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Suzanne Litrel

@slitrel.bsky.social

Historian. Educator. Author. Working on more fun @ suzannelitrel.com

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Jennifer Serventi@jenserventi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You know who is fun to follow on social media during the World Cup? Historians. Enthusiastic fans who can provide an interesting story about a cultural exchange and/or war between the two countries that happened in the 17th century.

Suzanne Litrel@slitrel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Tomorrow! Free information session with Bloomsbury, in collaboration with World History Association. For emerging scholars, wherever you are! @thewha.bsky.social

Suzanne Litrel@slitrel.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Great publishing opportunity for emerging scholars! Scroll down the World History Association homepage for the Bloomsbury/WHA Diversity in World History book prize & register for the info session on Fri May 8 w/Bloomsbury and WHA folks (like me!) who want to see great work in print. www.thewha.org

Monica H Green@monicamedhist.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Many thanks to all the participants in the Forum on Early-Modern Empires & Global Interaction for the great discussion yesterday of my teaching module on the Black Death. #OpenAccess, presenting the new evolutionary paradigm in thinking about plague's evolution & social effects across 150 years.

Monica H Green@monicamedhist.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Here's the abstract for the FEEGI talk. Our roundtable is scheduled for Friday, 04/10, 12:15-1:15 Lunch roundtable Panel 3: Teaching World History with Adaptable Modules by the H21 Project (History for the 21st Century).

Introducing The Black Death: The Medieval Plague Pandemic Through the Eyes of Ibn Battuta, an online course module for the History for the 21st Century (H21) Project Forum on Early-modern Empires and Global Interaction (FEEGI) 10-11 April 2026, Rutgers University Roundtable Panel 3: Teaching World History with Adaptable Modules by the H21 Project (History for the 21st Century) For the past 700 years, all our narratives of the late medieval plague pandemic commonly known as “the Black Death” have been based on written accounts. From narratives like those of Boccaccio or Ibn al-Wardi, to collections of wills and burial records that have helped to quantify the level of mortality, all these sources had one thing in common: they were produced by humans describing effects that could be seen in other humans. The actual villain of the piece—the single-celled bacterium Yersinia pestis—was not simply invisible to these late medieval witnesses, but was inconceivable in their world views of where epidemics came from. This simple fact—that the existence (and therefore many of the effects) of this world-altering pathogen were invisible to our historical sources—is the biggest reason that now, in the age of paleogenomics, a radically new narrative of the Black Death is needed. Paleogenomics (also called “aDNA,” for “ancient DNA”) has transformed our historical understanding not simply by allowing us to confirm that yes, the pandemic was caused by Y. pestis, but also by providing us with an evolutionary history—a biological narrative to set alongside our human narratives—to tell us where the pandemic arose and how a series of local outbreaks eventually caused a semi-global mortality. Adding this biological history to our accounts means that we have to change certain elements of our most basic understanding of the pandemic. This talk briefly summarizes how the recently launched H21 Black Death module (1) expands the geography of the pandemic, (2) expands the chronology of the pa…
Suzanne Litrel@slitrel.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Really looking forward to this. ATL-area folks--come join me at FoxTale, my "home-away-from home"! Fun fact, in honor of Women's History Month: Foxtale is women-owned and run ... for over 17 years! #women #Woodstock #Georgia #Brazil #historiadora

University of New Mexico Press@unmpress.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Attention, Woodstock, Georgia! On March 22, Foxtale Book Shoppe is hosting historian Suzanne Litrel for a discussion of her new book, The Battle for Brazil: Resistance, Renewal, and the War Against the Dutch, 1580-1654. www.unmpress.com/events/suzan... #Brazil

FoxTale Book Shoppe in Woodstock, Georgia hosts historian Suzanne M. Litrel to discuss her new book, The Battle for Brazil: Resistance, Renewal, and the War Against the Dutch, 1580-1654
Ben Railton@americanstudier.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Celebrating Presidents in 2026? Fraught as hell, but what’s not is celebrating all the great public scholarship in my 263rd #ScholarSunday thread of writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

#ScholarSunday Thread 263 (2/15/26) – Black and White and Read All Over

Celebrating Presidents in 2026? Fraught as hell, but what’s not is celebrating all the great public scholarship in my 263rd #ScholarSunday thread of writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books. Add mor...

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Suzanne Litrel@slitrel.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Latest piece, on the joy of creating courses for and teaching history to lifelong learners. The average age of my sharp, curious, and (in many cases) globe-trotting seniors? 70. "We may be old," said one such student, "but we're not dead yet." #lifelonglearning

American Historical Association@historians.org · 7mo ago

In #AHAPerspectives, Suzanne M. Litrel describes teaching history to students in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, “reaching out to older learners in a low-stakes environment, I’ve found, rekindles or even jump-starts their love of history.” 🗃️

American Historical Association@historians.org · 7mo ago

In #AHAPerspectives, @drkyliesmith.bsky.social shares how she approaches teaching history to her nursing students. “Students need to learn a broad conception of history that explores the economic and political forces that shape their patients’ lives, as well as their own profession.” 🗃️

Nurses Need History Too – AHA

Teaching history to nursing students gives essential context to the healthcare systems they work in.

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American Historical Association@historians.org · 7mo ago

AHA members: The AHA is accepting applications for the 2026-27 research grants until February 15, 2026. Preference will be given to advanced doctoral students, nontenured faculty, and unaffiliated scholars and to those with specific research needs. 🗃️

Grants & Fellowships - AHA

AHA Research Grants Grants may be used for travel to a library or archive; microfilming, photography, or photocopying; hiring a researcher; borrowing or access fees; and similar research expenses-a li...

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Diane Zorich@dzorich.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Women's History Internships @ Smithsonian in museum admin; advancement; comms; or digital. $1200/wk stipend+ travel to/from DC. 6/8 - 8/7/26. Apply NOW (deadline = 2/12 OR first 200 applications) Open to U.S. college students/recent college grads, 18 yrs of age or older & have 3.0 or higher GPA.

Internships

Intern with us for an opportunity to contribute to our national effort to share a diversity of women's stories from the past and present.

womenshistory.si.edu

Suzanne Litrel@slitrel.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Wrapped up #AHA26 fun, but could not bear flying home w/o good fiction for the ride. So glad to find Strandmeyer's, right around the corner from the Hilton. 10/10 recommend! (Just loved The Ferryman and Wife, short and gorgeous read; now on North Woods...)

Suzanne Litrel@slitrel.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Can you tell I'm a little ... thrilled? And what a dream to work with UNM Press. Fabulous support! @clahistorians.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social #AHA26 #brasilholandês

University of New Mexico Press@unmpress.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Author @slitrel.bsky.social stopped by the UNM Press booth at the American Historical Association Annual Meeting in Chicago and was delighted to see her brand-new book there! THE BATTLE FOR BRAZIL comes out this Tuesday. If you're at #AHA26, grab your copy early! www.unmpress.com/978082636904...

A woman in a black and gray striped sweater and glasses smiles while holding a copy of THE BATTLE FOR BRAZIL. In the background, the University of New Mexico Press banner and a table with numerous history books propped up on bookstands.
Suzanne Litrel@slitrel.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Heading down to the Exhibit Hall and to get a first look at The Battle of Brazil (official release date is Jan 13)! I was told six copies are at the UNM booth, table 423. Happy to chat! I'll be there until 11-ish. #AHA26 @clahistorians.bsky.social @thewha.bsky.social www.unmpress.com/978082636904...

The Battle for Brazil

This book examines a crucial turning point in the colonial history of Brazil and especially the enduring consequences of local and trans-Atlantic resistance ...

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