Carolyn Eastman
@carolyneastman.bsky.social
Historian, professor, book review editor, and reader, currently writing a book about Black and white New Yorkers' experiences with yellow fever during the 1790s.
Look at this gorgeous book I got in the mail!
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Look at this gorgeous book I got in the mail!
OMG it's so good!
August 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
OMG it's so good!
We had to make a pilgrimage to a holy site while in South Pasadena.
June 22, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We had to make a pilgrimage to a holy site while in South Pasadena.
"I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love."
June 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love."
Are there ways to depart a conference feeling happy rather than vaguely dissatisfied or alienated? Why yes there are! Join our webinar tomorrow (Wed., 5/28) at 4pm and find out!
Free and open to all -- please tell your grad students and colleagues. This is not oriented to any particular conference.
Free and open to all -- please tell your grad students and colleagues. This is not oriented to any particular conference.
May 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Are there ways to depart a conference feeling happy rather than vaguely dissatisfied or alienated? Why yes there are! Join our webinar tomorrow (Wed., 5/28) at 4pm and find out!
Free and open to all -- please tell your grad students and colleagues. This is not oriented to any particular conference.
Free and open to all -- please tell your grad students and colleagues. This is not oriented to any particular conference.
Help us get the word out to everyone!
How do you get the most out of academic conferences? Considering all the challenges we're facing, this free SHEAR webinar with @wmackintosh.bsky.social and @drhonor.bsky.social is designed to offer practical strategies for finding your people. Join us!
How do you get the most out of academic conferences? Considering all the challenges we're facing, this free SHEAR webinar with @wmackintosh.bsky.social and @drhonor.bsky.social is designed to offer practical strategies for finding your people. Join us!
May 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Help us get the word out to everyone!
How do you get the most out of academic conferences? Considering all the challenges we're facing, this free SHEAR webinar with @wmackintosh.bsky.social and @drhonor.bsky.social is designed to offer practical strategies for finding your people. Join us!
How do you get the most out of academic conferences? Considering all the challenges we're facing, this free SHEAR webinar with @wmackintosh.bsky.social and @drhonor.bsky.social is designed to offer practical strategies for finding your people. Join us!
How do you get the most out of academic conferences? Considering all the social and intellectual challenges we're facing, this free SHEAR webinar with @wmackintosh.bsky.social and @drhonor.bsky.social is designed to offer practical strategies for finding your people. Join us!
May 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
How do you get the most out of academic conferences? Considering all the social and intellectual challenges we're facing, this free SHEAR webinar with @wmackintosh.bsky.social and @drhonor.bsky.social is designed to offer practical strategies for finding your people. Join us!
“Check out my belly, human.”
December 30, 2024 at 3:07 PM
“Check out my belly, human.”
It’s a very good morning.
December 29, 2024 at 4:15 PM
It’s a very good morning.
@brookenewman.bsky.social is adopting a kitten; I’m making boozy cookies
December 7, 2024 at 9:34 PM
@brookenewman.bsky.social is adopting a kitten; I’m making boozy cookies
I loved the book so much that I was afraid the show would suck. But the first episode, anyway, is SO GOOD. Ronny Chieng as the sidekick is great in every single scene, and the fantastic elements just work so well.
November 21, 2024 at 3:54 PM
I loved the book so much that I was afraid the show would suck. But the first episode, anyway, is SO GOOD. Ronny Chieng as the sidekick is great in every single scene, and the fantastic elements just work so well.
My cactus is determined to cheer me up
November 15, 2024 at 6:27 PM
My cactus is determined to cheer me up
Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek
September 6, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Drop an alien that's not from Star Wars or Star Trek
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie
August 21, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy that isn’t a selfie
We can win with a positive message about what we offer to voters. Happy to put this in my front yard.
August 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
We can win with a positive message about what we offer to voters. Happy to put this in my front yard.
"Black Cat" by Tomoo Inagaki.
August 15, 2024 at 2:35 PM
"Black Cat" by Tomoo Inagaki.
What Olympic sport would your pet medal in?
None, until they finally welcome stretching, improbable twisting, and napping into the Olympic games.
None, until they finally welcome stretching, improbable twisting, and napping into the Olympic games.
August 5, 2024 at 6:51 PM
What Olympic sport would your pet medal in?
None, until they finally welcome stretching, improbable twisting, and napping into the Olympic games.
None, until they finally welcome stretching, improbable twisting, and napping into the Olympic games.
July 26, 2024 at 9:55 PM
I'm just going to say right here that I've never given this much in contributions to any single candidate for office, ever. It's that important.
July 24, 2024 at 4:25 PM
I'm just going to say right here that I've never given this much in contributions to any single candidate for office, ever. It's that important.
What he meant to say was "a graveyard filled with the money I blew on a platform that I singlehandedly destroyed."
"I don't like to waste money, but will if given no choice."
"I don't like to waste money, but will if given no choice."
November 21, 2023 at 6:45 PM
What he meant to say was "a graveyard filled with the money I blew on a platform that I singlehandedly destroyed."
"I don't like to waste money, but will if given no choice."
"I don't like to waste money, but will if given no choice."
In my working life, I scour archives for tidbits that I weave together into discussions of the past. And in my personal life I go mudlarking and find tidbits of broken pottery that I use in mosaics. I love the way time in the water led the pottery to crackle and stain. In short, I really like trash.
October 25, 2023 at 3:33 PM
In my working life, I scour archives for tidbits that I weave together into discussions of the past. And in my personal life I go mudlarking and find tidbits of broken pottery that I use in mosaics. I love the way time in the water led the pottery to crackle and stain. In short, I really like trash.