Zach Sell
@zchsll.bsky.social
Historian. Trouble of the World: Slavery and Empire in the Age of Capital (UNC Press) https://t.co/nY8Z8GaFO0
Reposted by Zach Sell
My article on kinship ties, Buddhism, and early medieval states has just been published. Available open access: doi.org/10.1163/9789...
Chapter 7 Ties of Blood on Monuments of Piety: Buddhism, Kinship, and Rule in Āndhradeśa
"Chapter 7 Ties of Blood on Monuments of Piety: Buddhism, Kinship, and Rule in Āndhradeśa" published on 27 Nov 2025 by Brill.
doi.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My article on kinship ties, Buddhism, and early medieval states has just been published. Available open access: doi.org/10.1163/9789...
Reposted by Zach Sell
In "Fueling Development," Zophia Edwards traces Trinidad and Tobago’s democratic and redistributive development success to a specific form of Black radical working-class mobilization she calls “liberation unionism.” Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/94DOWp1
July 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In "Fueling Development," Zophia Edwards traces Trinidad and Tobago’s democratic and redistributive development success to a specific form of Black radical working-class mobilization she calls “liberation unionism.” Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/94DOWp1
Reposted by Zach Sell
Appalling.
Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...
www.loc.gov
May 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Appalling.
Racial fascism in the hometown of W. E. B. Du Bois and Alexander Saxton.
I know Great Barrington well and it is extremely hard to imagine any scenario on this earth in this small town that would require cops to roll out like they're going to war.
May 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Racial fascism in the hometown of W. E. B. Du Bois and Alexander Saxton.
Reposted by Zach Sell
Coming soon to public universities everywhere. And heck there's plenty of fascists in power in our privates as well. Night falls quickly
April 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Coming soon to public universities everywhere. And heck there's plenty of fascists in power in our privates as well. Night falls quickly
Reposted by Zach Sell
Are you a history professor who has been pressured to alter your curriculum — particularly regarding the history of Black & African American people in the United States?
We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
April 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Are you a history professor who has been pressured to alter your curriculum — particularly regarding the history of Black & African American people in the United States?
We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
We would love to talk to you. Send us a DM!
Reposted by Zach Sell
WEBINAR: on April 23 (7pm EST), I will join Titas Chakraborty for this @lawcha.bsky.social panel on our new books. Please share with friends, all are welcome and you can register here: bit.ly/LAWCHAAprilBT
April 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
WEBINAR: on April 23 (7pm EST), I will join Titas Chakraborty for this @lawcha.bsky.social panel on our new books. Please share with friends, all are welcome and you can register here: bit.ly/LAWCHAAprilBT
Reposted by Zach Sell
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
April 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You may be fearing your 401k is no longer enough for you to retire. But with all the cuts to NIH and Medicare you also won't live as long. So the policies are integrated.
Reposted by Zach Sell
A devastating assessment of the state of Columbia offered by one of their own, Shana L. Redmond
The University is the Crisis: On the Price of Columbia’s Soul
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A young woman with a dog, absent-minded scarecrow, heartless tin man, and cowardly lion walk into a city of green seeking a singular wizard who stuns his constitue…
lithub.com
April 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A devastating assessment of the state of Columbia offered by one of their own, Shana L. Redmond
Reposted by Zach Sell
My book is out! In the world!
March 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
My book is out! In the world!
Reposted by Zach Sell
I had a chance to speak out against SB1 on the radio today, and explain why it will destroy higher ed in Ohio.
@osuaaup.bsky.social @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social #stopSB1
www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
@osuaaup.bsky.social @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social #stopSB1
www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
The pros and cons of Ohio's controversial higher education bill
The legislation recently passed the Senate. Now, it’s in the House, where a Republican-led majority looks ready to approve it.
www.wosu.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I had a chance to speak out against SB1 on the radio today, and explain why it will destroy higher ed in Ohio.
@osuaaup.bsky.social @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social #stopSB1
www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
@osuaaup.bsky.social @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social #stopSB1
www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
Reposted by Zach Sell
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
www.wesa.fm
February 21, 2025 at 9:56 PM
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
Reposted by Zach Sell
(CW)
atrocity.
atrocity.
Hundreds of asylum seekers from around the globe are being trapped by the US in a Panama hotel where they'll eventually be sent to a camp in the jungle.
One Chinese man said “I thought: America is a free country with respect for human rights. I had no idea it was like a dictatorship.”
One Chinese man said “I thought: America is a free country with respect for human rights. I had no idea it was like a dictatorship.”
February 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
(CW)
atrocity.
atrocity.
Reposted by Zach Sell
“Are you going to be a coward?” Zül-Qarnain Nantambu asked himself before taking the field for Kendrick Lamar’s show. “Are you going to take a stand?”
The Inside Story of the Super Bowl Halftime Performer Who Raised a Palestine and Sudan Flag
“Are you going to be a coward?” Zül-Qarnain Nantambu asked himself before taking the field for Kendrick Lamar’s show. “Are you going to take a stand?”
interc.pt
February 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
“Are you going to be a coward?” Zül-Qarnain Nantambu asked himself before taking the field for Kendrick Lamar’s show. “Are you going to take a stand?”
Reposted by Zach Sell
As AHA combats acknowledgement of the fact that Israel is engaged in scholasticide, Palestinian students, teachers, and professors combat the consequences of scholasticide every day
"It’s been 15 months since I last stepped into a classroom. Because here in Gaza, the concept of a "regular school year" has been stolen from us."
In this op-ed, a 19-year-old former college student in Gaza shares her experience. ⤵️
In this op-ed, a 19-year-old former college student in Gaza shares her experience. ⤵️
I Live in Gaza and There Are Almost No Schools Left Here
The United Nations has described what’s happening as “scholasticide.”
www.teenvogue.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
As AHA combats acknowledgement of the fact that Israel is engaged in scholasticide, Palestinian students, teachers, and professors combat the consequences of scholasticide every day
Reposted by Zach Sell
One way of thinking about what's going on now is that the bosses have collectively realized that the social contract they previously agreed to was much more generous to the rest of us than it needed to be. (What are we going to do? riot? strike?) So they are renegotiating it.
February 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
One way of thinking about what's going on now is that the bosses have collectively realized that the social contract they previously agreed to was much more generous to the rest of us than it needed to be. (What are we going to do? riot? strike?) So they are renegotiating it.
Reposted by Zach Sell
“Black History Month existed long before presidents endorsed it, and it will continue, even if presidents do not,” said Martha Jones, a professor of history and a presidential scholar at Johns Hopkins University.
Amid Trump’s Anti-Diversity Effort, Black History Month Takes on New Meaning
Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of defiance.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“Black History Month existed long before presidents endorsed it, and it will continue, even if presidents do not,” said Martha Jones, a professor of history and a presidential scholar at Johns Hopkins University.
Reposted by Zach Sell
Looking forward to my talk this Tuesday at Notre Dame
February 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Looking forward to my talk this Tuesday at Notre Dame
Reposted by Zach Sell
We’re hiring a tenured historian at UMass-Amherst in the Public Histories of North American Enslavement. Please circulate to anyone you think would be interested careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... 🗃️
Details - Associate Professor (tenured) Public History/Associate Director of Slavery North Initiative | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
February 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We’re hiring a tenured historian at UMass-Amherst in the Public Histories of North American Enslavement. Please circulate to anyone you think would be interested careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u... 🗃️
Reposted by Zach Sell
“Fascism, it’s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. For violence and repression and exploitation, internationalism is the antidote, always.” —Robin D. G. Kelley
January 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“Fascism, it’s always about using nationalism, and the nation, as a bludgeon to generate support for death policies, on behalf of death governments. For violence and repression and exploitation, internationalism is the antidote, always.” —Robin D. G. Kelley