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Sarah McNamara

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Author of Ybor City: Crucible of the Latina South (UNC Press) | Historian + Professor at Texas A&M | displaced Floridian + Tampa native | views mine | linkin.bio/sarah-mcnamara

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We often do not realize that we only get the awards to which we submit our work. If you or anyone you know published an article on US labor or political history in 2023, be sure you submit to the Robert Cherney Prize. Deadline, February 15 👇

www.pcb-aha.org/robert-w-che...

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Come join SLSA in the mountains for the 2024 Bi-Annual Conference!

Be sure to submit your applications via bit.ly/SLSA2024 by March 15, 2024. Questions? Email SouthernLaborStudies2024@gmail.com.

See you in the mountains! ☀️

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Thank you, Robyn! I'm still getting used to this platform and I didn't see your message. I really appreciate it <3

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Congratulations to @drsarahmac.bsky.social, whose wonderful book, YBOR CITY: CRUCIBLE OF THE LATINA SOUTH, won the 2023 Sara A. Whaley Book Prize from the National Women’s Studies Association!

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It is definitely the end of the semester. I thought a meeting I had on Monday, took place two weeks ago. 😵‍💫

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TAMU Latinx History students spent 7 wks working on a biography proj & created a class book + Insta page. If you are on Insta, your support of this student wrk would mean the 🌎 to them. All examined a unique figure & gave the project their all. Students named their Insta (& book): @La_Vida_Fuerte

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This will only work if enough people actually do it, so take a minute to give your favorite book some love! The author will definitely appreciate it, and so will all of our TBR piles.

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If I was going to try to contextualize what's happening to the humanities in the US --also UK but esp the US context--I'd emphasize 4 things:

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Thanks, Will! That photo is one of my favorites. It's framed at my mom's house.

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Reading @drsarahmac.bsky.social and remembering that another world is possible

Latina workers in 1937:
“We disagree with all fascists.
We disagree with all "neutrals" regardless of ethnic group or mutual aid society.
We have arrived at a moment where being neutral is being fascist.”

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Starting to dip my toes into this new platform. All of these alternatives are stressful! How are we finding each other?

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Another marvelous episode! I was so happy to talk with @drsarahmac.bsky.social about her writing and revising process, and I especially related to the need to get some writing done before the rest of the world seeps in every day. 🗃️ #skystorians #writingcommunity

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