Early American Studies

Teaching in the Age of AI: EAS Miscellany invites blog submissions on how generative tools like ChatGPT are shaping pedagogy. Share how you design assignments, assess work, or reimagine learning in this new landscape. Details here: https://bit.ly/485mfyh

Blake McGready examines how accusations of ravaging in the Revolutionary Hudson Valley reflected environmental destruction, disrupted gender roles, & helped define Patriot identity through the language of violation & protection.
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We welcome Tracy L. Barnett, who recently joined our staff as the Digital & Social Media Editor for EAS Miscellany. Learn more about Tracy's scholarship & her approach to academic communications in her interview: web.sas.upenn.edu/ea...
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Justin Iverson examines how colonial authorities reshaped Jamaica’s interior during the First Maroon War, using roads, forts, & barracks to contain Black resistance & militarize the landscape in service of a slave society.
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Eric Slauter reconsiders how reading shaped revolution. His article follows the circulation of Locke’s Second Treatise to show how cheap reprints, marketing, & reader reception played a formative role in radicalization.
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Monica Najar examines how 18th-century anti-Catholic writers used salacious stories of predatory priests to attack Catholicism, shape gender norms, & promote Protestant ideals of modesty in a bawdy, widely read print culture.
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Discover hidden gems from the archives. Our Source Highlights spotlight fascinating sources with context and ideas for teaching or research. Read more: http://bit.ly/4lKE6OA
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Have thoughts on how early American studies connect with the present? Pitch a Contemporary Connections piece for EAS Miscellany. We welcome short reflections linking past and present. Details here: http://bit.ly/406MijR
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As a supplement to his #Summer2025 #EAS article, Benjamin Pietrenka shares the sources behind his research into the many translations of the Bible read by early Americans. Check them out on #EASMiscellany here: http://bit.ly/3Hx8wWh
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Have you used a unique archival or primary source in your research? Our Source Highlights posts showcase these documents and objects. Read more: http://bit.ly/406MijR
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Looking to share your research, teaching ideas, or archival finds with the early American studies community? EAS Miscellany welcomes pitches year-round. Visit our “Write for Us” page to learn more: http://bit.ly/406MijR
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For Teaching #EAS, Ann Ostendorf uses microhistory in her post on Romani American history. She follows the case of 1 man in colonial Louisiana to trace a compelling story that opens our understanding of race, archival silences, & historical memory. http://bit.ly/45uVxO0
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EAS Miscellany is more than a journal companion: it’s a hub for fresh takes, teaching ideas, and new scholarship on early America. Explore what we have: http://bit.ly/4nwEqCa
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EAS Miscellany interviews Cynthia Kierner about her #Summer2025 article on the women of Trenton who feted Washington then disappeared from memory. Dive into the conversation and rediscover their story. http://bit.ly/4ouYR2R
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For Teaching EAS, Lloyd Alimboyao Sy takes his #Summer2025 article's concept of "repair" outside. His “Teaching Outside with Black Hawk” post invites us to see how a change of place can deepen our attention, memory, & connection to texts. http://bit.ly/3V0FOjq
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The journal EAS is introducing new “From the Field” articles. We invite submissions from scholars, grad students, and practitioners that analyze debates or review exhibits, performances, or digital projects in early American studies. For more info, see: http://bit.ly/3IWLFUo
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In her #Summer2025 #EAS article, Cynthia A. Kierner shows how, in 1789, New Jersey women feted Washington to honor his defense of them during the war. By the 1800s, their efforts were forgotten. doi.org/10.1353/eam....
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Benjamin Pietrenka’s #Summer2025 #EAS article explores radical German Pietists' use of scripture translation to support rituals like baptism & foot washing, shaping Protestant diversity in the early US. http://bit.ly/45aYhQh
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How did elite women in the Early Republic understand the sublime? Elizabeth Clapp’s #Summer2025 #EAS article analyzes their travel journals as personal reflections and performances of their learning and taste. http://bit.ly/4lsbWr3
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Lloyd Sy explores Native reparative reading in his #Summer2025 #EAS article “In Repair.” He asks: what if we approach 19th-century Native texts as Sauk mourners tended graves-- with care, presence, and continuity? http://bit.ly/4fweSla
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The #Summer2025 #EAS issue is now openly accessible on @projectmuse.bsky.social!
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Read our #Summer2025 #EAS journal issue on @projectmuse.bsky.social Link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
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In this Teaching EAS post, Abby Chandler helps students understand the American Revolution as part of a global struggle. Bring transnational perspectives into your classroom: bit.ly/4m4S2Du
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Guest editor J. L. Bell introduces a Teaching EAS roundtable on using games to teach early American studies. Learn how historical play can deepen engagement and foster active learning: bit.ly/4fuoGMu
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Teach students to connect the French and American Revolutions. Anna Vincenzi’s lesson examines transatlantic political culture and how revolutionary ideals evolved in different settings. Read here: bit.ly/46Nx9rX @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Asheesh Siddique’s Teaching EAS lesson helps students consider sources and their political effects, explore the material culture of early modern politics, and examine how artifacts and ideas shaped the past. Read more: bit.ly/45dSN61 @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Rachel Herrmann’s Teaching EAS lesson “Consider the Source: An 1800 Maroon Treaty” guides students to explain why Maroon–Sierra Leone negotiations count as a treaty, assess fragmented archival sources, and explore early antislavery alliance. Read more: bit.ly/45bOAjm @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS

Amy Dunagin’s Teaching EAS lesson helps students analyze sources, compare British and American Patriots, and explore political propaganda in early America. Perfect for teaching critical reading and context. bit.ly/47e3vvZ @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Bring rural STEM into your classroom! Chris Blakley’s Teaching EAS lesson "Rural STEM in Revolutionary-era Connecticut" blends early American medicine, sensory knowledge, and health humanities through primary sources. Read more: bit.ly/3IZxRYZ @mcneilcenter.bsky.social #EAS #EarlyAmericanMisc

Looking for teaching ideas? Explore our Teaching EAS section, where educators share assignments, strategies, and reflections on the craft of teaching early America. Browse here: bit.ly/44G7638
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