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Kylie M. Smith

@drkyliesmith.bsky.social

Historian. Assoc Prof. Author of jimcrowintheasylum.com with @UNCPress. Knitter, baker, dog lover. Now living in Meanjin.

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Well that was fun, have a guest lecture in @hanspols.bsky.social class today and tonight talking at the @anzshm.bsky.social NSW branch AGM! Hanging around my old stomping ground Newtown in between.

05.03.2026 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leisurely walk through ye olde colonial Sydney Uni today to talk to people at the Sydney Health Ethics Center about our book β€œDo Less Harm”

04.03.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well I just received an invite to be a keynote at this years Australian College of Mental Health nurses conference, because of my work in the history of mental health. It's nice to be valued for your historical work instead of maligned for it, for a change.

03.03.2026 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like I can actually read for pleasure again!

03.03.2026 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Went shopping in Sydney today and bought some books at my favourite store. Catching up on all the great Aussie writers I couldn’t get in the US.

03.03.2026 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Headed to Sydney for a week of talks and teaching and seeing old friends

01.03.2026 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lawd, there is an older white man here at the archives LOUDLY complaining about his inability to access certain records even though there are laws that apply DUDE GET IN LINE

26.02.2026 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

i'd love to see that

26.02.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s NAIDOC poster from the Queensland state archives and my two shelves of material from the 1975 Commission of inquiry into Youth.

25.02.2026 23:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For someone who doesn’t have a paying academic job at the moment I’m sure doing a lot of unpaid academic service 🀬

25.02.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Waves in Australian who left a tenured job at an American university

25.02.2026 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes I did sign up and wait in line for Tame Impala pre sale tickets thank you very much

24.02.2026 23:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

still, that's less than 7 degrees of seperation lol

24.02.2026 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tuesday at the State Library of Queensland

23.02.2026 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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German soccer team cancels Minnesota visit due to ICE crackdown Bundesliga side Werder Bremen were planning to visit in May, though no matches were scheduled.

This is what needs to happen.

Cancel the World Cup.

Cancel the Olympics.

Cancel your US vacations.

Refuse to support this regime and refuse to endanger lives.

22.02.2026 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2922    πŸ” 945    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 43

Especially when we got a job πŸ˜‚

22.02.2026 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Gen X urge to be happy in the haze of a drunken hour but heaven knows we’re miserable now

22.02.2026 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’― bragging lol

21.02.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stars over the South Pacific

21.02.2026 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah. People reveal their true natures at surprising moments…

21.02.2026 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

lol I’m sorry if my choosing to leave the US and live somewhere better is offensive to you (not sorry). I know it’s wild that there are better or even other places outside America where people might want to be. If you want to be snarky to me about it maybe check your jealousy #subskeet

21.02.2026 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Current situation

20.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feel free people from New Jersey to tell me again how great your beaches are πŸ˜‚

20.02.2026 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I pretty much came home for this

20.02.2026 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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White Australia has a Black History. These NAIDOC posters are in the lobby of the Queensland State Archives. Accessing records about that history though is a whole other story….

18.02.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're wondering how far away Australia is, I had my 65 boxes picked up from Atlanta on January 5. They finally set sail yesterday and will arrive in the port of Sydney on March 26. I may be lucky and get them mid April....

18.02.2026 01:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

First they came for the historians but no one said anything because only STEM matters πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

17.02.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am going to give you a big shout out lol

17.02.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It is, and I will :)

17.02.2026 00:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And Hans is going to pay me for the class πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

16.02.2026 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0