Mallory Szymanski

UNY-PRC Writing Retreats - Upstate New York Policing Research Consortium Come write with us. Escape to a beautiful home in Upstate New York with other folks writing about policing, the carceral state, liberation, and related fields. Enjoy semi-structured morning and aftern...

Applications open for January 3-9, 2026 Retreat in Central NY. Start 2026 by making substantial progress on your writing project. We provide nourishing food and hot coffee. You bring the brain power and writing materials. #skystorians #AcademicSky
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Hey all, I’m looking for grad students/historians to write advice pieces for @cliocontemporary.bsky.social ‬on comprehensive exams. Pieces could be on identifying a comps committee, prepping reading lists, what to do after comps, etc. Message me here if you’re interested.

Writing Workshop - Upstate New York Policing Research Consortium UNY-PRC Writing Workshop Once a month, Upstate New York Policing Research Consortium (UNY-PRC) hosts a writing workshop. An article or chapter-length draft is circulated a week prior to the Zoom meeti...

Join our monthly UNY-PRC Writing Workshop. On Aug 8, 3-4:30pm EST, we'll discuss new work from Dr. Camilla Fojas, Foundation Professor in the School of Social Transformation at Arizona State University. Sign up to receive the paper & Zoom link. #AcademicSky #Skystorians

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Join me in Zoomland for some sacred Tuesday writing time. The summer is not over yet (telling myself this as much as I’m telling you). 🗃️

The UNY-PRC interns are crushing it.

Interested in the fate of domestic manufacturing? I wrote a piece discussing the history of an industry that remained onshore and what it took to survive doing so.

Your syllabus sounds amazing. Any interest in publishing it on @cliocontemporary.bsky.social ? DM me for next steps.

Digital Tools for the Humanities Machines reconfigure work. And yet, historians or other humanistic researchers rarely think about the way that our digital workflows—the tools that we use to do our work—enable or disenable the kinds…

As historians, we rarely think about the ways that the tools we use to do our work affect the questions we ask and how we answer them.

In this piece, Sam Frantz takes us through what we should think about when choosing digital tools for our research.

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The Industry that Stayed: How Meatpacking Remained Domestic As the Trump administration calls for the return of domestic manufacturing, there is one industry that managed to resist the outsourcing process of the late 20th century. It only required the destr…

The Trump administration calls for the return of domestic manufacturing, there is one industry that managed to resist the outsourcing process of the late 20th century. As @drchrisdeutsch.bsky.social explains, it only required the destruction of its labor unions and deeper exploitation of migrants.

I’m definitely going to need someone to review this for @cliocontemporary.bsky.social. Any Gilded Age scholars want to claim dibs?? @shgape.bsky.social 🗃️

As President Trump signs an executive order to defund public Broadcasting, keep in mind that it’s part of a longer history of conservatives taking aim at PBS/NPR as @abbywhitaker.bsky.social explains in her most recent piece (linked below).

This week marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War. Check out syllabi & assignments that focus on the #VietnamWar, a recent piece connecting the era to Trump's First #100Days, plus Vietnam-era film & TV reviews from our archive. Vietnam War #skystorians pls comment so we can follow you! 🗃️

In honor of May Day 🚩, we've scoured our archives to bring to you some of the best pieces that explore the history of labor struggles in the US. We've also linked to timeless advice pieces about how to find balance and joy in our work as academics.

Give us a follow if you like what you see. 🗃️

“Don’t Kill Big Bird” — The Trump Administration’s Showdown with PBS and NPR In 1995, Democrats held up a Big Bird doll to laud the importance of children’s television and save public broadcast funding. This strategy does not seem likely to work in 2025.

Our miniseries on Trump 2.0 continues with @abbywhitaker.bsky.social historicizing the Republicans repeated attacks on public broadcasting and why this time they may actually succeed. 🗃️

The First 100 Days of Trump 2.0: A Foreign Policy Assessment The first 100 days of President Trump’s second term marks a departure from established US foreign policy, focusing on dismantling international aid and agreements. His administration’s action…

Our analysis of Trump 2.0 continues with an assessment of the administration’s foreign policy written by @trithara.bsky.social.

Trump Proposes Bracero Program 3.0 Trump has floated the idea of creating a new category of (im)migrant worker to deal with the labor shortages caused by his own deportation program. This type of program has a long history in the Un…

Continuing with our Trump 2.0 series, @brettolmsted.bsky.social explores the impacts of Trump’s immigration regime and how it mirrors the Bracero program from the mid-20th century.

We're excited to launch a miniseries that contextualizes the first 100 days of the Trump 2.0 administration. Starting April 30th, we'll be posting pieces that cover everything from dissent and immigration to fights over PBS and tariffs.

Please give us a follow so you don't miss out on these pieces!

The “White Lotus Effect” and the Specter of MAGA – A Review of White Lotus Season 3 Mike White’s White Lotus remains bona fide Watercooler TV, but the satire it has become known for falls flatter than ever in an uneven Season 3 that threatens to promote what it intends to criticiz…

Mike White’s White Lotus remains bona fide Watercooler TV, but the satire it has become known for falls flatter than ever in an uneven Season 3 that threatens to promote what it intends to criticize. Review by @smittermeier.bsky.social

@cliocontemporary.bsky.social is looking for scholars to contextualize the impacts from Trump's "First 100 Days" through a historical lens. Topics can include healthcare, labor rights, environmental policy, LGBTQ rights, immigration, media criticism, etc. Reply or message me directly if interested 🗃️

What Are American Students Learning about US History? - AHA Since 2020, a contentious debate over history education has generated outrage, wild claims, and a growing sense of alarm in homes and communities across the country. State legislators, school board me...

In 2022, the AHA launched the most comprehensive study of the national US history teaching landscape undertaken in the 21st century. We wanted to know what is actually happening in public school classrooms across the country. Find out what we learned. 🗃️

🗃️ @cliocontemporary.bsky.social is looking for scholars to write reviews for the current seasons of the White Lotus and Righteous Gemstones. If you or someone you know wants to dissect what either show reveals to us about US politics, culture, etc. Please reach out to me.

This advice is gold. So much service labor is gendered, racialized, and invisible. Thanks to @michellekah.bsky.social for this guide for faculty about shaping departments into community hubs for students while also meeting T&P requirements.

Unknown Knowns: Myth and American Memory in “A Complete Unknown” The new biopic of Bob Dylan fails to elevate itself above the limits of its genre, primarily by leaving a complex political and historical figure all too well known.

The new biopic of Bob Dylan fails to elevate itself above the limits of its genre, primarily by leaving a complex political and historical figure all too well known. Review by Robert Reginio.

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Ken Martin, Ben Wikler, and the DNC Chair Race’s Midwestern Moment The next chair of the Democratic National Committee will likely come from the Upper Midwest. To understand the politics of that region, we need to better appreciate the tradition of progressive, po…

The next chair of the Democratic National Committee will likely come from the Upper Midwest. @coryhaala.bsky.social explores the tradition of progressive, populist politics from Democrats in the Midwest in order to better understand the region.
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Jazzed for the #AHA25 debut of the Upstate New York Policing Research Consortium (UNY-PRC) today. I’m proud of this work and grateful to have such smart, committed colleagues. 🗃️

A blue background with a brown basket with circles on it holding yarns of different colors and knitting needles with hearts on the ends, and AHA25 in dark blue over circular AHA25 artwork showing New York City landmarks, including a water tower, the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, and trees. Fiber Arts Circle: Meetup, Saturday, Jan. 4, 11:30 AM, Rhinelander Gallery Center (Hilton).

Are you a conference knitter? Do you crochet, embroider, sew, or do other cool things with fiber? Bring your work in progress and join AHA staff for some crafting and conversation at #AHA25. 🗃️ aha.confex.com/aha/2025/web...

There’s a newly formed working group and a very positive response. I’m told to stay tuned for more ways to get connected!

Took away some important questions to bring to my institution about purpose and principles of survey courses. Great to see @johannamellis.bsky.social shine!