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brian222ward.bsky.social
Prof in American Studies; wrote some books on US history and culture; writing ‘She Loves Y’all’ a book on the Beatles and the US South; Come on You Irons!
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Just published on @hepi-news.bsky.social, my review of 'Bad Education' by Matt Goodwin. www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/02/15/w...

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Happy to share my latest article "Died from eating too much morphine": Researching Opioid Addiction in Civil War-Era Kentucky" just released in the Register of KY Historical Society. 🗃️ @kyhistsoc.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/article/951130

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New book series, UNIVERSITY REIMAGINED, edited by @sadiahabib.bsky.social and me, with thanks to @manchesterup.bsky.social, & esp. commissioning editor @lauramswift.bsky.social. BOOK PROPOSALS NOW WELCOME - please get in touch if you have an idea. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/unive...

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Book launch! All welcome! ADULTHOOD IN BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES FROM 1350 TO GENERATION Z, co-edited by me & @mariacannon.bsky.social at @ihr.bsky.social 5.30pm on 21st January, or online www.history.ac.uk/events/book-... #skystorians #histchild #lifecycles 🗃️

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I have health and safety questions about these cereals…

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Too Far North - Musical Scenes from the North East. London, Liverpool & Manchester are celebrated for artists & genres that define those regions. Ian Fawdon has written about what it means to be a musician from the North East. Starting with The Animals. Find out more: www.tynebridgepublishing.org.uk

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Patterns of Prejudice is available both online and in print. We've been analysing #racism and #xenophobia for nearly 60 years. We are now published by @tandfresearch.bsky.social. Check out our back catalogue online: tandfonline.com/loi/rpop20

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I would appreciate my followers reposting this job ad. We are looking to hire an associate editor at the Papers of Martin Van Buren. Details about qualifications, salary, duties, etc., are at the link. www.h-net.org/jobs/job_dis...

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Any Doc Watson fans out there? In DOC WATSON Eddie Huffman tells the story of Doc's life and legacy, drawing on extensive interviews and hundreds of hours of archival research to give us the most comprehensive biography of Watson ever.🎶 Coming January 2025 but available for pre-order now 🙌

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Its been a long time coming, but my book finally has a cover, and a website, and you can even pre-order it. Now off to finish the proofs! tinyurl.com/3c4emsfn

submitted 95 days ago • 5 comments

We're entering year 10 of the Library of Congress project. It's been a gigantic, wonky, surprisingly successful experiment of academic/federal research collaboration.

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Stuart Jeffries, Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths (Guardian; #skystorians, #history) www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no...

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We are now advertising a funded PhD connected to our Wellcome Trust project "Carbon Bodies" at Northumbria University. Will be good for those interested in the intersection of energy/health or wanting to explore histories of hygiene. Deadline is the 24th January. tinyurl.com/b9h9adfc

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Happy birthday, Neil Young. I wrote about 5 of his best albums, all of which are celebrating big anniversaries this year.

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We'll soon be announcing PhD fellowship in Area/American Studies at the University of Oslo (Dec). These are treated as jobs w/ benefits: healthcare, pensions, maternity/paternity leave, paid vacation... The yearly salary has been apprx: NOK 532,200-575,400 ($50k-$54k). The deadline will be in Feb.

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The 2nd roundtable of our GREEN BAAS series happens to be on Halloween 🎃👻! Check out our line-up! All ECRs/PGRs working on the US and enviro topics encouraged to join as we want it to be an opportunity to network/socialise Link to register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

submitted 130 days ago • 1 comment

Oral history job at University of Florida www.h-net.org/jobs/job_dis...

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Thoughts are with everyone affected by Hurricane Milton - though the BBC is predicting pretty severe weather in the north of England today…winds expected at 15553 mph in our neighbourhood!

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