Announcing the 2023 John Nau Book Prize in American Civil War Era History
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Prize
Date:
January 15, 2023
Discussions
"Memory, Trauma and Recovery" 3rd International Interdisciplinary Conference (Online)
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Type:
Conference
Date:
September 22, 2022 to September 23, 2022
Author Interview--Stephen Berry (Count the Dead) Part 1
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Today we feature Stephen Berry to talk about his new book, Count the Dead: Coroners, Quants, and the Birth of Death as We Know It, published by the University of North Carolina Press in May 2022.
Re: Should We Admit We're Getting History Wrong?
Dear All,
We're lucky to have such a forthright discussion of the challenges of getting history right. As per usual for me, I'm not sure I have an answer to Lois's question, but would like to unpack what I see as some of the aspects of her excellent post.
1) I found Hugh's comment in our previous discussion that:
There are important and necessary epistemological limits to our discipline that make it impossible to fully “capture” the past; we approach it asymptotically without ever reaching it.
Summer 2022 Issue of the Open-Access Civil War Book Review is Now Online
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Journal
Subject Fields:
African American History / Studies, American History / Studies, Borderlands, Military History, Music and Music History
Seeking Reviewers for the Civil War Book Review
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Journal
Date:
October 31, 2022
Author Interview--Anders Bo Rasmussen (Civil War Settlers) Part 2
Hello H-CivWar Readers:
Today we continue our conversation with Anders Bo Rasmussen to talk about his new book, Civil War Settlers: Scandinavians, Citizenship, and American Empire, 1848–1870, published by Cambridge University Press in May 2022.
SCWH Graduate Council
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Call for Volunteers
Date:
October 1, 2022
Become a Business Savvy Author and Make Money from Your Academic Book
Yes, it’s possible! Your academic book can interest a broad audience and sell as well.
Expert Jane Friedman, who has over 20 years of experience in the publishing industry and author of the book The Business of Being a Writer, will share case studies of academic authors who have successfully promoted and marketed their manuscripts, as well as offer practical steps you can take to best manage working with publishing agents.
Jane will offer clarity on the business principles of the publishing industry by discussing how to:
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