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Michael J. Kramer

June 7, 2026

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Congratulations to Michael Kramer for being a Finalist for the Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing from the Washington Monthly for his review, “Social Criticism and Intellectual History” about books by Shatz and Scialabba!

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Ty Cashion

May 25, 2026

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The Changing Intellectual Landscape of Texas History, Part II, Are We Moving toward a Post-Christian Age?

Adam Laats (SUNY Binghamton), in a 2016 guest post for the S-USIH blog, noted that the series of culture wars in America’s past were not separate incidents, but rather “part Read more

Daniel Hummel

May 8, 2026

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2026 Conference Keynote Speaker: Johann Neem

We’re looking forward to seeing many of you at the annual meeting in Madison, WI, November 12-14, 2026. Our conference theme is “Intellectual Historians’ Toolkits: Methods, Theories, Practices.” Not yet Read more

Daniel Hummel

April 30, 2026

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2026 USIH Conference Proposal Deadline Extended to May 15

We’re extending the submission deadline for the 2026 USIH Conference until Friday, May 15. This extension is for complete paper panel proposals, roundtables, and author-meets-critics panels (so it excludes single Read more

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Rick Townsend

May 15, 2026

I'm interested in approaches to the founding of the United States in the 250th anniversary year. My research focuses on original uses of the phrase "pursuit of happiness" and the way that phrase has changed over time. The sesquicentennial provides a lens opportunity for intellectual historians in a time when…See more...

Brendan Culhane

April 08, 2026

Hello all, My name is Brendan Culhane, and I'm an MA student at SUNY Brockport looking to put together a panel for this upcoming SUSIH conference. I would like to present my work on a paper I'm currently researching that chronicles the development of grassroots socialist and working class institutions…See more...

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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

March 1, 2026

S-USIH at OAH 2027

Greetings, historians! S-USIH is proud to continue to host 1-2 sessions at the Organization of American Historians’ next annual meeting to be held in San Francisco from April 1-4, 2027. Read more

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

February 18, 2026

S-USIH at AHA 2027

Greetings, intellectual historians! We are now accepting proposals for S-USIH sponsored sessions at next year’s American Historical Association meeting. The upcoming conference will be held in New Orleans, January 7-10, Read more

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