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Early American Studies
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EAS Miscellany is the digital companion to Early American Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
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Anthony Dean Rizzuto reexamines Thomas Paine’s legacy as an antislavery advocate, arguing that his writings reveal a consistent pattern of racial exclusion. Paine helped define the new Republic as a white settler project.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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T. Cole Jones uncovers the coercive labor system Connecticut developed for British prisoners after the 1775 capture of Ticonderoga, revealing how revolutionary ideals clashed with the pragmatic exploitation of prisoner labor.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Richard S. Newman explores how early Black writers used print to challenge racial oppression. He demonstrates how their poetry, petitions, & pamphlets forged a foundation for abolitionist thought & redefined authorship in the 18th century.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Teaching in the Age of AI: EAS Miscellany invites blog submissions on how generative tools like ChatGPT are shaping pedagogy. Share how you design assignments, assess work, or reimagine learning in this new landscape. Details here: https://bit.ly/485mfyh
October 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Blake McGready examines how accusations of ravaging in the Revolutionary Hudson Valley reflected environmental destruction, disrupted gender roles, & helped define Patriot identity through the language of violation & protection.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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We welcome Tracy L. Barnett, who recently joined our staff as the Digital & Social Media Editor for EAS Miscellany. Learn more about Tracy's scholarship & her approach to academic communications in her interview: web.sas.upenn.edu/ea...
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September 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Justin Iverson examines how colonial authorities reshaped Jamaica’s interior during the First Maroon War, using roads, forts, & barracks to contain Black resistance & militarize the landscape in service of a slave society.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Eric Slauter reconsiders how reading shaped revolution. His article follows the circulation of Locke’s Second Treatise to show how cheap reprints, marketing, & reader reception played a formative role in radicalization.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Monica Najar examines how 18th-century anti-Catholic writers used salacious stories of predatory priests to attack Catholicism, shape gender norms, & promote Protestant ideals of modesty in a bawdy, widely read print culture.
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September 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Discover hidden gems from the archives. Our Source Highlights spotlight fascinating sources with context and ideas for teaching or research. Read more: http://bit.ly/4lKE6OA
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September 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Have thoughts on how early American studies connect with the present? Pitch a Contemporary Connections piece for EAS Miscellany. We welcome short reflections linking past and present. Details here: http://bit.ly/406MijR
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August 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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As a supplement to his #Summer2025 #EAS article, Benjamin Pietrenka shares the sources behind his research into the many translations of the Bible read by early Americans. Check them out on #EASMiscellany here: http://bit.ly/3Hx8wWh
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August 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Have you used a unique archival or primary source in your research? Our Source Highlights posts showcase these documents and objects. Read more: http://bit.ly/406MijR
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August 27, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Looking to share your research, teaching ideas, or archival finds with the early American studies community? EAS Miscellany welcomes pitches year-round. Visit our “Write for Us” page to learn more: http://bit.ly/406MijR
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August 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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For Teaching #EAS, Ann Ostendorf uses microhistory in her post on Romani American history. She follows the case of 1 man in colonial Louisiana to trace a compelling story that opens our understanding of race, archival silences, & historical memory. http://bit.ly/45uVxO0
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August 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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EAS Miscellany is more than a journal companion: it’s a hub for fresh takes, teaching ideas, and new scholarship on early America. Explore what we have: http://bit.ly/4nwEqCa
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August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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EAS Miscellany interviews Cynthia Kierner about her #Summer2025 article on the women of Trenton who feted Washington then disappeared from memory. Dive into the conversation and rediscover their story. http://bit.ly/4ouYR2R
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August 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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For Teaching EAS, Lloyd Alimboyao Sy takes his #Summer2025 article's concept of "repair" outside. His “Teaching Outside with Black Hawk” post invites us to see how a change of place can deepen our attention, memory, & connection to texts. http://bit.ly/3V0FOjq
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August 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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The journal EAS is introducing new “From the Field” articles. We invite submissions from scholars, grad students, and practitioners that analyze debates or review exhibits, performances, or digital projects in early American studies. For more info, see: http://bit.ly/3IWLFUo
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August 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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In her #Summer2025 #EAS article, Cynthia A. Kierner shows how, in 1789, New Jersey women feted Washington to honor his defense of them during the war. By the 1800s, their efforts were forgotten. doi.org/10.1353/eam....
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August 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Benjamin Pietrenka’s #Summer2025 #EAS article explores radical German Pietists' use of scripture translation to support rituals like baptism & foot washing, shaping Protestant diversity in the early US. http://bit.ly/45aYhQh
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August 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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How did elite women in the Early Republic understand the sublime? Elizabeth Clapp’s #Summer2025 #EAS article analyzes their travel journals as personal reflections and performances of their learning and taste. http://bit.ly/4lsbWr3
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August 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Lloyd Sy explores Native reparative reading in his #Summer2025 #EAS article “In Repair.” He asks: what if we approach 19th-century Native texts as Sauk mourners tended graves-- with care, presence, and continuity? http://bit.ly/4fweSla
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August 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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The #Summer2025 #EAS issue is now openly accessible on @projectmuse.bsky.social!
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August 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Read our #Summer2025 #EAS journal issue on @projectmuse.bsky.social Link: muse.jhu.edu/issue/5...
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