The Twitterverse and the Twitter Averse

The following is a brief essay by OIEAHC Director Karin Wulf. The OI-SEA 2015 Joint Conference has been by almost every measure a great success. A rich, multi-disciplinary program so full of exciting panels that I noted several times I wished I had Hermione Granger’s time turner so I could attend them all. Gorgeous Chicago, with social outings and… Read More

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Conference Twittiquette

We are delighted to confirm that the joint OIEAHC-SEA conference (June 18-21) will be live-Tweeted. In preparation for that, we have created not only a hashtag (#OISEA2015) but also drafted a Twittiquette. But as with any draft, we need input. Please respond below or, if you don’t desire to make a public comment, email us directly at oieahc@wm.edu. Read More

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Conference Field Notes: “New Perspectives on Slaveries in the African World”

Eric Herschthal, OI Regional Editor reports the following— Readers of The William and Mary Quarterly need no reminder of slavery’s centrality to colonial America.  Yet a recent symposium of leading scholars on African slavery brought home just how much we still have to learn.  Being a regional editor for the Omohundro Institute’s Map gave me the… Read More

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