Aisha Djelid

Kinder-BrANCH MA Fellowship — British American Nineteenth Century Historians

An unrivaled opportunity to study in the ‘show me’ state:

Thanks to the generosity of the Kinder Institute at the University of Missouri, BrANCH is once again pleased to offer a fully-funded place on their MA program in Atlantic History and Politics for 2026-27!

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Parish Dissertation Prize — British American Nineteenth Century Historians

Only three weeks left (3 Nov.) to submit for the Peter Parish Dissertation Prize of 2025

If you are or know of any UK-based undergraduates and taught postgraduates writing up on Nineteenth Century American history, this is a real good opportunity for recognition!

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Programme for the History of Childhood seminar series Michaelmas 2025. Seminars are on Mondays 11:00-12:15 at Magdalen College Oxford (Sophia Sheppard Room) and online via Microsoft Teams. All welcome and to join us for lunch afterwards. On Monday 20 October there is a welcome seminar and discussion of approaches to ‘play’ within histories of childhood and youth. Meet with other researchers working on histories of childhood and youth, with papers exploring ‘play’ from: Fiona Maxwell (University of Chicago) on drama and performativity; Holly Nielsen (historian and narrative designer) on board games; and Caitlin Hendrie (Macquarie University) on archaeological approaches. On Monday 3 November Joey Rauschenberger will speak on ‘Children on the streets. Conceptual thoughts on a history of modernity and empirical explorations on the example of the late German Empire.’ On Monday 17 November, Charlotte Canizo will give a paper on ‘Crossing Borders, Reshaping Lives: Jewish Orphan Migrations and Humanitarian Relief Before the Holocaust (late nineteenth - early twentieth century)’. Our final seminar is on Monday 1 December when Aisha Djelid will present on 'Enslaved Children, “Adultification,” and Resistance in the antebellum US South, 1812-1861'. To find out more, join the email list web.maillist.ox.ac.uk/ox/info/history-of-childhood or follow us on Bluesky @histchildoxford.bsky.social or Instagram @histchildoxford. For online access, Microsoft Teams links will be sent to the email list in advance or email sian.pooley@magd.ox.ac.uk for a link.

We're delighted to share the programme for this term's History of Childhood seminar series. We can't wait to hear from all our fantastic speakers. Join us for our first session on Monday 20 October, at Magdalen College Oxford or online via Teams at 11am when we'll be thinking all about 'play'!

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Two tenure-track positions in Nineteenth Century American history (in the US) have come across my radar if anyone is interested!

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And Vassar! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69024/v...

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A *permanent* US history job! Goes without saying that this will be highly competitive, but the US history faculty at Cambridge are some of the most supportive colleagues you can ask for. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT902/a...

Calling all early US legal historians! My new home at the Kinder Institute for Constitutional Democracy is hiring an Assistant Professor of of US Constitutional Law and Legal History. Can attest — a great community to work in! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69126/u...

Another fantastic BrANCH conference for the ages (our first in Cymru/Wales!)

A big thank you to organisers David and Gareth, Emily and the BrANCH Committee, the kind staff at the Leonardo Hotel, and all of you for making it such a success!

A picture of Mia, Aisha, and Liz together

A fond farewell and ‘tip of the hat’ to Mia Edwards, Aisha Djelid, and Liz Barnes who are retiring from our committee — thank you so much for making BrANCH such a wonderful and welcoming community!

Congratulations Edd!! So pleased for you 🥳

PhD Scholarship: Pacific Powers - Flinders University

Announcing a PhD scholarship for a history project on imperialism and great power projection in the Pacific. Supervised by Prudence Flowers and I here at Flinders, Adelaide. It includes an international fee waiver and stipend. Start Jan 2026. www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships...

Teaching Fellowship in Queer and Gender History with a Specific Focus on the 20th Century United States at University of Oxford Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Teaching Fellowship in Queer and Gender History with a Specific Focus on the 20th Century United States on jobs.ac.uk!

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My year as a departmental lecturer at Oxford is coming to an end, but I’m really pleased and thankful to be staying at the @raioxford.bsky.social for the next 3 years (!) as the new Broadbent Career Development Fellow in American history at St Edmund Hall!

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British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship – call for Expressions of Interest open The School is now inviting expressions of interest for candidates interested in the BA Postdoctoral Fellowship. Please consider directing any outstanding early career scholars in your network who are eligible to apply (see below) to our Postdoctoral Opportunities page. The deadline for EoIs is 4th August 2025. Next Wednesday July 16th at 1pm the School is running an online information session for applicants. Prospective applicants should email history-research@qmul.ac.uk to request the link. Eligibility criteria Applicants must be within three years of their successful viva voce examination. For this round of competition, applicants are expected to have completed their viva voce between 1 April 2023 and 1 April 2026. Exemption from this criterion may be granted for reasons occurring after the date of the viva voce examination such as: maternity leave, illness, family commitments etc but this must be confirmed with the BA prior to application. Applicants must be a British citizen or EEA national OR have completed a doctorate at a UK university. Any applicant who does not fall into one of these categories must demonstrate a strong prior association with the UK academic community, for example through a previous period of non-permanent employment (for a minimum of 12 months) at a UK university. Applicants must not have held a permanent academic post in an institution of higher education at any time in their career (exemption may be granted if a permanent role is below 0.5FTE). Unlike the Leverhulme scheme, candidates cannot ordinarily resubmit (unless invited to do so by the BA) unless they reach second stage – so unless they have an exceedingly strong publication profile, candidates who are very recent graduates will not usually be competitive. They are welcome to submit an EoI, but they may well be encouraged to wait a year before applying. history-research@qmul.ac.uk

We’d be keen to host you as a British Academy post-doc in the School of History @qmul.bsky.social

Do join our info session on Wednesday, 16 July, 1pm where we demystify what the process is, what to focus on, how to give yourself the best shot. Email history-research@qmul.ac.uk for link #SkyStorians

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The Department of History at the University of Victoria invites apps for a TT position in the field of African Diaspora history, broadly conceived.

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Opening page of “Aisha Djelid, “The master whished to reproduce”: Slavery, Forced Intimacy, and Enslavers’ Interference in Sexual Relationships in the Antebellum South, 1808–1861′, American Nineteenth Century History.

Today's highlighted title from the 2025 shortlisted RHS Early Career Article & First Book Prizes is:

Aisha Djelid's 'Slavery, Forced Intimacy, and Enslavers’ Interference in Sexual Relationships in the Antebellum South, 1808–1861′, in American Nineteenth Century History bit.ly/4n3ArwF 1/2

Closes today!!

Reminder re: 12 month post in American history at Cardiff University. For, erm well publicized reasons, we don't have budget for external advertising so you need access to the link below to apply. Please do think about applying/sharing with possible candidates. Happy to take queries

Harriet Tubman Essay Prize — British American Nineteenth Century Historians

The @royalhistsoc.org sponsored @branchuk.bsky.social Harriet Tubman Essay closes soon on the 13th June! Please do get students to submit - details here: www.branch.org.uk/tubmanessayp...

Feels a bit absurd to be promoting this, but there's a 12 month 18/19th C American history post at Cardiff. Deadline 15.06.25. Feel free to msg or contact me via email - doddingtond@cardiff.ac.uk - for further information: krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

Excited to see my article published in @anchistjournal.bsky.social has been shortlisted alongside some amazing scholarship!

Diddy’s lawyers are banking on the ‘mutual abuse’ defence. Newsflash: it’s not a thing | Tayo Bero Power isn’t equal in an unhealthy relationship. But it’s no surprise Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s team is deploying the tactic

Diddy’s lawyers are banking on the ‘mutual abuse’ defence. Newsflash: it’s not a thing | Tayo Bero

Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.

"The lesson of 1933 is that you get out sooner rather than later."

These professors are fleeing fascism in the US

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The ‘Sinners’ Movie Syllabus - AAIHS The 'Sinners' Movie Syllabus is a curated educational resource inspired by the 2025 film 'Sinners,' directed by Ryan Coogler. This syllabus delves into the multifaceted historical, cultural, and socia...

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Actor Benjamin Walker, dressed as a young Abraham Lincoln in a nineteenth century suit, holds an axe while standing in front of a lit candelabra and blue and yellow damask curtains.

A fan of Sinners and want to think more about American history and vampires? Have we got just the thing — our new episode on ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER is out now! Ben Willis joins to talk the other Lincoln movie from 2012 to kick off our new season. Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/4HEJ...

Had the best time in Dublin for the Irish Association of American studies! 🇮🇪🇺🇸

“The master whished to reproduce”: slavery, forced intimacy, and enslavers’ interference in sexual relationships in the antebellum South, 1808–1861 This article examines the extent to which enslavers across the antebellum South forced enslaved men and women to reproduce. Using a spectrum of violence as a tool of coercion, enslavers coerced, ca...

Fascinating OPEN ACCESS article by @aishadjelid.bsky.social in ANCH on forced reproduction in the antebellum South, filling an important gap in the historiography of American slavery - read and share free of charge using this link:
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Cardiff 2025 — British American Nineteenth Century Historians

There's not much time left to submit a proposal for our BrANCH-BGEAH conference in Cardiff 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🚨

Bonus points for those spanning the long 19th century - from Independence to imperialism, women's rights to worker's activism, Harriet Tubman to Ida B. Wells...

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