Thread by @AmericanStudier

Here it is, my 92nd #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast eps, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below & enjoy, all! #twitterstorians

Gotta start with the deservedly viral thread that embodies the best of public scholarly Tweeting, @gvaughnjoy on Hollywood monopolies past & present:

https://twitter.com/gvaughnjoy/status/1566899284569722882?s=20&t=JF-94i6i0p9Xsd8aqrfNTQ

One of my favorite pieces of the week was @mattdelmont for @SmithsonianMag on Black WWII soldiers & the fight for justice:
smithsonianmag.com/history/deadly…

On white supremacist threats to justice, @jennelizabethj wrote for @Courage_News on what’s in the FBI files on Aretha Franklin (h/t @carisadel):
couragenews.substack.com/p/news-foiad-f…

Turning to currnet events, here’s @pastpunditry for @CNNOpinion on 90s echoes in current GOP extremism:
cnn.com/2022/09/09/opi…

@adamserwer for @TheAtlantic is a must-read as ever, this time on the Rushdie attack & what free speech does & doesn’t mean:
theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

@GrimKim wrote for @AnandWrites’ newsletter on why union membership is a must for all workers:
the.ink/p/you-should-j…

Here’s @Scandalous for @IndyVoices on the California heatwave & why cooling is a universal human right:
independent.co.uk/voices/heatwav…

Here’s @irin for @NYMag on the groundbreaking and frustratingly ignored work & voice on @DorothyERoberts on criminalizing pregnancy:
nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Along those same lines, @KatSaints wrote for @nursingclio on the painful intersections of research & life in a post-Roe world:
nursingclio.org/2022/09/08/hel…

For another layer to women’s health, moving work from @cciccone for @harpersbazaarus on ADHD in adult women (h/t @laurawritesit):
harpersbazaar.com/culture/featur…

Really interesting essay from @benlibman for @Post_45 on Susan Sontag’s influences on American & world lit:
post45.org/2022/08/susan-…

Deep dive from @michellecyca for @macleans on the controversy surrounding a faux-indigenous scholar:
macleans.ca/longforms/the-…

Very provocative stuff from @orientaljanedoe for @TheProspect on the fundamental flaws of Ivy League universities:
prospect.org/education/besi…

Couple important contributions this week to the continuing debate over “presentism,” including @PriyaSatia & @MalcolmBFoley for @AHAhistorians in direct response to Sweet:
historians.org/publications-a…

& @KeishaBlain’s response for @newrepublic is as compelling & vital as all her work:
newrepublic.com/article/167680…

For an illustration of the best of 21st century historical scholarship, here’s the latest in @contingent_mag’s How I Do History series, this one featuring @nishantbatsha:
contingentmagazine.org/2022/09/03/how…

A trio of great new podcast eps this week, including the latest for @Unsung__History, @Lucy_Worsley on Agatha Christie:
unsunghistorypodcast.com/agatha-christi…

@KahanLori joins @kaskew on the Lost Ladies of Lit podcast to talk about the amazing Miriam Michelson:
lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/104-mi…

& here’s the newest @her_half episode, on the mythical Revolutionary War spy Agent 355:

herhalfofhistory.com/2022/09/08/8-3…

Tons of goodness for @madebyhistory as ever this week, including @ElizabethKolsky on why the dark side of the Queen’s legacy matters:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

Before you watch today’s NFL action, make sure to read @DrKatieTaylor for @madebyhistory on women coaching football:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

Also for @madebyhistory sports, here’s @gwen_lockman on unionizing the minor leagues:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

More @madebyhistory excellence, @sarahehorowitz on our longstanding obsession with stories of smart women falling:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

Also for @madebyhistory, here’s @HottyCouture on the popularity of the “naked dress”:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

& finally for @madebyhistory, here’s @jthorndike on why lots more tax collectors aren’t necessarily the threat the GOP claims:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

@BlkPerspectives ran a great roundtable this week on @DrSoyica’s Radical Vision (from @yalepress), including @juliusflemingjr’s interview with the author:
aaihs.org/lorraine-hansb…

@LL_Ridley wrote for that roundtable on Hansberry and freedom:
aaihs.org/lorraine-hansb…

Isaiah Matthew Wooden wrote on Hansberry & revision:
aaihs.org/on-ambivalence…

Shane Vogel wrote on Hansberry & the Black radical tradition:
aaihs.org/lorraine-hansb…

& the @BlkPerspectives roundtable ended with a thoughtful response from @DrSoyica herself:
aaihs.org/lorraine-hansb…

Lots of important new books to highlight this week, including @BigSkyHistory’s The Middle Kingdom Under the Big Sky from @UnivNebPress:
newbooksnetwork.com/the-middle-kin…

Also out now is @madridfrench’s the Architecture of Suspense from @uvapress:

https://twitter.com/madridfrench/status/1567334793213272065?s=20&t=egBn92Y6Vk5NYPaomeKgZw

@WalterDGreason shares @wendel_white’s excellent photo collection Schools for the Colored:
pushpulleditions.com/buy/p/wendelwh…

& here’s a @USATODAY story on the amazing Ruby Bridges’ newly released children’s book:
usatoday.com/story/entertai…

Also check out this @Suntimes article on Larry McClellan’s Barefoot to Chicago, forthcoming from @siupress:
chicago.suntimes.com/2022/9/5/23324…

& also available for pre-order is It Came from the Closest, edited by @joevallese for @FeministPress (h/t @HollyEvanMarie):
feministpress.org/books-a-m/it-c…

Gonna end with a few favorite stories from the week, this time pop culture-centered, including @IsmaelC_C's excellent response to racist trolls attacking @LOTRonPrime:
npr.org/2022/09/06/112…

@outlawvern’s alternating series of reviews of Truffaut & American Ninja films is peak 21st century film studies greatness:
outlawvern.com/2022/09/10/the…

& @aydeethegreat “mix-tape essay” for @scalawagmag is a must-read (h/t @Poppyinthewheat):
scalawagmagazine.org/2022/09/ad-car…

Finally, I’ll end with my @SatEvePost Considering History Labor Day column, on adding enslaved workers to our collective memories of the American labor movement:
saturdayeveningpost.com/2022/09/consid…

PS. I’m sure I missed plenty of goodness as ever, so please share more writing, threads, podcasts, books (especially your own!) below. Thanks & happy reading, all! #twitterstorians

Adding this post @PostOpinions column from @sarahchurchwell:
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/0…