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C19: The Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists C19 2026: Cincinnati, OH -- March 12-14 Theme: UNDERGROUND c19society.org

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Bryan Waterman@waterman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Last night’s #c19 @c19americanists.bsky.social plenary, with founders and past (and present) presidents reflecting on the last 15 years, was a beautiful thing to listen to and gave hope for the present and future. Lots of love to all involved, including Chris’s pants, for keeping this org growing.

Bryan Waterman@waterman.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I was happy to hear @elisatamarkin.bsky.social celebrate the memory of Chris Looby’s pants (and their Twitter account) last night at @c19americanists.bsky.social. But I was pretty sure that account predated the 2012 meeting. A trip to the archive reveals they made their Twitter debut at SEA 11.

Elisa Tamarkin shouted out Chris Looby’s Pants, the Twitter account @cjloobyspants, at #2012c19, as reported by a Tweet from the pants themselves: Chris Looby's Pants @cjloo... 4/13/12 #2012c19 I got thanked by Elisa Tamarkin for my role in bringing the fabulous to C19! But thank you all, too!
Xine Yao PhD (she/they)@xineyaophd.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Life Writing’s Uses and Abuses Saturday, 10 January 2026 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM MTCC - 707 Presider Koritha Mitchell Boston U See pic for full list of titles and presenters Also attached Thursday and Friday sessions on American literature before 1900

Life Writing’s Uses and Abuses Saturday, 10 January 2026 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM MTCC - 707 Presider Koritha Mitchell Boston U Presentations ‘No Schemes Too Wild’: A Quiet Reading of Black Women’s Life Writing in the Era of Slavery Ariel Lawrence, Emory U Elizabeth Keckley and the Crip Reenvisioning of Reconstruction’s Citizenship Practices Stephen P. Knadler, Spelman C ‘Who Is He That Would Become My Follower?’: Walt Whitman and F. O. Matthiessen Jay Grossman, Northwestern U Against the Clinical Gaze on Life Writing: Louisa May Alcott and Self-Narrated Gender Eagan Dean, C of WoosterMLA Sessions: American Literature Before 1900 THURSDAY 8 Dickinson’s Kinships Judith Scholes, Saint Mark’s C and Corpus Christi C Thursday, 8 January 2026 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM MTCC - 706 38 Slight Forms Michelle Sizemore, U of Kentucky, Thomas W. Howard, Bilkent U, Nathan Motulsky, Columbia U, Rebecca Rosen, Murray State U, Lauren Santoru, U of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Leah Thomas, Virginia State U and Holly Wiegand, Boston U Thursday, 8 January 2026 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM MTCC - 705 101 Poe and Games Philip Edward Phillips, Middle Tennessee State U Thursday, 8 January 2026 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM MTCC - 707FRIDAY 199 Declaring Dependence Ben Bascom, West Virginia U, Morgantown and Ben Bascom, West Virginia U, Morgantown Friday, 9 January 2026 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM MTCC - 605 235 Thermal Melville Jeffrey Insko, Oakland U Friday, 9 January 2026 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM MTCC - 801A Melville and the Geopolitics of Reading Melville Society Friday, 9 January 2026 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM MTCC - 712 304 Technology and Late-Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century American Literature Heather E. Ostman, Westchester Community C, State U of New York Friday, 9 January 2026 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM [VIRTUAL] 338 Thoreau’s Revolutions Kathleen Coyne Kelly, Northeastern U Friday, 9 January 2026 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM MTCC - 707
C19 Americanists@c19americanists.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We are now accepting both applications for Travel Grants for the 2026 Conference and donations to the Travel Grant Fund pool for distribution. If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, please visit our C19 Zeffy page: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Support the C19 Travel Fund

Begun with the 2018 C19 conference, the Travel Fund is made possible by the generous tax-deductible contributions of our members. Travel Fund awards help defray costs for travel, lodging, and conferen...

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ProfKori@profkori.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I knew Fall 2025 would be labor-intensive in terms of teaching, so it’s all easier said than done, but this is also a semester exciting conversations with folk I admire. A couple more on deck! ASA: American Studies Association AAR: American Academy of Religion

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Chris Hanlon@chrishanlon.bsky.social · 10mo ago

My co-editors Andrew Taylor, Sarah Ruffing Robbins, and I are so proud of this latest book in the Interventions series published by @edinburghuniversitypress. The Asian American Renaissance: Literary Encounters Across Time by Mai Wang will change the stories we tell about US literary history.

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@j19journal.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We've extended the deadline for submissions to our special issue, "Adaptations," to January 15th, 2026. Attaching the cfp here: please submit!

Cfp for special issue of J19, "Adaptations."
C19 Americanists@c19americanists.bsky.social · last yr.

The 19th century abolitionist movement utilized a diversity of tactics and engaged in constant critical internal debate in the mission to end slavery. The movement needed speeches, lawyers, lawbreakers, newspapers, and armed resisters. History teaches us that freedom requires all of the above.

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela@nataliapetrzela.bsky.social · last yr.

My NEH grant was terminated in service of a new focus on “patriotic programming,” but as an American and an Americanist, I know that resisting this dangerous decision and the broader movement of which it is a part is my patriotic duty. Wrote abt it @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/1936...

Here’s What One of Trump’s Grantee Termination Letters Looks Like

This NEH grantee was told the “immediate termination” of her grant “is necessary to safeguard the interests of the federal government.” Is this America?

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Natalia Mehlman Petrzela@nataliapetrzela.bsky.social · last yr.

“The termination of your grant represents an urgent priority for this administration” My NEH grant has been terminated Incredible when the funding for your book about the educational culture wars is cut as a result of the educational culture wars You can’t say history isn’t relevant

Dr. Emily Hamilton-Honey@hermioneclone.bsky.social · last yr.

All, this is an incredibly important story paper for American women writers, and NIU holds almost 1,000 issues. Every $1K they raise will allow them to digitize 75 issues! The fundraiser ends at 11:59 CST on April 3rd. Please help if you can, even just the cost of a coffee! #C19AmLit

Bleeding Cool@bleedingcool.com · last yr.

NIU is holding a fundraiser April 2-3 to back an effort to conserve and digitize the world's best collection of historically important Family Story Paper. #HuskiesUnited

C19 Americanists@c19americanists.bsky.social · last yr.

With the CFP out, we are well on our way towards the C19 Conference in Cincinnati, OH on March 12-14, 2026! Please consider donating to our Travel Fund for C19 members with limited access to travel funding, especially graduate students and contingent faculty. www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Support the C19 Travel Fund

Begun with the 2018 C19 conference, the Travel Fund is made possible by the generous tax-deductible contributions of our members. Travel Fund awards help defray costs for travel, lodging, and conferen...

zeffy.com