Daniel Sherman
@djshistorian.bsky.social
Historian of modern France, museums, visual culture, commemoration; Prof of Art History & History, UNC Chapel Hill
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Daniel Sherman
@djshistorian.bsky.social
· Apr 17
Thrilled to announce the publication of my new book from U of Chicago Press. Details at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo....
Nice thread from @us.theconversation.com about my article.
Story by @DJSHistorian.bsky.social (sorry for the earlier omission)
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Nice thread from @us.theconversation.com about my article.
Thrilled to announce the publication of my new book from U of Chicago Press. Details at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo....
April 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Thrilled to announce the publication of my new book from U of Chicago Press. Details at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo....
My newly installed yard sign:
September 12, 2024 at 11:10 PM
My newly installed yard sign:
Harris-Cooper 2024. That's Roy Cooper, my excellent governor. NC is truly purple, and Roy could help win in. He would also make a terrific Veep.
July 21, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Harris-Cooper 2024. That's Roy Cooper, my excellent governor. NC is truly purple, and Roy could help win in. He would also make a terrific Veep.
Sound of the cicadas this morning is unreal.
May 1, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Sound of the cicadas this morning is unreal.
In today's email:
Dear Dan,
I am delighted to report that your book has been formally transmitted to my colleagues in manuscript editing, production, and marketing, and everyone is excited to get to work! Our plan is to have books in hand by early April 2025.
Dear Dan,
I am delighted to report that your book has been formally transmitted to my colleagues in manuscript editing, production, and marketing, and everyone is excited to get to work! Our plan is to have books in hand by early April 2025.
April 11, 2024 at 4:03 PM
In today's email:
Dear Dan,
I am delighted to report that your book has been formally transmitted to my colleagues in manuscript editing, production, and marketing, and everyone is excited to get to work! Our plan is to have books in hand by early April 2025.
Dear Dan,
I am delighted to report that your book has been formally transmitted to my colleagues in manuscript editing, production, and marketing, and everyone is excited to get to work! Our plan is to have books in hand by early April 2025.
Greetings from Chapel Hill, where we had a nice spring for a few days (it’s 84, something like 29 Celsius), today.
March 31, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Greetings from Chapel Hill, where we had a nice spring for a few days (it’s 84, something like 29 Celsius), today.
Artnet is offering helpful advice on how to write the Mona Lisa. They do not, however, answer the more interesting question of WHY one would do so. On the other hand, this would be an interesting archive to explore.
news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...
news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...
February 17, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Artnet is offering helpful advice on how to write the Mona Lisa. They do not, however, answer the more interesting question of WHY one would do so. On the other hand, this would be an interesting archive to explore.
news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...
news.artnet.com/art-world-ar...
I dunno, seems like they could make do with fewer. It's not THAT big a museum.
January 30, 2024 at 10:35 PM
I dunno, seems like they could make do with fewer. It's not THAT big a museum.
It CANNOT have been a year since I did this training. It absolutely cannot. I still remember the actors and scenarios vividly. I could practically perform them.
December 16, 2023 at 1:39 AM
It CANNOT have been a year since I did this training. It absolutely cannot. I still remember the actors and scenarios vividly. I could practically perform them.
Spent the morning grading, then went and got a Covid shot. I think most people on here know which is more painful.
December 13, 2023 at 4:26 AM
Spent the morning grading, then went and got a Covid shot. I think most people on here know which is more painful.
When the visual evidence aligns.
December 1, 2023 at 8:28 PM
When the visual evidence aligns.
In Chicago for the weekend, we had (for unimportant logistical reasons) to choose between a Picasso show at the Art Institute and Faith Ringgold at the MCA. We made the right choice.
November 29, 2023 at 3:18 AM
In Chicago for the weekend, we had (for unimportant logistical reasons) to choose between a Picasso show at the Art Institute and Faith Ringgold at the MCA. We made the right choice.
Reposted by Daniel Sherman
New CFP for an issue of radical history I’m co-editing with @golnarnikpour.bsky.social & @sepoy.bsky.social & Marissa Moorman. Abstracts due Jan 8 - please help circulate ! www.radicalhistoryreview.org/radical-hist...
October 27, 2023 at 1:25 PM
New CFP for an issue of radical history I’m co-editing with @golnarnikpour.bsky.social & @sepoy.bsky.social & Marissa Moorman. Abstracts due Jan 8 - please help circulate ! www.radicalhistoryreview.org/radical-hist...
Seriously? Isn’t there a law requiring a French translation? Or is “Black Friday” now in a French dictionary?
November 23, 2023 at 3:18 PM
Seriously? Isn’t there a law requiring a French translation? Or is “Black Friday” now in a French dictionary?
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/t...
Hadn't been there for a while, but I'm now officially done -- I've deactivated my Twitter account, and in 30 days it will deleted. Wish I had done it months ago.
Hadn't been there for a while, but I'm now officially done -- I've deactivated my Twitter account, and in 30 days it will deleted. Wish I had done it months ago.
X Races to Contain Damage After Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitic Post
IBM, a major advertiser on X, has pulled its spending from the social media platform, whose employees are grappling with what to tell its other advertisers, according to internal messages.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2023 at 2:06 AM
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/t...
Hadn't been there for a while, but I'm now officially done -- I've deactivated my Twitter account, and in 30 days it will deleted. Wish I had done it months ago.
Hadn't been there for a while, but I'm now officially done -- I've deactivated my Twitter account, and in 30 days it will deleted. Wish I had done it months ago.
Reposted by Daniel Sherman
Hey historians 🗃 : we finally got our approval and are searching for a Modern Europeanist, esp someone who works on authoritarianism or autocracy broadly defined.
Until we can get an ad up on H-net, please visit the FIU careers website and search for Job ID # 530997
facultycareers.fiu.edu
Until we can get an ad up on H-net, please visit the FIU careers website and search for Job ID # 530997
facultycareers.fiu.edu
facultycareers.fiu.edu
November 3, 2023 at 9:38 PM
Hey historians 🗃 : we finally got our approval and are searching for a Modern Europeanist, esp someone who works on authoritarianism or autocracy broadly defined.
Until we can get an ad up on H-net, please visit the FIU careers website and search for Job ID # 530997
facultycareers.fiu.edu
Until we can get an ad up on H-net, please visit the FIU careers website and search for Job ID # 530997
facultycareers.fiu.edu
Sign students haven’t done the reading: when you assign an article about Josephine Baker and negrophilia (that word in the title of the article), ask them what the term means, and they think you’ve asked them about necrophilia. 🤨
October 27, 2023 at 3:07 AM
Sign students haven’t done the reading: when you assign an article about Josephine Baker and negrophilia (that word in the title of the article), ask them what the term means, and they think you’ve asked them about necrophilia. 🤨
Very sad to learn of the passing of Natalie Davis. She was a great historian and a truly beautiful soul. She will be much missed.
October 24, 2023 at 2:14 AM
Very sad to learn of the passing of Natalie Davis. She was a great historian and a truly beautiful soul. She will be much missed.
We're hiring! UNC Art & Art History has posted a tenure-track position in East Asian or South Asian art history.
Details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/267....
Details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/267....
October 21, 2023 at 7:20 PM
We're hiring! UNC Art & Art History has posted a tenure-track position in East Asian or South Asian art history.
Details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/267....
Details here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/267....
Got the Sonoma update on my Mac last night, and now Mail is autofilling my emails. Must find the settings and uncheck this right away -- I put up with it on Gmail, which I don't use that much, but I really find it creepy.
October 4, 2023 at 3:00 PM
Got the Sonoma update on my Mac last night, and now Mail is autofilling my emails. Must find the settings and uncheck this right away -- I put up with it on Gmail, which I don't use that much, but I really find it creepy.
Finally, the contract shot. I'm very happy to report that I am officially under contract with U. of Chicago Press for my next book. If I get out from under the permissions nightmare, it should be out in 2025.
September 30, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Finally, the contract shot. I'm very happy to report that I am officially under contract with U. of Chicago Press for my next book. If I get out from under the permissions nightmare, it should be out in 2025.
Sometimes one’s Lock Screen just sums up the irony of the universe.
September 26, 2023 at 4:49 PM
Sometimes one’s Lock Screen just sums up the irony of the universe.
I’m at the permission stage of my book preparation & French law makes it a nightmare. But one ray of sunshine: less than 24 hours after sending a query through Canard enchaîné’s public web portal, I got a kind personal note (and permission) from the editor-in-chief! Classe.
September 21, 2023 at 2:02 AM
I’m at the permission stage of my book preparation & French law makes it a nightmare. But one ray of sunshine: less than 24 hours after sending a query through Canard enchaîné’s public web portal, I got a kind personal note (and permission) from the editor-in-chief! Classe.
I’m here to tell you, COVID is not gone. My symptoms are mild but present. Isolating for a few days and masking afterwards.
September 16, 2023 at 5:21 PM
I’m here to tell you, COVID is not gone. My symptoms are mild but present. Isolating for a few days and masking afterwards.