Ian Seavey
hurricaneseavey.bsky.social
Ian Seavey
@hurricaneseavey.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @UTRGV/Environmentally minded historian of disasters/U.S.-Puerto Rico relations/Metal musician/Ask me about the American Rumpire.
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It's an honor to win this award from @shafrhistorians.bsky.social!
William Appleman Williams Emerging Scholar @hurricaneseavey.bsky.social will use his grant to support “Huracán del Norte: Disasters and U.S. Colonialism in Twentieth Century Puerto Rico,” which places environmental history & disaster history into direct conversation with the study of U.S. empire.
@kaeteoc.bsky.social and I are putting this panel together and it will be really fun!
Historian friends, I’m looking for a chair and/or comment to join a panel at the Business History Conference in London in March. The panel examines alcohol marketing in the U.S. mid-20th century. If you know someone, please reach out!
October 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
@historians.org releases an outline for AI in the classroom. This document effectively lays out the role that historians still play in the learning landscape. www.historians.org/resource/gui...
Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education
These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.
www.historians.org
August 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I had an amazing time speaking about all things food, empire, culture, and taste at the Recipes for Resilience conference organized by @kaeteoc.bsky.social and hosted by Yale University!
April 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's an honor to win this award from @shafrhistorians.bsky.social!
William Appleman Williams Emerging Scholar @hurricaneseavey.bsky.social will use his grant to support “Huracán del Norte: Disasters and U.S. Colonialism in Twentieth Century Puerto Rico,” which places environmental history & disaster history into direct conversation with the study of U.S. empire.
February 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Bueno, familia, I am excited to announce that a revised paperback edition of Puerto Rico: A National History will be out on June 3rd with @princetonupress.bsky.social and it has a new cover!!!

press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
Puerto Rico
A panoramic history of Puerto Rico from pre-Columbian times to today
press.princeton.edu
January 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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We are very pleased to announce that Journal of Disaster Studies now has a YouTube channel. In this space, we will be posting interviews with our authors, who will discuss their research in more detail and share their motivations for publishing with JDS. www.youtube.com/channel/UC8V...
Journal of Disaster Studies
The YouTube Channel of the Journal of Disaster Studies, an open-access, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal that publishes the work of disaster researchers around the world.
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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January 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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The Center is accepting applications for its 2025-2026 Research and Creative Fellowships. Scholars, creatives, students, and community leaders may apply for up to $5000 for projects about Southeast Texas and the greater Gulf regions. Follow link for more information. www.lamar.edu/arts-science...
Center Fellows
Center Fellowships 2025-2026
www.lamar.edu
January 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM