Kathryn Olivarius (@katolivarius) 's Twitter Profile
Kathryn Olivarius

@katolivarius

Historian @stanford 19C US. Crossworder and cook. Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom (HUP, 2022) - FJT, AHA, Broussard Awards.

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Tanner Allread (@tannerallread) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It’s finally here!! My first solo-authored article, “The Specter of Indian Removal: The Persistence of State Supremacy Arguments in Federal Indian Law,” is out in Columbia Law Review! A short thread on what I do in this article 🧵 columbialawreview.org/content/the-sp…

Daniel Friedman (@danfriedman81) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Harry is attacked by dementors while he’s staying with his aunt and uncle, and he uses magic to defend himself. He’s put on trial for using magic outside the school, and his defense is that he was protecting himself from the dementors. But Fudge refuses to believe the

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Tamika Nunley and Kathryn Olivarius, co-winners of the Francis B. Simkins Award for the best first book in southern history D. Andrew Johnson and Carolyn Arena, winners of the Green-Ramsdell Award for the best article published in the Journal of Southern History 3

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Today in the patron feed, we revisit our conversation with Kathryn Olivarius about the economy and social structure that emerged around yellow fever in antebellum New Orleans patreon.com/posts/93226703

Nicholas A. Christakis (@nachristakis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How will AI affect the way we treat each other? In "hybrid systems" of humans and machines, how will AI (whether simple or complex) affect not just human-machine interactions, but human-human interactions in the presence of machines? Will AI change human ethical behavior? 1/

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1/ First up: our conversation with Kathryn Olivarius about the economy and social structure that emerged around yellow fever in antebellum New Orleans, and her book Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom on.soundcloud.com/8cwjjhECS6k2N9…

Katie Engelhart (@katieengelhart) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’ve received an awful lot of emails today with some variation of the same idea — “I could have sworn you had written that article about my daughter.”

Organization of American Historians (@the_oah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations on your new book #OAHLecturer Julia Irwin! We are grateful to have you in the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program. Learn more: oah.org/lectures/lectu…

Congratulations on your new book #OAHLecturer <a href="/juliairwin/">Julia Irwin</a>! We are grateful to have you in the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program.
Learn more: oah.org/lectures/lectu…
Daniel Bachman (@almanacbehind) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You can read more about the mechanisms of “Immunocapitalism” in this brief excerpt of Kathryn Olivarius excellent new book “Necropolis: Disease, Capitalism, and Power in the Cotton Kingdom” 64parishes.org/immunocapitali…

David K. Thomson (@davidkthomson63) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You will not find a kinder and more supportive scholar than @SharonAnnMurph1. We all benefit from her support of grad students and early career scholars. She also writes amazing books. Congrats on the prize Sharon!

Maria R. Montalvo (@mariarmontalvo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My first book comes out on July 16. Available to preorder now. A lot of people to thank, but I’m especially grateful for the support of my editor Laura Davulis (@davulis.bsky.social) and everyone at Hopkins Press. Also, if you’re looking for a solid index, hire v's burner acct. press.jhu.edu/books/title/12…

Kathryn Olivarius (@katolivarius) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm so proud of Katie Engelhart for her #pulitzer prize. She's a brilliant journalist who writes beautiful stories about dementia and the trickiness of death, stories that never fail to grant subjects-and readers, I'd add-dignity. Incredible recognition for an incredible friend.

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3 more awards for Prof. Dorin's đź“–Princeton University Press *2023 S. Baron Book Prize, American Academy for Jewish Research *2024 W. K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical Assoc. *202 M. Wade Labarge Prize, Canadian Society of Medievalists Stanford H&S SU Jewish Studies Stanford CMEMS

3 more awards for Prof. Dorin's đź“–<a href="/PrincetonUPress/">Princeton University Press</a>
*2023 S. Baron Book Prize, American Academy for Jewish Research 
*2024 W. K. Ferguson Prize, Canadian Historical Assoc. *202 M. Wade Labarge Prize, Canadian Society of Medievalists <a href="/StanfordHumSci/">Stanford H&S</a> <a href="/stanfordjewishs/">SU Jewish Studies</a> <a href="/CMEMSStanford/">Stanford CMEMS</a>
Kathryn Olivarius (@katolivarius) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A brilliant review of my colleague ROWAN DORIN's super book NO RETURN. Among “the most compelling, learned, and creatively argued revisionist studies I have ever read...one of the most promising medieval historians working today.” @stanfordhistory Princeton University Press #jealousproud

A brilliant review of my colleague ROWAN DORIN's super book NO RETURN. Among “the most compelling, learned, and creatively argued revisionist studies I have ever read...one of the most promising medieval historians working today.”  @stanfordhistory <a href="/PrincetonUPress/">Princeton University Press</a> #jealousproud
Jonathan Gienapp (@thegnapp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Publication day is here. Thrilled to announce that my new book, *Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique*, is now available! amazon.com/Against-Consti…

Charles Petersen (@p_e_t_e_r_s_e_n) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have a murderer's row of historians of capitalism on deck at the Silicon Valley Archives next Thursday, February 6. Come check out Pedro A. Regalado and Kathryn Olivarius in conversation with Erik Baker as we help launch Erik's new book! events.stanford.edu/event/silicon-…

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In this episode of History Shorts, we’re joined by Kathryn Olivarius , professor Stanford University , historian, and author of Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom. Her work unveils the chilling and lesser-known reality of how yellow fever shaped the antebellum

In this episode of History Shorts, we’re joined by <a href="/katolivarius/">Kathryn Olivarius</a> , professor <a href="/Stanford/">Stanford University</a> , historian, and author of Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom. Her work unveils the chilling and lesser-known reality of how yellow fever shaped the antebellum