Joel Herman
@joelherman.bsky.social
Research Fellow @virtualtreasury.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social | Historian of the news, press, and popular politics in Ireland, America, Britain, and the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World
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Joel Herman
@joelherman.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Thanks for following along. I’m here for all things history. But posting mostly on the history of Ireland, America, Britain, and the wider Atlantic world, 1650-1850.
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Just finished this one, pre-publication. I loved how @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social balanced sweeping scale with intimate, empathetic storytelling. It's a huge book in all the ways, but it never felt like a slog. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
The Central Fire of the Iroquois
A comprehensive history of the Native American community at the heart of the HaudenosauneeThe people of the Onondaga Nation have lived in central New York St...
yalebooks.yale.edu
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Just finished this one, pre-publication. I loved how @michaelleroyoberg.bsky.social balanced sweeping scale with intimate, empathetic storytelling. It's a huge book in all the ways, but it never felt like a slog. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...
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The Interdisciplinary 19th-Century Studies Association (INCSA) will host two satellite conference meetings in Japan and Copenhagen for Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation / Revolución, Revelación, Reconciliación 🌏
We just posted two new CfPs.
For more details, visit: in-csa.com/2026-call-fo...
We just posted two new CfPs.
For more details, visit: in-csa.com/2026-call-fo...
February 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
The Interdisciplinary 19th-Century Studies Association (INCSA) will host two satellite conference meetings in Japan and Copenhagen for Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation / Revolución, Revelación, Reconciliación 🌏
We just posted two new CfPs.
For more details, visit: in-csa.com/2026-call-fo...
We just posted two new CfPs.
For more details, visit: in-csa.com/2026-call-fo...
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The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”
The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”
'The three volumes of Green's Dictionary of Slang demonstrate the sheer scope of a lifetime of research by Jonathon Green, the leading slang lexicographer of our time. A remarkable collection of this ...
www.openculture.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The Largest Historical Dictionary of English Slang Now Free Online: Covers 500 Years of the “Vulgar Tongue”
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The British Association for Romantic Studies is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest in hosting its 2028 International Biennial Conference.
More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026
More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The British Association for Romantic Studies is pleased to invite Expressions of Interest in hosting its 2028 International Biennial Conference.
More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026
More information: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6294
Deadline: Tuesday 31 March 2026
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Here's the cool ed vol which has been put together by @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social & @cindyermus.bsky.social, 'The Global Age of Revolutions'. My chapter is called ‘The Bastille and the Roundabout: Popular Protest and the Revolutionary Past of the Gilets Jaunes’
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/
The Global Age of Revolutions
<p><b>Redrawing the map and resetting the clock of the Age of Revolutions</b></p><p>In 2015, Bryan Banks and Cindy Ermus launched Age of Revolutions,
www.upress.virginia.edu
February 6, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Here's the cool ed vol which has been put together by @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social & @cindyermus.bsky.social, 'The Global Age of Revolutions'. My chapter is called ‘The Bastille and the Roundabout: Popular Protest and the Revolutionary Past of the Gilets Jaunes’
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/
www.upress.virginia.edu/title/10176/
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Book launch in Bloomsbury for The Cambridge Urban History of Europe, 27 March, 6:15 pm. #Skystorians
IAS Book Launch: The Cambridge Urban History of Europe
We are pleased to host the international launch of this three-volume urban history of Europe - from ancient to contemporary times - and to welcome the editors and many of the contributors.
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Book launch in Bloomsbury for The Cambridge Urban History of Europe, 27 March, 6:15 pm. #Skystorians
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Delighted to announce the 6th volume in the series will be published in June! Click here for details about the forthcoming 'Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age' by @ewatson.bsky.social boydellandbrewer.com/book/print-a...
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
February 6, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Delighted to announce the 6th volume in the series will be published in June! Click here for details about the forthcoming 'Print and Catholic Persistence in the Dutch Golden Age' by @ewatson.bsky.social boydellandbrewer.com/book/print-a...
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
#skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism
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*DEADLINE EXTENDED* for both conferences, please apply by 28 February 2026.
January 26, 2026 at 9:19 AM
*DEADLINE EXTENDED* for both conferences, please apply by 28 February 2026.
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3-year postdoc opportunity at Durham University - any department, any field. Detailed guidance in the link - note that you need a mentor from a relevant department to mentor and support your application.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
addison-wheeler-fellowship - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
3-year postdoc opportunity at Durham University - any department, any field. Detailed guidance in the link - note that you need a mentor from a relevant department to mentor and support your application.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Call for papers: Romanticism Beyond Europe: Global Circulations, Translations and Transnational Literatures (London, September 2027)
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6301
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6301
CfP: Romanticism Beyond Europe: Global Circulations, Translations, and Transnational Literatures – BARS Blog
www.bars.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Call for papers: Romanticism Beyond Europe: Global Circulations, Translations and Transnational Literatures (London, September 2027)
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6301
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6301
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"In France, they say, the revolution was so revolutionary that it revolutionised the very concept of revolution." buttondown.com/cutterham/ar...
Just What Was a Revolution Anyway?
1776, 1789, and Dan Edelstein's "The Revolution to Come"
buttondown.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:57 PM
"In France, they say, the revolution was so revolutionary that it revolutionised the very concept of revolution." buttondown.com/cutterham/ar...
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One of the pleasures of the last two weeks has been the (belated) discovery of @carltonfwlarson.bsky.social's fantastic 'Trials of Allegiance,' which will now be a staple of my American Revolution reading list: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:23 AM
One of the pleasures of the last two weeks has been the (belated) discovery of @carltonfwlarson.bsky.social's fantastic 'Trials of Allegiance,' which will now be a staple of my American Revolution reading list: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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We are organising a big "Festival of Social History" at the IHR, Friday April 24. The ticket price is an absolute steal for SHS members (join!). Trust me when I say this one's built different, it will be a hands-on day demonstrating how vibrant and engaged UK social history is. ONLY £10!
📣Bookings now open!
👉Celebrating 50 years of the Social History Society with our 'Festival of Social History' @ihr.bsky.social
Panels, zine-making stall, tours, lunch, a roundtable, & keynote by Naomi Tadmor
📅 24 Apr 2026
💷 from £10 for members
All welcome!
socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...
👉Celebrating 50 years of the Social History Society with our 'Festival of Social History' @ihr.bsky.social
Panels, zine-making stall, tours, lunch, a roundtable, & keynote by Naomi Tadmor
📅 24 Apr 2026
💷 from £10 for members
All welcome!
socialhistory.org.uk/events/festi...
Festival of Social History
To celebrate 50 years of the Social History Society, we’ve teamed up with the Institute of Historical Research to host a Social History Festival! The festival will feature two expert discussion pan…
socialhistory.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 AM
We are organising a big "Festival of Social History" at the IHR, Friday April 24. The ticket price is an absolute steal for SHS members (join!). Trust me when I say this one's built different, it will be a hands-on day demonstrating how vibrant and engaged UK social history is. ONLY £10!
Exceptional 9 day weather warning and one of the most sustained periods of constant rain in my time in Ireland, but the weather small talk is mighty.
February 6, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Exceptional 9 day weather warning and one of the most sustained periods of constant rain in my time in Ireland, but the weather small talk is mighty.
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Work with us 💼
Join our friendly admin team as a Research Project Administrator, and have the opportunity to develop your project management and finance skills by working alongside cutting-edge research groups
Deadline for applications is 28 February 2026
Find out more at https://bit.ly/4hCYbFy
Join our friendly admin team as a Research Project Administrator, and have the opportunity to develop your project management and finance skills by working alongside cutting-edge research groups
Deadline for applications is 28 February 2026
Find out more at https://bit.ly/4hCYbFy
February 5, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Work with us 💼
Join our friendly admin team as a Research Project Administrator, and have the opportunity to develop your project management and finance skills by working alongside cutting-edge research groups
Deadline for applications is 28 February 2026
Find out more at https://bit.ly/4hCYbFy
Join our friendly admin team as a Research Project Administrator, and have the opportunity to develop your project management and finance skills by working alongside cutting-edge research groups
Deadline for applications is 28 February 2026
Find out more at https://bit.ly/4hCYbFy
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A long-time goal finally realized
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A long-time goal finally realized
Very much looking forward to taking part in a seminar series organized by the British, Irish, and Empire Studies programme, the University of Texas at Austin, later this term. I'll be speaking about 'A News Revolution' in the eighteenth-century British Empire.
liberalarts.utexas.edu/bies/events/...
liberalarts.utexas.edu/bies/events/...
“A News Revolution?: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the Eighteenth-Century British Empire, c.1695-1784,”
<strong>Joel Hermann</strong>
<strong>Research Fellow, Trinity Co...
In the age of Covid, 'fake news', and populism, it is abundantly clear that the news can divide as much as it can inform or connect people and political communities. But none of this is new. In the Ag...
liberalarts.utexas.edu
February 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Very much looking forward to taking part in a seminar series organized by the British, Irish, and Empire Studies programme, the University of Texas at Austin, later this term. I'll be speaking about 'A News Revolution' in the eighteenth-century British Empire.
liberalarts.utexas.edu/bies/events/...
liberalarts.utexas.edu/bies/events/...
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Very much looking forward to @pbhellawell.bsky.social & @libertypaterson.bsky.social talking about The Ship Bedford and the Atlantic Slave Trade next Wed. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome, either online or in person, but please register www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade
www.history.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Very much looking forward to @pbhellawell.bsky.social & @libertypaterson.bsky.social talking about The Ship Bedford and the Atlantic Slave Trade next Wed. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome, either online or in person, but please register www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Very pleased to share details of a new permanent academic job opportunity in Creative & Cultural Industries at University College Dublin. We are seeking candidates with a PhD whose work engages with the commercial creative industries. Deadline: 6 March 2026 universityvacancies.com/university-c....
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Very pleased to share details of a new permanent academic job opportunity in Creative & Cultural Industries at University College Dublin. We are seeking candidates with a PhD whose work engages with the commercial creative industries. Deadline: 6 March 2026 universityvacancies.com/university-c....
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*Conference announcement*
Modern Enquiries into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations: International Prosperity and Development 250 Years After Adam Smith. King's College, Cambridge. 5-6 MARCH 2026. Further information & to register via Eventbrite: www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/docs/Camb_WO...
Modern Enquiries into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations: International Prosperity and Development 250 Years After Adam Smith. King's College, Cambridge. 5-6 MARCH 2026. Further information & to register via Eventbrite: www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/docs/Camb_WO...
February 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
*Conference announcement*
Modern Enquiries into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations: International Prosperity and Development 250 Years After Adam Smith. King's College, Cambridge. 5-6 MARCH 2026. Further information & to register via Eventbrite: www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/docs/Camb_WO...
Modern Enquiries into the Nature & Causes of the Wealth of Nations: International Prosperity and Development 250 Years After Adam Smith. King's College, Cambridge. 5-6 MARCH 2026. Further information & to register via Eventbrite: www.econsoc.hist.cam.ac.uk/docs/Camb_WO...
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"A tour de force-a strikingly original and ambitious account of the partisan evolution of the U.S."
Steering the Senate: The Emergence of Party Organization and Leadership, 1789–2024 by Gerald Gamm & @profstevensmith.bsky.social | Out Now
#BookSky #PoliSci 🗺️ 🗃️
https://cup.org/3VARhGK
Steering the Senate: The Emergence of Party Organization and Leadership, 1789–2024 by Gerald Gamm & @profstevensmith.bsky.social | Out Now
#BookSky #PoliSci 🗺️ 🗃️
https://cup.org/3VARhGK
September 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
"A tour de force-a strikingly original and ambitious account of the partisan evolution of the U.S."
Steering the Senate: The Emergence of Party Organization and Leadership, 1789–2024 by Gerald Gamm & @profstevensmith.bsky.social | Out Now
#BookSky #PoliSci 🗺️ 🗃️
https://cup.org/3VARhGK
Steering the Senate: The Emergence of Party Organization and Leadership, 1789–2024 by Gerald Gamm & @profstevensmith.bsky.social | Out Now
#BookSky #PoliSci 🗺️ 🗃️
https://cup.org/3VARhGK
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Presentation I gave for the Warsaw Spatial Humanities Seminar on Layers of London @layersoflondon.bsky.social as an example of applied Deep Mapping is now live on Vimeo vimeo.com/1161792658
#WarSHum12
This is a video recording of a lecture "Deep Mapping in Practice: ‘Layers of London’ and Participatory Experiential Mapping" delivered by Justing…
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February 4, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Presentation I gave for the Warsaw Spatial Humanities Seminar on Layers of London @layersoflondon.bsky.social as an example of applied Deep Mapping is now live on Vimeo vimeo.com/1161792658
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For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...