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Dr. Melissa N. Morris

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Asst. Prof. of History @ U of Wyoming. Tweets about colonial Americas, early modern botany, comparative empires and more. Always in search of the perfect dress.

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Job reminder, all! We are hiring a Latin Americanist and the deadline is an early one! Please direct any equations my way.


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Dear all, the moment you have awaited is here: the CFP for @SECOLAS_org conference 2025 in Mexico City. Calling all Latin Americanists, and I am especially looking at you colonialists! Please submit a proposal! secolas.org/updates/call-f…


My son came down in an I [heart] NY shirt and my daughter, 6, said "it used to be called New Netherland!" Stunned, my husband and I asked her how she knew that. "I listen to your BLAH BLAH BORING talk to each other!"


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Our final Live from New Amsterdam for the season is Thursday, June 20th at noon. NNI director Deborah Hamer will speak to artist Beatrice Glow about "When Our Rivers Meet," her ongoing exhibition at New-York Historical Society. To register, visit ow.ly/t6p550SjgkC

NewNetherland's tweet image. Our final Live from New Amsterdam for the season is Thursday, June 20th at noon.  NNI director Deborah Hamer will speak to artist Beatrice Glow about "When Our Rivers Meet," her ongoing exhibition at New-York Historical Society. To register, visit ow.ly/t6p550SjgkC

June 14th: the day of the year my son's preschool thinks it's finally safe to send home the snowsuit and snow boots he keeps there. Tempting fate!


Dr. Melissa N. Morris reposted

The Stan Lee: Beyond the Book exhibit is open until November! Dive into the legendary world of Stan Lee and explore his incredible contributions to the Marvel Universe. Mark your calendars and join us for a heroic adventure!

ahcwyo's tweet image. The Stan Lee: Beyond the Book exhibit is open until November! Dive into the legendary world of Stan Lee and explore his incredible contributions to the Marvel Universe. Mark your calendars and join us for a heroic adventure!

Is there data on how many History PhDs are awarded in the US, by field?


My daughter lost a tooth. I scrambled to find some money to put under her pillow and could only find a two euro coin. She was *elated* because "it means we are going back to the Netherlands!" I am on the hook for a European vacation because I couldn't find a quarter.


Dr. Melissa N. Morris reposted

Descriptions of “Spanish Indians” in colonial New England sources are believed to refer to people taken captive in Spanish Florida and subsequently sold into slavery. #VastEarlyAmerica #SlaveryArchive

plbhalbert's tweet image. Descriptions of “Spanish Indians” in colonial New England sources are believed to refer to people taken captive in Spanish Florida and subsequently sold into slavery.

#VastEarlyAmerica
#SlaveryArchive

Dr. Melissa N. Morris reposted

For any followers in Amsterdam, please join us on June 17th for a conference on the history of Dutch trans-Atlantic slavery in a maritime context produced in collaboration with the Scheepvaartsmueum. The full program is here: hetscheepvaartmuseum.com/whats-on/agend….

NewNetherland's tweet image. For any followers in Amsterdam, please join us on June 17th for a conference on the  history of Dutch trans-Atlantic slavery in a maritime context produced in collaboration with the Scheepvaartsmueum.  The full program is here: hetscheepvaartmuseum.com/whats-on/agend….

Dr. Melissa N. Morris reposted

Applications are now open for the Holland Society of New York's Junior Fellowship Award! Open to US based PhD candidates working on a topic related to New Netherland, this fellowship supports dissertation writing. Find more information here: ow.ly/CCYv50RtYUT

NewNetherland's tweet image. Applications are now open for the Holland Society of New York's Junior Fellowship Award! Open to US based PhD candidates working on a topic related to New Netherland, this fellowship supports dissertation writing.  Find more information here: ow.ly/CCYv50RtYUT

Thanks to everyone who attended this conference and especially to @deborah_hamer for the invite!

Excellent paper by Melissa Morris on the figure of Juan Rodríguez- a mixed race man from Hispaniola who was an intermediary with Lenape indigenous peoples in @NewNetherland conectado historias coloniales holandesas e hispanas.

MonGiovanna's tweet image. Excellent paper by Melissa Morris on the figure of Juan Rodríguez- a mixed race man from Hispaniola who was an intermediary with Lenape indigenous peoples in @NewNetherland  conectado historias coloniales holandesas e hispanas.


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Good news everyone! We have been able to add some more seats for the "Slavery in New Netherland and the Dutch Atlantic World" program on Friday, May 3 at the Schomburg Center. Register here: nyhistory.org/programs/slave…

NewNetherland's tweet image. Good news everyone! We have been able to add some more seats for the "Slavery in New Netherland and the Dutch Atlantic World" program on Friday, May 3 at the Schomburg Center.  Register here: nyhistory.org/programs/slave…

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Join us in Philly next May for a conference on early early America. Proposals due August 30th. More info here: mceas.org/events/2025/05…

mcneilcenter's tweet image. Join us in Philly next May for a conference on early early America. Proposals due August 30th. More info here: mceas.org/events/2025/05…

Dr. Melissa N. Morris reposted

the Blackecologies Zine is an open resource containing sixty-six pages of essays, interviews, short fiction, poetry, experimental field notes, and original art globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/sites/default/…

JTRoane's tweet image. the Blackecologies Zine is an open resource containing sixty-six pages of essays, interviews, short fiction, poetry, experimental field notes, and original art globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/sites/default/…
JTRoane's tweet image. the Blackecologies Zine is an open resource containing sixty-six pages of essays, interviews, short fiction, poetry, experimental field notes, and original art globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/sites/default/…
JTRoane's tweet image. the Blackecologies Zine is an open resource containing sixty-six pages of essays, interviews, short fiction, poetry, experimental field notes, and original art globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/sites/default/…
JTRoane's tweet image. the Blackecologies Zine is an open resource containing sixty-six pages of essays, interviews, short fiction, poetry, experimental field notes, and original art globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/sites/default/…

Are you a historian? Are you able to come to Laramie, WY this month to talk about your research (expenses paid + an honorarium)? If you are interested in this exciting, madcap opportunity to help me spend a pot of money before it is lit on fire, get in touch!


Check out this new essay on historic portrayals of Napoleon, from James Gillray through Ridley Scott, by @Schism_Shop for the @PublicDomainRev publicdomainreview.org/essay/little-b…


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