[This language really shows the continuities between 18c slave management and contemporary discourses of racialized crime.]
One fascinating thing that emerged was that prizes or medals seem to have been awarded to enslaved people who informed on other slaves' rebellions, who later turned up in later rebellions themselves. There seems to be some kind of dynamic here that is obviously out of view of the settlers but affecting the organization and success of rebellions. #ASECS23
The other standout for me was Clifton Sorrell (a grad student at UT Austin!) who offered a microhistory of Blackwall's Revolt in St Mary's Parish, 1765.
Sorrell's piece, which featured the problem of identifying actors when documents use similar or fragmentary names, nicely encapsulated the challenge of "ringleader" discourse, which of course assists settlers pursuing a distributed leadership, by suggesting they've identified an isolated troublemaker.
PastMe was wise to go to bed on the 1st full day of #asecs23 & not live-tweet 5 hours of content, but that means Current Me is … well, note-taking on 5 hours of content, then another 4-5 tonight.
No full play by play but my notes on last Thursday’s #CriticalRoleSpoilers in 🧵
It was definitely tenuous for me to come on my slashed funding and I am in a better situation than many people @ASECS #ASECS2023 #ASECS23
From: @zionak
https://c18.masto.host/@zionak/110010807226390715
As the hustle and bustle of conferencing dies down, I am struck by the same feeling I had last year: is this the last time I get to do this? Is this the last time I get to see these people I adore? The precarity of ECRs expands so much further than the uncertainty of employment.
Here’s what the American Society for 18th Centuryists means to me, in this, the 16th year I have attended. #asecs23
(A thread)
Dave Mazella
Dr. Emily Friedman
Matthew L. Reznicek
Jonathan Sadow