Shelby Balik
@shelbymbalik.bsky.social
Professor at MSU Denver. Historian of early America and American religion: politics, households, reading and writing, gender, and race. Parent of current and recent teenagers. I should be writing.
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Weird that Fox News is leading the charge in the next front of the War on Christmas(TM).
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Weird that Fox News is leading the charge in the next front of the War on Christmas(TM).
All that's missing is the image of the Secretary of Health and Human Services beating a swift escape at the mere sight of a sick person. But that's on film, at least.
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
All that's missing is the image of the Secretary of Health and Human Services beating a swift escape at the mere sight of a sick person. But that's on film, at least.
Look for work (multiple titles, books and articles) by William Pencak, Laura Liebman, Shari Rabin, Jonathan Sarna, Michael Hoberman, Andrew Porwancher, Adam Jortner, and Holly Snyder.
November 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Look for work (multiple titles, books and articles) by William Pencak, Laura Liebman, Shari Rabin, Jonathan Sarna, Michael Hoberman, Andrew Porwancher, Adam Jortner, and Holly Snyder.
Part of my job involves training future teachers. In my own tiny corner of the education world, I'm seeing a revolt against AI. They want screen-free classrooms, real paper packets, and they want to get creative with their lesson plans. Small sample size, but they're giving me hope.
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Part of my job involves training future teachers. In my own tiny corner of the education world, I'm seeing a revolt against AI. They want screen-free classrooms, real paper packets, and they want to get creative with their lesson plans. Small sample size, but they're giving me hope.
My husband (also an academic) and I have been reminiscing about the legally ambiguous copy shop readers lately(before today's tech meltdown). And last week, I described them to my seminar students (who are refreshingly screen-resistant), and they thought course readers sounded like heaven.
October 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
My husband (also an academic) and I have been reminiscing about the legally ambiguous copy shop readers lately(before today's tech meltdown). And last week, I described them to my seminar students (who are refreshingly screen-resistant), and they thought course readers sounded like heaven.
No way does Trump allow a library that adheres to NARA standards. This will be a privately funded historical funhouse, with distorted mirrors, trick stairways, and all. And -- yes -- a grease-laden food court.
September 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
No way does Trump allow a library that adheres to NARA standards. This will be a privately funded historical funhouse, with distorted mirrors, trick stairways, and all. And -- yes -- a grease-laden food court.