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The Journal of Early American Life, now featuring a fully responsive, mobile-friendly site! Published by a partnership of @AmAntiquarian & @OIEAHC.

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Commonplace @CommonplaceJrnl
8 Jun 2021
Have an idea for an article with connections to #VastEarlyAmerica? 🤔 Have you written a piece you'd like to publish? 📃 Please send it our way! We have an open call for submissions at #Commonplace. See below and please share! #earlyamerica #callforpapers #CFP #americanhistory
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Little less than a month left to get your proposal in for "WARTIME TRANSFORMATIONS" the 4th in the "For 2026" series. What better time to discuss the AmRev than now and where better than Williamsburg? CFP closes 4/15. bit.ly/3Fk6Rl5
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Spring break is around the corner for many in Vast Early America... perfect time to make a plan for the next For 2026 conference, "Wartime Transformations" (Williamsburg, VA, October 23-25). Proposals due April 15! bit.ly/3Fk6Rl5
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Congratulations to OI author Sara E. Johnson for winning this year's Frederick Douglass prize! Get your copy of her amazing book from our partners @UNC_Press. macmillan.yale.edu/glc/stori…
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Not in Williamsburg for the "For 2026" keynote with Alan Taylor on Saturday, October 26? No worries! You can catch the LIVESTREAM here: youtube.com/live/5PDRGPMLPbo Don’t miss out on the insights!

Alan Taylor "Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge," 2024

Join us for the closing plenary session of "For 2026: Virginia's Re...

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Unable to attend the "For 2026" keynote with Alan Taylor on October 26? Catch the LIVESTREAM here: youtube.com/live/5PDRGPMLPbo Don’t miss out!

Alan Taylor "Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge," 2024

Join us for the closing plenary session of "For 2026: Virginia's Re...

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Can't make the October 26 "For 2026" keynote with Alan Taylor on Saturday, October 26? LIVESTREAM it here: youtube.com/live/5PDRGPMLPbo

Alan Taylor "Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge," 2024

Join us for the closing plenary session of "For 2026: Virginia's Re...

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Join us online Oct17 for a Scholarly publishing RT with OI Interim Editor of Books Nicholas Popper, UVA Press's Nadine Zimmerli, Dylan Montanari of U Chicago Press, and Meredith Carroll of Manchester U Press. REGISTER now. oieahc.wm.edu/publications/b…
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Join OI and Jim Ambuske from GMU this fall for an informal brownbag series showcasing digital humanities projects! Catch us on select Tuesdays at noon ET. Get the details and sign up here: oieahc.wm.edu/digital-projec…
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This fall, join OI and GMU's Jim Ambuske for an informal brownbag series on digital humanities projects! Catch us online selected Tuesdays at noon ET. Don’t miss out—sign up and learn more here: oieahc.wm.edu/digital-projec…
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Join OI and Jim Ambuske from GMU this fall for an informal brownbag series showcasing publicly available digital humanities projects! Selected Tuesdays at Noon ET. Check out the details and register here: oieahc.wm.edu/digital-projec…
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Join OI and GMU's Jim Ambuske this fall for an informal brownbag series showcasing exciting digital humanities projects! Catch it on select Tuesdays at Noon ET. Check out the details and sign up here: oieahc.wm.edu/digital-projec…
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Join OI and Jim Ambuske from GMU this fall for a casual brownbag series on digital humanities projects that are publicly available! Mark your calendars for selected Tuesdays at noon ET. Sign up and get more info here: oieahc.wm.edu/digital-projec…
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Join the OI and GMU's Jim Ambuske ONLINE this fall for an informal brownbag series showcasing publicly available digital humanities projects. Tune in on select TUESDAYS at NOON ET! Check out the details and sign up here: oieahc.wm.edu/digital-projec…
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Join the OI and GMU's Jim Ambuske ONLINE starting THIS WEEK for an informal brownbag series featuring publicly available digital humanities projects. Selected TUESDAYS at NOON ET. Details and sign up here: oieahc.wm.edu/digital-projec…
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Discover Erika Holst's latest article on #Commonplace exploring Caroline Sutherland Layton's life through her wedding gown and other clothes. Learn about the significance of material culture in understanding her life and loss. Check it out at: commonplace.online/article/c…

Caroline’s Clothes: The Life and Loss of an Antebellum Woman - Commonplace

Centering material culture when researching those with scant documentary evidence of their lives can help fill in the gaps of their experience.

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New piece on #Commonplace! Dive into how Charles Brocken Brown's 1798 novel Wieland can inspire our thinking on generative AI. Check it out here: commonplace.online/article/h…

How Can Charles Brockden Brown Help Us Think about AI? - Commonplace

Biloquism reminds us that the questions of agency posed by generative AI are also always questions of imitation and authenticity.

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Join the OI and GMU's Jim Ambuske ONLINE this fall for an informal brownbag series featuring publicly available digital humanities projects. Selected TUESDAYS at NOON ET. Details and sign up here: oieahc.wm.edu/digital-projec…
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Summer is here, which means it's time for the OI Coffeehouse, Vast Early America! Want to lead a discussion with colleagues? Submit your table proposal by June 7! oieahc.wm.edu/events-overvie…
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Summer means it's time for the OI Coffeehouse, Vast Early America! Got a topic you're itching to discuss? Pitch a table by June 7! Visit oieahc.wm.edu/events-overvie… for more info.
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Join us for the OI Coffeehouse, Vast Early America! Have a topic you're itching to discuss with colleagues? Submit your table proposal by June 7! oieahc.wm.edu/events-overvie…
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