Emily Wood

Help H-Net figure out the mysterious case of grandma's care package!

Associate Director for Interpretation, Learning, and Public Programs (IS-1001-14) Job Opening: Associate Director for Interpretation, Learning, and Public Programs (IS-1001-14) at National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.

Job posting: Assoc Dir for Interpretation, Learning & Public Programs @ Smithsonian Nat'l Museum of Asian Art. Closes 03/16; Salary: $143,913-$158,306. Onsite, Washington, DC.

An etching in black ink on ivory paper of a man asleep in a chair, his head resting on his arms on top of his desk. Behind him, monstrous looking birds, bats, and animals swarm. On the side of the desk is written: “El sueño de la razón produce monstruos” (The sleep of reason produces monsters)

Francisco de Goya, El sueño de la razon produce monstruos (from Los Caprichos), ca. 1797–98, British Museum

Wadsworth (Tim Curry) explaining how all the murders happened at the end of Clue.

OMG AMAZING.

Now Live: Renaissance Medals Online The ANS is pleased to announce the launch of Renaissance Medals Online (RMO), a new, open-source research tool focused on the beginnings of medallic art in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth …

It's been online for a few weeks while putting on the final touches, but we are formally announcing the launch of Renaissance Medals Online, starting with the condottieri of Italy, with large contributions from the National Gallery of Art, British Museum, and Berlin: numismatics.org/pocketchange...

BREAKING: As I was first to report earlier, Trump has nominated Bradford Wilson, who does not meet the statutory requirements—which include that the nominee be nonpartisan and professionally qualified—to be the next Archivist of the United States.

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Que España no tenga nada que ver con esta guerra (ni con este régimen).

Última hora del ataque de EE UU e Israel contra Irán, en directo | Trump anuncia que cortará todo el comercio con España por ser un aliado “terrible” Francia, Grecia y Reino Unido envían apoyo militar a Chipre tras el ataque de Irán a una base británica | La Media Luna Roja eleva a 787 los civiles muertos en Irán| Israel asegura haber bombardeado e...

“Trump anuncia que cortará todo el comercio con España por ser un aliado ‘terrible’”

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Screenshot of opening page of: US doctors withdraw from CDC vaccine committee, as RFK Jr appoints Bhattacharya as acting director BMJ 2026 ;392 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.s422 (Published 02 March 2026) Cite this as: BMJ 2026;392:5422

Even as a historian of medicine, I cannot fathom how much damage is being done to the healthcare systems in the U.S., or imagine what colossal efforts (& investments) will be needed to rebuild a fraction of it. www.bmj.com/content/392/... #histmed #vaccines

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show became the most-watched performance in NFL history, with 4.157 billion worldwide views within the first 24 hours, according to Roc Nation, which produced the show. https://wapo.st/4rD9j9l

That's not really how this works, but I guess I'm glad my cupboards are packed with sardines, olive oil, and Cola Cao

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Tehran’s only Unesco World Heritage Site, Golestan Palace, was damaged on Sunday (1 March) as the United States and Israeli forces intensified their offensive against Iran.

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Poster with images of Roman Libertas Denarius, Tetradrachm of Antioch, and Flowing Hair American Dollar). Poster Text: Drachmai, Denarii, and Dollars: Ancient Coins and the Imagery of a New Republic A Public Talk and Hands-On Workshop With Professor Scott McDonough Atrium Auditorium William Paterson University 12:30-1:45 PM Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Refreshments served after workshop

I'm doing this coins Workshop tomorrow at William Paterson University. If you're near Wayne, NJ, feel free to stop by. I can't guarantee it will be revolutionary (Semiquincentennial pun half-intended), but it should be a fun time.

Managing Pandemics in Early Modern Germany, edited by Peter Hess, is out now with Berghahn books, and I've just learned that the introduction (which I wrote) is free to read on the website! www.berghahnbooks.com/title/HessMa...

Curator or Associate Curator of Maps & Geography - Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library

Job opportunity! 🚨

Curator or Associate Curator of Maps and Geography @bplmaps.bsky.social

#maps #jobadvert #geography

Why the arts still matter at DePaul Economic constraints that suffocate creative expression and access to artistic skill and imagination are now at the front door of DePaul University.

This oped by DePaul student Jessica Saunders says it all. If you wish to sign to oppose the closure of the DePaul Art Museum, you can sign a letter here (please note it requires a email verification, which often goes to spam): openletter.earth/letter-oppos...

As Kagan notes in her dissent, the Court opted not to hear the due process parental rights argument against bans on gender-affirming medical care in Skrmetti, basically setting up a regime where parents can force their trans children back into the closet but cannot help them out of it

The liberal justices call out the *rank* hypocrisy of their Republican colleagues on the Court

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

DePaul faculty, students call on university to reverse decision to close campus art museum

Last week, the university announced that it will close its art museum on Fullerton Avenue on June 30. More than 1,500 people have signed on to an open letter asking administrators to reconsider.

The Price Lab’s Critical Approaches to AI Working Group has released a white paper in which we advocate for AI-free instruction in reading, writing, & research. These are fundamental skills in the humanities (& in general), & with decisive action we can keep teaching them well in the age of AI!

It also remains the case that the Trump NEH will not fund work that 'promotes' "gender ideology," "discriminatory equity ideology," "support for diversity, equity, and inclusion," "diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility," or "environmental justice initiatives or activities"

#TapestryOnTour

Screenshot from NEH webpage, text reads: "Fellowships provide recipients time to conduct research or to produce books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, born-digital materials, translations with annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions resulting from previous research. Projects may be at any stage of development. NEH encourages submissions from independent scholars and junior scholars. The 2026 Fellowships competition will only accept projects for research in American history and culture and Western civilization. Competitive applications must focus on topics in the history, culture, and government of the United States in any period from the Colonial Era to the present, or topics in Western civilization from antiquity to the present."

Fun update on National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships: they have to focus on "American history and culture and Western civilization." Sinologists et al. are no longer welcome.
www.neh.gov/grants/resea...
#Sinology 🀄️📚

Save Dallas City Hall | Dallas, TX The future of Dallas City Hall is too important to be decided in shady back-room dealings or on numbers no one trusts. Contact your council person today! Save Dallas City Hall!

Much more serious things happening in the world, obvi, but if you live in the DFW region, Dallas is taking a vote on March 4 to decide the future of one of the most important pieces of 20th century architecture, IM Pei's city hall building. Contact the city council and urge preservation.

The Roberts Court's position is that if you deserved justice or due process you would be rich bsky.app/profile/mjsd...