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By oieahc November 09, 2016

Jamestown, Peru?

Today’s post comes from Christopher Heaney, Assistant Professor, Penn State, 2016-2018 Barra Postdoctoral Fellow, McNeil Center for Early American Studies, and WMQ author (October).   “Do we really need a ‘Peruvian Atlantic’ … ?” asked Reader B. For the sake of my argument, I couldn’t help but agree. The original subtitle of what became my essay in this fall’s issue of the… Read More

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By oieahc March 29, 2016

Discoverability, Edwardian Style

Today, Karin Wulf kicks off a new feature on the Omohundro Institute’s Uncommon Sense blog. #vastEAsources will feature early American historians talking about the place of archival work in their own research and about the little-used or under-publicized archives they love. If you are working with an archive you would like to discuss with the wider EA community then consider… Read More

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By oieahc February 22, 2016

#VastEarlyAmerica and Origins Stories: WMQ 1:1

Last month I wrote about the extraordinary range of subjects, chronologies and geographies encompassed in the field of early American scholarship. As the OI’s support for and investment in interdisciplinary work, and gatherings such as last year’s joint annual conference with the Society of Early Americanists suggest, we should add methods and theoretical approaches to… Read More

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By oieahc January 04, 2016

For 2016, Appreciating #VastEarlyAmerica

Karin Wulf begins 2016 with a call to look at and look for #VastEarlyAmerica. Join in the search! Read More

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By oieahc December 21, 2015

Who Lives, Who Dies, and Who Tells Your Story

ICYMI, we direct your attention to Scholarly Kitchen Chef and OI Director Karin Wulf ’s reflection on Hamilton, the lyrics that ask one of the fundamental questions facing historians, and the real work of writing history in today's Scholarly Kitchen. Read More

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