Thread by @AmericanStudier

Here it is, my Diamond Jubilee (that’s 75 for you uncultured types) #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing, work, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from the past week! Raise a glass and share more, please! #twitterstorians

Gotta open with a handful of the many vital pieces on this week’s deeply disturbing news out of the Supreme Court. Starting with @jackiantonovich’s great thread of @nursingclio pieces:

https://twitter.com/jackiantonovich/status/1521428632069185536?s=20&t=E033YqEe_zs1iMpJ-GNmTA

One of my favorite pieces of the week was @mollyjfarrell’s for @Slate on Ben Franklin & abortion:
slate.com/news-and-polit…

@KellyODonn & @lmacthompson1 wrote for @HistoryWO on models for the fight as we move forward:
historyworkshop.org.uk/it-doesnt-have…

Here’s @LeahLitman & @ProfMMurray for @PostOpinions on the draft decision’s ramifications beyond Roe:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

Here’s @imillhiser for @voxdotcom on why this latest Supreme Court travesty might require rethinking the whole institution:
vox.com/2022/5/3/23055…

Finally, I shared this one in my prior thread, but @outofthetowerh & Roberta Francis for @MsMagazine is even more timely this week:
msmagazine.com/2022/04/27/equ…

As I finish up my Du Bois class, I can’t recommend enough Gerald Horne for @thenation on Black Reconstruction:
thenation.com/article/societ…

Great @CharlotteMag Q&A with @GilmoreGlenda on her new book on the supremely talented Romare Bearden:
charlottemagazine.com/qa-author-expl…

Excellent @HistEdQuarterly article from @AshleyDDennis on a groundbreaking WWII Black history curriculum:
cambridge.org/core/journals/…

On the anniversary of the Kent State massacre, check out @Will_Bunch’s thread accompanying his vital new piece:

https://twitter.com/Will_Bunch/status/1521541066150797312?s=20&t=-zlfdM-gLLbae8qFmIdFSg

Speaking of awesome threads, here’s @JasonPMcGraw on his Decolonization course (h/t @CarisAdel):

https://twitter.com/JasonPMcGraw/status/1520085290391588864?s=20&t=ihq-o9F92acpJo1KWf6QTg

The first in a May series of Metropole posts on urban indigeneity features @CathleenDCahill & @A_NeedhamNYU:

themetropole.blog/2022/05/03/ind…

For more inspiring pedagogy thoughts, here’s @ThinkUDL’s newest episode, featuring @joshua_r_eyler on alternative grading practices:

thinkudl.org/episodes/engag…

For #AAPIHeritageMonth & #TeachAAPIHistory, @mrshistorylee & @HistoryFrog are posting one resource a day in this thread:

https://twitter.com/mrshistorylee/status/1520716240314118144?s=20&t=k2IA5n2owGVaPolW3WK2Ug

@nicolesjchung’s newest @TheAtlantic newsletter is another #AAPIHeritageMonth must-read:
newsletters.theatlantic.com/i-have-notes/6…

For the 80th anniversary of the May 1942 Japanese incarceration broadside, @YanaiInitiative & @UCLA have launched a new exhibition (h/t @fourstories):
newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/exhib…

& my new @SatEvePost Considering History column used that anniversary as a springboard to remember the life & legacy of Fred Korematsu:
saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/05/consid…

Tons of new podcast eps this week, starting with @Unsung__History featuring @janehongphd:

us6.campaign-archive.com/?u=4e46609a503…

The wonderful @UncorkedHistory released two episode vids this week, this one featuring @TheOtherRBG & @DrTanyaRoth:

& this @UncorkedHistory ep featuring @gvaughnjoy & @reba_wissner:

& @KidadaEWilliams’ newest Seizing Freedom ep is an interview with @juliacraven:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/int…

Plenty of goodness for @madebyhistory this week as ever, including @LjbriggsLaura on that Supreme Court draft decision:
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…

Also for @madebyhistory on abortion rights, here’s Peggy Cooper Davis on the Reconstruction amendments:
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…

Also also for @madebyhistory on the Supreme Court’s problematic power, here’s @rachelshelden:
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…

Also also also for @madebyhistory, here’s @GeneZubovich on surging Christian nationalism:
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…

Finally for @madebyhistory, here’s @DiaDamico on the true purpose of public education:
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…

@ProfTDParry is editing a wonderful @BlkPerspectives Forum on Black Las Vegas; check out his intro post and then make sure to browse the site for all the other great contributions:
aaihs.org/introducing-bl…

Plenty of new books this week, including New to Liberty, the first novel from my colleague & friend @DeMistyB (from @unnamedpress):

wbur.org/news/2022/05/0…

Also newly released is @FriederikeBaer’s Hessians:

https://twitter.com/FriederikeBaer/status/1521602270307225600?s=20&t=-zlfdM-gLLbae8qFmIdFSg

@hebagowayed’s Refuge is about to officially launch with this great event featuring @victorerikray, @nedasoc, & @rhacel:

https://twitter.com/hebagowayed/status/1522187582284738561?s=20&t=TeZ582XVWrtMn7EPkuAXcg

Speaking of @victorerikray, can’t wait for the forthcoming On Critical Race Theory from @penguinrandom:
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708739/o…

Also can’t wait for @eldaggar’s Cultivating Empire from @PennPress:
pennpress.org/9781512823295/…

& you can now pre-order @LaurenHaumesser’s The Democratic Collapse from @UNC_Press:

https://twitter.com/LaurenHaumesser/status/1522727074171170817?s=20&t=XA2JcWCa0elh30yVVcnFrA

Gonna end with a delightful bit of literary news I missed last month (h/t @DrYoFiggy):
mellon.org/shared-experie…

But I can’t end this 75th #ScholarSunday thread without a couple reflections on this year and a half (!!!) sharing y’all’s amazing work. I don’t remember precisely when or even exactly why I initially started these threads, but I sure am glad that I did.

There are lots of reasons for that gladness, including all the mutuals to whom I’ve connected through these threads. I hope they’ve given you all tons more great folks to follow as well, to help us all make the most & best of this space & community.

These threads have also helped me (& I hope y’all) get a better sense of just how much amazingness is being written & produced & shared every single week. There’s never been a moment with more voices in the conversation. Anything to help us find more of them seems pretty crucial.

Lastly (for now!), I’ll just say that this past week has featured some serious conflict on public scholarly twitter. Some individuals said & did really awful things, & were rightly called out. & some very difficult conversations were started that need to continue, here & beyond.

I’m not trying to minimize or elide any of that. But I am trying to complement some of the worst of this space, of academia & higher ed, of 21C US society, with examples of some of the best on all those levels. & I plan to keep doing that every damn week as long as I’m able.

PS. I’m sure I missed plenty as ever, so please share more writing & work of all kinds—especially yours!—below. Thanks, happy reading, solidarity, & here’s to the next 75 threads! #twitterstorians