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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Our second Wednesday Workshop of the semester, "Rediscovering James W.C. Pennington, Black Reformed Minister and Activist" with Jan Stievermann, is this Wednesday!

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · 2d

Check out @profmsinha.bsky.social ‬⁩ on the CBC this week! Link here:

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Prof. Manisha Sinha Interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | Department of History

Prof. Manisha Sinha was recently interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Topics of discussion include President Trump and Project 2025. Open p ...

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · 5d

Hey undergrads! Experience China in the summer with a program which will immerse you in the history, arts, culture, and social life of China. You will visit world famous heritage sites such as The Great Wall of China, Terracotta warriors, and Forbidden City. Info session Oct 28th!

UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · 8d

Nicolas Weber will give a lecture on Vietnam's colonial expansion in the 19th century. The event entitled "Vietnam's Buried Colonial Past: Cham and Khmer Voices of Survivance," will highlight indigenous Cham and Khmer experiences of dispossession and displacement. 5pm Oct 30 in Storrs WW01.

Black and yellow text on a white background describe the abstract for a talk titled "Vietnam's Buried Past" to be given by Nicolas Weber on October 30th at 5pm in room WW01 in Storrs. Circular images of primary source texts decorate the flyer.

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 11d

Enjoyed doing this interview with Luke Pickrell from Berkeley on his podcast Democratic Constitution. Do support his podcast on Apple. youtu.be/nEb4izWdf8k?...

Manisha Sinha on the Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic

YouTube video by The Democratic Constitution Podcast

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · 15d

THIS WEEK! Join UConn History as we host Rose Miron for two talks about her work as Vice President for Research and Education for the Newberry Library.

Green and white poster showing Rose Miron smiling next to the details of her talks this week. The 9/23 talk title reads “Mohican Heritage Tourism: Cultivating Memoryscapes and Belonging in Indigenous Homelands” and notes it is at 5:00pm at Konover Auditorium. The 9/24 title reads "Re-Centering Native Women in Zhegagoynak (Chicago) History” and notes it will be at 12:15pm in the Wood Hall basement lounge.

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 22d

Folks if you would like to listen in, I did a podcast on the new book with the wonderful @mkn.bsky.social for the Massachusetts Historical Society. #theriseandfallofthesecondamericanrepublic audio book is selling at a promotional discount, link in the comments! www.masshist.org/podcast/hath...

Massachusetts Historical Society: The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic with Manisha Sinha

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · Aug 11

ICYMI: our own @profmsinha.bsky.social discussed her most recent book on The Long View last week! Check it out here:

Julian Zelizer @zelizer.bsky.social · Aug 8

Manisha Sinha, author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920 open.substack.com/pub/julianze... @profmsinha.bsky.social joined The Long View to discuss her important book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920.

Manisha Sinha, author of The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860-1920

A recording from Julian Zelizer's live video

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · Jul 22

What a showing out of UConn graduate students at the 2025 SHEAR conference!

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · Jul 21

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The extended UConn History family had a great time at @shearites.bsky.social this past weekend!

Special congratulations to @profmsinha.bsky.social on a successful term as SHEAR President!

UConn History at Shear 2025 | Department of History

Over the weekend of July 17-20, the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic held their annual conference in Providence, Rhode Island, where UC ...

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · Jul 18

Have a great weekend at the 2025 SHEAR meeting to the UConn faculty and grads in attendance, including our own Maisha Sinha, who is the current president of the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic!

A black and white image of an eagle holding a banner that says "Society for Historians of the Early American Republic"

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · Jul 1

PUB DATE today folks happy to have written the foreward to Sylvia Frey's classic on black resistance in the south during the American Revolution, one of my favorite books in grad school. @princetonupress.bsky.social did a great job with the new edition. press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

Water from the Rock

A multifaceted history of Black resistance during the War of Independence

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · Jun 26

Congratulations to the UConn History faculty, grads, and affiliates attending the annual SHAFR Conference in Arlington, VA!

Frank Costigiola
Bradley Simpson
Grace Easterly
Gabrielle Westcott

SHAFR @shafrhistorians.bsky.social · Jun 17

The #SHAFR2025 program is live on the website!
tinyurl.com/yc2mchp7

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · Jun 23

Folks avoid the heat and join us for this zoom webinar today www.americanancestors.org/events/march...

The March to Freedom for All Americans, 1860-1920 – A Panel Discussion Featuring Authors Bennett Parten and Manisha Sinha | American Ancestors

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Jun 19

this wonderful piece from @profmsinha.bsky.social gets to what was truly great about lincoln — his open mind and great capacity for moral growth www.theunpopulist.net/p/abraham-li...

Abraham Lincoln Wasn't Born an Abolitionist, He Became One

We live in polarized times when freedom is threatened but this Juneteenth we should remind ourselves that we have overcome far worse

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · Jun 19

Congratulations to Mamiri Imai of @uconnhistory.bsky.social for being selected and completing the Sex Gender and Print seminar at the American Antiquarian Society!

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Timothy Brown @timothybrown.bsky.social · Jun 9

My interview for a blog series to discuss my Graduate Assistantship with @uconnhumanities.bsky.social and share advice about applying skills to different positions. I also talked about my work with EPOCH (w/ @uconnhistory.bsky.social) and @shearites.bsky.social.
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Enhancing Career Readiness: Doctoral Students at Work Featuring Timothy Brown, Graduate Assistant at the Humanities Institute

How his Graduate Assistantship has contributed to PhD student, Timothy Brown’s, career readiness.

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · May 30

Historian here presidential pardon is in the Constitution but the founders did not imagine they could be solicited through bribes or upend the rule of law. My take here.https://www.wfsb.com/2025/05/28/former-connecticut-governor-john-rowland-receives-pardon-by-president-trump/

Former Connecticut Gov. Rowland receives pardon from President Trump

Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland received a pardon from President Donald Trump.

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · May 27

Check out @profmsinha.bsky.social featured in a recent @nytimes.com piece!

Link below:

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Manisha Sinha Featured in the New York Times | Department of History

Prof. Manisha Sinha was quoted in a May 25 New York Times piece, looking back at the murder of George Floyd and the 2020 movement for Black lives. Prof. Sin ...

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · May 15

More exciting work from Prof. Vernal!

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UConn Research @uconnresearch.bsky.social · May 14

Fiona Vernal, Associate Director of Africana Studies, is helping communities across Connecticut preserve and share their own stories. @uconnhistory.bsky.social

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Using TheirStory to Help Tell Our Stories - UConn Today

UConn's Fiona Vernal is helping CT communities collect oral histories with the aid of a new online platform

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · May 12

Grades submitted, semester is over! Thanks to my wonderful undergraduate students who nominated me for the Provost’s teaching and mentorship award. And to top it this relatively nice review of #theriseandfallofthesecondamericanrepublic @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

One Brief Shining Moment | Adam Hochschild

In the sweltering days of early July 1913, more than 50,000 men gathered for a most unusual reunion. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Battle of

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · May 5

We’re thrilled to announce that Frank Costigliola has been named a co-winner of the Sharon Harris Book Award, from @uconnhumanities.bsky.social⁦‪‬⁩!

Details below:

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Frank Costigliola's Recent Book Wins Sharon Harris Book Award | Department of History

Congratulations to Professor Frank Costigliola, whose recent biography of US diplomat and strategist George Kennan was just named a co-winner of the Sharon ...

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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · May 3

Historian here quotes in this article in @theguardian.com on Trump’s first hundred days and yes it’s going worse than you imagined. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump 100 days: White House action plan makes Project 2025 look mild

Donald Trump tried to distance himself from the radical rightwing blueprint for government during the campaign but its prescriptions are all over the administration’s agenda

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · Apr 29

Check out this special addition of the Journal of Vietnamese Studies, featuring our own Nu-Anh Tran!

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Volume 20 Issue 2 | Journal of Vietnamese Studies | University of California Press

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UConn History Dept @uconnhistory.bsky.social · Apr 22

PSA for any of our Arkansas followers!

Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · Apr 22

Hey #skystorians if you are in the area do join us for the Hotz lecture at the University of Arkansas sponsored by the History department and the law school news.uark.edu/articles/772...

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