Adriana Chira
adrihistorian.bsky.social
Adriana Chira
@adrihistorian.bsky.social
Historian. Writing about Cuba, law, land, property.
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This brilliant book by Rashauna Johnson is coming in March & the advance praise has been incredible.
“Audaciously scaled, brilliantly sourced and elegantly written…. a tender yet unflinching tapestry of family, community, region, and empires” — Tiya Miles
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September 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Penn Law Review symposium issue on the uses and misuses of history in constitutional law is out!
August 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Well, technically it’s still summer, so don’t call it moonlighting. Our new EP will be out on vinyl this Halloween.

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Pre-order the new Flashlight Faces EP Under the Hammer on 12" vinyl record
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August 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Delighted to announce that my new article, "Dialogic Depositions: Finding Black Women’s Presence in Spanish Colonial Legal Records," is here! Thanks to the RQ editors and staff for their assistance and support.
We are thrilled to announce that the Summer 2025 issue of Renaissance Quarterly (vol. 78.2) has been published online. Take a look: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #RenTwitter #earlymodern #Renaissance @universitypress.cambridge.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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#ToucanoftheDay

An unamused Yellow-throated Toucan at Tapir Valley #CostaRica

#birds #toucans #nature
August 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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This is how the AI bubble ends. It basically cannot be profitable and companies will be stranded. But not before it wastes huge amounts of resources and de-skills a generation of students.
This guy doesn't sound like a bull
August 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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This is actually happening! 😊 The Predatory Sea featured alongside some great titles, like Jordan Smith's The Invention of Rum. Thank you, @pennpress.bsky.social! 🗃️
August 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Yorkshire Dales. The best thing about the world is the light.
August 5, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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My forthcoming book A COUNTRY OF THEIR OWN: AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE PROMISE OF ANTEBELLUM LATIN AMERICA has a home! I am thrilled to be publishing with BASIC BOOKS and the supremely brilliant @rubenwrites.bsky.social and can’t wait to share with the world soon! Vamos!!!!!
August 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM