Brian Mueller

ATTN: advanced grad students, early career, and intl scholars

The Cambridge History of War and Society in America | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

My co-editor Jennifer Keene and I are very excited for our volume to come out this summer! Click through the link to see the amazing roster of contributors.

I don't know if people have noticed, but Trump's NEH is funneling much of its limited resources to right-wing orgs - $10 mil to the Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education, $2 mil to right-wing mag First Things, millions to various "civic leadership" projects www.neh.gov/sites/defaul...

Obama Presidency Oral History The Obama Presidency as told by 450+ officials, activists, organizers, and extraordinary people from all walks of life.

Over three years, we recorded interviews with more than 450 officials, organizers, activists, and extraordinary people from all walks of life to put together the most expansive presidential oral history in existence.

The Obama Presidency Oral History is now live!! obamaoralhistory.columbia.edu

Episode V - Crisis In this episode, Renata and Dustin examine the Cuban Missile Crisis and its moments of greatest danger. They speak with scholars including Carlos Alzugaray Treto, Michelle Chase, James Hershberg, Pete

Episode 5 of my audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is live! In this episode, Dustin Walcher and I *finally* get around to discussing the crisis itself, yay! Please share and give it a listen! #history 🗃️ @shafrhistorians.bsky.social
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I'm pleased to share that Prisoners after War: Veterans in the Age of Mass Incarceration is a finalist for the Veterans Studies Association 2026 Book Award. As a civilian, I have always been a guest in veterans’ spaces, so I'm deeply honored to be recognized in this field.

Technology is terrible is so many ways, but it's been a key weapon in modern protest. Marwa Hermassi, a Tunisian student involved in the Arab Spring protests, wrote how, "People used Facebook & Twitter to talk, to discuss, to share, to tell the truth, to show facts. The Internet became our weapon."

The Routledge History of Religion and Politics in the United States Since 1775 Drawing together history and recent historiography, this volume offers a reference work for understanding how religion influenced politics and how politics shaped religion in the United States from th...

Students want to be informed but often don't know the difference between an expert & an influencer

@laurenfturek.bsky.social & I tried to create a space--away from algo rabbit holes--where teachers could find expertise on these issues for their classrooms

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AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.

Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it

proud to be part of this conversation on the battle for academic freedom and its many dimensions across the country. look for the folks in your community who are organizing and building power together!

The Longest Journey Is Over With the death of Norman Podhoretz at 95, the transition from New York’s intellectual golden age to the age of grievance and provocation is complete.

For @thenation.com, here's my obituary of Norman Podhoretz—the last canonical New York intellectual, and the first of a now-familiar breed of discourse demagogue

The heroic excavators of government secrets - The Boston Globe For 40 years, document nerds at the National Security Archive have been discovering things our leaders would rather you didn’t know. Today their job may be harder than ever.

"The heroic excavators of government secrets" - Author Stephen Kinzer on 40 years of the National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/01/o...

Awards Overview Visit the post for more.

***Awards!***

The IEHS offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history.

Visit the awards page for details regarding all 2025-26 awards, including deadlines:

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Episode III - Cuba in the Global Cold War In this episode, Renata Keller and Dustin Walcher look at the global repercussions of the Cuban Revolution, analyzing Cuba’s relations with the United States, Latin America, the Soviet Union, and the

Episode 3 of our SECOLAS audiodocumentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis is live! In this episode, we look at the global repercussions of the Cuban Revolution, analyzing Cuba’s relations with the United States, Latin America, the Soviet Union, and the Global South. (1/2) soundcloud.com/historiaspod...

Happy news: My new book -- Humanitarianism: A Very Short Introduction -- now has a cover and is available for preorder! The book is a concise history of humanitarianism in an international and global perspective, from the 18th century to the present. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Had a terrific talk w Julia Fournier about her dissertation research into American childcare infrastructure (or lack thereof) in the late 20thC! Tune in here or wherever you find your podcasts!

Awards Overview Visit the post for more.

The Immigration and Ethnic History Society offers a number of prestigious awards that recognize excellence in scholarship in the fields of immigration and ethnic history.

More details here:

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Why we’re holding a teach-in about American history at the Smithsonian | Kellie Carter Jackson and Nicole Hemmer Podcasters, professors, journalists and ordinary citizens will gather in Washington as the Trump regime wages war on history

In today’s Guardian with @kcarterjackson.bsky.social, explaining why teach-ins (like the one we’re holding Sunday!) are a vital part of activism.

Let's dive down to the local level for today's anniversary thread. Today's excerpt from The Fate of the Americas comes from a discovery I made in Bolivia's Foreign Ministry archive. Bolivia's ambassador to Colombia sent back a bunch of reports about how people in Bogotá... #History🗃️ (1/14)

What are Comps? Comprehensive Exams, or ‘Comps,’ can be confusing and intimidating for graduate students, but the first step to conquering Comps, and the fear they elicit, is to understand what they ar…

In the first piece of our "Comps Series" Summer Perritt explains just what comps are: "'Comps,' can be confusing and intimidating for graduate students, the first step to conquering Comps, and the fear they elicit, is to understand what they are, what they are designed to test, and how they work."

My book is officially here! Today (well tomorrow, actually) is the release date for The First Right: Self-Determination and the Transformation of International Order, 1941-2000. If you like the art check out Shakti Kroopkin, whose painting Journey Into Freedom graces the cover. shaktikroopkin.com

Please join us!

While I am document dumping, I am posting many of the files from my forthcoming book project on the politics of development and human rights during the Suharto era, including East Timor/Timor Leste.

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One week left to apply for these awesome @shafrhistorians.bsky.social awards - including the Hogan Language Fellowship. I’m a previous Hogan winner & I have the honor of chairing the Hogan committee this year so apply or tell your PhD students to apply! #SHAFR #skystorians 🗃️

CRACKED FOUNDATIONS by @m-r-glass.bsky.social (out this week!) examines how debt and speculation financed the suburban American dream and led to today’s inequalities. Listen to Glass's conversation with Jenna Pittman on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social to learn more! newbooksnetwork.com/cracked-foun...

CBS Has Been in Conservative Sights for Decades It was once deemed the "Communist Broadcasting System" by conservative activists.

“CBS first raised the ire of modern conservatives in the early 1950s, when it stood up to Sen. Joseph McCarthy at the height of his anticommunist witch hunts.” Great history by @ajbauer.bsky.social time.com/7318570/cbs-...

What Is Revisionist History? What is revisionist history--and is it dangerous?

Come for my discussion of revisionist history, stay for my description of some of the controversies of the summer of 2019 which will make you long for the past.

So excited to celebrate the launch of Rituals of Migration later this week!

The Immigration and Ethnic History Society is looking for the next editor of the Journal of American and Ethnic History. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. More details below 👇🏽