Marc Reyes
@marcus1984.bsky.social
Historian (modern India, technology, foreign relations); editor (Contingent Magazine); advisor (scholarships, fellowships, research)
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Marc Reyes
@marcus1984.bsky.social
· Dec 1
At The Other Place, in February 2020, I wrote a thread about doing research in India. In my ten years on that platform, these were the tweets that received the most engagement. I want that thread to live on and continue helping folks.
#Research #ResearchIndia #ResearchSouthAsia #Skystorians
#Research #ResearchIndia #ResearchSouthAsia #Skystorians
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“For cadets, earnest participation in these discussions does more than just prove that they did the reading.”
Nick Hurley on his year teaching at USMA.
Nick Hurley on his year teaching at USMA.
What's the Point?
Reflections on a year spent teaching history at the United States Military Academy
contingentmagazine.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“For cadets, earnest participation in these discussions does more than just prove that they did the reading.”
Nick Hurley on his year teaching at USMA.
Nick Hurley on his year teaching at USMA.
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Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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“It was a monumental undertaking to make this an American book. To be an American book means, to me, to think about the vastness of social experience from wildly different groups of people.”
Nishant Batsha on writing an American novel:
Nishant Batsha on writing an American novel:
The Past as a Site of Radical Otherness in Nishant Batsha’s “A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart” - Public Books
“I am a novelist first and a historian second. That’s how the tension you mention resolves itself: I know I’m trying to tell a story.”
www.publicbooks.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
“It was a monumental undertaking to make this an American book. To be an American book means, to me, to think about the vastness of social experience from wildly different groups of people.”
Nishant Batsha on writing an American novel:
Nishant Batsha on writing an American novel:
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I wrote something about Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens getting (really) mad at me for not liking his big 25-year blanket extension of Atlanta's existing, old tax increment financing (TIF/TAD) districts...
Thought about titling it: Is Trumpist ad hominem trickling down?
Thought about titling it: Is Trumpist ad hominem trickling down?
Reflections on Some Surprising and Confusing Ad Hominem Attacks from a Major Public Figure (No, not that one)
On being personally and publicly attacked for questioning a major policy initiative of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens
dans-newsletter-cfccf2.beehiiv.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I wrote something about Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens getting (really) mad at me for not liking his big 25-year blanket extension of Atlanta's existing, old tax increment financing (TIF/TAD) districts...
Thought about titling it: Is Trumpist ad hominem trickling down?
Thought about titling it: Is Trumpist ad hominem trickling down?
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Really enjoyed chatting with @llassabe.bsky.social about how the manufactured college free speech crisis paved the way for the assault on universities today: americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
Beware of FIRE (and institutional neutrality) with Mary Anne Franks - American Campus Podcast
On the rightwing origins of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.References and suggested readings:Mary Anne Franks. 2024. Fearless Speech: Breaking Free from the First Amendment. Bold ...
americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Really enjoyed chatting with @llassabe.bsky.social about how the manufactured college free speech crisis paved the way for the assault on universities today: americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
This @shafrhistorians.bsky.social event is TONIGHT (8:30 PM EST). You can still register and join us. Listen to a panel of folks offer travel and funding advice about conducting research abroad. We got plenty to share so just please join us on Zoom. See you there!
#history #skystorians #hdiplo
#history #skystorians #hdiplo
REMINDER:
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
Join the Graduate Student Committee for a virtual session on Conducting Research in International Archives!
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This @shafrhistorians.bsky.social event is TONIGHT (8:30 PM EST). You can still register and join us. Listen to a panel of folks offer travel and funding advice about conducting research abroad. We got plenty to share so just please join us on Zoom. See you there!
#history #skystorians #hdiplo
#history #skystorians #hdiplo
In this week's Check Book @jjdotbiz.bsky.social shared a link to the 2023 @contingent-mag.bsky.social essay he wrote about the research he does for @blankcheck.bsky.social and how he compiles the dossiers. This is required reading for all #blankies.
contingentmagazine.org/2023/08/31/h...
contingentmagazine.org/2023/08/31/h...
October 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
In this week's Check Book @jjdotbiz.bsky.social shared a link to the 2023 @contingent-mag.bsky.social essay he wrote about the research he does for @blankcheck.bsky.social and how he compiles the dossiers. This is required reading for all #blankies.
contingentmagazine.org/2023/08/31/h...
contingentmagazine.org/2023/08/31/h...
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Here it is, my 247th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 247 (10/26/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 247th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy,...
blackwhiteandread.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Here it is, my 247th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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“Monsters always speak of power — sometimes they speak for it, other times they speak against it.”
A postcard from @dinostalgia.bsky.social
A postcard from @dinostalgia.bsky.social
A Postcard from the Festival of Monsters
At UC Santa Cruz, we take monsters seriously.
contingentmagazine.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“Monsters always speak of power — sometimes they speak for it, other times they speak against it.”
A postcard from @dinostalgia.bsky.social
A postcard from @dinostalgia.bsky.social
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REMINDER:
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
Join the Graduate Student Committee for a virtual session on Conducting Research in International Archives!
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
Monday, October 27 at 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET
October 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
REMINDER:
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
Panelists will discuss their approaches to archival research & the challenges of conducting research abroad. Helpful for grad students in the early stages of planning your dissertation research or if you are in the thick of it and looking for new tips! Register here: bit.ly/SHAFR-Archives
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Tomorrow's the last day to pitch our December special issue! Our mission is publishing historians working off the tenure track, so if you know someone in that category who did some monstery work, share this with them! contingentmagazine.org/cfp-a-time-o...
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
contingentmagazine.org
October 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Tomorrow's the last day to pitch our December special issue! Our mission is publishing historians working off the tenure track, so if you know someone in that category who did some monstery work, share this with them! contingentmagazine.org/cfp-a-time-o...
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Woohoooo! 🎉
Blueskis, if you have not listened to @draftingthepast.bsky.social yet — DO IT!
Such fun conversations about the craft and tools of writing nonfiction.
Blueskis, if you have not listened to @draftingthepast.bsky.social yet — DO IT!
Such fun conversations about the craft and tools of writing nonfiction.
Not important right now, but the pod hit 120,000 downloads across its 70 episodes just now, and I did a little happy dance.
October 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Woohoooo! 🎉
Blueskis, if you have not listened to @draftingthepast.bsky.social yet — DO IT!
Such fun conversations about the craft and tools of writing nonfiction.
Blueskis, if you have not listened to @draftingthepast.bsky.social yet — DO IT!
Such fun conversations about the craft and tools of writing nonfiction.
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Pitches are due 10/20!
October 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Pitches are due 10/20!
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Hey American studies folks - whether or not you consider yourself a “gun scholar,” if your work engages gun culture or gun violence, consider applying! Abstract deadline coming up Wednesday.
October 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hey American studies folks - whether or not you consider yourself a “gun scholar,” if your work engages gun culture or gun violence, consider applying! Abstract deadline coming up Wednesday.
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Here it is, my 245th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more in comments below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 245 (10/12/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 245th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more in comments below, please share widely, & en...
blackwhiteandread.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Here it is, my 245th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more in comments below, please share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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"Considering the rightward trend of country music through the last half-century, it sounds odd to hear a mainstream country singer endorsing communal economic programs. In Cash’s youth, however, country musicians were behind the New Deal."
(We've always known Johnny Cash was cool.)
(We've always known Johnny Cash was cool.)
Down in Dyess
Johnny Cash wrote in his autobiography, “I grew up under socialism—kind of.”
contingentmagazine.org
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"Considering the rightward trend of country music through the last half-century, it sounds odd to hear a mainstream country singer endorsing communal economic programs. In Cash’s youth, however, country musicians were behind the New Deal."
(We've always known Johnny Cash was cool.)
(We've always known Johnny Cash was cool.)
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A brand new mailbag—yes, you CAN study that, but how?
You Can Study That?
What could be more satisfying than immersing yourself in the history of something you love?
contingentmagazine.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A brand new mailbag—yes, you CAN study that, but how?
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Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
October 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Episodes two weeks in a row?! That should tell you how much great stuff there is. I was so happy to get to talk to @andrewhartman.bsky.social about KARL MARX IN AMERICA (@uchicagopress.bsky.social) and how he keeps going in the writing "grind." Listen here: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
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🚨 Where is nuclear competition in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific today? What impact does US-China competition have on nuclear proliferation in Southern Asia?
I answer these questions in my new Texas National Security Review piece: tnsr.org/wp-content/u...
I answer these questions in my new Texas National Security Review piece: tnsr.org/wp-content/u...
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨 Where is nuclear competition in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific today? What impact does US-China competition have on nuclear proliferation in Southern Asia?
I answer these questions in my new Texas National Security Review piece: tnsr.org/wp-content/u...
I answer these questions in my new Texas National Security Review piece: tnsr.org/wp-content/u...
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If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
contingentmagazine.org
October 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
If you are a supporter and reader of @contingent-mag.bsky.social one of the biggest things you can do to help us at the moment is get this CFP to the NTT folks in your life. The fracturing of social media has made it very difficult to get the word out esp. to adjuncts and VAPs.
This week @contingent-mag.bsky.social announced a #cfp for our December series, A Time of Monsters.
If you have a monster pitch, please send it our way. Thanks to a Kitchings Family Foundation grant, every essay will be $300.
#skystorians #monsters
contingentmagazine.org/cfp-a-time-o...
If you have a monster pitch, please send it our way. Thanks to a Kitchings Family Foundation grant, every essay will be $300.
#skystorians #monsters
contingentmagazine.org/cfp-a-time-o...
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
contingentmagazine.org
October 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This week @contingent-mag.bsky.social announced a #cfp for our December series, A Time of Monsters.
If you have a monster pitch, please send it our way. Thanks to a Kitchings Family Foundation grant, every essay will be $300.
#skystorians #monsters
contingentmagazine.org/cfp-a-time-o...
If you have a monster pitch, please send it our way. Thanks to a Kitchings Family Foundation grant, every essay will be $300.
#skystorians #monsters
contingentmagazine.org/cfp-a-time-o...
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Here it is, my 244th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more in comments below, share as widely as possible, & thanks, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 244 (10/5/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 244th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more in comments below, share as widely as possib...
blackwhiteandread.com
October 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Here it is, my 244th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more in comments below, share as widely as possible, & thanks, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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Normally our December issue is six mini-essays, but with the support of the Kitchings Family Foundation, we're going to be able to support six shorts--twice the word count, twice the pay!--as well as an amazing feature-length review we've already got lined up.
It’s here! The call for pitches for our deluxe December issue, “A Time of Monsters,” supported by a grant from the Kitchings Family Foundation.
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
contingentmagazine.org
October 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Normally our December issue is six mini-essays, but with the support of the Kitchings Family Foundation, we're going to be able to support six shorts--twice the word count, twice the pay!--as well as an amazing feature-length review we've already got lined up.
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Our new CFP is up and it is monstrous.
CFP: A Time of Monsters
The monster has been here all along. It is a historical constant that manifests in wildly different ways across time, place, and culture. Whatever form it takes, the monster claws at categories; it un...
contingentmagazine.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Our new CFP is up and it is monstrous.