Thread by @AmericanStudier

Here it is, my 109th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes & conversations, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below & enjoy, all! #twitterstorians

Starting with a few favorite pieces from the week, including two for the 100th anniversary of the Rosewood massacre. Here’s @gonzaleztennant for @JSTOR_Daily (h/t @KeishaBlain):
daily.jstor.org/remembering-ro…

& here’s @craigtimes for @SmithsonianMag on how the histories of that massacre were recovered:
smithsonianmag.com/history/how-hi…

Also for @SmithsonianMag, here’s @WoodardColin on where & how the myth of the American frontier was created:
smithsonianmag.com/history/how-my…

While @benchansfield for @JewishCurrents on the historic roots of the term “burnout” is a must-read (h/t @MMBrussell):
jewishcurrents.org/edifice-complex

@Kassie_Jo_Baron authored my favorite thread of the week, on why we can’t erase the labor activism of the Mill Girls:

https://twitter.com/Kassie_Jo_Baron/status/1609664108982321153?s=20&t=2ZC9tgCh0GqoMPMyxW8zcw

Turning to current events, vital @propublica reporting on the very real effects of Ron DeSantis’ anti-education policies (h/t @sandylocks):
propublica.org/article/desant…

While @erin_bartram wrote for @contingent_mag (which she edits) on where & how we have to fight for the historical profession:
contingentmagazine.org/2023/01/07/a-p…

Lots of great new podcast episodes this week, including the newest @Unsung__History featuring the awesome @nataliapetrzela:
unsunghistorypodcast.com/aerobics/

Speaking of @nataliapetrzela, she’s come under attack from right-wing extremists & needs our support & amplification more than ever:

https://twitter.com/nataliapetrzela/status/1609948620517969921?s=20&t=2ZC9tgCh0GqoMPMyxW8zcw

Back to podcasts, here’s @gerry_cadava talking with @AramosZayas & Mérida Rúa about their new Latinx Studies anthology from @NYUpress:
geraldocadava.substack.com/p/latino-studi…

The newest episode of Robin D.G. Kelley’s Freedom Dreams features @KeeangaYamahtta:

open.spotify.com/episode/69eTo3…

While the newest episode of @AfricanaCarr’s The Black Table features @kroosevelt93:

& here’s a snippet of the newest @AmPrestigePod episode featuring @catbateson:
americanprestigepod.com/p/bonus-music-…

@andylevy of @NewAbnormalPod spoke with @KevinMKruse about his contribution to his new co-edited collection Myth America:
thedailybeast.com/proof-that-rep…

That’s one of many conversations about Myth America this week, including @MollyJongFast interviewing Kruse & co-editor @julianzelizer for @FastPoliticsPod:

https://twitter.com/FastPoliticsPod/status/1610623182855086081?s=20&t=75yBCg9jANm3jfeGQChVaQ

@buzzkillprof is featuring the book all month, with interviews with the co-editors and many other contributors:

https://twitter.com/buzzkillprof/status/1609633707706535936?s=20&t=2ZC9tgCh0GqoMPMyxW8zcw

& here’s @EJDionne talking with Kruse & Zelizer at the great @PoliticsProse:

Myth America is now available from @BasicBooks (you can get 20% off at their site with the code BESTBOOKS22):
basicbooks.com/titles/kevin-m…

Tons of goodness for @madebyhistory this week as ever, but I have to start with a quick plea for the site to pay its contributors. Made's a preeminent public scholarly space & it would be an important & exemplary step to compensate writers there. Let’s help make that happen, all!

@spencerbeswick wrote for @madebyhistory on what we can learn from 80s anti-fascists for the anniversary of #January6th:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

@historycorey wrote for @madebyhistory on a historical precedent for the week’s Speaker of the House battles:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

@IvonPadillaR wrote for @madebyhistory on the destructive effects of immigration policies like Title 42:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

While @moschauffs wrote for @madebyhistory on the positive collective effects of veteran activism:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

Also for @madebyhistory, @s_raughley wrote on Black women, misogyny, & the Megan Thee Stallion case:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

Finally for @madebyhistory, here’s @jcullenAHN on the 50th anniversary of @springsteen’s debut album & what has changed in the music industry:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

After a holiday hiatus, @BlkPerspectives will air their next roundtable next week, focusing on Holly Pinheiro’s book The Families’ Civil War from @UGAPress:
aaihs.org/online-roundta…

Speaking of new books, @ProfL12 & @bertemerson’s Democracies in America is now out & discounted from @OxUniPress:

https://twitter.com/ProfL12/status/1610664465401364488?s=20&t=75yBCg9jANm3jfeGQChVaQ

@JTRoane’s Dark Agoras is also out & discounted from @NYUpress:

https://twitter.com/JTRoane/status/1610260248538894336?s=20&t=75yBCg9jANm3jfeGQChVaQ

For @LARBBooks, @jimdowns1 reviewed @CaroleEmberton’s To Walk About in Freedom:
lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-af…

While @BlackGirlNerds highlighted @EliColomba & Aurelie Levy’s new graphic novel Queenie: Godmother of Harlem:
blackgirlnerds.com/queenie-godmot…

Speaking of new graphic novels, check out Alan Jenkins’ on an alternative history of #January6th (h/t @tribelaw):
washingtonpost.com/comics/2023/01…

& for tons of forthcoming books to get excited about, here’s @rokwon’s list of 2023 books authored by women of color:

https://twitter.com/rokwon/status/1610684907474554881?s=20&t=75yBCg9jANm3jfeGQChVaQ

Gonna end with a few more favorites from the week, including @AyendyBonifacio for @NACLA on anti-Haitianism in Dominican history & education:
nacla.org/institutionali…

@sleelenfield wrote for @nybooks on the amazing life of Nadine Hwang:
nybooks.com/online/2023/01…

Moving stuff from @JordiGraupera for @NewYorker on a professor’s final class:
newyorker.com/culture/annals…

Couple of great pieces on fashion histories from @DrEinavRFox this week, including this for @madebyhistory on @ZelenskyyUa:
washingtonpost.com/made-by-histor…

& I was honored to share a blog Guest Post of @DrEinavRFox’s on @JohnFetterman & Senatorial fashion:

americanstudier.blogspot.com/2023/01/januar…

Finally, here’s my first @SatEvePost Considering History column of 2023, on lessons from a planned 1933 coup & the worst & best of America:
saturdayeveningpost.com/2023/01/consid…

PS. I’m sure I missed plenty as ever, so share more writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books below, please. Happy reading, listening, & public scholarly solidarity, this week & all year long! #twitterstorians

Adding this non-paywalled link to @jbf1755's newest op ed (h/t @DrKarenLCox):

https://twitter.com/DrKarenLCox/status/1612099784185085952?s=20&t=hSbJV4aZguph1PNvQ7AMSw

& adding @carolinepennock's forthcoming book!

https://twitter.com/carolinepennock/status/1611880601614954496?s=20&t=xPQxMSXgRZkmjeprsDGfrQ

& adding this great piece from @Lollardfish, echoing & extending my request to @madebyhistory to pay their contributors:

https://twitter.com/Lollardfish/status/1612124949497450499

Adding this new post from @SilasLapham:
interminablerambling.medium.com/teh-dangers-of…