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In a few short weeks, the Trump administration has provided conclusive proof of the value of a degree in gender studies.

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Win £25 so you can love your desk a little bit more! www.instagram.com/p/DGDhQjfNisA/

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This arrived in the mail today - a really great edited collection about the contributions of historian Joan Sangster. I have a chapter in it about Sangster's Socialist Feminist history and how much it has to teach us

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Heartwarming Fact: we sell more paperclips around Valentines Day than at any other time of year.

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Have a PhD in the area of global indigeneity? Consider applying to this postdoctoral fellowship in the Queen's University History Department. www.queensu.ca/history/abou... Please repost.

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If you’re a prof in Ontario and not thinking of plan Bs or early retirement, it may be wise to start.

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Want to come and work in an awesome history department with me? The University of Guelph is recruiting for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Rural North American History! careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A... Deadline to apply is February 24.

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Great thread on basics of thinking through the questions we ask and the words we use.

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I’ve just rewatched The Americans (again) and my goodness, it has one of the best series finales I’ve ever seen. Every move, every word, every note is perfection.

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The @literaryhub.bsky.social Podcast is back—with a mostly-fun ep, featuring lots of staff audio-most-anticipated recs (a genuine heart-warmer), but also an intro from me that I'm compelled to share a bit more widely than I normally might. Full text (& ep) is linked here. lithub.com/this-week-on...

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Missed it when it came out but this intellectual history of neo-mercantilism, its links with protectionism and the relevance to today's situation by Eric Helleiner for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social is really worth reading. www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/neo...

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Universities' per-student revenue from government sources, in thousands of real $2022, 1980-81 to 2022-23. Ontario is currently down about 35% from its peak in the McGuinty years, but the majority of the fall since then happened under Katthleen Wynne, not Doug Ford.

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Government transfers to universities per FTE, 1981-82 vs 2022-23.

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Happy NYE everyone.

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Reworking syllabi and… judging from recent results, and from relative exposure to AI “assistance,” it looks as if both the book review/précis and the take-home primary source analysis paper are effectively dead as viable assignments, at least for medium/large classes (25+)

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Getting seated for Sondheim, Into The Woods at Koerner Hall.

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muse.jhu.edu/pub/284/arti... Great to see Carli Lapierre’s article on imperial cartography published. From Port Royal to Queen’s via Dalhousie.

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The new issue of @acadiensis.bsky.social is out! It features wonderful research articles and reviews, & a forum on the Madawaska land claim victory as well as our full interview with Jeremy Dutcher by Dr. Stephen Dutcher, with Welastekwey translation by Elder Henrietta Black muse.jhu.edu/issue/54013

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Academic Christmas

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Publishing today: The Removal of Irish Paupers from Britain by Lewis Darwen and Donald MacRaild, a new addition in the Reappraisals in Irish History series. Discover more here ⬇️ www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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The Globe published a story about a high school teacher telling author Lawrence Hill his novel The Book of Negroes had been removed from the curriculum because it contained a specific word. Now, that teacher has been suspended and barred from talking to media. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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The American Society for Legal History has put out the CFP for the 2025 meeting in Detroit! 🗃️ Check it out: aslh.confex.com/aslh/2025/cf...

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Xmas at the NAC with Paul Wells.

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Happy to share TRADING ON ART now has a page on @ubcpress.bsky.social's website - the book is forthcoming in 2025! www.ubcpress.ca/trading-on-art

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We've created a Starter Pack of #History societies and groups working to support promote our disciple and historians, in higher education and related professions go.bsky.app/68FsvjY Mainly UK but also international, with selected societies from related humanities subjects. Please share #Skystorians

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Maybe assign this essay with the novel?

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Here are my most-listened tracks for 2024 on Tidal. I use Tidal instead of Spotify because they pay more money to musicians. The playlist is a severely mixed bag -- I listen to a lot of different kinds of music -- but there you go. tidal.com/browse/mix/0...

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My go-to Indian restaurant in Manhattan. We go every visit to NYC.

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www.theguardian.com/books/2024/n...

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BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW! What’s gone wrong with the idea of sovereignty? David talks to historian of ideas Lucia Rubinelli about how a 17th-century vision of politics still exerts its grip in the 21st century. Join PPF+ to get all our bonuses: 🔗 ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus

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James Bond movies never show the part where the supervillain collects government subsidies to build his death tech.

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“Where are all the books of historians reflecting on historians?” Some thoughts triggered by Clark’s review of Anderson on Clark: williamgpooley.wordpress.com/2024/11/29/r... 🗃️

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Alison Prentice versus Bruce Curtis 2.0

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I've created a Legal History starter pack as I don't think anyone else has and it seems like the type of thing we should have. I'm sure I missed people (apologies!), so hit me up if I have: go.bsky.app/XJxJpA

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Chili oil is used in many Sichuan dishes. I need a bunch for lamb dan dan noodles. It's very easy to make. You pour heated (not boiling!) oil over a bunch of spices. Recipes: thewoksoflife.com/how-to-make-...

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Forthcoming article: Duncan Bell, "John Stuart Mill on Federation, Civilization, and Empire," History of Political Thought (2025) @thecambridgeschool.bsky.social www.academia.edu/110100929/Jo... via @academia

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I've put together a legal history starter pack for anyone interested in the history of crime & punishment, law, policing, social control, and violence. Please let me know if you want to (or know someone who should) be added to the list. go.bsky.app/Vg4M4V5

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Big congratulations to Mike Borsk who defended his stellar thesis last week at Queen’s University on how surveyors in Upper Canada and Michigan made property, knowledge, and the state. Dense administrative records expertly navigated to yield innovative insights.

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There's just not enough tax art

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