Our fall conference, Networks of Creative Persuasion, has a line up and looks great!
Jennifer Black
@blackjen1.bsky.social
Historian of visual & material culture, business history, fraud, trademarks, advertising. https://jennifermblack.org/ Author of Branding Trust (https://www.pennpress.org/9781512825008/branding-trust/).
#skystorians how are we handling UG thesis writing in the age of AI? Looking for ideas / assignments that reveal the pitfalls of relying on AI & value of making mistakes
#skystorians anyone else getting spammed with offers for interviews, book clubs, etc?
I was recently interviewed for @marketplace.org @npr.org for my work on brands and trademarks-- check it out! www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0... #bizhist #skystorians @businesshistoryc.bsky.social
General Electric, General Mills, and General Motors: Why did so many legacy companies choose the word "general"?
In the 19th and 20th centuries, many major companies formed after mergers opted for generic or universal names.
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Check out our interview with Jennifer Black @blackjen1.bsky.social about her new book Branding Trust: Advertising and Trademarks in Nineteenth-Century America #MaterialCulture @pennpress.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/discus...
Jennifer Black's _Branding Trust: Advertising and Trademarks in Nineteenth-Century America_ | H-Net
Jennifer M. Black, Branding Trust: Advertising and Trademarks in Nineteenth-Century America (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2024). https://www.pennpress.org/9781512825008/branding-tru...
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Networks of creative persuasion” conference at Hagley— Cfp due June 1 www.hagley.org/research/con...
2026 Fall Conference | Hagley
Call for Proposals
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Well this sounds important 👀 “For the first time in its history, the San Antonio City Council on Tuesday issued a proclamation recognizing Trans History Week, May 4-10” 🙌
Looking forward to sharing my work on the history of food labeling at this great online seminar series, Food Thinkers, next week May 12th (4PM London time). Please join us for what I'm sure will be an interesting discussion!
Centre for Food Policy@foodpolicycitysg.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe are delighted to announce that @comedoergosum.bsky.social will deliver our next #FoodThinkers webinar on Tuesday 12 May. Join us to hear Xaq take us through a history of US FDA food labelling policy and the responsibilization of the consumer. Sign up 👇 www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
CFP for @hagleycenter.bsky.social conference this fall! networks.h-net.org/group/announ... #bizhist #skystorians #advertising
CFP: "Networks of Creative Persuasion" 2026 Hagley Conference | H-Net
"Networks of Creative Persuasion in Advertising and Marketing”A Conference at the Hagley Library, Wilmington DelawareFriday November 6, 2026
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CFP for @hagleycenter.bsky.social conference this fall! networks.h-net.org/group/announ... #bizhist #skystorians #advertising
CFP: "Networks of Creative Persuasion" 2026 Hagley Conference | H-Net
"Networks of Creative Persuasion in Advertising and Marketing”A Conference at the Hagley Library, Wilmington DelawareFriday November 6, 2026
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📣 Planning a panel for BHC 2026 in London? Use our Session Organizer thebhc.org/session-orga... to connect and form panels 💡 #CFP thebhc.org/bhc-2026-cal... @historians.org @hagleycenter.bsky.social @businesshistory.bsky.social @repec-nep-his.bsky.social #BHC2026 #BizHis #CoCreation #Skystorians
Come join H-Material-Culture and great conversations! #materialculture #skystorians networks.h-net.org/group/announ...
H-Material Culture seeks Book Reviews Editor | H-Net
H-Material Culture seeks applications for a Book Reviews editor, to start in November 2025. This volunteer position is responsible for identifying suitable books for review by the network, locating an...
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Excited to announce my chapter on direct mail advertising has been published! Available now from @upenn.edu press! www.pennpress.org/978151282750... Commercial Intimacy – Penn Press
This week my #misericordiaU intern found a bone saw with a mining camp doctor's kit! 🫣 #publichistory #skystorians #EckleyMinersVillage Check out his progress: wp.me/p6FQbP-O3
Eckley Miner’s Village Week 7 (7/7/2025 – 7/10/2025)
This week at Eckley, I continued my project of inventorying the old artifact storage house. The week started off with me continuing from where I left off two weeks ago (I took the week of the 4th o…
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My #MisericordiaUniversity interns are up to some cool things this summer! Check it out! wp.me/p6FQbP-NO #publichistory #interns #skystorians
Eckley Miners’ Village Week 6 (06/23/25 – 06/26/25)
Every day of this week at Eckley, I continued my big inventory project at our artifact storage house. Just as I had started last week, I went through each and every artifact in the house (of which …
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Check out this great review of my book #BrandingTrust @pennpress.bsky.social in @thejerpano.bsky.social !! So honored doi.org/10.1353/jer....
Project MUSE - <i>Branding Trust: Advertising and Trademarks in Nineteenth- Century America</i> by Jennifer M. Black (review)
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The #JERPano seeks contributors for a new series, "Teaching the Early American Republic." We invite reflections on classroom experiences, lesson plans, source reviews, or challenges in 500 to 1000 words by June 30th. For posting guidelines, visit us at: thepanorama.shear.org/write-for-us/
Have you ever wondered how museums clean their displays? Check out my #MisericordiaU student's #intern blog from this week! #publichistory #localhistory wp.me/p6FQbP-MC
Eckley Miner’s Village Week 2 (05/27/25 – 05/29/25)
This week at Eckley, I was assigned a few projects involving artifact cleaning in select buildings on-site. I also continued last week’s project of documenting artifacts that were not approve…
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Wildfires in the Canadian province of Manitoba, which shares a border with the United States, have prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency and order tens of thousands of people to leave their homes. Winds will likely blow wildfire smoke into Midwestern states.
Canada wildfires force 17,000 to evacuate, with smoke blowing toward U.S.
Authorities in Manitoba, which shares a border with the U.S., issued a state of emergency. Winds will likely blow wildfire smoke into Midwestern states.
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So thrilled that my #MisericordiaU student won a prestigious #KeystoneInternship from the state of PA this summer! #publichistory #localhistory Check out his first blog post here: wp.me/p6FQbP-Mt
Eckley Miner’s Village Week 1 (05/19/25 – 05/22/25)
My first week at Eckley Miner’s Village was largely orientational, with much of my time with my supervisors present being spent touring around the complex and being told of its history, intro…
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All obvious heinous things aside, this is a reminder that—despite lies from republicans—undocumented people pay taxes. and now their contributions are being used against them.
Jacob Bogage@jacobbogage.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨 SCOOP 🚨 DHS is asking IRS to locate **7 MILLION** suspected undocumented immigrants using confidential tax records. It’s a massive escalation by DHS to use the tax system for mass deportation. IRS officials are aghast, say it’s likely illegal.
