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Yay! A decade of escalating chaos, war with all your neighbours, and collapse into 15 years of military dictatorship, another million or so deaths, and a restoration of the Old Regime. [Below, of course, people quote Les Mis, set half a century later, when things still hadn't calmed down.]

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I am looking for a temporary apartment in Chicago for the month of July while I conduct research at the Newberry Library. If you know of any available apartments or someone who may have one, please let me know. I would appreciate retweet! Thank you!!

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Always jealous seeing other people live my dreams.

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Please, please, please tell everyone you know: Les Misérables is NOT about the French Revolution.

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Agreed. And, honestly, I feel like we are mere years away from the return of the whole “Company Town” model for tech companies and their ilk.

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There is something particularly humbling about having to chase down the reimbursement for an on-campus visit for a job you did not get.

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Hey, the audiobook for Blue is a #1 new release in the niche History of Psychology category. Link to YouTube where you can listen to the introduction for free: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8XG... @uchicagopress.bsky.social @annsprinklenarr.bsky.social

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There have been 14 due this month 😭 the most substantial amount of writing I’ve done in ages. Important work but an entirely new challenge to learn in this academic journey.

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The Nursing Clio Prize for Best Journal Article is awarded annually for the best peer-reviewed academic journal article on the intersection of gender and medical histories in English. The award consists of a $300 cash prize and a featured interview on the blog nursingclio.org/awards/

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FRENCH HISTORICAL STUDIES - CALL FOR PAPERS “Children and Childhood in the French-Speaking World” Please submit article manuscripts by August 15! read.dukeupress.edu/french-histo...

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I have just translated an 18th century French notarial document at the request of PBS! An exciting task that almost makes the whole PhD process worthwhile.

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NEW: Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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I was recently interviewed about Blue on the fantastic Mom and Mind podcast - check it out! @uchicagopress.bsky.social

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Apparently I’m at the age where 2 drinks over 3 hours still causes insomnia 6 hours later.

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I sowed, so now I must reap° asked/ask for numerous letters of recommendation °write numerous letters of recommendation

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Hiiiiii girlies! My story on last nights protest at the Kennedy Center is up and honestly might be my favorite story to date. Read it here!! www.washingtonblade.com/2025/02/14/d...

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1/ A siblings archival fragment with a heart for Valentines day. A 1778 deathbed note with a heart from a Nantes brother in Saint Domingue to his sister in Nantes for Valentines Day. He wrote "Delightful, lovely and very dear sister, The last goodbyes ...

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I think a very cold, crisp glass of champagne could bring me a moment of inner peace.

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There are few folks in the DC South Asia policy space whose takes i loathe as much as Dhume, especially when he decides to step into anything MENA or Israel/Palestine related

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Besides being callous and idiotic, this is perhaps the most historically illiterate argument I’ve ever seen. Has this man never encountered a single book, or just like… an older person?

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VERY SHORT DEADLINE (Feb. 26) for a FANTASTIC opportunity for a student to do a fully funded PhD with the amazing Elaine Leong on "Translating Monstrosity: Constructions of Difference in Early Modern England and France" Full details here. Please pass on or repost! www.lahp.ac.uk/prospective-...

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Trump eliminating the Department of Education would have major repercussions for college students. Here's what we know ⤵️

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It cannot be said enough, this op-ed is nothing more than a justification of ethnic cleansing. It distorts and sanitizes some of history's most horrific tragedies to shift blame onto "Arab" countries, specifically, and essentialize ethno-religious nationalism, broadly. www.wsj.com/opinion/if-i...

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New story up on the Washington Blade website! Two protests of Trumps anti-LGBTQ executive orders are planned for tomorrow. Read it here www.washingtonblade.com/2025/02/12/p...

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I have finally finished a full draft of a book review. I really don’t like the genre. I’m never sure if I’m doing it right :) stay tuned lol

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Call for Papers French Historical Studies is seeking contributions to an upcoming special issue titled "Children and Childhood in the French-Speaking World". View the full CFP here: https://buff.ly/4aWB7i0

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80°, affogato, and an avortement in the archive

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“Why do I feel so icky?” Jakob asks, sipping his 284 coffee of the day and having not eaten in 18 hours, “Guess we’ll never know!”

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Made it to the end of the teaching week. Please clap.

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Should I get a cat?

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In a brief glimmer of joy: an undergrad of mine is working on a fantastic independent research project tracing the social networks of Pondichéry’s enslaved population in the early 18thC using baptismal records. 🗃️

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my governor

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le sob everything is terrible in this timeline

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Op-Ed: Travis Kelce decided to reinforce the status quo by saying it will be an “honor” to have Donald Trump watch him play in the Super Bowl. But now is not the time to show respect to the office of the President of the United States as he does not seem to respect many of the citizens he governs. ⤵️

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So nice to see the government can still function enough to take my student loan payment…

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Everytime.

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Don’t think it’s gonna happen, folks :(

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Write an article on gender and medical history in 2024? Want some $$$ and fame? Then submit your article for the NC Prize for Best Article of 2024!

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When you see me soaking up the sun on Friday and Saturday, stay in your lane. I need it, okay?

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Thank you, past-Jakob, for getting all of this week’s class prep done in advance! Now I can focus on other essential tasks, like worrying obsessively about things that I cannot control or are already faits accomplis.

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Did you write an article that intersects gender and medical history in 2024? Consider submitting it for the NC Prize for Best Journal Article! We are accepting submissions until April 15. Self-nominations are welcome! See our website for full details nursingclio.org/awards/

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No, University Admin, I do not want a “Spring Dance Concert” for NTT appreciation night. I want a better salary.

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