| Professional interests | #history #business #global #capitalism #politics #19C |
| Unprofessional interests | #mysteries #Delaware #photography |
| Book | https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/T/bo123378154.html |
| Verification | https://daelnorwood.com/ |
It’s still early in the archive mines today, but I don’t think I’m going to beat this for 19th-century name of the day:
S.S. Cashdollar of Newark, Tennessee
For real, I just got back from a conference full of historians, economists, and policy people who would all THRILL to have this in their backyard.
You want to do the history, theory, and practice of the American developmental state? Tune in to @HighlandsBunker , let’s gooooooo
Not all is well in the Diamond State, but we are very, very lucky to have a podcast here where an informed, in-depth discussion of the political economy and debt mechanics of the state-owned and privately-run port is **standard fare**
It really is the union of all my interests…
An exceedingly well-written kick in the teeth.
(Maureen Tkacik, reviewing two new books on private equity)
https://prospect.org/culture/books/2023-06-02-days-of-plunder-morgenson-rosner-ballou-review/
The kind folks at Delaware Public Media interviewed me and one of UD's excellent PhD students about the research we've been doing on the history of slavery (and other kinds of unfreedom) on campus, and in the state
A group of University of Delaware faculty and students are working on a research project covering UD’s historical relationship to slavery, unfree labor, land dispossession, and racism.In courses and independent studies, the student-led “Legacies of Slavery and Dispossession” project delves into the involvement of past university leaders with forms of unfree labor in the 18th and 19th centuries, including the 20th-century effects of UD’s growth on Newark’s Black community.In this edition of History Matters, Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry talks with UD assistant history professor Dael Norwood and National Park Service historian and UD Ph.D. student Taylor Brookins to learn more about the project and its findings.
New Highlands Bunker feat. @chancerydaily - worth lending your ears. Come for the thoughtful consideration of the Fox v. Dominion suit’s sudden resolution, stay for the kind words about the DE judiciary from an unexpected source. (Plus! A cypher about friendship in the episode description)
