct. 2025.🗃️
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920

The Faculty of History is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in post-1920 U.S. political history and/or the history of the United States in the World since 1920, beginning 1 October, 2026. The

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Northumbria History @northumbriahistory.bsky.social · 14d

The Northumbria History Society is recruiting new members for the year ahead! Find their stall in the city campus Students' Union (in Escape).

A young woman sits at a stall, turned towards the camera and smiling. The desk in front of her has a purple tablecloth and is covered in society material and swag (stickers, Haribo, etc). Behind her is a panel with a large sign reading "History Society."

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Elsa Devienne @elsadevienne.bsky.social · 20d

👩 Meet Linda Maraniss
⭐ In 1986, she visited Padre Island National Seashore, in Texas.
🏖️ She expected a beach.
🤢 She found a landfill.
▶️ Listen to ep 2 of our "Early Heroines of Plastic Pollution" series to find out what happened afterwards
tinyurl.com/4xsvnbv3
#InternationalCoastalCleanup

a white woman brandishes a plastic salt bag (used by fishermen) at the Texas Senate

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Aug 21

From the latest issue of 'History' (@hisjournalha.bsky.social): a roundtable on 'US Universities and the State: Perspectives from the Twentieth Century' w/ contributions from @kateballantyne.bsky.social, @tomasirish.bsky.social, @charle.bsky.social, and Christopher P. Loss.
doi.org/10.1111/1468...

History Roundtable on US Universities and the State: Episodes from the Twentieth Century

This roundtable explores four historical episodes in the history of state–university relations in the United States. In doing so, it addresses issues that also figure prominently in present-day debat...

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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · Aug 11

BAAS Wants You.

There is still time to register your interest in a role as chair (or co-chair) of our Women in American Studies Network (WASN).

Get in touch before 1st September -

WASN Chair - Call for Expressions of Interest - British Association for American Studies

Women in American Studies Network is seeking a new Chair or Co-Chairs to carry on the crucial work of this network in the current Transatlantic political climate. Please submit your EoI to…

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Paula Murphy @paula-murphy.bsky.social · Jun 24

Absolutely delighted to receive this award that will support my research trip to New York! Massive thanks to @hotcus.bsky.social 🙌🏼

American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jun 23

Big day for awards! Congratulations to our PhD candidate, Paula Murphy (@paula-murphy.bsky.social) who has won a 2025 Doctoral and EC Research Award from @hotcus.bsky.social to support work in NYC for her project, ‘Whatever Happened to Unity? Co-Curation and Resistance in Hip Hop’s First Decade.'

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jun 24

This Thursday (26.06, 3pm BST), GREEN BAAS (@officialbaas.bsky.social) will be hosting a double book launch via Zoom - ‘Energy for What? Ideas and Ideologies in US environmental history’ - featuring our colleague Rebecca Wright (@rebwright.bsky.social). Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Poster for the GREEN BAAS double book launch event, "Energy for What? Ideas and Ideologies in US Environmental History," Thur 26 June, 3-4pm GMT.

Featured authors: Rebecca K. Wright (Moral Energy in America) and Pollyanna Rhee (Natural Attachments).

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jun 23

Big day for awards! Congratulations to our PhD candidate, Paula Murphy (@paula-murphy.bsky.social) who has won a 2025 Doctoral and EC Research Award from @hotcus.bsky.social to support work in NYC for her project, ‘Whatever Happened to Unity? Co-Curation and Resistance in Hip Hop’s First Decade.'

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Elsa Devienne @elsadevienne.bsky.social · Jun 23

SAND RUSH has won a prize 😃🏖️!
Many thanks to all the colleagues at UEA+the Arthur Miller Institute for their hard work championing new research in American studies🇺🇸!
This prize is a collective Northumbria AMS win: the book was made so much better just from hanging out with my smart colleagues 💜

American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations to our colleague Dr Elsa Devienne (@elsadevienne.bsky.social) on winning the Arthur Miller Institute First Book Prize (awarded by BAAS/UEA's Arthur Miller Institute of American Studies) for 'Sand Rush: The Revival of the Beach in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles' (OUP, 2024).

Cover of Elsa Devienne's "Sand Rush" available now from OUP.

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jun 23

If you're still looking for a beach read this summer, you can buy your copy here! global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jun 23

(Ctnd) '... It is a strong example of what American Studies at its very best can do.'

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jun 23

The judging panel commended it for placing 'the coastline in the middle of important conversations about race, class, economics, gender, the environment, and politics, while also offering an astute and wide-ranging commentary about the significance of beach culture more widely...' (ctnd)

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jun 23

Congratulations to our colleague Dr Elsa Devienne (@elsadevienne.bsky.social) on winning the Arthur Miller Institute First Book Prize (awarded by BAAS/UEA's Arthur Miller Institute of American Studies) for 'Sand Rush: The Revival of the Beach in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles' (OUP, 2024).

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · May 3

How exciting. Thrilled to see my Loretta Lynn article and the famous claret & blue silks in such august scholarly company for the Kentucky Derby article run-off.

Many thanks to the @kyhistsoc.bsky.social for such a fun event. @nuamstudies.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social @hotcus.bsky.social

Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · May 3

Finally - Sex, Drugs, and Country Music: Loretta Lynn, Gender Politics, and the Health Environment in Mid-Twentieth Century Rural Kentucky by Brian Ward #RegisterKHS #Derby #skystorians
Vote Here: surveymonkey.com/r/KWJZ298

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Apr 28

This is awesome - honoured to have my Loretta Lynn essay included among such fine scholarship in the 2025 Register of Kentucky History Derby - and bowled over by the West Ham-leaning silks! @northumbriauni.bsky.social @nuamstudies.bsky.social @officialbaas.bsky.social
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Kentucky Historical Society @kyhistsoc.bsky.social · Apr 28

It's the third and final round—the official call to post Round Three! Read the selected articles on ProjectMUSE (ow.ly/cyPG50Rco0w for links) and pick your favorite (link below) before 5 p.m. ET on Friday, May 2! #RegisterKHS #kyhistory

Pick your favorite: surveymonkey.com/r/695TQB8

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Damian Shiels @irishacw.bsky.social · Apr 17

It's publication day for "Green & Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military: 1861-1865"! Now available for purchase in hardcopy and ebook. It examines the experience of the c.250,000 Irish Americans who served in U.S. forces, making use of 100s of letters by enlisted men to wives and mothers.

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Apr 15

#CrossToonTraffic - a fab, student-curated mini-exhibition celebrating some of the African American musicians who appeared in Newcastle during the 1950s and 1960s is on at Newcastle City Library until April 28. Nostalgia-a-GoGo! @northumbriauni.bsky.social. @nuamstudies.bsky.social.

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AskHistorians @askhistorians.bsky.social · Mar 26

Ever wanted to ask questions about the #history of the Black Panther Party? Joe Street from @nuamstudies.bsky.social is here to talk about his new book Black Revolutionaries: A History of the Black Panther Party, & answer all your questions about this revolutionary movement!

From the AskHistorians community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Mar 26

Our own Joe Street is participating in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything). Questions about Joe's recent Black Panther Party book are particularly welcome, but as the rules suggest, feel free to ask about anything! Joe will be responding until 11am tomorrow. www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Hi! I'm Joe Street, author of Black Revolutionaries: A History of the Black Panther Party and a historian of the San Francisco Bay Area. AMA!

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Brian Ward @brian222ward.bsky.social · Mar 7

Many thanks to @kyhistsoc.bsky.social for making this podcast happen. @nuamstudies.bsky.social

Medicine in the Music of Loretta Lynn, with Brian Ward | KY Chronicles VOL. 02 NO. 09

YouTube video by Kentucky Historical Society

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Elsa Devienne @elsadevienne.bsky.social · Feb 25

Many thanks to @michaeladamson.bsky.social for this review of books, including my own SAND RUSH, that give some background on the LA fires and why fires will continue to burn in the region.
shepherd.com/best-books/w...

The best books that explain why wildfires will continue to burn California

Michael R. Adamson shares the 5 best books on why wildfires will continue to burn California. Have you read Sand Rush?

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Feb 6

Book your place for this seminar now, before the (sand) rush!

Elsa Devienne @elsadevienne.bsky.social · Feb 5

📘 Upcoming SAND RUSH event on 27 Feb!

🤓 Put together by @johnmunro.bsky.social & Dr Yosra Amraoui featuring an all-star line-up

😊 VERY grateful for this opportunity to share the research & have a discussion on race, culture, environment & the city

💻 Register www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sand-rush-...

Poster of event with following info: Join Michell Chresfield (Cornell), Katharina Motyl (Mannheim), Oussema Othmeni (Sousse), Myka Tucker-Abramson (Warwick), and author Elsa Devienne (Northumbria) in conversation about her recent, award-winning book Sand Rush: The Revival of the Beach in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles. We'll be talking, among other things, about what the iconic and much filmed shoreline of a coastal metropolis can tell us about the urban past, present, and future.

Chaired by Yosra Amraoui (Carthage) and John Munro (Birmingham), this event is hosted by the Tunisian Association for American Cultural Studies and the University of Birmingham's Centre for the Study of North America.

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · Jan 16

Turns out French is an essential language for understanding the meanings and implications of the fires of Los Angeles.

Fortunately for those of us who read English, @elsadevienne.bsky.social has translated her brilliant book Sand Rush, which is also essential reading on LA's environmental history.

André Gunthert @gunthert.bsky.social · Jan 14

«L’État de Californie dépense des sommes énormes pour tenter de protéger ces espaces des incendies. Toute la population paie des impôts qui permettent à une poignée de privilégiés de profiter de ces endroits qui ne sont pas faits pour être transformés en lieux de vie»
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Incendies à Los Angeles : “Les paysages de Californie ont été très largement transformés par l’homme”

Si Los Angeles s’est développée comme elle l’a fait, c’est en grande partie en raison de son cadre idyllique. Cet environnement, considérablement modifié, est condamné à être bouleversé par le changem...

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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · Jan 9

On the day of President Jimmy Carter's state funeral, Newcastle city leaders led tributes at the Civic Centre. The US flag was lowered to half-mast and a wreath was laid on the Jimmy Carter stone, commemorating his visit to Newcastle in 1977, the first by a sitting US president.

The Lord Mayor, Councillor Robert Higgins, in full ceremonial dress, delivers a speech behind at metal lectern in the grounds of the Newcastle Civic Centre, in front of the Jimmy Carter stone. Standing next to him, in a green coat, is Newcastle City Council leader, Councillor Karen Kilgour.

The US flag at half mast against a blue sky.

A Stars and Stripes wreath against the Jimmy Carter stone, Newcastle Civic Centre.

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American Studies @ Northumbria @nuamstudies.bsky.social · Jan 9

And if this has persuaded you to start with p. 1, you can pick up a copy from UGA Press. ugapress.org/book/9780820...

Black Revolutionaries

Black Revolutionaries is an accessible yet rigorously argued history of the Black Panther Party (BPP), one of the emblematic organizations of the 1960s. Joe ...

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