Tyson A. Luneau
Assistant Professor at SUNY Cortland. Deputy Editor, Environment and History (eandhwhp.bsky.social)
Historian of modern France & North Africa, studying colonialism, the environment, and urbanism. Former secondary history teacher.
www.tysonluneau.com
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- The History Department at SUNY Cortland is hiring a 2-year PRODiG+ postdoctoral fellow (transitioning into a TT line) for a historian of Latin America, Caribbean/Atlantic World, OR Colonial America. Read more about the position here: jobs.cortland.edu/postings/10927 #academicsky 🗃️ #AcademicChatter
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauWe're delighted to welcome Dr. Leona Watson (@northumbriauni.bsky.social) as E&H's new editor. Many thanks to outgoing editor Dr. David Moon (@york.ac.uk) for his excellent work over the last few years. #envhist
- Finally checked out the local Mediterranean market here in Syracuse today. Came in clutch
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauEnvironment and History Vol. 32, no. 1 is out now! This issue includes new research articles, snapshots, book reviews, and the @eseh.bsky.social notepad. Subscribers can read here liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/32/1 🗃️ #envhist
- Planning to ditch annotated bibliography assignment in a couple of my history teaching methods courses. Rampant AI usage + procrastination have made it too cumbersome to manage. Ideas for similar assignments that actually push students to complete and reflect upon readings? #academicsky
- Fall semester is coming to a close. I was recognized for two awards last night: one for a Teaching Innovation Grant used to support critical simulation exercises in social studies teacher education, and the other for my ongoing research on French colonial urbanism in North Africa
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- My review of Nicole Beth Wallenbrock's 'The Franco-Algerian War Through a Twenty-First Century Lens' is live now on H-War Reviews. A fascinating read for scholars interested in film history, decolonization, or historical memory. 🗃️ www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
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- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauNew ahead-of-print article! In "Tenacious," Claudia Leal examines the multidimensional history of dogs in Latin America since the colonial era. doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist 🗃️
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauNew open access article! In "The Contradictions of Dam Building in the People's Republic of China," the authors examine tensions between the PRC's limited capacities and promethean visions of taming China's rivers in the mid-20th century. Read it here: www.doi.org/10.3828/whpe... #envhist 🗃️
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauIssue 31.4 of Environment and History is out now! This special issue entitled "Dam Scientists: The limits of scientific knowledge and environmentalism" features 6 research articles, 2 snapshots, and 3 book reviews. Read online here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/31... #envhist🗃️
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauIn "The Contested History of the Ecological Indian Trope," Larsen revisits the 1990s scholarly debate over the ‘Ecological Indian’ as a pivotal moment in the history of Indigenous knowledge among anthropologists and conservation scientists. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3... #envhist 🗃️
- Reposted by Tyson A. Luneau2 new ahead-of-print articles out now! In "Wildlife Corridors," Felten-Kury explores the interplay between imperial infrastructure, environmental dynamics and animal mobilities in colonial Southeast Asia. #envhist 🗃️https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3828/whpeh.63861480345877
- This morning, I was describing Téléfrançais to a co-worker whose spouse is learning French & reminiscing about how ridiculous it looks by 2025 standards. I can't decide if l'Ananas is more haunting or endearing in retrospect
- SUNY ESF is under attack as a broader political and cultural shift seeks to undermine environmental education and research in the US. Please sign and spread the word to support ESF and send a message to the state about the critical value of higher education actionnetwork.org/letters/gov-...
- Reposted by Tyson A. Luneau"We’re not mismanaging. We’re not failing. We’re operating exactly as intended. And we are under attack." Read more from UUP President Fred Kowal and UUP ESF Chapter President Matt Smith on the impact of SUNY ESF across the state and why an investment is needed now: www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025...
- 6 weeks of international travel is finally coming to an end. Excellent research in France & Morocco, plenty of exploration in between, and a terrific ESEH in Sweden to wrap things up.
- The History Department at SUNY Cortland is hiring 2 tenure-track positions for Fall 2026. Feel free to reach out with any questions! #history 20th Century US History: jobs.cortland.edu/postings/10487 History & Social Studies Teacher Preparation jobs.cortland.edu/postings/10486
- Come see us tomorrow morning at #eseh2025!
- Great first day in Uppsala. Excited for #eseh2025 this week!
- “Is there language teaching that we can do via ChatGPT?” Coming from a supposedly world-class institution - yiiiiikes
- Wow. The University of Chicago, a world-class institution whose humanities faculty in the past has included Homi Bhabha & Lauren Berlant & Ralph Ellison & Hannah freaking Arendt, is getting rid of basically every graduate department involving the acknowledgment that other cultures & languages exist.
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauInterested in contributing to E&H or want to learn more about the process? Come see us next week at ESEH in Uppsala! We'll be hosting two "meet the editors" sessions at the WHP @whitehorsepress.bsky.social stand. #envhist
- Lovely few days in Cannes before heading up to Paris for a week of research at the BnF
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- In an era where a substantial proportion of undergrads enter university lacking critical thinking skills once deemed essential for success, the last thing we need to be doing is off-loading basic cognitive functions and giving into big tech. Hard pass
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- Spending my last few days in Morocco back in Casablanca, including a visit to Hay Mohammadi, the site of Michel Écochard’s Carrières Centrales housing project and a major hub of anti-colonial resistance in the early 1950s.
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauWe're very pleased indeed to see research first published in 'Environment and History' making waves on BBC News – it was the third most read article on the BBC's UK news website as of this morning! @eandhwhp.bsky.social #envhist
- Research by Harrison Croft on the story of Winston Churchill's dead platypus, first published as a Snapshot in Environment and History, made it to the front page of the BBC website today! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #envhist
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauResearch by Harrison Croft on the story of Winston Churchill's dead platypus, first published as a Snapshot in Environment and History, made it to the front page of the BBC website today! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #envhist
- Wonderful last day in Rabat, capping off two weeks of research at the Archives du Maroc. Off to Meknes tomorrow
- So far so good in Rabat
- Wonderful couple of days in Morocco, starting off in Casablanca. Off to the archives in Rabat the next couple of weeks.
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauIn "Water, Race and Power," Kristin Brig-Ortiz analyzes the intersections among these dynamics in the context of British water management in South Africa. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3...
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- June is off to a good start in CNY
- Great experience so far at this year’s FCHS conference in Buffalo! Were even getting some occasional sun, seemingly a rarity in New York State lately
- My review of 'Picturing Russian Empire' is up now on H-War. This was a nice chance to dive back into Russian history with an engaging edited volume encompassing a wide range of visual source analyses. #history
- Finalized two graduate history courses I'm teaching this summer. Incredibly excited to get both of these rolling. Thank you to folks who offered reading suggestions!
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- We need more of this across academia, even (perhaps especially) at non-Ivy institutions.
- CFP: 75th Annual Meeting of the NY State Association of European Historians, Oct. 10-11 at UAlbany. Submissions on any aspect of European history are welcome! Graduate students encouraged to apply with a reduced registration fee. nysaeh.org/call-for-pap... #history
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- New issue of @eandhwhp.bsky.social out now!
- Environment and History 31.2 is available online now! This is a special issue entitled 'Sensing the World: Exploring Sensory Histories of the Environment,' edited by @gpetrick.bsky.social & @gfitz.bsky.social liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/31/2 #envhist @eseh.bsky.social
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- My university just sent out a survey to faculty about the possibility of using AI tutors on campus. Never have I responded to something so fast in such a negative fashion. Watching administrators and, sadly, some faculty participate in the cannibalization of higher education is profoundly upsetting
- Had a great time at this year’s @nyscss.bsky.social conference, running a workshop on incorporating environmental history into secondary social studies classrooms
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauWe are still accepting submissions for Snapshots! Reach out to deputy editor Tyson Luneau (@tluneau.bsky.social / tyson.luneau@cortland.edu) with any questions or proposals!
- Call for submissions! Snapshots are short essays which focus on environmental challenges of the 21st century, looking to historical perspectives to inform a more sustainable world. See the attached call & send a pitch to @tluneau.bsky.social, deputy editor (tyson.luneau@cortland.edu) #envhist
- How lucky are we to live in a world where Indian food exists?
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauCall for submissions! Snapshots are short essays which focus on environmental challenges of the 21st century, looking to historical perspectives to inform a more sustainable world. See the attached call & send a pitch to @tluneau.bsky.social, deputy editor (tyson.luneau@cortland.edu) #envhist
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- “Working from home on a Sunday in a snowstorm” playlist
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- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauA warm welcome to 'Environment & History's new Outreach Editor, Alex A. Hibberts. Alex (Uni. of London) is an environmental historian of the cultural history of environmental change, among other areas; and a great new addition to the team! @eandhwhp.bsky.social @hibbertsalex.bsky.social #envhist
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- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauTyson's first activity will be to devise a new call for the journal's popular editor-reviewed short 'Snapshots' section – so please feel free to start hitting him with your ideas! Contact info here: www.whpress.co.uk/EH.html
- Very excited to be joining the E&H editorial team!
- 'Environment & History' has a new Deputy Editor (with Leona Watson now co-editing alongside David Moon). Tyson Luneau (SUNY Cortland) is an environmental historian of colonial North Africa, among other areas; a fantastic addition to the team! @eandhwhp.bsky.social @tluneau.bsky.social #envhist
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- Finally finished my academic/professional website after tinkering with it for a few months. www.tysonluneau.com
- Reposted by Tyson A. Luneau3 ‘online first' articles (gated): Cook & Jackson on Australia’s Lower River Murray, 1880–1940; Petrick on Alcohol in The Little Ice Age; and Lafay on Imperial Climates in the 19thC Gulf South of the United States' #envhist #envhums #LIA liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/whpeh/0/0
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- Thanks to everyone who sent reading recommendations! Putting the finishing touches on the syllabus this weekend, very excited to teach a course that is so incredibly in my lane. #envhist
- As someone who hasn't kept up with sports in over a decade, whenever someone in New York asks me about a game or team, I can just tell them I'm from New England originally and they no longer want to engage in conversation.
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- Great weather for my first day back on campus in over a month
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- Excited about this upcoming session/workshop I’ll be running at this year’s @nyscss.bsky.social convention, entitled “Infusing Environmental History into Secondary Social Studies.” If you’re attending the conference this spring, consider checking it out!
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- Feels good to be back in Paris. Had some American friends come through on tour yesterday. Three more days at the Cité de l’architecture and then back to the frozen wasteland of Central NY
- Reposted by Tyson A. LuneauMore than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”
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