SPOTLIGHT
In this piece from 2021, Sean Harvey reminds us that anti-immigrant conspiracy theories have been prompting violent threats since the earliest days of the nation’s founding.
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November 4, 2024
Call for Submissions: OERs and the EAR
The Panorama, the digital arm of the Journal of the Early Republic, seeks contributors for a series on using Open Educational Resources (OERs) to teach the early American republic. Free, widely available, and readily accessible to students, OERs have been touted as an important component of educational equity. As one recent lit review noted, students in four-year public universities pay an average of $1200 a year for books and supplies. Over 50% of students, however, don’t purchase all required materials and 32% of those students receive a worse grade as a result. Driving down the cost of required materials by utilizing free resources ensures that students have equal access to materials from day one, which improves academic outcomes for all. Do you have free resources you utilize in the classroom when teaching the early republic? Reputable OER textbooks, websites, blog posts, open access journals, and podcasts proliferate in the field and we want to know what—and how—you make use of these materials in your classes. Contributions could include reviews of OER texts; example lesson plans or discussion questions derived from a specific source; discussion of student reception; or ruminations on how free resources impact your pedagogy. Posts should range from 500-1000 words, otherwise adhering to the guidelines for Pano posts. If interested, please submit to Emily Arendt at Emily.Arendt@msubillings.edu by December 10, 2024. Feel free to reach out to her with any questions or to discuss further.
August 20, 2024
Position Announcement: Social Media Editor, Journal of the Early Republic
The Journal of the Early Republic (JER) is looking for someone who wishes to serve as social media editor. The social media editor is appointed by the JER editors and is a member of the JER’s masthead. The social media editor is responsible for managing the social media profile for the JER and its online magazine The Panorama. The social media editor also participates in regular meetings of the JER editorial team, including discussions about JER and Panorama content. Appointments are for a three-year term. The social media editor is responsible for Managing and promoting JER-Panorama online content across social media platforms; Developing and executing a social media plan to increase readership of JER-Panorama content; Working with the editorial teams of the JER and Panorama to develop content for social media. The ideal candidate will have A PhD in history or related field with a focus on the era of the early American republic; Experience in web communications strategies; Knowledge of social media platforms. Candidates should submit a cover letter and C.V. to journaloftheearlyrepublic@wwu.edu by October 4, 2025. Please feel free to reach out to JER co-editors Ronald Angelo Johnson or Johann Neem with your questions.
