Daniel Rowe

Come hear @danielpemberton.bsky.social and @tgreiving.bsky.social discuss Tim's new biography on John Williams. Tomorrow at 5 pm at the RAI. Books will be available for purchase. www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w...

John Williams: A Composer's Life

In two weeks, Wed 26 Nov, we are hosting a talk with author @tgreiving.bsky.social and film composer Daniel Pemberton about Tim's new book, John Williams: A Composer's Life. Details on the website here: rai2.web.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w... @oupprimary.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

📣The Call for Papers for our 2026 Winter Symposium, The American Nation in the Twentieth Century: The Declaration of Independence at 250, is now open

University of Liverpool, 27 February 2026

Want to know more about Ronald Reagan and tariffs/trade restrictions in light of the Canada news?

Oh boy, do I have a nuanced “yes, but also no, and let me explain 12 layers of political nuance” historian’s answer for you. I guarantee that you’ll wish you never asked!

Want to know more about Ronald Reagan and tariffs/trade restrictions in light of the Canada news?

Oh boy, do I have a nuanced “yes, but also no, and let me explain 12 layers of political nuance” historian’s answer for you. I guarantee that you’ll wish you never asked!

Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography by Tom Arnold-Forster

Tom Arnold-Forster

Tomorrow (Oct 22) at 5:00 pm BST, join @raioxford.bsky.social in welcoming Tom Arnold-Forster for a discussion of his book, Walter Lippmann, exploring the life and ideas of one of the twentieth century's leading political thinkers.

Learn more about this in-person event here: buff.ly/5JVx5O9

Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920 at University of Cambridge Explore an exciting academic career as a Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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...

Yes, sorry Ben. 2.5 years in the first instance — January 2026 (or soon thereafter) until 31 August 2028.

It’s in the full JD, but seemingly fell victim to the brutal character limit of these things.

Winant-Kinder Career Development Fellow in US Politics at University of Oxford Recruiting now: Winant-Kinder Career Development Fellow in US Politics on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

We’re advertising for a 30 month postdoc position in US Politics (very broadly construed).

The role is mainly research, but allows the holder to gain experience teaching UK and US undergraduates. Happy to answer any and all questions.

Application deadline 27/10. (Start date early 2026.)

Winant-Kinder Career Development Fellow in US Politics at University of Oxford Recruiting now: Winant-Kinder Career Development Fellow in US Politics on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

We’re advertising for a 30 month postdoc position in US Politics (very broadly construed).

The role is mainly research, but allows the holder to gain experience teaching UK and US undergraduates. Happy to answer any and all questions.

Application deadline 27/10. (Start date early 2026.)

Adding Value | Phenomenal World Mortgage insurance has traditionally been the method the federal government has used to induce investment in owner-occupied housing. But for multifamily rentals, the history of mortgage-insurance prog...

Mike Glass and I argue for @phenomenalworld.bsky.social that we’ve tried the #abundance incentive-based approach to housing crises before. But lack of oversight + incentives produced fraud, profiteering, and inflated rents -- and the Trump family fortune.
www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/add...

Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History at University of Oxford Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History on jobs.ac.uk!

We’re advertising for a 12 month teaching post in 20th Century US History. Deadline 28/7 (a short turn around because we need to interview in mid-August).

We’re a great, collegial and fun US history community. Happy to answer any and all questions about the role, and the RAI Bake Off.

Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History at University of Oxford Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Departmental Lecturer in 20th Century United States History on jobs.ac.uk!

We’re advertising for a 12 month teaching post in 20th Century US History. Deadline 28/7 (a short turn around because we need to interview in mid-August).

We’re a great, collegial and fun US history community. Happy to answer any and all questions about the role, and the RAI Bake Off.

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

Lecturer (Education) in Modern US History at Queen's University Belfast Apply for the Lecturer (Education) in Modern US History role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

Lecturer (Education) in Modern US History
Queen's University Belfast #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI397/l...

Jobs and Vacancies

The Faculty of History and the RAI are delighted to announce that expressions of interest are now invited for the Harmsworth Visiting Professorship of American History for the academic years 2027-28, 2028-29, and 2029-30. Details: www.rai.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.

Book cover of Archie Bunker for President: How One Television Show Remade American Politics by Oscar Winberg.

Archie Bunker for President is now available for pre-order on the UNC Press site!!

Pre-ordering is the best way of support a book so please consider heading over to the @uncpress.bsky.social site and make sure to use the code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout to save 30%!!

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...

I can’t remember this, but I am happy to claim it!

Interrupting my usual programming to share that my doctoral dissertation has won the Society of American Historians' Allan Nevins Prize!

I'm so grateful to the friends and mentors who have taught me this beautiful profession, especially in dark times.

sah.columbia.edu/content/priz...

There’s also nothing really new about it. Old late 20th C supplyside liberalism radio shows in new podcast packaging.

This is the critical thing to recognize about the so-called "abundance" agenda and the entire branch of YIMBYism it represents:

Its intellectual foundations are fundamentally antidemocratic. It seeks to use the state to impose cultural consensus - and whose culture? Corporate Silicon Valley's.

Senior Americanists! It is a great time to bring your talents to Oxford for 27-8, 28-9 or 29-30. (Yes, just think about that.) The Harmsworth Visiting Professorship is as lovely a gig as it gets, now with a more transparent process of appointment

An era of effortless industrial supremacy, as I usually put it. And, not coincidentally, the time of strongest US state commitment to free trade.

Three-year postdoc job in any aspect of American History since 1600.

A great position for an early career historian to develop their publications and research within a fun, welcoming and intellectually vibrant community—Bake Off participation is not obligatory.

Happy to answer any questions

The Journal of the Civil War Era will have a special issue on political economy edited by me, @maggor.bsky.social, Sofia Valeonti & Nicolas Barreyre. I'll post again when the link is up on the Muster, but wanted to get the word out now. See CFP. Submission deadline is April 25. 🗃️

Three-year postdoc job in any aspect of American History since 1600.

A great position for an early career historian to develop their publications and research within a fun, welcoming and intellectually vibrant community—Bake Off participation is not obligatory.

Happy to answer any questions