Heather Freund
heatherfreund.bsky.social
Heather Freund
@heatherfreund.bsky.social
Caribbean, Atlantic World, and British Empire historian. Formerly part of the In the Same Sea project at the University of Copenhagen. Back in the U.S. now (reluctantly).
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New History Job Posted Today: Assistant Professor of Migration Studies | The University of Chicago
Assistant Professor of Migration Studies | The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, The University of Chicago, Division of the Social Sciences, Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor for an initial 4 year renewable term. This is a full-time position with an expected start date on or after July 1, 2027. We intend to appoint a scholar in the humanities or social sciences whose research examines historical or contemporary migrations, displacements, and diasporas. The scope of this search is resolutely global, and we encourage applications from scholars who examine the contours of race, Indigeneity, and migration in or between the broader Americas, Mediterranean, Asia, Pacific, Indian Ocean, or the African continent. We welcome applicants from a range of methodological traditions including qualitative and quantitative social sciences, archival and oral historical approaches, literary and performance studies. Successful candidates will maintain a research and teaching agenda that centers questions of race and/or Indigeneity as foundational, rather than ancillary, to the study of migration and the intellectual project of the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity. The selected candidate will pursue their own research agenda, collaborate with faculty in the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity and other areas of the Division of the Social Sciences and University, and teach in both the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. The teaching load for tenure-track positions is typically four courses per year on the quarter system, including in the University’s College Core curriculum . Additional responsibilities include advising at all levels of the program, and service on departmental and university committees. This position is benefits-eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook . About the Department Founded in 2022, the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity (RDI) is home to an interdisciplinary group of scholars whose work engages the conceptual pillars of the unit. RDI is housed in the Social Sciences at the University but is committed to working across the social sciences, humanities, sciences, professional schools, and the arts to build a truly interdisciplinary, outward-facing department. RDI values community-engaged and informed work. We currently offer a robust undergraduate curriculum (including a major and a minor) and a graduate certificate. We are preparing to launch a PhD program in the coming years. Application Instructions To be considered, those interested must apply through The University of Chicago, Academic Recruitment job board, which uses Interfolio to accept applications:  https://apply.interfolio.com/192729 . Applicants must upload:1) a cover letter, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a research statement in which you state your intellectual vision and trajectory, including a brief description of any public-facing work you have done and that you may hope to do in the future, 4) a teaching statement, which includes what you hope to accomplish as a teacher and mentor in the classroom and beyond as well as your vision of diversity, equity, and inclusion, 5) writing sample which is either a published piece from a book, edited volume or journal, or if unpublished, a work or pieces that is no more than 10,000 words. 6)Provide a list of three references that may be contacted at a later date. The review of applications will begin after the position has been posted for 30 days and will continue until the position is filled. For instructions on the Interfolio application process, please visit http://tiny.cc/InterfolioHelp . Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's  Notice of Nondiscrimination . Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email  [email protected]  with their request. The University of Chicago uses AI-assisted tools to streamline and augment some recruitment processes; however, AI is not used to make hiring decisions. Prior to the start of employment, qualified applicants must possess a terminal Degree in hand by the start of the appointment in a relevant field. We welcome applications from scholars trained in all disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, sciences, professional schools, and the arts, as well as those trained in interdisciplinary departments or programs.
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September 17, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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my god this is awful
EXC: 90 programmes in Edinburgh University's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are to be closed.

The casualties, which include 48 language and literature programmes, will be 'taught out', w/ no admissions after 2027.

@heraldscotland.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2655839...
Ninety programmes to close at leading university as savings plan takes shape
According to the document, a total of 90 programmes will be “taught out” over the next several years, including 48 in the School of Language.
www.heraldscotland.com
September 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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***Historians - Academic Job Opportunity***

Latin American History (Assistant Professor/tenure-track)
Tufts University, Department of History

careers.historians.org/jobs/2252748...
One moment...
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August 27, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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If you would like to see me much more frequently you should get this job:
Head of Special Collections - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:Academic StaffEmployment Type...
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August 26, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Interested in teaching, researching, & studying at the University of Oslo? Apply for a student or scholar Fulbright with us. (We are hosting one American historian this year.) The 2027-28 deadlines: Sept for scholars, Oct for undergrad & grad students. fulbright.no/grants/grant...
August 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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“If we’re not careful we will end up with what the great writer Toni Morrison called ‘statist history.’ And it will creat what she called ‘sanctioned ignorance.’”

A righteous defense of the craft and the profession of history. Watch it.

youtube.com/watch?v=mbz2...
WATCH: David Blight makes opening statement in hearing on how Smithsonian presents history
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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July 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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Amherst is hiring 2 classicists (one tenure-track, one tenured):
July 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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oh permanent full-time pre-1800 job at Limerick! Deadline 14 August -- start of the job in January 2027.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRU993/a...

#earlymodern #MedievalSky #Skystorians #Jobfairy
Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800) at University of Limerick
Apply for the Assistant Professor in European and or Global History (pre-1800) role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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June 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Recently, FamilySearch digitized and uploaded tons of microfilmed records, including many from 18th-century Massachsuetts. They're using some sort of AI to transcribe/summarize the handwritten documents.

I've noticed that the AI strips out references to race and enslavement in 18thc documents.
May 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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The team of IN THE SAME SEA is happy to share a dataset about nearly 7,000 enslaved fugitives in Lesser Antilles.

Read more at: scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/jsdp/ar...

Download at: dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?per...

Watch at: experience.arcgis.com/experience/2...

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May 12, 2026 at 7:55 AM
I'm excited this is out! We spent countless hours building the database in a way that will hopefully be usable for other scholars and students of fugitivity in the Caribbean. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/msup/jsdp/ar...
Enslaved Fugitives in the Lesser Antilles, 1760s-1860s
Dataset CreatorsRasmus Christensen, University of CopenhagenGunvor Simonsen, University of CopenhagenHeather Freund, University of CopenhagenFelicia Fricke, University of CopenhagenGabriëlle La Croix,...
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May 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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IN THE SAME SEA’s @feliciafricke.bsky.social and @heatherfreund.bsky.social together with @silvaperez.bsky.social have published “'Printed for the Proprietress': Women and Printing Families in the Caribbean, 1720s–1860s”, in Early American Studies 🗞️🌊🍀. Open access: doi.org/10.1353/eam....
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Project MUSE -- Verification required!
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March 4, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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New publication alert! 🚨 You can now read this Open Access article about women's involvement in #Caribbean #colonialism through their work as print shop owners in #Guadeloupe #StKitts and #Curaçao 1720s-1860s 📰 @silvaperez.bsky.social @heatherfreund.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...
March 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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IN THE SAME SEA's team and Dr. Joy Lewis have guest-edited the special issue “Small Islands, Proximity and Connection in the Eastern Caribbean” of the Journal of Caribbean History.

See: www.uwipress.com/journals/the...

Thanks to all contributors and the journal’s main editor Kathleen Monteith.
Journal of Caribbean History | University of the West Indies Press
The Journal of Caribbean History (JCH) is a peer reviewed journal produced by the Departments of History, The University of the West Indies, and published by the University of the West Indies Press. T...
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February 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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The closing of African American Studies and GWSS at Iowa is absolutely heartbreaking. It is such an important time to study these subjects. Words really cannot express how upsetting this decision is. www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...
UI African American, Gender Studies faculty prepare for program closures
University of Iowa faculty in African American Studies and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies are preparing for closure of their programs following a review of "low-enrollment" degrees and majors ...
www.thegazette.com
February 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Job Alert! DH postdoc at Edinburgh - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow to work on the AHRC-funded project "Voices in Slavery’s Archive: Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana", which will build a digital archive out of the recorded words of enslaved people. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPN147/p...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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We are sorry to learn of the death of Doris L. Garraway, author of "The Libertine Colony" and a contributor to the journal Small Axe. buff.ly/ttM0p1g
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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The Department of History and the Integrated Liberal Studies Program at the UW-Madison invite excellent candidates who work in the history of science with a focus on water to apply for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor.

wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UW_Mad...
Professor of History
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process. Job Category: Faculty Employment Type: Re...
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November 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead amid widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/48UWh0Y
LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead amid widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape W...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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The stories of enslaved African people and more than 1,000 British plantation owners who were compensated after abolition have been brought together in a searchable archive for the first time.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘This is strength’: stories of enslaved Africans in Grenada made into searchable archive
Depths of Paradise project backed by British family and created by Stephen Lewis, a descendant of survivors
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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Finishing a Ph.D. on slavery in early American or Atlantic history this year? Consider applying for the University of California's President's Postdoc program. I'd love to sponsor at applicant if working with me @ucsantacruz.bsky.social might be a good fit!
ppfp.ucop.edu/info/how-to-...
How to apply
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September 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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We need to call it what it is: a president using government coercion to silence voices he doesn't agree with is authoritarianism, plain and simple.

It's the Orbán playbook, the Putin playbook, and now the Trump playbook. And it should alarm every American.
September 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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In "Archival Irruptions," @ktgerbs.bsky.social traces how British colonial authorities in Jamaica criminalized Obeah, a religious practice held by enslaved Africans. Read the introduction for free now. buff.ly/3JlgBEt
September 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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My Dept of History at W. Michigan University in Kalamazoo is hiring an Asst/Associate Prof in African American History. Please come join us! 2-2 load/generous research & travel funding, diverse & culturally lively community/ free college in MI for kids. ?s welcome. www.wmujobs.org/postings/4277
Assistant/Associate Professor - African American History - Tenure Track
Western Michigan University invites applications and nominations for the position of full-time tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in the field of African American history to start August 20...
www.wmujobs.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM