Position Announcement: Social Media Editor, Journal of the Early Republic

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The Journal of the Early Republic (JER) is looking for someone…
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When Did the Police Become a “Machine”?

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The journey of America's police force from a non-professional night watch to a highly visible and professional force is the topic of Nicole Breault's newest essay.
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Let’s Give Hog Reeves Their Due!

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As a companion piece to his introduction to the new JER forum on "Local Governance in the Early Republic," Gabriel Loiacono explores the important, though often overlooked, role of local hog reeves in early America.
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The Unbroken Lineage of American Dynasty: From Revolution to Succession

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Tom Cutterham explores the problem of American dynasty from 18th century examples to current pop culture iterations in shows such as Succession.
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The Jack-of-all-trades Magistrate: Grappling with the Expansive Governing Role of Justices of the Peace in Early America

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Sung Yup Kim examines the importance of (and controversy surrounding) one of the most powerful elements of local magistracy in early America: justices of the peace.

The Pano Reflects on the State of Digital History

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Reflections on the New Pano

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A Brand New Pano!

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Writing for Public-Facing Digital History Publications: Some Tips & Tricks

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We've compiled advice from the editors of top public-facing digital history journals to offer guidance on how to craft a compelling piece that will reach a larger audience.

Blogging the Past: Part II

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In the second installment of our "Blogging the Past" Roundtable, contributors tackle questions of the value and the potential downsides of digital history publications.
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Blogging the Past: Part I

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In the first installment of our "Blogging the Past" Roundtable, we introduce our contributors and explore the value of public-facing digital history publications.
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Blogging the Past: Editor’s Introduction

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Editor Emily Arendt introduces the newest Pano Forum, "Blogging the Past," in which editors from other leading digital history sites take stock of what role digital publications serve for the profession and the larger reading public.

Counting Care

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Nicole Lee Schroeder explores the historic and contemporary implications regarding how data on disability is collected and discussed.
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CFP: SHEAR 2024 Graduate Student Research Workshops (ONLINE)

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The Pope and the Treaty Power: A Strange Incident in the North Carolina Ratification Debate

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In a new companion piece to his latest JER article, Robert Smith discusses some of the unusual ways that religion came into play at North Carolina's Hillsborough Convention in 1788.
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SHEAR & the JER: From Conference Paper to Article Workshop

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Open to anybody who has presented a conference paper on the era of the early republic in 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024 (including SHEAR’s 2024 conference).
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SHEAR: Second-Book Writers’ Workshop

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The SHEAR Second-Book Writers’ Workshop is inviting applications for its annual 2BWW workshop to be held at the Annual Meeting of SHEAR in Philadelphia. The workshop will run from 12:30-4:30pm on Thursday, July 18, 2024. We also will offer one online discussion panel via Zoom.

Panorama CFP: Curious Sources

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In conjunction with the Panorama, the blog of the Journal of the Early Republic, we are soliciting 250-500 word short-form reflections on a single source or a portion of a source to be a part of a collection of such pieces published on the blog.
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Call for Participants: Fifth Annual SHEAR Biography Workshop

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SHEAR is pleased to announce and invite applications for the Fifth Annual SHEAR Biography Workshop, to be held in advance of the annual meeting in July 2024.

The Language of Race in Early America

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Alexander Boulton considers the evolution of language and its impact on ideas of race during the Revolutionary era.