Historian and Assistant Director of the Richards Civil War Era Center at Penn State! I study enslaved women's intellectual, social, and cultural histories during the Civil War Era. I also write about my faith, life and other musings @ abena.profhttps://bsky.app/profile/abansah.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/abansah.bsky.social/post/3kdxepvqbj22yIt's been a few years since I've been to the @thesouthernsha.bsky.social, and it was great to be back this week! Wonderful people, excellent work, and SO 👏🏾many 👏🏾discounted👏🏾brand 👏🏾 new 👏🏾 books 👏🏾 Oh, and I joined the membership committee 🙃12 Nov 2023 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:474thdxdysem3q3vlzykirwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdxepvqbj22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/abansah.bsky.social/post/3kdjq375jif2qHad a wonderful weekend filming in Nashville for a DH project I'm working on with a colleague/friend! Can't wait to see the final edits and share with the world! Now on to Chapel Hill for the New Perspectives in Southern History symposium! It's going to be a good week!06 Nov 2023 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:474thdxdysem3q3vlzykirwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdjq375jif2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/abansah.bsky.social/post/3kd36trbe7f2vI have the honor of being interviewed alongside Dr. Joseph Reidy tomorrow at 3pm EST. We'll be talking about the future of the fields of African American and Southern history! Join if you can! Here's the registration link: https://us06web.zoom.us/rest/meeting/registrant/tZAuc-ihqj8oGtK7-tsB-CiBmmsS64qpugr2/info?tk=bckuPKLHS1BKWEZaIUIcUwtZTNpKwhLK9uc_3VXrkOA9XYJH70LkB7Y.nWMQT--P_k_OtCuE&ac=approved&timezone_id=America/New_York#/edit31 Oct 2023 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:474thdxdysem3q3vlzykirwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd36trbe7f2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/abansah.bsky.social/post/3kbv2cjpiqe2kOk, I've been skulking around the skies for a week or so now, and I have to say: I like it here. Looking forward to engaging with fellow historians and other folks before the (inevitable?) descent into mudslinging begins! Let's see how long we can make it!16 Oct 2023 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:474thdxdysem3q3vlzykirwc/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbv2cjpiqe2k