David Chan Smith

The new issue of EJHET includes great reviews of 📚 on postwar economics in Germany, the USA, and beyond, with a focus on Keynesianism, management, and rational choice www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3... @dnientiedt.bsky.social @dasmith.bsky.social @cherfeld.bsky.social

CFP: Mid-career workshop for early modern British historians at USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Instutute Jan 2027. Applications due 31 July 2026.

📢 One day to go until the 2026 Business History Conference begins ‼️ ++ 🙏 Thank you to the program committee, sponsors and to everyone who submitted panels, papers, roundtables, and workshops, and to all who are traveling to join us. #BHC2026 #BusinessHistory #CoCreation #BizHis

The #SEC just gave #crypto its clearest win in years, but much of it could still be reversed. #cryptonews #Bitcoin #BTC #ETH #stablecoins #altcoins cryptoslate.com/the-sec-just...

My dept @ Copenhagen Business School) has an open PhD scholarship in business humanities. Do you know a potential candidate? An excellent scholar in history who would thrive in a collaborative, interdisciplinary business school setting? Please tell them to get in touch www.cbs.dk/en/about-cbs...

#dictator #ancientbluesky #history #Rome Most dictionaries define ‘dictator’ as an authoritarian ruler who gains power without election. In the 2nd quarter of the 21st Century, it appears that the bit about being elected might need to be updated. Anyway, read this, or else! - shorturl.at/ItKZZ

What happened to the notorious pirate Henry Avery has been baffling historians for centuries. Does this book reveal the truth about Avery's fate? #piratehistory #pirates #history #historybookchat

#BHC 2026 travel information for those attending! #bizhis

Can’t join us in Pasadena for our annual meeting? NACBS will once again host a virtual day of programming the week before our in-person meeting. Submit proposals through the regular CFP (closes April 6)! NACBS 2026 Virtual Day November 4 More info: www.nacbs.org/news/nacbs-2...

I am just writing a module for an online history of computing course on #software development over time. Recent developments with #AI are so disruptive to the industry, but offer potential for non-coders to create interactive games for education etc. #bizhis #history www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/m...

This is amazing Stephen, thanks for sharing!

Some posts for #InternationalWomensDay ... The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself (1831; electronic edition by Documenting the American South, 2000) docsouth.unc.edu/neh/prince/pri…

We are delighted to announce the winner of the WHN Book Prize. The judges chose Female Servants in Early Modern England by @charmianmansell.bsky.social The highly readable & engaging book, interrogates long-standing assumptions about the domesticity & constraints of women’s lives in service.

#BHC 2026 is coming up! Don't forget to register by March 16 and get that ETA for the UK. Looking forward to talking about the early modern #offshore and seeing everyone in London. #bizhis #econsky #history #18thc

UNC spent $1.2 million, over 6 months, to investigate its School of Civic Life. It won’t release findings. 🤔 @ncaaup.bsky.social

As someone beginning work on a book on heterodox entrepreneurship and organizations over time (co-operatives to blockchain), tokenization is one of the most important shifts in financial markets in recent years #bizhis #econsky #crypto #defi

Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit? They look so cool! beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

I've used my London Lives datasets of 18th-century St Clement Danes pauper removal orders and settlement exams to make a new interactive map mindseye.sharonhoward.org/dashboards/cdr… #18thc

Can early modernists contextualize today's talk of tariffs and neomercantilism? My post on ProMarket explores the early modern offshore and #smuggling, asking whether the offshore is a persistent feature of capitalism. #bizhis #History #econsky #18thc www.promarket.org/2025/06/11/a...

Jobs stumble; growth engines sputter. #econsky

Upcoming workshop #BHC2026 📘 BHC 2026 Workshop: Publish or Perish? New Directions in Business History Publishing 🗓 Thursday, March 26, 2026 🕑 2:15–3:30 pm 📍 Imperial College London www.thebhc.org #BHC2026 #Bizhis #BusinessHistory #AcademicPublishing #CoCreation

Only a couple weeks left until the Business History Conference in London, UK. Check out the program! thebhc.org/meeting-prog... #history #econsky #historians #bizhis

‘The early modern postal system had its origins in medieval northern Italy. Political intrigue and commercial exigency fed the need for a reliable service.’ @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social on early modern news: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Who was smuggling in 18th century Britain? My refreshed database for prosecutions for smuggling in England and Wales c. 1721-1732 is live with over 4,000 entries. From naval officers to farmers, smuggling was big business. #twitterstorians #earlymod #history www.davidchansmith.net/smugglingdat...

Excited about an article on the legal history of Britain or the British Empire published in 2025? Consider nominating the article for the #ASLH Sutherland Prize! Self-nominations also accepted - don't be shy! Due date: June 1. aslh.net/award/suther...

New MIH Issue: David Chan Smith @dasmith.bsky.social th.bsky.social‬ reconstructs the intellectual history of Milton Friedman's criticism of corporate social responsibility

Looking forward to this conference on corruption in the early modern world starting today, June 5! #history #edusky #EarlyMod 📗 #britishstudies www.eventbrite.com/e/corruption...

A new study of James VI and I is now available, just in time for the anniversary of the reign's end. Corruption! Religious strife! Devious diplomacy! All in one paperback @routledgehistory.bsky.social @kathrynmarshalek.bsky.social #EarlyMod #history #britishstudies www.routledge.com/James-VI-and...

Check out the Business History Conference CFP for the 2026 conference to be held in London UK. The theme is "co-creation." Hope to see you there, especially early modernists! thebhc.org/bhc-2026-cal...

The anniversary of Jan 6 is as good a time as any for U.S. business to understand that their glee may be misplaced: @robertofoa and I on "What a Trump Presidency Means for U.S. Business" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...

The state of humanities funding in the US is shocking. For every $1000 the feds spend on research, humanities receive a $1.30 🤯 Of the ~$54 billion in research the federal govt funds in U.S. higher ed, only $69 million goes to the humanities (=0.13% of fed total) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

William Galston speculates on Trump admin and universities, "Measures reportedly under consideration include ending government loans for graduate students ... linking student aid to institutional policies on diversity, equity and inclusion." #civics #history #skystorians www.wsj.com/opinion/high...

Early modern British historians! The Pacific Coast Conference on British Studies has announced its CFP for the conference held in lovely Palo Alto/Stanford University. #history #earlymod #britishstudies ‪@thenacbs.bsky.social‬ pccbs.org/2024/09/12/c...

Together with Sarah Lentz from the @unibremen.bsky.social, I am organising an exciting workshop at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg from 7 to 9 July on Transient Communities and Spaces of Mobility, 1500-1900. The CfP for the event is now open. www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve... #earlymodern #history 🗃️

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I never figured out how to “gut” a book & felt it would spoil the surprise to skip to the end. Maybe non-traditional scholars—we who return to learning later in life—over-valorize reading for delight. My advisor laughed at me, but didn’t show me a way to read differently. This essay shows the way!

We've extended the deadline for our short- and long-term fellowships until December 19! More at jcblibrary.org/fellowships/... The image below from the JCB's Collection features a drawing of an artificial flower clock with sunflowers or dahlias. Source: americana.jcblibrary.org/search/objec...

This is just so dangerous and ridiculous www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...

We're recruiting a Book Reviews Editor! This is a great role for ECRs working in Modern British History (broadly defined). Details at the link below. Any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with Hannah! 🗃️ academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/c...

Award: Yale Center for British Art Residential Awards (Application Deadline: 1/6/25) bit.ly/49ym3X5

In the latest for Broadsides, Anna Roberts examines a snuffbox gifted by George IV on a trip to Scotland, exploring the links between snuffboxes, snuff-taking, and sexuality. Read more! www.nacbs.org/post/the-kin...

Please share the CFP for our Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain Conference, to take place 10-11 June 2025 at the University of Warwick, with keynote addresses from Steve Hindle, @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social & @brodiewaddell.bsky.social!

Please share the CFP for our conference: 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World'. Our keynotes are Marcy Norton @marcynorton.bsky.social (Pennsylvania) & Sara Miglietti (Warburg Institute). Join us 9-10 June at JRRIL, Manchester. Further details at: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...

It’s here… OpenAI’s text to video creator: “Users can generate videos up to 1080p resolution, up to 20 sec long, and in widescreen, vertical or square aspect ratios. You can bring your own assets to extend, remix, and blend…” openai.com/index/sora-i... #ai #history