Susan Amussen
sdamussen.bsky.social
Susan Amussen
@sdamussen.bsky.social
Historian @UCMerced, early modern Britain and Atlantic world; gender, race and class. Old lady likes cats and dogs.
Some of the inflatable participants (and good signs) at Merced #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If you're in the UK, you can pre-order my book from Waterstones at 25% off with the code "OCTOBER25" #Shakespeare #EarlyModern
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October 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Well, it's done, at least for a few minutes.
June 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nominated for bumper sticker of the year!
December 9, 2024 at 2:28 PM
This is me a few years ago when I led the procession carrying the mace. But my hat doesn’t look as cool as yours!
February 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
In rather more important news, I have this year’s supply
February 7, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Actually, they don't. The fact that it works is the problem they are trying to solve:
January 22, 2024 at 2:50 AM
A reminder of the importance of government investment: many sidewalks in my neighborhood were funded by the WPA.
January 20, 2024 at 10:54 PM
The sixteenth and seventeenth century will have a word! I think the biggest surprise for my students is that people in "olden times" were not all prudes. And were willing to talk about sex! Meanwhile, I leave you this for legs: (The Daniel Mytens portrait of George Villiers, D. of Buckingham)
November 24, 2023 at 10:37 PM
Ginger George is comfortable on the bed made by my legs. The fact that I need some lunch, and to do all the things, is clearly irrelevant.
September 30, 2023 at 10:24 PM
Just looking at the Church Committee report with one of my students and what a group of people on that committee. It's hard to imagine a similar group of senators (Mondale and Hart with Tower Goldwater?) working on a similar project today.
September 27, 2023 at 4:33 PM
And it continues.
September 12, 2023 at 7:40 PM
It’s shocking what a hard life Ginger George leads!
September 12, 2023 at 5:56 PM
Ginger George regrets my resistance at this moment.
September 7, 2023 at 2:01 PM