Mary Caton Lingold

Scholar & Director of MATX @ VCU. Author of African Musicians in the Atlantic World: Legacies of Sound and Slavery

[Adam X. McNeil, PhD (aka Metaphors & Memes) @CulturedModesty]

The University of Notre Dame’s Initiative on Race and Resilience invites applications for a one-year postdoctoral fellowship, beginning in August 2026. We seek a dedicated scholar whose work explores the intersections of race, inequality, and culture.

https://t.co/YG3eO87sz7.

[Public Books @PublicBooks]

New at PB, Maria Cecilia Ulrickson reviews John D. Garrigus “A Secret Among the Blacks” (@Harvard_Press), Sara E. Johnson’s “Encyclopédie Noire” (@UNC_Press) and @MissCaton’s “African Musicians in the Atlantic World” (@uvapress). https://t.co/0LNrUg4lxH

[Beth Colón-Pizzini, Ph.D. 🇵🇷 @BColPiz]

Anyways, here are some of @uvapress' recent books about and by ACTUAL Haitians. Get to reading! https://t.co/mGOqaGt8eX

[VCU Humanities Research Center @HRC_VCU]

📣 Join us for the first ever Humanities Week at VCU, September 16-20, hosted by the Humanities Research Center! All events are free and open to all. Come and learn what the humanities are all about! Register now at https://t.co/NUTXecnIkL

Full programming below 🧵

[Natasha Lightfoot 🇦🇬 @njlightfoot]

JOB: The UMBC History Department is seeking a Historian of Vast Early America at either the Advanced Assistant or Associate Professor level. Application due 9/27/24.

https://t.co/OqdkWUt7pg

[Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi @evynelevyn]

JOB OPPORTUNITY: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in Native American/American Indian and Indigenous Studies in the Department of Ethnic and Women’s Studies.
https://t.co/NcCAzuYlch

[Adam X. McNeil, PhD (aka Metaphors & Memes) @CulturedModesty]

The @SchomburgCenter invites applications for their Assistant Curator of Manuscripts, Archives, and Rare Books position. #Blktwitterstorians #twitterstorians

https://t.co/pr8xOYaF34

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

@Caddie_Alford HUGE congratulations, Caddie!!! Enjoy and hope you have an amazing Summer of celebration and relaxation!

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

@theythembeyonce @TilleryLives @vcugsws @VCUEnglish So proud to be part of your community. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!!!

[Black Perspectives @BlkPerspectives]

Global Black Thought, the official journal of @AAIHS, is now accepting submissions for a special issue on race and identity in colonial Latin America and the Caribbean. Submissions deadline is 7/1/24. Read more today at @BlkPerspectives: https://t.co/8fGkZUR61q.

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

Looking forward to this! Open to all & online. @uvapress

[VCU Humanities Research Center @HRC_VCU]

Next Monday @ noon, join us for a Meet VCU Authors talk with Mary Caton Lingold, featuring her book, "African Musicians in the Atlantic World," which provides a rich history of early African and African diasporic sound.

Register now: https://t.co/VOJXFmJ5gk

[VCU Humanities Research Center @HRC_VCU]

Join us this Thursday for "Prestige, Perpetuity, and Progress: Understanding the James Weldon Johnson Collection’s Early Gift Economy" with Melanie Chambliss, ACLS postdoctoral fellow-in-residence at the HRC!

🗓️ March 14, 12pm
📍 Valentine House Room 201 (920 W Franklin St)

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

@dem8z @jmjafrx @marcelonoah @uvapress I don't believe so. Thank you for your interest!

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

Honored to be speaking about my book in conversation with @jmjafrx at JHU on Thursday at 12pm. Thank you @marcelonoah for the invitation! @uvapress

[Adam X. McNeil, PhD (aka Metaphors & Memes) @CulturedModesty]

The University of Texas at San Antonio and the College of Liberal and Fine Arts invites apps for an Assistant Professors that will advance the study of African/Africana Diaspora Studies. Applications at a higher rank will also be considered.

https://t.co/IxieLo9Euv

[UVA Press @uvapress]

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[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

@MEASeybold @C19Podcast Thank you so much for listening. And thank you to @C19Podcast for the venue!

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

@mialva11 Thank you, Miguel!

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

Proud to share this news today!

[UVA Press @uvapress]

Happy #pubday to AFRICAN MUSICIANS IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD by @MissCaton

"This is real folks’ history, richly told, with a keen ear toward the hidden transcripts embedded within the strata of history"-Corey Harris @RastaBlues7
#readUP #twitterstorians

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

@AfricanistJames Thank you!

[Mary Caton Lingold @MissCaton]

@desibaptiste Thank you, Desirée!