SHA Grad Council
@shagradcouncil.bsky.social
Official Bluesky Account of Southern Historical Association Graduate Council
Grad Students! Do you work on the Civil War Era? If so, consider applying for the Society of Civil War Historians' Graduate Student Connection Committee!
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Grad Students! Do you work on the Civil War Era? If so, consider applying for the Society of Civil War Historians' Graduate Student Connection Committee!
Hey y'all! The Southern is next week, and we hope to see some of you there—comment if you'll be in St. Pete!
Please come by the Grad Luncheon on Thursday, Nov 6, from 12:30-1:30pm in the Blue Heron room—there will be free food and good conversation!
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SHALunch
Please come by the Grad Luncheon on Thursday, Nov 6, from 12:30-1:30pm in the Blue Heron room—there will be free food and good conversation!
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SHALunch
November 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hey y'all! The Southern is next week, and we hope to see some of you there—comment if you'll be in St. Pete!
Please come by the Grad Luncheon on Thursday, Nov 6, from 12:30-1:30pm in the Blue Heron room—there will be free food and good conversation!
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SHALunch
Please come by the Grad Luncheon on Thursday, Nov 6, from 12:30-1:30pm in the Blue Heron room—there will be free food and good conversation!
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SHALunch
“Hey Graduate Students! Are you headed to The Southern in St. Pete Beach this November and looking for some additional funding? The SHA Grad Council is opening up applications for our third year of travel grants! Apply with the info below by 9/5!”
August 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
“Hey Graduate Students! Are you headed to The Southern in St. Pete Beach this November and looking for some additional funding? The SHA Grad Council is opening up applications for our third year of travel grants! Apply with the info below by 9/5!”
The SHA's Annual Membership Drive begins this month, so take advantage of this deal!
July 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The SHA's Annual Membership Drive begins this month, so take advantage of this deal!
Curious about the mysterious world of academic publishing? Join us via Zoom at "Deciphering Reader 2: Academic Publishing for Grad Students," June 25 11am EST.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SHAPub
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SHAPub
May 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Curious about the mysterious world of academic publishing? Join us via Zoom at "Deciphering Reader 2: Academic Publishing for Grad Students," June 25 11am EST.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SHAPub
RSVP: tinyurl.com/SHAPub
SoEx Spotlight: Summer Perritt is a History PhD candidate at Rice University.
Her dissertation looks to explain the impetus for the return migration of Black Americans to the U.S. South in the post-civil rights period, and its implications in the lives of migrants today.
Her dissertation looks to explain the impetus for the return migration of Black Americans to the U.S. South in the post-civil rights period, and its implications in the lives of migrants today.
April 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
SoEx Spotlight: Summer Perritt is a History PhD candidate at Rice University.
Her dissertation looks to explain the impetus for the return migration of Black Americans to the U.S. South in the post-civil rights period, and its implications in the lives of migrants today.
Her dissertation looks to explain the impetus for the return migration of Black Americans to the U.S. South in the post-civil rights period, and its implications in the lives of migrants today.
SoEx Spotlight: Sammie Chomsky is a PhD student in US History at the CUNY Graduate Center.
She is researching GROW (Grass Roots Organizing Work), a project aimed at organizing poor and working-class white people into interracial coalitions in the Deep South in the 1960s.
She is researching GROW (Grass Roots Organizing Work), a project aimed at organizing poor and working-class white people into interracial coalitions in the Deep South in the 1960s.
April 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
SoEx Spotlight: Sammie Chomsky is a PhD student in US History at the CUNY Graduate Center.
She is researching GROW (Grass Roots Organizing Work), a project aimed at organizing poor and working-class white people into interracial coalitions in the Deep South in the 1960s.
She is researching GROW (Grass Roots Organizing Work), a project aimed at organizing poor and working-class white people into interracial coalitions in the Deep South in the 1960s.
SoEx Spotlight: Leslie Garrote, a third-year PhD student at Baylor University, will be presenting her research on April 9th!
Her work focuses on issues of race and gender in American Evangelicalism at the turn of the 21st c, specifically in the racial reconciliation movement.
Her work focuses on issues of race and gender in American Evangelicalism at the turn of the 21st c, specifically in the racial reconciliation movement.
April 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
SoEx Spotlight: Leslie Garrote, a third-year PhD student at Baylor University, will be presenting her research on April 9th!
Her work focuses on issues of race and gender in American Evangelicalism at the turn of the 21st c, specifically in the racial reconciliation movement.
Her work focuses on issues of race and gender in American Evangelicalism at the turn of the 21st c, specifically in the racial reconciliation movement.
SoEx Spotlight: Sam Bisno, a Mitchell Scholar and MA student at Queen's University Belfast, will be discussing his thesis at SoEx on April 9!
His work lies at the intersection of labor, technology, slavery and emancipation, and capitalism.
His work lies at the intersection of labor, technology, slavery and emancipation, and capitalism.
April 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
SoEx Spotlight: Sam Bisno, a Mitchell Scholar and MA student at Queen's University Belfast, will be discussing his thesis at SoEx on April 9!
His work lies at the intersection of labor, technology, slavery and emancipation, and capitalism.
His work lies at the intersection of labor, technology, slavery and emancipation, and capitalism.
SoEx Spotlight: Lauren Ashley Bradford is a Ph.D. candidate at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University.
Her dissertation, ‘With Blood on Their Stockings,’ investigates women's involvement in racial terror across Nazi Germany and Jim Crow America.
Her dissertation, ‘With Blood on Their Stockings,’ investigates women's involvement in racial terror across Nazi Germany and Jim Crow America.
April 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
SoEx Spotlight: Lauren Ashley Bradford is a Ph.D. candidate at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University.
Her dissertation, ‘With Blood on Their Stockings,’ investigates women's involvement in racial terror across Nazi Germany and Jim Crow America.
Her dissertation, ‘With Blood on Their Stockings,’ investigates women's involvement in racial terror across Nazi Germany and Jim Crow America.
SoEx Spotlight: Katie Drash Mapes, an MA student at Virginia Commonwealth University, will be discussing her dissertation at Southern Exchanges on April 9!
She traces how the Marshall family’s involvement in the domestic slave trade reflected and influenced shifts in slavery and masculinity.
She traces how the Marshall family’s involvement in the domestic slave trade reflected and influenced shifts in slavery and masculinity.
April 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
SoEx Spotlight: Katie Drash Mapes, an MA student at Virginia Commonwealth University, will be discussing her dissertation at Southern Exchanges on April 9!
She traces how the Marshall family’s involvement in the domestic slave trade reflected and influenced shifts in slavery and masculinity.
She traces how the Marshall family’s involvement in the domestic slave trade reflected and influenced shifts in slavery and masculinity.
SoEx Spotlight: Morgan Bettin-Coleman, a PhD Candidate at Rice University, will be discussing her dissertation at Southern Exchanges on April 9!
Her work challenges the centrality of whiteness in discussions of race, focusing on interactions between Black and Indian peoples.
Her work challenges the centrality of whiteness in discussions of race, focusing on interactions between Black and Indian peoples.
March 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
SoEx Spotlight: Morgan Bettin-Coleman, a PhD Candidate at Rice University, will be discussing her dissertation at Southern Exchanges on April 9!
Her work challenges the centrality of whiteness in discussions of race, focusing on interactions between Black and Indian peoples.
Her work challenges the centrality of whiteness in discussions of race, focusing on interactions between Black and Indian peoples.
SoEx Spotlight:
Young-in Jang, a PhD Candidate at Binghamton University, will be discussing her dissertation, ""Useless or Depraved Members of Society": Working-Class Children and Childhood in Antebellum Baltimore," at SHAGC's Southern Exchanges on April 9th!
Young-in Jang, a PhD Candidate at Binghamton University, will be discussing her dissertation, ""Useless or Depraved Members of Society": Working-Class Children and Childhood in Antebellum Baltimore," at SHAGC's Southern Exchanges on April 9th!
March 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
SoEx Spotlight:
Young-in Jang, a PhD Candidate at Binghamton University, will be discussing her dissertation, ""Useless or Depraved Members of Society": Working-Class Children and Childhood in Antebellum Baltimore," at SHAGC's Southern Exchanges on April 9th!
Young-in Jang, a PhD Candidate at Binghamton University, will be discussing her dissertation, ""Useless or Depraved Members of Society": Working-Class Children and Childhood in Antebellum Baltimore," at SHAGC's Southern Exchanges on April 9th!
Are you a history graduate student working on or in the South? Sign up to share your research with peers in a low-pressure setting!
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January 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Are you a history graduate student working on or in the South? Sign up to share your research with peers in a low-pressure setting!
tinyurl.com/SoEx2025
tinyurl.com/SoEx2025
The Graduate Council is pleased to welcome Emily Lampert, Roraig Finney & Tim Case as new members on November 1st, and Justin P. Jones & Audrey Sisel as new members in November 2025! Find out more about them here: bit.ly/shagcresults...
October 14, 2024 at 9:03 PM
The Graduate Council is pleased to welcome Emily Lampert, Roraig Finney & Tim Case as new members on November 1st, and Justin P. Jones & Audrey Sisel as new members in November 2025! Find out more about them here: bit.ly/shagcresults...
The second annual @thesouthernsha.bsky.social History Across the Generations will be held on Tuesday, October 15, from 3 to 4 EST. Register here: bit.ly/4dAryos. See you all there!
October 10, 2024 at 1:00 AM
The second annual @thesouthernsha.bsky.social History Across the Generations will be held on Tuesday, October 15, from 3 to 4 EST. Register here: bit.ly/4dAryos. See you all there!
The SHA Grad Council is raffling off tickets to the WHA Graduate Student Reception! The WHA Graduate Reception takes place on October 24th at 7:30 pm. To enter, send us a DM with your name & institution. The raffle ends on October 21st & those chosen will be notified on the 22nd.
October 10, 2024 at 12:57 AM
The SHA Grad Council is raffling off tickets to the WHA Graduate Student Reception! The WHA Graduate Reception takes place on October 24th at 7:30 pm. To enter, send us a DM with your name & institution. The raffle ends on October 21st & those chosen will be notified on the 22nd.
The SHA Grad Council & @WHAGrads invite you to share your research in 5 minutes or less & add a line to your CV! All stages welcome. Sign-up @: bit.ly/southwestex24Tuesday Sep 24, 2024 10am PST/1pm EDT/6pm BST #SHAWHA24 #southernhistory #westernhistory @WhaHistory @thesouthernsha.bsky.social
September 4, 2024 at 4:23 AM
The SHA Grad Council & @WHAGrads invite you to share your research in 5 minutes or less & add a line to your CV! All stages welcome. Sign-up @: bit.ly/southwestex24Tuesday Sep 24, 2024 10am PST/1pm EDT/6pm BST #SHAWHA24 #southernhistory #westernhistory @WhaHistory @thesouthernsha.bsky.social
Support the SHA Grad Council and rep the Southern Historical Association all at once! The Graduate Council is offering new, custom SHA merch for pre-order and pickup in KC. All funds from our merch line support the Graduate Student Travel Fund!
August 1, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Support the SHA Grad Council and rep the Southern Historical Association all at once! The Graduate Council is offering new, custom SHA merch for pre-order and pickup in KC. All funds from our merch line support the Graduate Student Travel Fund!
Hey Graduate Students! Are you headed to The Southern in KC this October and looking for some additional funding? The SHA Grad Council is opening up applications for our second year of travel grants! Apply with the info below by 9/23!
July 31, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Hey Graduate Students! Are you headed to The Southern in KC this October and looking for some additional funding? The SHA Grad Council is opening up applications for our second year of travel grants! Apply with the info below by 9/23!
Starting July 1, 2024!
The Southern Historical Association Membership Drive
During the month of July, use the code SHA2024 to get $5 off all membership categories, plus some SHA swag! Applies to new and renewing memberships.
@joursouhist.bsky.social #TheSouthern #history #membership #networking
The Southern Historical Association Membership Drive
During the month of July, use the code SHA2024 to get $5 off all membership categories, plus some SHA swag! Applies to new and renewing memberships.
@joursouhist.bsky.social #TheSouthern #history #membership #networking
June 27, 2024 at 9:58 PM
Starting July 1, 2024!
The Southern Historical Association Membership Drive
During the month of July, use the code SHA2024 to get $5 off all membership categories, plus some SHA swag! Applies to new and renewing memberships.
@joursouhist.bsky.social #TheSouthern #history #membership #networking
The Southern Historical Association Membership Drive
During the month of July, use the code SHA2024 to get $5 off all membership categories, plus some SHA swag! Applies to new and renewing memberships.
@joursouhist.bsky.social #TheSouthern #history #membership #networking
The SHA Grad council is opening applications for five new members to join us in 2024 and 2025! Applications are due July 1, 2024 and you can find all of the application details at bit.ly/SHAGC24 #networking #professionalservice #historiansintraining #gradstudents
May 18, 2024 at 9:57 PM
The SHA Grad council is opening applications for five new members to join us in 2024 and 2025! Applications are due July 1, 2024 and you can find all of the application details at bit.ly/SHAGC24 #networking #professionalservice #historiansintraining #gradstudents
Southern Exchanges is coming up on Monday May 13 at noon eastern!
Sign-up to present your work here: bit.ly/SouthEx24
Register to attend the session here: bit.ly/3wmPnk9
Sign-up to present your work here: bit.ly/SouthEx24
Register to attend the session here: bit.ly/3wmPnk9
May 7, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Southern Exchanges is coming up on Monday May 13 at noon eastern!
Sign-up to present your work here: bit.ly/SouthEx24
Register to attend the session here: bit.ly/3wmPnk9
Sign-up to present your work here: bit.ly/SouthEx24
Register to attend the session here: bit.ly/3wmPnk9
Join the Grad Council via Zoom on May 13th at 12pm EDT for our spring session of Southern Exchanges! Registration to attend the event is coming soon, but use the following link to sign-up to present! bit.ly/SouthEx24 #sha #historiansintraining #gradstudents #networking
May 5, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Join the Grad Council via Zoom on May 13th at 12pm EDT for our spring session of Southern Exchanges! Registration to attend the event is coming soon, but use the following link to sign-up to present! bit.ly/SouthEx24 #sha #historiansintraining #gradstudents #networking