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Laura Ansley
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Director of Publications, @historians.org | Emerita, @nursingclio.bsky.social | she/her
How can you teach a state’s "hard histories" when state laws ban divisive concepts? In #AHAPerspectives, Katherine Perrotta and Leah Panther use place-based learning to engage students with the histories of Confederate monuments and race in Shermantown and Stone Mountain, Georgia.
“Things Happened There” – AHA
Youth participatory action research projects invite students to investigate the complex histories of Stone Mountain and Shermantown, Georgia.
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I've been staying off social media a lot, because it's simply not healthy (physically, mentally, spiritually, you name it) to face this constant barrage of horrors so casually and constantly. From our politics to war to AI to sexual violence—I simply can't scroll all the time anymore.
Going to be speaking on this webinar panel tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to it!
Society for Scholarly Publishing@scholarlypub.bsky.social · 3d agoTomorrow: What is the role of a scholarly society now—and what will make that role relevant in the future? ... https://www.sspnet.org/event/ssp-webinar-role-responsibility-relevance/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=Society%20for%20Scholarly%20Publishing&utm_content=Announcement
My department is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor of Public History! I am on the committee so please let me know if you have questions and please feel free to share! Job ID 303951. campus.kennesaw.edu/faculty-staf...
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find your next great career opportunity by finding jobs through the Department of Human Resources at Kennesaw State University!
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This Fall, join us as we share the importance of experts in the humanities & social sciences. Why do we need more historians, anthropologists, philosophers, sociologists, religious studies scholars, literary scholars? It’s time to highlight their value — now more than ever.
2026 ACLS Social Media Campaign Toolkit
ACLS invites scholars and advocates to make a case for disciplines and research in the humanities and social sciences on social media.
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Undergraduates: submit to #AHA27's Undergraduate Poster Session by October 22. The Poster Session is an opportunity for undergraduates to share their research with peers and established scholars in a visual format.
Presenting Undergraduate Research at the Annual Meeting - AHA
Learn how to submit a proposal to present your undergraduate thesis or research at the AHA annual meeting.
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The September #AHR is now available! In #AHAPerspectives, get a sneak peek at the latest issue, featuring new scholarship on Africa, Indonesia, the environment, and the family, plus a History Lab forum, History Unclassified essays, new #AHRSyllabus modules, and more.
Nature’s Archive and Family Archives – AHA
Get a sneak peek of the September 2026 issue of the American Historical Review.
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One of the great privileges of my time at the AHA has been editing the obituaries we publish in #AHAPerspectives. It’s such a special genre of writing. So I’m greatly enjoying reading Are They Dead Yet? by Sam Roberts.
I have watched The Love Hypothesis movie. Missing a little of the sparkle of the book but a decent adaptation. 💕🧪
Are you joining us in New Orleans this January? Registration for #AHA27 is now open!
American Historical Association@historians.org · last wk.Registration is open for #AHA27! The conference, which will take place in New Orleans on January 7–10, 2027, includes over 490 sessions and events.
Joan Scott's "Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis" turns 40 this year! Do you assign it? Has it been meaningful for your work? We want to hear from you!! Please submit reflections & remembrances to Nursing Clio & we'll compile a celebratory post! 🗃️ nursingclio.org/2026/09/23/a...
Anglo-American Gender History turns 40!
Joan Wallach Scott’s 1986 article “Gender: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis” turns 40 this year. Published in the American Historical Review, this article laid the ground on which Anglo-Ame…
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No matter how many times I receive one, those "you're a great editor!" emails from authors are always a treat.
It was a really fun evening! And now I gotta get back to the DAR Museum to check out the exhibits.
American Historical Association@historians.org · last wk.Behind the scenes at the DAR Museum! Last week, current and former AHA staff came out to support executive director Sarah Jones Weicksel at a talk for her new book, A Nation Unraveled: Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era (UNC Press).
Breaking news: Leaving the house for a book talk and then dinner with friends is good, actually. Even if you gotta go downtown for it!
I hope folks understand that this is a reaction to the Ellipse, the Reflecting Pool, the East Wing, the fences, the barriers, the National Guard, and the general state of the city, as well as the Kennedy Center.
Yonette Joseph@sugarcane99.bsky.social · 2w agoProtesters rally around Kennedy Center amid Trump’s threats to demolish it wjla.com/news/local/k...
beyond bad faith part of what is happening here is that people who think this are basically incapable of thinking historically and see the political world as simply a set of actions and reactions.
Action Alert: The Department of Education has proposed changes to higher education accreditation that could weaken scholarly standards, treat ideological diversity as a measure of educational quality, and undervalue faculty expertise. Submit a public comment by Sept. 21. 🗃️
Action Alert: Tell the Department of Education: Protect Academic Accreditation
The Department of Education has proposed an overhaul of the accreditation system for higher education in the Federal Register: Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary’s Recognition...
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Today, AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel joined members of Congress at the Capitol to announce the Smithsonian Integrity and Historical Independence Act of 2026. Read more about today’s press conference here: www.historians.org/news/aha-exe...
We ended up using it for the #AHAPerspectives September issue cover! Issue should be arriving in your mailbox now, and we'll be rolling out the articles online over the next month or so. Enjoy!
September 2026
Read the September issue of Perspectives on History.
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Laura Ansley@lmansley.bsky.social · 2mo agoToday I learned there is a photo at the Library of Congress in which Houdini is sitting chatting with a ghostly image of Lincoln. Amazing image. Using it for a magazine article.
The nation’s largest gathering of historians is heading to New Orleans! 🎉 The #AHA27 program is now online, featuring 490+ sessions and events on research, teaching, professional development, public engagement, and more. Join us January 7–10, 2027:
Program - AHA
Programs At the annual meeting, historians explore new approaches to research, teaching, public engagement, professional development, and more. Explore the schedule and plan your meeting experience us...
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When the science is on earthquakes, you have to be where the earth shakes! For the #histsci fans out there: Cristián Castro shares the story of how Chile, Japan, and the United States became the center of seismology. 🗃️
Seismic Pacific – AHA
Over the course of the 20th century, the Pacific Rim, long treated as peripheral, became central to the production of earthquake knowledge.
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This is a big one: Brown University is searching for the next director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice. Please help us identify excellent candidates to lead this signature program into the future. Please write me with ideas; please share in your networks; please apply.
Brown University - Professor and Director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice | H-Net
1. Academic Accomplishment. We seek a scholar with a strong scholarly record, including excellence in both research and teaching, appropriate for appointment at the level of full professor in a social science, humanities, or arts department at Brown.
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On the way to the office today, I passed the spot on Columbia Island where Trump wants to put that absurd arch (between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery). There was a tiny protest of about 4–5 people there, standing up and speaking out against it. ✊🏻
Those outside the DC region may not realize what a cultural gem the Kennedy Center is. I've seen musicals, ballet, and orchestral concerts there. It's been devastating to see this longstanding institution become a political football and be dismantled due to one person's narcissism.
After four seasons, History in Focus is taking a pause. In this special coda episode, Daniel Story looks back at the podcast’s journey and its collaborations. Thank you, @danieljstory.bsky.social, for four seasons of thoughtful, creative storytelling and for all you’ve brought to History in Focus!
History in Focus Coda
In this special coda episode of History in Focus, Daniel says farewell, and looks back at four seasons of episodes and podcast collaborations.
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What can a seized gold necklace tell us about women’s economic independence in Senegal? In #AHAPerspectives, summer columnist Becca Aponte traces how a dispute in colonial Senegal reveals the ways jewelry served as collateral, personal credit, and a marker of women’s social and economic status.
Small Property, Big Meanings – AHA
A dispute over 11 francs and a stolen gold necklace in 1906 offers a vital insight into the economic world women in Senegal created for themselves.
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Who doesn’t love some good old drama in the court records?! Thank you #AHAPerspectives for having me and sharing this work on ordinary women’s wearable wealth in colonial Senegal!
Laura Ansley@lmansley.bsky.social · 2w agoIn her second #AHAPerspectives column, @baponte.bsky.social shares a story about a stolen necklace, attempted stabbing, arrest, and trial in 1906 Senegal that illuminates the intersections of capitalism and women's history. 🗃️