David Chan Smith
@dasmith.bsky.social
Historian of business and law, and the history of human cooperation. Writing on corruption and polarization, markets and morality, early modern smuggling, and the history of responsible businesses. Sailing in my free time. Check out www.davidchansmith.net
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New MIH Issue: David Chan Smith @dasmith.bsky.social th.bsky.social reconstructs the intellectual history of Milton Friedman's criticism of corporate social responsibility
The Intellectual History of Milton Friedman's Criticism of Corporate Social Responsibility | Modern Intellectual History | Cambridge Core
The Intellectual History of Milton Friedman's Criticism of Corporate Social Responsibility - Volume 22 Issue 1-2
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New MIH Issue: David Chan Smith @dasmith.bsky.social th.bsky.social reconstructs the intellectual history of Milton Friedman's criticism of corporate social responsibility
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📢 Calling all #Humanities historical researchers of #AcademicSky, #PhDSky, & more!
Discover how you can make your findings more visible to UK policy makers w/ @historylabplus.bsky.social NEXT WEEK!
🗓️ 19 June @ 12:30
Details? 👉 www.history.ac.uk/events/historical-research-and-policy-making & 👇
Discover how you can make your findings more visible to UK policy makers w/ @historylabplus.bsky.social NEXT WEEK!
🗓️ 19 June @ 12:30
Details? 👉 www.history.ac.uk/events/historical-research-and-policy-making & 👇
June 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📢 Calling all #Humanities historical researchers of #AcademicSky, #PhDSky, & more!
Discover how you can make your findings more visible to UK policy makers w/ @historylabplus.bsky.social NEXT WEEK!
🗓️ 19 June @ 12:30
Details? 👉 www.history.ac.uk/events/historical-research-and-policy-making & 👇
Discover how you can make your findings more visible to UK policy makers w/ @historylabplus.bsky.social NEXT WEEK!
🗓️ 19 June @ 12:30
Details? 👉 www.history.ac.uk/events/historical-research-and-policy-making & 👇
Looking forward to this conference on corruption in the early modern world starting today, June 5! #history #edusky #EarlyMod 📗 #britishstudies
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June 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Looking forward to this conference on corruption in the early modern world starting today, June 5! #history #edusky #EarlyMod 📗 #britishstudies
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A new study of James VI and I is now available, just in time for the anniversary of the reign's end. Corruption! Religious strife! Devious diplomacy! All in one paperback @routledgehistory.bsky.social @kathrynmarshalek.bsky.social #EarlyMod #history #britishstudies
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James VI and I: Kingship, Government and Religion
James VI and I: Politics, Government and Religion brings together early career and established scholars with a range of approaches to the reign. Their original, research-based essays on a series of br...
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April 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A new study of James VI and I is now available, just in time for the anniversary of the reign's end. Corruption! Religious strife! Devious diplomacy! All in one paperback @routledgehistory.bsky.social @kathrynmarshalek.bsky.social #EarlyMod #history #britishstudies
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Check out the Business History Conference CFP for the 2026 conference to be held in London UK. The theme is "co-creation." Hope to see you there, especially early modernists! thebhc.org/bhc-2026-cal...
BHC 2026 Call for Papers | The Business History Conference
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April 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Check out the Business History Conference CFP for the 2026 conference to be held in London UK. The theme is "co-creation." Hope to see you there, especially early modernists! thebhc.org/bhc-2026-cal...
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The anniversary of Jan 6 is as good a time as any for U.S. business to understand that their glee may be misplaced: @robertofoa and I on "What a Trump Presidency Means for U.S. Business" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...
Opinion | What a Trump Presidency Means for U.S. Business
Populists may promise low taxes and deregulation, but they also undermine the institutions that help an economy run smoothly.
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January 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The anniversary of Jan 6 is as good a time as any for U.S. business to understand that their glee may be misplaced: @robertofoa and I on "What a Trump Presidency Means for U.S. Business" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...
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The state of humanities funding in the US is shocking. For every $1000 the feds spend on research, humanities receive a $1.30 🤯
Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Humanities Decline in Darkness: How Humanities Research Funding Works | Public Humanities | Cambridge Core
Humanities Decline in Darkness: How Humanities Research Funding Works - Volume 1
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December 28, 2024 at 10:59 AM
The state of humanities funding in the US is shocking. For every $1000 the feds spend on research, humanities receive a $1.30 🤯
Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Seth Abramson has been warning about Curtis Yarvin and his pernicious influence for a long time. Good to see it getting wider coverage now.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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He’s anti-democracy and pro-Trump: the obscure ‘dark enlightenment’ blogger influencing the next US administration
Key figures in the incoming administration follow Curtis Yarvin, who’s pushing for an autocratic takeover of the US
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December 21, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Seth Abramson has been warning about Curtis Yarvin and his pernicious influence for a long time. Good to see it getting wider coverage now.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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#history scholars interested in corruption and polarization, consider attending or applying to present at the June conference in London on Corruption and Scandal in the #earlymod World, www.chase.ac.uk/news-1/call-...
Please spread the word!
Please spread the word!
Call for Papers - Corruption and Scandal in the Early Modern World, 1500-1800 — CHASE Doctoral Training Partnership
In the early modern period, the meanings of scandal and corruption extended beyond our modern understanding of these terms. Concentrating on 1500-1800 - a time of religious, political, and social deve...
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December 22, 2024 at 4:03 PM
#history scholars interested in corruption and polarization, consider attending or applying to present at the June conference in London on Corruption and Scandal in the #earlymod World, www.chase.ac.uk/news-1/call-...
Please spread the word!
Please spread the word!
William Galston speculates on Trump admin and universities, "Measures reportedly under consideration include ending government loans for graduate students ... linking student aid to institutional policies on diversity, equity and inclusion." #civics #history #skystorians
www.wsj.com/opinion/high...
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Opinion | Higher Education Is in Trouble
Among other things, schools should curtail DEI and stop taking political sides.
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December 19, 2024 at 3:22 PM
William Galston speculates on Trump admin and universities, "Measures reportedly under consideration include ending government loans for graduate students ... linking student aid to institutional policies on diversity, equity and inclusion." #civics #history #skystorians
www.wsj.com/opinion/high...
www.wsj.com/opinion/high...
Early modern British historians! The Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies has announced its CFP for the conference held in lovely Palo Alto/Stanford University. #history #earlymod #britishstudies @thenacbs.bsky.social pccbs.org/2024/09/12/c...
Call for Papers PCCBS 2025 – Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies
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December 19, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Early modern British historians! The Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies has announced its CFP for the conference held in lovely Palo Alto/Stanford University. #history #earlymod #britishstudies @thenacbs.bsky.social pccbs.org/2024/09/12/c...
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Together with Sarah Lentz from the @unibremen.bsky.social, I am organising an exciting workshop at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg from 7 to 9 July on Transient Communities and Spaces of Mobility, 1500-1900.
The CfP for the event is now open.
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
The CfP for the event is now open.
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
December 5, 2024 at 5:28 AM
Together with Sarah Lentz from the @unibremen.bsky.social, I am organising an exciting workshop at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg from 7 to 9 July on Transient Communities and Spaces of Mobility, 1500-1900.
The CfP for the event is now open.
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
The CfP for the event is now open.
www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...
#earlymodern #history 🗃️
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I never figured out how to “gut” a book & felt it would spoil the surprise to skip to the end. Maybe non-traditional scholars—we who return to learning later in life—over-valorize reading for delight.
My advisor laughed at me, but didn’t show me a way to read differently. This essay shows the way!
My advisor laughed at me, but didn’t show me a way to read differently. This essay shows the way!
December 13, 2024 at 3:25 PM
I never figured out how to “gut” a book & felt it would spoil the surprise to skip to the end. Maybe non-traditional scholars—we who return to learning later in life—over-valorize reading for delight.
My advisor laughed at me, but didn’t show me a way to read differently. This essay shows the way!
My advisor laughed at me, but didn’t show me a way to read differently. This essay shows the way!
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We've extended the deadline for our short- and long-term fellowships until December 19!
More at jcblibrary.org/fellowships/...
The image below from the JCB's Collection features a drawing of an artificial flower clock with sunflowers or dahlias.
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More at jcblibrary.org/fellowships/...
The image below from the JCB's Collection features a drawing of an artificial flower clock with sunflowers or dahlias.
Source: americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...
December 13, 2024 at 3:00 PM
We've extended the deadline for our short- and long-term fellowships until December 19!
More at jcblibrary.org/fellowships/...
The image below from the JCB's Collection features a drawing of an artificial flower clock with sunflowers or dahlias.
Source: americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...
More at jcblibrary.org/fellowships/...
The image below from the JCB's Collection features a drawing of an artificial flower clock with sunflowers or dahlias.
Source: americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...
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This is just so dangerous and ridiculous
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December 13, 2024 at 4:03 PM
This is just so dangerous and ridiculous
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
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We're recruiting a Book Reviews Editor! This is a great role for ECRs working in Modern British History (broadly defined). Details at the link below. Any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with Hannah! 🗃️
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Call for MBH Book Review Editor
Modern British History is seeking a Book Review Editor to replace Dr Shahmima Akhtar whose term of office is due to end in December 2024. The post involves
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December 11, 2024 at 10:50 AM
We're recruiting a Book Reviews Editor! This is a great role for ECRs working in Modern British History (broadly defined). Details at the link below. Any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with Hannah! 🗃️
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Award: Yale Center for British Art Residential Awards (Application Deadline: 1/6/25) bit.ly/49ym3X5
Award: Yale Center for British Art Residential Awards (Application Deadline: 1/6/25) | NAVSA
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December 13, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Award: Yale Center for British Art Residential Awards (Application Deadline: 1/6/25) bit.ly/49ym3X5
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In the latest for Broadsides, Anna Roberts examines a snuffbox gifted by George IV on a trip to Scotland, exploring the links between snuffboxes, snuff-taking, and sexuality.
Read more! www.nacbs.org/post/the-kin...
Read more! www.nacbs.org/post/the-kin...
The King, his Courtesan, and the Snuffbox he Gave of her: Variations on an Erotic Ritual from George IV to Bootsy
The tawdriness of the snuffbox underscores the tawdriness of its contents, and, paired with the above examples of libertine gifting before us, we may begin to see why George IV’s gift was so particula...
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December 13, 2024 at 7:06 PM
In the latest for Broadsides, Anna Roberts examines a snuffbox gifted by George IV on a trip to Scotland, exploring the links between snuffboxes, snuff-taking, and sexuality.
Read more! www.nacbs.org/post/the-kin...
Read more! www.nacbs.org/post/the-kin...
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Please share the CFP for our Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain Conference, to take place 10-11 June 2025 at the University of Warwick, with keynote addresses from Steve Hindle, @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social & @brodiewaddell.bsky.social!
December 11, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Please share the CFP for our Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain Conference, to take place 10-11 June 2025 at the University of Warwick, with keynote addresses from Steve Hindle, @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social & @brodiewaddell.bsky.social!
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Please share the CFP for our conference: 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World'. Our keynotes are Marcy Norton @marcynorton.bsky.social (Pennsylvania) & Sara Miglietti (Warburg Institute). Join us 9-10 June at JRRIL, Manchester. Further details at: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...
December 10, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Please share the CFP for our conference: 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World'. Our keynotes are Marcy Norton @marcynorton.bsky.social (Pennsylvania) & Sara Miglietti (Warburg Institute). Join us 9-10 June at JRRIL, Manchester. Further details at: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...
It’s here… OpenAI’s text to video creator: “Users can generate videos up to 1080p resolution, up to 20 sec long, and in widescreen, vertical or square aspect ratios. You can bring your own assets to extend, remix, and blend…” openai.com/index/sora-i... #ai #history
Sora is here
Our video generation model, Sora, is now available to use at sora.com. Users can generate videos up to 1080p resolution, up to 20 sec long, and in widescreen, vertical or square aspect ratios. You can...
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December 10, 2024 at 5:24 PM
It’s here… OpenAI’s text to video creator: “Users can generate videos up to 1080p resolution, up to 20 sec long, and in widescreen, vertical or square aspect ratios. You can bring your own assets to extend, remix, and blend…” openai.com/index/sora-i... #ai #history
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It’s that special time of year where I tell you about 19th century Christmas cards being so batshit weird!
Here’s a podcast I did with Dr Ferren Gipson - expect clowns assaulting cops, polar bears savaging men, giant wasps attacking kids, and more weird animal fun!
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Here’s a podcast I did with Dr Ferren Gipson - expect clowns assaulting cops, polar bears savaging men, giant wasps attacking kids, and more weird animal fun!
artuk.org/discover/sto...
December 9, 2024 at 4:29 PM
It’s that special time of year where I tell you about 19th century Christmas cards being so batshit weird!
Here’s a podcast I did with Dr Ferren Gipson - expect clowns assaulting cops, polar bears savaging men, giant wasps attacking kids, and more weird animal fun!
artuk.org/discover/sto...
Here’s a podcast I did with Dr Ferren Gipson - expect clowns assaulting cops, polar bears savaging men, giant wasps attacking kids, and more weird animal fun!
artuk.org/discover/sto...
