“Being able to talk to people & interact with people in a very human way is more valuable than ever.” Every humanities organization & dept needs to capitalize on this moment. Scream from the mountain tops, "If you want the invaluable skills that AI can't replicate, major in history!" @historians.org

Have any of you worked in the Paris municipal archives (on blvd Sérurier)? Considering a recon trip there. Any info or tips welcome!

“Use AI to brainstorm but not to write.” “Use AI to help you outline but not to write.” These are commonly proposed as “ethical” ways for undergrad students to use AI, but I’m sorry, brainstorming & outlining are just as integral to writing as the actual construction of sentences.

The acting head of the CDC has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

This whole issue looks fantastic! Very pleased to have this piece officially out in the world 🗃️

I loved this book. A must read for anyone with an interest in diseases, sex, or early modern history! www.cambridge.org/core/books/d...

So excited to see the cover for this fascinating, touching book on the hist of schoolhouses in the south, beautifully co-authored by my brilliant colleague & spouse, @abegibson.bsky.social, & his pops Benny Gibson. The Vanishing Schools of Franklin County: A History of Public Education in Rural VA

Colleagues in French history: I’ll be working at Pierrefitte for the first time this summer. Commuting from Marais. Any tips—about the commute, archives, anything—are very welcome!! (Feel free to email.) Please and thank you 🙏

Smoke-in-mirrors-concessions without regime change are a charade. What the Cuban and Cuban-American communities *need* are moves toward democracy, beginning with open elections (NO Castros), divestment of military, for starters. Gift article.

"But in education, the ultimate product is not your term paper or essay or [GPA]; it’s your self. You are supposed to emerge more informed, more capable of critical thinking, more competent in your field of study. The students who begin by cheating their professors end by cheating themselves."

If the closing word is written by the inimitable Lynn Hunt, the volume is edited by @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social ans @cindyermus.bsky.social - who wouldn’t want to devour this volume that just arrived! (and we are in it as well 🤗)

If anyone seeing this could use my book for research, or is thinking of assigning it but doesn't want students to pay too much for books, write me.

A powerful look at how women’s writing during the Seven Years’ War reveals the raw emotion, loss, and humanity often hidden in colonial archives. A moving reminder that behind every global conflict are intimate stories worth remembering. @tlecaque.bsky.social ageofrevolutions.com/2026/03/02/h...

My copy of the newly published 'The Global Age of Revolutions' arrived in the post yesterday! My chapter is called 'The Bastille and the Roundabout: the revolutionary past of the gilets jaunes'

My book has a cover! IN LATIN AMERICA YOU COULD BE FREE: AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY tells the story of the place and promise of Latin America in the political imagination of African Americans and of their movements to the region in the antebellum period. Out on Basic Books, November 11, 2026! 🥳

A friend has asked me to share this petition to defend the Classical Languages major at Iowa, which is slated for closure despite having 18 majors. If ancient languages aren't supported at universities, where will they be? www.change.org/p/keep-the-c...

I hate how much of history is one a catastrophically overconfident, arrogant, power hungry, narcissist with too much authority and too little restraint, irresponsibly making very big decisions with his little brain and causing irreparable, widespread harm with prolonged global repercussions.

At least some students recognize that AI is *not* your "bestie."

Authoritarianism happens in increments. After each new little (or large) abomination, people acclimate, and life, for many or most, carries on as usual. “Surely things can’t get worse.” Or “surely this new line will not be crossed.” This, too, has a history. And a warning.

If you're interested in a little background for The Global Age of Revolutions: A History from 1650 to Today, check out this Author's Corner with the editors! @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social @uvapress.bsky.social

I meant to include the TOC! Please see below.

It's Publication Day! It was such a genuine pleasure to work on this important & timely volume w/ Bryan Banks & every one of our contributing authors. Amazing group of people, & I am just so pleased. Get your copy of The Global Age of Revs, help spread the word, & consider assigning in your class!

I remember sitting by the banks of the Chatahoochee River, talking with @cindyermus.bsky.social about this volume. We knew we had the themes to publish the volume from @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social for such a book. As it turned out, it’s better than either of us imagined!

Happy #pubday to "The Global Age of Revolutions: A History from 1650 to Today," edited @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social and @cindyermus.bsky.social! Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of Revolutions www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/ @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social #skystorians

Precisely. The subject of one of my favorite pieces by Lynn Hunt, which I love teaching

What did “Terror is the order of the day” mean during the French Revolution? A new AoR piece breaks down the political pressures, popular demands, & revolutionary logic behind this infamous 1793 declaration—and why it mattered far beyond the guillotine. 👉 ageofrevolutions.com/2026/02/09/w...

Scoop: The NIH infectious-diseases institute (NIAID) will soon scrub “pandemic preparedness” and “biodefense” from its web pages, according to e-mails I obtained. The directive is the start of a broader shake-up at NIAID, which has long been attacked by Republicans.

Bad Bunny “together we are America”

BAD BUNNY, THAT WAS AMAZING, EPIC, LA BOMBA ATÓMICA! Siento que necesitaba eso. Medicina, gracias!

Here's the cool ed vol which has been put together by @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social & @cindyermus.bsky.social, 'The Global Age of Revolutions'. My chapter is called ‘The Bastille and the Roundabout: Popular Protest and the Revolutionary Past of the Gilets Jaunes’ www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/

My TedX talk is live! Let’s critically engage with folklore. Spread the word! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzbP...

FYI: I just tried uploading a photograph of an 18th-century doc to ChatGPT to test its transcription chops for this kind of file. It completely (and convincingly!) made up the whole thing. From the very first line. I fear for the future of...well, everything. But definitely also the profession.

Age of Revolutions sits down with historian Miranda Spieler to explore the hidden lives of enslaved people in Paris and the fugitive histories that challenge our understanding of freedom and empire. 👉 Read the full interview: ageofrevolutions.com/2026/01/12/i...

Great to see @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social's Write to Return (2025) on display at the @historians.org book exhibit in Chicago! Please make sure your library has it!

Wow, the contrast between the commentaries of the Editorial Boards of the NYT and WaPo is really something! NYT's in my previous post, and Wapo's here.

This piece sums things up well. "We share the hopes of desperate Venezuelans, some of whom have made a case for intervention. But there are no easy answers. By now, the world should understand the risks of regime change. We hold out hope that the current crisis will end less badly than we expect."

Very, VERY happy about this. Yo ❤️ 305.

A celebratory piece to mark our 10th year, our forthcoming book(!!), and, for me, my stepping away from this project, of which I am so proud. Thanks to everyone who has supported us through the years, whether by reading, contributing, &/or helping to spread the word.

Thoughtful piece on the threats to life saving vaccines, like Hep B (gift article).

The window for nominations is OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award in the History of Medicine of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline is December 15, 2025. For details, please click below. (Please note that nominees need not be *active* members.)

Great to have a glimpse of my new book, How Plague Got Rats: Mastering a Zoonotic Pandemic coming soon @hopkinspress.bsky.social (no cover yet, but working on it) in new book series on epidemic histories edited @doravargha.bsky.social & @steerewilliams.bsky.social www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

The deadly fever in Ethiopia has been identified as Marburg disease. It’s the first time a Marburg outbreak has been identified in Ethiopia. #IDsky 🧪 www.afro.who.int/countries/et...

Today my Hist of Epidemics class got to take advantage of being an hour away from one of the world's foremost centers for biocontainment & high-level infectious disease care, with historical artifacts & books from the last 200+ years of medical & public health history! Thank you, @unmc.bsky.social!

Happy Halloween, Blueskyers! Blueys?! Blues?! Want to get *really* spooked? Check this out: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The window for nominations is OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award in the History of Medicine of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline is December 15, 2025. For details, please click below. (Please note that nominees need not be *active* members.)

And we have our cover! @cindyermus.bsky.social

The window for nominations is NOW OPEN for the 2026 Genevieve Miller Lifetime Achievement Award of the @aahmhistmed.bsky.social. The deadline for nominations is December 15, 2025. For details, please see: histmed.org/genevieve-mi...

"In all the world, there neither was nor would ever be another place like this City of the Angels," #CareyMcWilliams. Spent the last 4 days at @urbanhistorya.bsky.social's conference at the historic Biltmore Hotel. Still processing all the wonderful Los Angeles history research shared @ #UHA2025LA.

Time travel! Pre order a copy of our @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social book, coming with @uvapress.bsky.social in February 2026! www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/

Since this question came up in class last week on flu vaccination and Guillain-Barre syndrome, I think I’ll mention this tomorrow: “most research indicates that active influenza infection poses a higher risk for GBS, and vaccination may provide protection against it” cc @jackiantonovich.bsky.social