American History - Cambridge

The American History Subject Group at the University of Cambridge. Tweeting all things US History @CamHistory @Cambridge_Uni and beyond. We also have a podcast.

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

We are delighted to announce the new Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast website, home to episodes old and new: https://t.co/2uG6eZdR5o — Check back term-time Fridays for new releases!

[Cambridge History @CamHistory]

📢How one Cambridge historian is harnessing AI to scrutinise over three decades of presidential language - with extraordinary results.

PhD student Jacob Forward is using LLMs to analyse a scale of sources seldom attempted in historical research.

🔗https://t.co/6JdF6HGHlk

[Cambridge History @CamHistory]

📢Last tickets available for tomorrow's keynote: Creating the New Economy, part of the #BeyondNeoliberalism Conference.

Hear from some of the brightest minds - @hboushey46
@RanaForoohar @Jayati1609 @rodrikdanias - explore the future of global economics.

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[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Kimberly Welch joins us on this week's episode of the Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast to discuss her work, “Eulalie Mandeville’s Money: A Free Black Woman and Her Legacy in Antebellum New Orleans.” Check it out! https://t.co/3HGxyEXQ9V

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Brenna W. Greer joins us tonight in the American History Seminar to discuss her work-in-progress, “African Americans and the Photographic Seat of Honor.” All are welcome! [Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College]

[Cambridge History @CamHistory]

📢JOB ALERT: Temporary Assistant Professor in 20th-Century U.S. History, specialising in social or cultural history.

This is a fixed-term 12 month Temporary Assistant Professor covering academic leave.

For further information and to apply⤵️
https://t.co/d5plCOnxZO

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Kaeten Mistry joins us tonight in the American History Seminar to discuss his work-in-progress, “Exposure: How State Secret Disclosures Helped Construct and Undermine the Cold War Consensus.” All are welcome! [Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College]

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

The Cambridge American History Graduate Student Conference will take place next Friday, 23 May, in the Bawden Room at Jesus College. All are welcome!

[Cambridge History @CamHistory]

📢AUTHOR EVENT: Join Andrew Preston, Professor of American History @CamHistory, as he discusses his new book 'Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security.'

📆29 May, 6-7pm
🏢@HeffersBookshop, Cambridge
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[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey joins us tonight in the American History Seminar to discuss his recent book, “Cross-Border Cosmopolitans: The Making of a Pan-African North America.” All are welcome! [Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College]

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Lydia Walker joins us tonight in the American History Seminar to discuss her work-in-progress, “The Border Walkers: Kashmir and the Transformation of International Intervention.” All are welcome! [Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College]

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Elizabeth Ellis joins us this week on the Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast to discuss, "The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South." Check it out! https://t.co/dvEkAoSsQf

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Sophie FitzMaurice joins us this week on the Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast, "From Perishable Property to Industrial Preservation: Remaking the Telegraph Pole in the Early 20th Century U.S." Check it out! https://t.co/nDZQegANKj

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Shane Hamilton joins us this week on the Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast, "The Persistence of Glyphosate: Monsanto’s Strategic Maintenance of Roundup, the World’s Most Enduring Herbicide Technology." Check it out! https://t.co/f6XxhHiYV2

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Exciting news! A new season of the Cambridge American History Seminar Podcast is here: Check out this week's episode with Dr. Tom Smith, "Word Across the Water: American Protestant Missionaries, Pacific Worlds, and the Making of Imperial Histories" https://t.co/6es40UW6ss

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Tara Bynum joins us tonight at the American History Seminar to discuss her work-in-progress, “Obour Tanner Makes an Archive: Or, How to Remember Your Famous (and Deceased) 18th Century Friend, Phillis Wheatley.” All are welcome! [Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College]

[Gary Gerstle @glgerstle]

If you're in the UK neighborhood, do think about joining us for these important, and globe-spanning, conversations!

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Molly Warsh joins us tonight at the American History Seminar to discuss her current work-in-progress, “Servants of the Seasons: An Experimental Essay on Temporary Mobilities in the Past and the Present.” All are welcome! [Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College]

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Kimberly Welch joins us tonight at the American History Seminar to discuss her current work-in-progress, “Eulalie Mandeville’s Money: A Free Black Woman and Her Legacy in Antebellum New Orleans.” All are welcome! [Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College]

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

@Rich75625674011 Yes, indeed! There's been a slight editing delay, but they've been recorded and will be released soon.

[American History - Cambridge @camericanist]

Elizabeth Ellis joins us tonight in the American History Seminar to discuss her recent book, The Great Power of Small Nations: Indigenous Diplomacy in the Gulf South. All are welcome! [Room 2, Yusuf Hamied Court, Christ’s College]

[Cambridge History @CamHistory]

We are delighted that @Mia__Bay has joined @CamHistory as Paul A. Mellon Professor of American History.

This bold, brilliant scholar will advance @Cambridge_Uni’s reputation as a world-leading centre for the study of American history.

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