Kaete O'Connell

Historian of Food & Foreign Relations | @GSYale | @SHAFRConference Coordinator | Displaced Jersey Girl

[Kaete O'Connell @kmocon]

Background: me delivering a presentation about the Candy Bomber
Foreground: THE CANDY BOMBER LISTENING INTENTLY #surreal #coldwar #twitterstorians

[Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy @GSYale]

The Recipes for Resilience conference is ready to begin!

Learn more about the two-day event exploring the critical issues shaping global food systems: https://t.co/JRRmM245Sp

@Yale @JacksonYale

[Kaete O'Connell @kmocon]

The Panelists Seeking Panelists form still has a ton of people listed doing some really cool work. #SHAFR2025

[SHAFR Conference @SHAFRConference]

Proposals for #SHAFR2025 are due 12/1! We welcome creativity, so propose those round tables, fishbowls, lightning rounds, anniversary sessions, methods panels, etc! Don’t forget to check out our panelists seeking panelists Google form which is full of activity!

[Michael Brenes @mbrenes1]

Applications for the @SHAFRhistorians summer institute are due in 3 weeks! Alvita Akiboh and I are hosting the SI at Yale this year, which is open to advanced PhD students. We envision it to be a supportive space for new scholars in a dismal academic job market. Please apply!

[Kaete O'Connell @kmocon]

@elisabmpiller @KruizingaSamuel @ERC_Research @UniFreiburg @unihh @NTNU @UvA_Amsterdam Congratulations!!

[Christopher Nichols @CMcKNichols.bsky.social @CMcKNichols]

FYI: applications for the 2025 Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) Summer Institute at Yale University are due on December 15th. Superb scholars Mike Brenes and Alvita Akiboh are running the Institute: https://t.co/7wXTBc2Q6j...

[Frank Gerits @FrankGerits]

Together with Dario Fazzi, I am organizing a workshop on International Environmental Governance. "The Montreal Moment: Ozone Depletion and the Rise of International Governance" (Middelburg, the Netherlands) June 5-6, 2025 https://t.co/MO5I1dy8Fn ABSTRACT DEADLINE: 15 DEC 2024

[Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy @GSYale]

On Monday, Oct. 21, @Yale @GSYale will host a conversation on AI and inequality with @racheladamsward, founder and CEO of @gcg_ai.

More: https://t.co/HutP6X2WYQ

[Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy @GSYale]

For @Yale alum Victoria Kipngetich, the Grand Strategy program brought together her values and passions to clarify her professional aspirations.

What could it do for you? Learn more at our upcoming virtual info session Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 5pm.

Register: https://t.co/4WAIbXmuzn

[Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy @GSYale]

On Thursday, Oct. 10, the Grand Strategy program will host a roundtable on immigration reform, led by @NILC president Kica Matos and featuring @oachacon61 of @AlianzaAmericas and @JonathanBlitzer of the @NewYorker.

More: https://t.co/XYrcdzF304

[Kaete O'Connell @kmocon]

Applications are open for @GSYale!
https://t.co/rER6VklPSV

[Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy @GSYale]

Our Book Series will continue tomorrow, Oct. 9, with Narges Bajoghli and Vali Nasr of @SAISHopkins who will discuss their new book, "How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare."

Learn more and register: https://t.co/x3subEAvD4

[CPHatSMU @CPHatSMU]

Did you publish a book in 2024? If your book crosses paths with any aspect of U.S. presidential history *broadly defined,* we encourage you to submit it for consideration for the 2025 CPH Book Prize!
For all details & instructions, see https://t.co/ckDNMWAEm0

[Food Tank @foodtank]

"The food system was constructed with abundance and stability, it’s not set up to produce food with this extreme volatility and resource constraints." -Chef Sam Kass @chefsamkass #ClimateWeekNYC

Watch here: https://t.co/wSyXUoU4KD

[Ian Seavey @HurricaneSeavey]

My department is hiring a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Public Affairs/Security Studies! Please consider applying and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! @SHAFRhistorians @APSAtweets @IasaStudies @SMH_Historians https://t.co/JAS6aOOa7R

[SHAFR-Amy @ShafrAmy]

One week left to vote in SHAFR election! - https://t.co/szAI8lu83O

[Kaete O'Connell @kmocon]

Super excited to have @lizingleson back in New Haven tomorrow (9/25) to chat with @GSYale about her new book Made in China @Harvard_Press

[UNC Press @UNC_Press]

This fall, dive into 23 must-read books on food systems, sustainability, and the stories behind our plates—including AWAITING THEIR FEAST: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War II to COVID-19 by Lori A. Flores @lori_flori https://t.co/qGBa8hUfzh via @foodtank

[Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy @GSYale]

Our Fall 2024 Book Series kicks off today!

We have an exciting and diverse slate of conversation planned for this semester — mark your calendars!

https://t.co/hU9nmMtYcW

[SHAFR Historians @SHAFRhistorians]

TODAY -- how to prepare a successful SHAFR grant application! Get ready for the October 15th deadline!
@SHAFRConference

[Kaete O'Connell @kmocon]

Halvorsen's collection was the first archive I visited as a grad student. I was stunned to meet the man himself in that library. Nothing will ever compare to that research trip, but I am elated to hear about this partnership!

[Fold3 @fold3]

This is Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, aka the Candy Bomber. We are honored to announce the FREE Candy Bomber collection on Fold3. We've worked closely with the Halvorsen family to digitize Col. Halvorsen's personal archives, representing a lifetime of service: https://t.co/URzTvNFNu2