Shirley Samuels
@shirleyinithaca.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, friend, mother, sister.
October 28: “Haunted by the Civil War” (PUP, 2025)
Now writing: “Women & Democracy in the C19 U. S.” (Edinburgh UP)
Also (for now) a humanities chair
https://english.cornell.edu/shirley-samuels
October 28: “Haunted by the Civil War” (PUP, 2025)
Now writing: “Women & Democracy in the C19 U. S.” (Edinburgh UP)
Also (for now) a humanities chair
https://english.cornell.edu/shirley-samuels
It’s currently 25% off a pretty reasonable sticker price on Amazon. About $25?
Let me know if that is still too much for you. I want to be in conversation about this kind of haunting.
Let me know if that is still too much for you. I want to be in conversation about this kind of haunting.
January 20, 2026 at 8:37 PM
It’s currently 25% off a pretty reasonable sticker price on Amazon. About $25?
Let me know if that is still too much for you. I want to be in conversation about this kind of haunting.
Let me know if that is still too much for you. I want to be in conversation about this kind of haunting.
I’m mostly lurking. But also always looking to make contact. Warm thoughts.
December 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I’m mostly lurking. But also always looking to make contact. Warm thoughts.
It was far too short but an excellent set of responses from people like Michael Jonik, Russ Castronovo, and Cecile Roudeau. Very grateful.
December 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It was far too short but an excellent set of responses from people like Michael Jonik, Russ Castronovo, and Cecile Roudeau. Very grateful.
Happy (late) birthday!
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Happy (late) birthday!
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Happy Sojourner Truth Day & Sarah Grimke Day! Ain't that America?
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November Nominees
November 1: Parker David Robbins , the North Carolinian and US Colored Troops Civil War veteran who went on to an inspiring career as a po...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Happy Sojourner Truth Day & Sarah Grimke Day! Ain't that America?
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November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
OTOH I am haunted by the war so maybe autocorrect is making a point?
October 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
OTOH I am haunted by the war so maybe autocorrect is making a point?
Happy pub day to @shirleyinithaca.bsky.social who’s Haunted by the Civil War from @princetonupress.bsky.social just dropped!
October 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
October 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I got my advance copy. They did a nice job with it and it’s making me happy!
October 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I got my advance copy. They did a nice job with it and it’s making me happy!
Welcome to J19 journal with Sarah Chinn at the helm!
We've extended the deadline for submissions to our special issue, "Adaptations," to January 15th, 2026. Attaching the cfp here: please submit!
October 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Welcome to J19 journal with Sarah Chinn at the helm!
Just for a moment — taking a break
September 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Just for a moment — taking a break
The code is P329
Brings it under $30
For a hardback…!
Brings it under $30
For a hardback…!
August 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The code is P329
Brings it under $30
For a hardback…!
Brings it under $30
For a hardback…!
Coming soon:
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... Haunted by the Civil War | Princeton University Press
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... Haunted by the Civil War | Princeton University Press
Haunted by the Civil War
How the legacy of the Civil War—as presented by writers, poets, and artists of the time—has shaped American visions of democracy
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June 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Coming soon:
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... Haunted by the Civil War | Princeton University Press
press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... Haunted by the Civil War | Princeton University Press
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Reupping: Application period open to survey the history of books with me in Los Angeles this summer. There are amazing collections at amazing libraries staffed by amazing librarians in LA. We'll work with them to explore how books emerged, were made, used, & made meaning/information for centuries!
Come study book history with me at @calrbs.bsky.social in LA this summer!
February 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Reupping: Application period open to survey the history of books with me in Los Angeles this summer. There are amazing collections at amazing libraries staffed by amazing librarians in LA. We'll work with them to explore how books emerged, were made, used, & made meaning/information for centuries!
(That was either too subtle or too obvious as an account of children playing with matches. It’s a true story.)
February 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
(That was either too subtle or too obvious as an account of children playing with matches. It’s a true story.)
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Season 10 proposals are due on 2/15! We're looking for projects that explore the nineteenth-century United States! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Call for Proposals: Ongoing
C19 Podcast: Call for Proposals The C19 Podcast invites proposals from individuals and collaborators of all ranks for single podcast episodes that offer creative, story-driven analysis of topical even...
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January 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Season 10 proposals are due on 2/15! We're looking for projects that explore the nineteenth-century United States! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Three guesses about what’s on my mind.
The first two don’t count.
The first two don’t count.
February 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Three guesses about what’s on my mind.
The first two don’t count.
The first two don’t count.
We assumed they would want to play with matches and we just wanted to show them how to safely close the matchbook and only strike once it was closed. Away from flammable materials.
February 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We assumed they would want to play with matches and we just wanted to show them how to safely close the matchbook and only strike once it was closed. Away from flammable materials.