Kevin Kenny
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
Historian of US immigration | 19th-century | race | labor | slavery | global migration | diaspora
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Kevin Kenny
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
· Sep 25
Launch of Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move
YouTube video by Glucksman Ireland House NYU
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Video of our launch of Rituals of Migration @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social is now up on YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qh1...
@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social
@irpinaingiro.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social @appalachianphilly.bsky.social
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Congratulations Jane and Briona
We were honored to host you and your epic movie @gihnyu.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social
We were honored to host you and your epic movie @gihnyu.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social
Wonderful to host historian @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social & filmmaker Briona Nic Dhiarmada for the NYC screening of "From That Small Island" @gihnyu.bsky.social -- the story of Ireland, across the millennia, in global context @tedsmyth.bsky.social
An incredible evening in NYC for our screening. A huge thank you to the amazing team @irelandhousenyu & @irelandnyc 🇮🇪🇺🇸
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Congratulations Jane and Briona
We were honored to host you and your epic movie @gihnyu.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social
We were honored to host you and your epic movie @gihnyu.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social
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Wonderful to host historian @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social & filmmaker Briona Nic Dhiarmada for the NYC screening of "From That Small Island" @gihnyu.bsky.social -- the story of Ireland, across the millennia, in global context @tedsmyth.bsky.social
An incredible evening in NYC for our screening. A huge thank you to the amazing team @irelandhousenyu & @irelandnyc 🇮🇪🇺🇸
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wonderful to host historian @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social & filmmaker Briona Nic Dhiarmada for the NYC screening of "From That Small Island" @gihnyu.bsky.social -- the story of Ireland, across the millennia, in global context @tedsmyth.bsky.social
The full four-part series will air on PBS early in 2026
So enjoyed listening to @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social on the @empirepoduk.bsky.social with @willdalrymple.bsky.social and @anitaanand.bsky.social Will this film have a release in US theatres?
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The full four-part series will air on PBS early in 2026
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An incredible evening in NYC for our screening. A huge thank you to the amazing team @irelandhousenyu & @irelandnyc 🇮🇪🇺🇸
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
An incredible evening in NYC for our screening. A huge thank you to the amazing team @irelandhousenyu & @irelandnyc 🇮🇪🇺🇸
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
Wonderful to host historian @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social & filmmaker Briona Nic Dhiarmada for the NYC screening of "From That Small Island" @gihnyu.bsky.social -- the story of Ireland, across the millennia, in global context @tedsmyth.bsky.social
An incredible evening in NYC for our screening. A huge thank you to the amazing team @irelandhousenyu & @irelandnyc 🇮🇪🇺🇸
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
@gihnyu.bsky.social
@kevinkenny.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wonderful to host historian @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social & filmmaker Briona Nic Dhiarmada for the NYC screening of "From That Small Island" @gihnyu.bsky.social -- the story of Ireland, across the millennia, in global context @tedsmyth.bsky.social
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***Attention graduate students***
Apply to the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award!
IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
Apply to the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award!
IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award
Visit the post for more.
iehs.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
***Attention graduate students***
Apply to the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award!
IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
Apply to the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award!
IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
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In case you missed it:
There is a new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ) guest edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social on "Immigration and Citizenship."
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
There is a new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ) guest edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social on "Immigration and Citizenship."
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Volume 44 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective
scholarlypublishingcollective.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
In case you missed it:
There is a new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ) guest edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social on "Immigration and Citizenship."
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
There is a new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History ( @illinoispress.bsky.social ) guest edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social on "Immigration and Citizenship."
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Reposted by Kevin Kenny
Check out this new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History focused on "Immigration and Citizenship" edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social:
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Volume 44 Issue 4 | Journal of American Ethnic History | Scholarly Publishing Collective
scholarlypublishingcollective.org
October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Check out this new special issue of the Journal of American Ethnic History focused on "Immigration and Citizenship" edited by @migrantherstory.bsky.social and @irpinaingiro.bsky.social:
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/jaeh/iss...
Reposted by Kevin Kenny
***Attention graduate students of U.S. immigration, emigration, and/or ethnic history, broadly defined***
***Attention graduate students***
Apply to the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award!
IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
Apply to the George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award!
IEHS invites submissions for two awards of $3,500 each (up from $1,000) to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history.
iehs.org/awards/georg...
George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award
Visit the post for more.
iehs.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
***Attention graduate students of U.S. immigration, emigration, and/or ethnic history, broadly defined***
Reposted by Kevin Kenny
Taking sage advice of @unlawfulentries.bsky.social I’m posting cover of forthcoming book Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Taking sage advice of @unlawfulentries.bsky.social I’m posting cover of forthcoming book Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis
Reposted by Kevin Kenny
***David J. Weber Prize Winner***
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
***David J. Weber Prize Winner***
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
Congratulations to IEHS Executive Board member @omarvaleriojimenez.bsky.social for receiving the David J. Weber Prize from the Western History Association for his Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship!
OAH-IEHS Joint Virtual Event TODAY:
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
The event will focus on the history of deportation in the United States and feature several IEHS members who are experts on the topic.
Register: www.oah.org/2025/10/06/o...
Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM EST
The event will focus on the history of deportation in the United States and feature several IEHS members who are experts on the topic.
Register: www.oah.org/2025/10/06/o...
OAH | October 30 Webinar: History of DeportationsOAH | October 30 Webinar: History of Deportations
www.oah.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Live now, October 28 4:15pm ET
October 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Live now, October 28 4:15pm ET
Live now, October 28 4:15pm ET
October 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Live now, October 28 4:15pm ET
Reposted by Kevin Kenny
New blog post on the IEHS blog, Not From Here, with @kevinkenny.bsky.social , @irpinaingiro.bsky.social , and @migrantherstory.bsky.social :
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
iehs.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New blog post on the IEHS blog, Not From Here, with @kevinkenny.bsky.social , @irpinaingiro.bsky.social , and @migrantherstory.bsky.social :
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Reposted by Kevin Kenny
Thank you @iehs.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @migrantherstory.bsky.social & Eunice Kim for this conversation on Rituals of Migration @nyupress.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
iehs.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Be sure to check out this new blog post in our IEHS blog, Not From Here!
@migrantherstory.bsky.social interviews the editors of After Rituals of Migration, @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @kevinkenny.bsky.social.
@migrantherstory.bsky.social interviews the editors of After Rituals of Migration, @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @kevinkenny.bsky.social.
I had a chance to interview two of my favorite people in the field - @irpinaingiro.bsky.social & @kevinkenny.bsky.social After Rituals of Migration was published!
Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here:
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here:
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
iehs.org
October 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Be sure to check out this new blog post in our IEHS blog, Not From Here!
@migrantherstory.bsky.social interviews the editors of After Rituals of Migration, @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @kevinkenny.bsky.social.
@migrantherstory.bsky.social interviews the editors of After Rituals of Migration, @irpinaingiro.bsky.social and @kevinkenny.bsky.social.
Thank you @iehs.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @migrantherstory.bsky.social & Eunice Kim for this conversation on Rituals of Migration @nyupress.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
iehs.org
October 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Thank you @iehs.bsky.social @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @migrantherstory.bsky.social & Eunice Kim for this conversation on Rituals of Migration @nyupress.bsky.social @ciantmcmahon.bsky.social @hidehirota.bsky.social @grainnemcevoy.bsky.social @josephsciorra.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Reposted by Kevin Kenny
I had a chance to interview two of my favorite people in the field - @irpinaingiro.bsky.social & @kevinkenny.bsky.social After Rituals of Migration was published!
Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here:
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here:
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
iehs.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I had a chance to interview two of my favorite people in the field - @irpinaingiro.bsky.social & @kevinkenny.bsky.social After Rituals of Migration was published!
Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here:
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here:
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Reposted by Kevin Kenny
Thank you for your excellent questions, @migrantherstory.bsky.social! I loved being in conversation with you about Rituals of Migration for the @iehs.bsky.social blog. @kevinkenny.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social
I had a chance to interview two of my favorite people in the field - @irpinaingiro.bsky.social & @kevinkenny.bsky.social After Rituals of Migration was published!
Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here:
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Read more about their new edited work--with nine scholars-- here:
iehs.org/authors-on-a...
Authors on Authors: Kevin Kenny & Maddalena Marinari
Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari, Rituals of Migration: Irish and Italians on the Move (New York University Press, 2025). In Rituals of Migration, editors Kevin Kenny and Maddalena Marinari—with …
iehs.org
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Thank you for your excellent questions, @migrantherstory.bsky.social! I loved being in conversation with you about Rituals of Migration for the @iehs.bsky.social blog. @kevinkenny.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social
Great celebration of "Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move" eds. @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social (especially the Irish dimensions of the book) at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social
The Keough-Naughton Institute’s Gráinne McEvoy, right, and Visiting Scholar Jill Bender, second from left, spoke about their contributions to the new book “Rituals of Migration” last week at @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social.
Also pictured here are @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @hidehirota.bsky.social.
Also pictured here are @kevinkenny.bsky.social and @hidehirota.bsky.social.
October 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Great celebration of "Rituals of Migration: Italians and Irish on the Move" eds. @irpinaingiro.bsky.social @kevinkenny.bsky.social (especially the Irish dimensions of the book) at Boston College @bc-irish-studies.bsky.social @gihnyu.bsky.social @nyupress.bsky.social @tedsmyth.bsky.social
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October 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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October 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM