Maggie Blackhawk
@maggieblackhawk.bsky.social
Professor, NYU Law; scholar of Congress, the Constitution, and American colonialism; she/her/kwe.
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It has been the greatest honor of my career to write a Foreword for the Harv Law Rev. I am grateful to be able to tell this story and tell it from the heart in such a prominent forum. As always, I dream of a day when words can change minds and hearts—and worlds: harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
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New book alert, absolute must-read for anyone interested in the history of US empire and international law:
Allison Powers, Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Allison Powers, Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New book alert, absolute must-read for anyone interested in the history of US empire and international law:
Allison Powers, Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Allison Powers, Arbitrating Empire: United States Expansion and the Transformation of International Law
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
This evening at 5 pm—live cast on Zoom and @nyu.edu—the revolution that never ended, with Ken Burns.
We're sharing materials with Colleges/Universities to have screenings on campuses and discussions about our country's founding. Then join us for a live virtual Campus Conversation about The American Revolution on 11/19. @historians.org @aacu.org @pbs.org Materials are here: shorturl.at/1qlka
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This evening at 5 pm—live cast on Zoom and @nyu.edu—the revolution that never ended, with Ken Burns.
At #ASLH where @tannerallread.bsky.social Tanner Allread accepts the Kathryn T. Preyer Award!
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
At #ASLH where @tannerallread.bsky.social Tanner Allread accepts the Kathryn T. Preyer Award!
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Blum of Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) is targeting the Kamehameha Schools-privately run schools founded by descendants of King Kamehameha in 1887 (before the overthrow and annexation of the Kingdom by the U.S.) Refusing all federal funds, the schools aim to preserve Native Hawai'ian culture./1
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Blum of Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) is targeting the Kamehameha Schools-privately run schools founded by descendants of King Kamehameha in 1887 (before the overthrow and annexation of the Kingdom by the U.S.) Refusing all federal funds, the schools aim to preserve Native Hawai'ian culture./1
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Again, your mostly non-profit mostly uni press humanities publishers are not the thing making a wreckage of scholarly publishing. Paying for their work is a good thing, and we should keep doing that.
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Again, your mostly non-profit mostly uni press humanities publishers are not the thing making a wreckage of scholarly publishing. Paying for their work is a good thing, and we should keep doing that.
Blum of Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) is targeting the Kamehameha Schools-privately run schools founded by descendants of King Kamehameha in 1887 (before the overthrow and annexation of the Kingdom by the U.S.) Refusing all federal funds, the schools aim to preserve Native Hawai'ian culture./1
October 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Blum of Students For Fair Admissions (SFFA) is targeting the Kamehameha Schools-privately run schools founded by descendants of King Kamehameha in 1887 (before the overthrow and annexation of the Kingdom by the U.S.) Refusing all federal funds, the schools aim to preserve Native Hawai'ian culture./1
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Just a reminder that "en banc" review in the Ninth Circuit is ... unique.
The full court (29 active judges, currently with a 16-13 D-R split) votes on whether or not to rehear a case en banc.
If so, then *10* judges are randomly drawn to sit with Chief Judge Murguia as the "en banc" court.
The full court (29 active judges, currently with a 16-13 D-R split) votes on whether or not to rehear a case en banc.
If so, then *10* judges are randomly drawn to sit with Chief Judge Murguia as the "en banc" court.
October 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just a reminder that "en banc" review in the Ninth Circuit is ... unique.
The full court (29 active judges, currently with a 16-13 D-R split) votes on whether or not to rehear a case en banc.
If so, then *10* judges are randomly drawn to sit with Chief Judge Murguia as the "en banc" court.
The full court (29 active judges, currently with a 16-13 D-R split) votes on whether or not to rehear a case en banc.
If so, then *10* judges are randomly drawn to sit with Chief Judge Murguia as the "en banc" court.
Judge Graber is a brilliant and thoughtful jurist. As the first woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court, she holds deeply informed views on federalism. I'm also wildly biased, but she is the most beautiful writer (a skill she often restrains because she believes strongly in judicial moderation).
Divided Ninth Circuit panel stays injunction against President Trump’s federalization of National Guard troops in Portland:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Graber, who is no firebrand, wrote quite a dissent—encouraging en banc review and some patience on the part of the public:
October 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Judge Graber is a brilliant and thoughtful jurist. As the first woman to serve on the Oregon Supreme Court, she holds deeply informed views on federalism. I'm also wildly biased, but she is the most beautiful writer (a skill she often restrains because she believes strongly in judicial moderation).
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I’ll be speaking at The Henry Ford Theater on November 8 to present "We're Still Here: Fighting Indigenous Erasure in the Media.” Register and get tickets:
Guest Speaker: Rebecca Nagle
As part of Celebrate Indigenous History, The Henry Ford will welcome guest speaker Rebecca Nagle to present "We're Still Here: Fighting Indigenous Erasure in the Media" on November 8. This event is…
www.thehenryford.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I’ll be speaking at The Henry Ford Theater on November 8 to present "We're Still Here: Fighting Indigenous Erasure in the Media.” Register and get tickets:
What an honor and absolute pleasure it was to spend the week at the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Study Center and with the Rothbaum/Jankowsky Family! It was also a delight to present new material from the book project on colonial administration.
We hope everyone enjoyed our 22nd Rothbaum Lecture Series in Representative Government. Our speaker this year was Professor @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social from NYU Law. Her talk was titled "Colonial Administration: Empire, Civilization, and the Making of Political Science"
October 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What an honor and absolute pleasure it was to spend the week at the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Study Center and with the Rothbaum/Jankowsky Family! It was also a delight to present new material from the book project on colonial administration.
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We hope everyone enjoyed our 22nd Rothbaum Lecture Series in Representative Government. Our speaker this year was Professor @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social from NYU Law. Her talk was titled "Colonial Administration: Empire, Civilization, and the Making of Political Science"
October 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
We hope everyone enjoyed our 22nd Rothbaum Lecture Series in Representative Government. Our speaker this year was Professor @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social from NYU Law. Her talk was titled "Colonial Administration: Empire, Civilization, and the Making of Political Science"
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'Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny' wins the @historians.org
John E. O’Connor Film Award for outstanding interpretations of history through film.
It was an honour to work and appear on this beautifully edited, timely, documentary.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
John E. O’Connor Film Award for outstanding interpretations of history through film.
It was an honour to work and appear on this beautifully edited, timely, documentary.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
October 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
'Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny' wins the @historians.org
John E. O’Connor Film Award for outstanding interpretations of history through film.
It was an honour to work and appear on this beautifully edited, timely, documentary.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
John E. O’Connor Film Award for outstanding interpretations of history through film.
It was an honour to work and appear on this beautifully edited, timely, documentary.
www.pbs.org/wnet/america...
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Looking forward to the half-dozen or so lectures and talks that @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social will be delivering here at OU this week! An embarrassment of riches for us Sooners!
October 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Looking forward to the half-dozen or so lectures and talks that @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social will be delivering here at OU this week! An embarrassment of riches for us Sooners!
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
Ned Blackhawk - How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Happy Indigenous Peoples Day!
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Adapting Ned Blackhawk's National Book Award winner for young readers has been both an honor and a pleasure. I learned a lot while writing the adaptation, and I am looking forward to sharing this book with the world in Fall 2026.
October 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Adapting Ned Blackhawk's National Book Award winner for young readers has been both an honor and a pleasure. I learned a lot while writing the adaptation, and I am looking forward to sharing this book with the world in Fall 2026.
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New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Fascinating and uncomfortable article. Well worth reading.
New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Fascinating and uncomfortable article. Well worth reading.
This is true of most commonly used history textbooks, including the unironically titled: "Give Me Liberty!" wwnorton.com/books/978132...
October 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This is true of most commonly used history textbooks, including the unironically titled: "Give Me Liberty!" wwnorton.com/books/978132...
New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution
The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.
www.theatlantic.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New essay in the Atlantic today: How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution by Ned Blackhawk (with many lessons on how we ended up where we are as a nation, and a gift link) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Concur in full. I had the opportunity to do a similar program with Maggie and Ned, and it was an incredible experience. I'd recommend it especially to people who are looking for ways to better incorporate Native peoples and histories into their teaching and research.
What a great opportunity! Seminar Native Peoples, American Colonialism and the Constitution with @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social & Ned Blackhawk for grad students & "junior" faculty. In person & virtual. Apply by 10/10.
www.nyhistory.org/education/in...
www.nyhistory.org/education/in...
October 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Concur in full. I had the opportunity to do a similar program with Maggie and Ned, and it was an incredible experience. I'd recommend it especially to people who are looking for ways to better incorporate Native peoples and histories into their teaching and research.
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Political violence, post-pandemic one-party rule, vast economic inequality, and immigration backlash? The 2020s are the 1920s all over again--and that may show us a way out. Adapted from my book, to be published next week. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment
www.nytimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Political violence, post-pandemic one-party rule, vast economic inequality, and immigration backlash? The 2020s are the 1920s all over again--and that may show us a way out. Adapted from my book, to be published next week. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Anyone would be very lucky to have Nathaniel Donahue in their workshops! His project on corvee labor and U.S. state building is fascinating, and worth a read even in these trying times.
Just applied!
Junior faculty and grad students in political science, history, law, and Native American Studies, come take a class with us at the New York Historical Society (and via Zoom) on Native Peoples, American Colonialism, and the U.S. Constitution.
To apply, Institute for Constitutional History: 1/2
To apply, Institute for Constitutional History: 1/2
October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Anyone would be very lucky to have Nathaniel Donahue in their workshops! His project on corvee labor and U.S. state building is fascinating, and worth a read even in these trying times.
Thanks so much, Mary! Deadline 10/10 to apply for the free seminar for junior faculty and grad students on Native peoples and the Constitution.
What a great opportunity! Seminar Native Peoples, American Colonialism and the Constitution with @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social & Ned Blackhawk for grad students & "junior" faculty. In person & virtual. Apply by 10/10.
www.nyhistory.org/education/in...
www.nyhistory.org/education/in...
October 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Thanks so much, Mary! Deadline 10/10 to apply for the free seminar for junior faculty and grad students on Native peoples and the Constitution.
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I'm excited about our upcoming Rothbaum Lectures given by Maggie Blackhawk! Lectures are free and open to the public.
September 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I'm excited about our upcoming Rothbaum Lectures given by Maggie Blackhawk! Lectures are free and open to the public.
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New Ken Burns!!!! New Ken Burns!!!!!
ca. 250 years go we began a domestic war to define what North America would become. Ken Burns on the Revolution that is still ongoing. Honored (and still pretty surprised) to have contributed. m.youtube.com/watch?v=lruE...
The American Revolution | Official Trailer | PBS
YouTube video by PBS
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September 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
New Ken Burns!!!! New Ken Burns!!!!!