Hadassah St. Hubert
@hsaint.bsky.social
Historian of Haiti and the World’s Fairs | Digital Humanist | Fundraiser | Supporter of Arts, Culture & Humanities
Join me, @perrycollins.bsky.social , Ashley Sands, and Dennis Nangle for our ThriveLib talk on August 12th!
ThriveLib Reclaiming Joy, Balance, and Boundaries in Libraries@thrivelib.bsky.social · last wk.When systems fail us, what does survival look like? Perry Collins, Hadassah St. Hubert, Ashley Sands, and Dennis Nangle bring multiple perspectives to one of the most important conversations at ThriveLib 2026. August 12, 3:30 PM CT thrivelib-2026.heysummit.com/talks/collec... #ThriveLib
It's true! Working with brilliant thinkers and writers like @electrostani.bsky.social is the best part of my job. ✨ If you're on sabbatical this fall, consider partnering with a developmental editor (like me :)). I'd love to talk with you about how I can help you move your project forward.
Amardeep Singh@electrostani.bsky.social · 2w agoI do want to give a special shout-out to @halperta.bsky.social who worked with me as a developmental editor. Hannah's feedback and conversation were key in helping me figure out what this book should be *about*. If you're working on a book, consider working with Hannah! halperta.com/categories/m...
"Impact of Supreme Court TPS ruling on Haitians, Syrians and tens of thousands in the US" With Francois Pierre-Louis Listen to conversation in The World: buff.ly/qIHOXry
The Creole Pig: Haiti's Great Loss documentary. In the 1980s, a swine flu crossed the Haitian-Dominican border and started to affect the Creole pig, an important commodity in Haiti. The flu also threatened livestock in the United States. www.pbs.org/show/the-cre...
The Creole Pig: Haiti's Great Loss
How the eradication of a breed leads to the crushing economic blow of a country.
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We have created a booklet with advertisements of self-emancipating enslaved people in Barbados in the 18th and 19th centuries. It aims to make these ads more accessible and contains images of c. 20 ads, their transcriptions, and a short introduction contextualizing them. tinyurl.com/26zkuxf7 1/
So glad to hear that #NEH awards canceled last year will be reinstated soon! For those of you dealing with this, I'm sure the process requires new forms, work plans, or budgets, which can be frustrating. Pls remember that your NEH colleagues are overworked and overwhelmed, too.
NEH grant recipients who received notification that a terminated award is eligible for reinstatement can find more information about initiating the restatement process here: shorturl.at/0GwBc
🤬 You do not "fill the gap" in archives. You ask *why* the gap is there in the first place. That is where the real information resides. Also: LLMs train on digitized materials. Do you have any idea how little has been digitized? LLMs train on a *sliver* of the human past and human knowledge.
Peter Whitewood@pwhitewood.bsky.social · 2mo agoRebranding a hallucination as a ‘critical confabulation’ that can fill archival gaps is a big no from me.
Check out historypin by Shift Collective www.about.historypin.org
About Historypin
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Reminding myself for no reason that I do this work because I believe in it. Yes, I believe people benefit from and deserve access to education after high school. And yes, I believe in teaching and researching arts, culture, and the humanities.
giving an intro to digital preservation workshop for folks outside of LIS interested in/already developing a community archive & i *still* refer to @dorothyjberry.bsky.social's 'the house archives built,' esp when discussing the question 'should everything be digitized?' publisher / practitioner!
Sak Pase, New York City! I’m proud to once again join both Michaël Brun and Council Member Rita Joseph in wishing all the Haitians who call this city home a joyful Haitian Heritage Month. And to Haiti’s national team: best of luck in the World Cup. Grenadye Alaso!
One of the least surprising insights of our survey is that non-tenured faculty are more afraid overall. I am non-tenured myself. I helped produce the report, and I'm willing to boost & talk about it. Some of us have to, however prudently, while the risk is mid. #yalereport aaupyale.org/report/
Sharing one more time because there is no algorithm: My reflections on leaving the federal workforce, recovering from burnout, and figuring out what comes next: halperta.com/public%20wri...
Sabbatical
In March of 2025, I left my job as a Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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I promised myself when I left my position at NEH that after a year had passed, I'd write something about my experience as an un/under/employed former fed. Here it is: halperta.com/public%20wri...
Sabbatical
In March of 2025, I left my job as a Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for the Humanities.
halperta.com
@sidracollaborative.bsky.social can help your organization plan to distribute emergency funding.
Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 3mo agoHurricane season is coming, and disaster season is always already here. Read our recommendations of three ways funders can prepare to step up when disasters occur: sidracollaborative.com/2026/05/14/t...
So, my colleague, @katielcoldiron.bsky.social, and I co-authored a handbook with simple, common sense tips for identifying and writing a grant. #6 in the @dlocaribbean.bsky.social Handbook series. See the book here: dloc.com/AA00115422/0....
Fellowship Opp: Just Tech CFP is now live. Cohort will run from Jan to Dec 2027. The unrestricted award is for up to $60K, along with monthly virtual gatherings, individualized mentoring, one in-person workshop, and ongoing access to the Just Tech network. www.ssrc.org/programs/jus...
Just Tech Fellowship
The Just Tech Fellowship supports researchers and practitioners investigating the intersection of technology and social justice.
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After 10+ year building origin stories for others with bestie Glover, I can't believe I'd never heard her own! And a great one too! Good times. Check out this great interview with Ashley Newby for the Black Studies Podcast. 🤩🤩 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/k...
Kaiama Glover - Department of Black Studies, Yale University
Podcast Episode · The Black Studies Podcast · April 29 · 49m
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Hey academic friends, if you're planning some writing over the summer and could use some support, I offer coaching and editing services for non-fiction writers. halperta.com/categories/e...
Writing and Editing
Towards a better future for the humanities.
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I hava piece in today's @nytimes.com thinking through the intertwined histories of Haiti & the U.S. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/o...
Opinion | It’s Been Centuries Since Haiti’s Revolution. It’s Still Paying for It.
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CLIR @clirnews.bsky.social and Shift Collective have published: Preserving Endangered Cultural Memory at a Time of Heightened Risk: Evaluating the Recordings at Risk Grant Program. For more, see www.clir.org/2026/04/rar-...
CLIR and Shift Collective Announce Release of Recordings at Risk Evaluation Report
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) and Shift Collective are pleased to announce the publication of Preserving Endangered Cultural Memory at a Time of Heightened Risk: Evaluating t...
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If anyone still wants to do that work hi I'm interested.
🌱✨Actually so excited and honored to help open this amazing program✨🎉
The Price Lab@pricelab.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe are thrilled to announce that Dream Lab 2026 will kick off with a workshop led by @halperta.bsky.social, a writer, scholar, labor advocate, and founding member of the Sidra Collaborative consultancy. Hannah will speak about DH with Purpose, igniting our imaginations for a week of DH⚡️
Sat down for an interview with Marlene Daut for @publicbooks.bsky.social on my edition & translation of "......And the Dogs Were Silent" by A. Césaire. Always fun to talk to Marlene. Could not ask for a better interlocutor! Cc @dukepress.bsky.social www.publicbooks.org/courage-or-f...
“Courage or Foolhardiness”: Talking Aimé Césaire with Alex Gil - Public Books
“This way of going about prophecy sadly replaces the historical fact of Black victory with a timeless failed rebellion. Too bleak, if you ask me.”
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Congrats to Sidra Cofounder @halperta.bsky.social!!
Sidra Collaborative@sidracollaborative.bsky.social · 4mo agoCongratulations to Sidra co-founder @halperta.bsky.social, whose article “An Unexpected Influence: Photostats in Special Collections Libraries” was awarded honorable mention in the SoFCB essay prize. Learn more: rarebookschool.org/sofcb-essay-... Article: works.hcommons.org/records/ybvd...
This is great news for IMLS and the libraries & museums that it funds through their grant programs: www.ala.org/news/2026/04...
Trump administration withdraws appeal, securing historic victory for libraries and IMLS
On April 6, 2026, a federal court granted the Trump Administration’s request to withdraw its appeal of a federal judge’s earlier ruling that struck down the Administration’s dismantling of the Institu...
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Online Films Screening – Four Short Films by Al’Ikens Plancher Date & Time: Friday, April 24th, 2026 at 1 p.m. EST/12 p.m. CT/ 10 a.m. PST buff.ly/hef7J7J • Boat People, 2024 (10 minutes) • Tifi , 2021 (13 minutes) • La Vie, 2023 (4 minutes) • Konpa, 2023 (9 minutes)
