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Official account for the Midwestern History Association, studying the history of the Heartland since 2014. Learn more and join us: https://www.midwesternhistory.com/
Reminder: CfP active for next year's Midwestern History Conference hosted by Miami University of Ohio from April 30-May 1. Deadline for submissions is December 8. This thread contains more information that may help those who are thinking of but have not yet submitted a proposal. 1/x
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CFP uimiddle.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/c... @midwesternhistory.bsky.social @historians.org @oah.org @mpsa.bsky.social @minnpost.bsky.social
21.11.2025 23:14 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0CfP extended for "THE MODERN MIDWEST, 1989-2025" series at the Middle West Review. Please see the link for more details.
20.11.2025 13:03 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Check out the latest episode of @heartlandhistory.bsky.social hosted by Kevin Mason and @joshkluever.bsky.social. Their guests are Tom Nelson and Jerald Podair as they explore their wonderful new book “Wrecked: The Edmund Fitzgerald and the Sinking of the American Economy”
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A good way to connect with other scholars is to check out the Panel Connections spreadsheet. Anyone who has already added themselves to the MHA 2026 Panel Connections spreadsheet is encouraged to check back to see who else shares their interests and if they can network to form a session. END
31.10.2025 12:07 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0African American, public health, political, women's, education, print culture, literary, religious, sports, Latino/a, environmental, Indigenous, Vietnam War, Cold War, queer, global trade, Rust Belt, deindustrialization, transit, urban, rural, and suburban histories. 3/x
31.10.2025 12:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Anyone who is considering submitting a proposal or a full session on any topic is welcome to do so. They will find themselves in the good company of people who are interested in forming panels and roundtables on wide-ranging historical and humanities topics. These include (but are not limited to)2/x
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Reminder: CfP active for next year's Midwestern History Conference hosted by Miami University of Ohio from April 30-May 1. Deadline for submissions is December 8. This thread contains more information that may help those who are thinking of but have not yet submitted a proposal. 1/x
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🚨CFP🚨 The Midwestern History Association invites proposals for the 12th Midwestern History Conference, Thursday, April 30–Friday, May 1, 2026, hosted by Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in conjunction with its annual Altman Symposium in the humanities. Submission Deadline: Monday, December 8, 2025.
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Call for Nominations - 2025 Midwestern History Awards
The Midwestern History Association calls for nominations for its annual awards. All submissions must be either postmarked or emailed by Jan. 15, 2026 for consideration. Prizes will be awarded in 2026 for work completed or published in 2025.
New episode of Heartland History is available. @heartlandhistory.bsky.social is the official podcast of the Midwestern History Association so please give it a follow.
Congrats to @joshkluever.bsky.social and Kevin Mason for relaunching the podcast. We're excited to see what you have planned.
MHA Dissertation Prize
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R. Douglas Hurt Research Award
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Frederick Jackson Turner Award
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Alice Smith Prize in Public History
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Dorothy Schwieder Prize
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Details on each award can be found in the following links. Jon Gjerde Prize
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Call for Nominations - 2025 Midwestern History Awards
The Midwestern History Association calls for nominations for its annual awards. All submissions must be either postmarked or emailed by Jan. 15, 2026 for consideration. Prizes will be awarded in 2026 for work completed or published in 2025.
The collection features original scholarship by MHA board members Emiliano Aguilar and Ashley Howard, recipient of the 2025 MHA Jon Gjerde Award for Best Book Erik McDuffie, MHA Frederick Jackson Turner Lifetime Achievement Award Winner R. Douglas Hurt, and past MHA president Sara Egge.
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New Book Release: "Between Loving and Leaving: Essays on the New Midwestern History" edited by Jon K. Lauck was published by the University of Oklahoma Press on September 30. www.oupress.com/978080619602...
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Please register for the event using the link below and feel free to share with friends, colleagues, and students.
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Crystal Marie Moten (MHA board member) will be moderating a discussion of two new books: Danielle Phillips-Cunningham's "Nannie Helen Burroughs: A Tower of Strength in the Labor World" and LaShawn Harris's "Tell Her Story: Eleanor Bumpurs & the Police Killing That Galvanized New York City."
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The Labor and Working Class History Association (LAWCHA) and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will be hosting our first event of the fall on Wednesday, September 17th at 7.00pm EST.
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Our next book talk is scheduled for Wednesday, October 1 @ 5PM EST/4PM CST. Coreen Derifield will discuss her new book "We Were Still Ladies: Gender and Industrial Unionism in the Midwest After WWII."
To register, scan the QR code below or go to bit.ly/mha-oct25
Attention scholars of the Midwest: anyone wanna write about the Edmund Fitzgerald and what its wreck can tell us about the Midwest or its cultural impact more broadly fifty years later?
21.08.2025 13:26 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0IHO the 50th anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I’m looking for a someone to historicize the event in the context of Great Lakes shipping for @cliocontemporary.bsky.social
I’ve got a great idea to use the song as a framing device but don’t want to write it myself haha. 🗃️
We're excited to be partnering with Miami University's (OH) Humanities Center for #MHA2026, but the center is hosting a series of speakers on the Midwest all academic year.
The first speaker is Kristin Hoganson on her book, "The Heartland: An American History" scheduled for September 16th @ 5PM
We're excited to be partnering with Miami University's (OH) Humanities Center for #MHA2026, but the center is hosting a series of speakers on the Midwest all academic year.
The first speaker is Kristin Hoganson on her book, "The Heartland: An American History" scheduled for September 16th @ 5PM
We encourage applicants to use social media or this google doc tinyurl.com/MHA-2026-Pan... to identify and coordinate with potential co-panelists.
Submission Deadline: Monday, December 8, 2025 (non-negotiable)
Please direct all questions or inquiries to midwesternhistory2026@gmail.com
This year’s conference theme, “Midwestern History, Regional Humanities,” recognizes the collaboration between the MHA, the Miami University Humanities Center, and the university’s John W. Altman Program to inspire scholars, students, and the public toward new understandings of the Midwest.
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