Katie McClurkin
Public History PhD. Historian of Modern Ireland. Material Culture. Attempting to positively contribute to the field. Speaking only for myself. she/her
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinIf anyone is planning their semester and wants to add some Antarctica content, I am available to Zoom in, especially before March! Feel free to reach out.
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinUgh, okay fine. Look: it's on sale ($10.46 in paperback)! Also: it fits in a stocking! Also also: it demonstrates that Paris 1919 is, despite nearly all appearances, a great Christmas album! www.bloomsbury.com/us/john-cale...
- It’s the first Fall in about 30 years that I’m not preparing to “head back to school” in some capacity. Lots of mixed emotions that I’m sure will be fun to work through. 🥸 Sending all my good energy to the folks heading back to the classroom!
- Reposted by Katie McClurkin*emptying an AR-15 into my neighbor's house* NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE
- Finally made a LinkedIn. You may connect there if you’d like 😊 www.linkedin.com/in/katie-mcc...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinPublic servants, historians, and frontline interpreters are trained professionals who do everything in their power to connect visitors with the stories which make up our complicated national fabric. Yet we are consistently in the crosshairs of those who are waging war on history and intellectualism.
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinJust like in the parks, safety comes first. - Stay with your group - Follow the signs (or in this case, the facts) - Leave no one behind - Document everything - Don’t engage alone
- Almost a year after a brilliant research trip to Belfast, conducting oral histories with folks who were so generous with their time and story, and a major job change I think I’m ready to start writing again.
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinHe knows exactly what he is doing. Making ChatGPT free during finals, refusing to put watermarks on ChatGPT output, he knows students use it to cheat, not learn, but he doesn't care.
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinI'm delighted to share the advert for a collaborative PhD which I'll be co-supervising with Dr Paddy Fitzgerald of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies (Omagh). This project, 'Finding "home" in a cultural landscape of migration & belonging' has a deadline of 10 March www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinA reminder that the deadline for this collaborative PhD is approaching. If you have questions about the application process (which is done through the @qubhistory.bsky.social website) please do get in touch!
- I'm delighted to share the advert for a collaborative PhD which I'll be co-supervising with Dr Paddy Fitzgerald of the Mellon Centre for Migration Studies (Omagh). This project, 'Finding "home" in a cultural landscape of migration & belonging' has a deadline of 10 March www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinCFP: Public History in an Age of Anxiety, QUB, 9-11 Sept. 2025
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinIf you're in #Nashville, come join me and @theresakereakes.bsky.social as we talk all things Cale and Paris 1919 next Wednesday, Feb 19, at 4pm at Grimey's. www.grimeys.com/preorders/ma...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinI haven’t been a member of the AHA for a number of years and I am happy to not have wasted my money. What a cowardly act.
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- Reposted by Katie McClurkinIf it's possible for a civilization to die from a widespread loss of empathy, we're witnessing the death knells in real time.
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinI have no idea how the AHA membership breaks down on this issue but I will say that refusing to adopt a position specifically because you fear the wrath of a political party is not “staying apolitical,” it is making an explicitly political calculation and basing your organization’s position on that.
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinWell lookie there.
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinReminder: Here's an #Irishlanguage starter pack I've put together covering folks who speak Irish, promote Irish, work with Irish. Mé héin san áireamh ambaist! go.bsky.app/R92AJ6V #Gaeilgeat://did:plc:uxoudua47f6lczv3xvxnynsw/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lar4xfq2cb2n
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinwould you be well!! €1,700 to hear a number of male historians and Ryan Tubridy in Ashford Castle - not a female historian in sight! It’s not a history festival, it’s a #manel history festival #womenknowhistorytoo www.independent.ie/regionals/ma...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinWhere are the museum unionizing folks on this app? Those are the folks I want to be connected with going into this repeat of a former era
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- Reposted by Katie McClurkinHere's the start of gathering a bunch of fantastic public historians' accounts together. go.bsky.app/53FhZd1 DM or comment with people I'm missing! #publichistory #publichistorians #starterpackat://did:plc:habnh2klbrros4lvvz4wif44/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l4j6p3monk2a
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinA thread of Historian Starter Packs to help find your communities. First Pop Culture and Media: bsky.app/profile/herm...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinYou can subscribe to blocklists! Highly recommend
- Watson in the wild 🧡💛🤎
- En route to Belfast! Looking forward to visiting with friends and colleagues, and excited for three weeks of research and fieldwork!
- Bless her puppy heart! Watson was less than pleased to be on the road at 4am, but she was the ideal travel buddy nonetheless. 💜💜💜
- I have had a lot of coffee today. ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️ And yet I fear it is not enough to get me through a post workday community event
- Almost done with grades…
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinKissinger represented the worst of humanity. He was a war criminal and a true monster. The world suffered and was made so much worse because of the evil he unleashed for decades.
- As a friend said “May his memory be a warning” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinGenuinely shaken by the Geert Wilders (apparent) win in NL. I’ve been teaching about him for years, using him as a case study on the rise of Islamophobia in 21st century Europe, and it really is fascism plain and simple - couched, ingeniously, in the language of Dutch tolerance.
- Do we think I can fit this in my office?
- Shoutout to all those Ohio voters who made their way to the polls and mailed in their ballots! And an enormous thank you to all the organizers who got the info out and made voting accessible for folks. Ohio says “abortion care is healthcare!” Proud of my beloved home state tonight ❤️❤️❤️
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- Reposted by Katie McClurkinMy department is hiring a TT digital historian (field open). I'm not on the committee but happy to tell you about the place if you're curious.
- I’ve entered the stage of conference planning where I flinch a tiny bit every time I see a new email in the inbox
- My Public History grad students are doing an extra credit protect for Fat Bear Week. Looking at how the NPS mixes education and entertainment to engage audiences with their mission. Plus, they get to cast their votes for the bears. It’s wholesome and low stress and it’s restoring my joy 🐻💛
- Today I learned The Dark Night and The Dark Night Rises are not the same movie. #TheMoreYouKnow
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinWant to land your dream job? Join Museum Hue and the National Council on Public History Oct 12 Hueniversity: Career Jumpstart Application, Resume, and Cover Letter Best Practices covering writing stellar resumes and strong cover letters. Register here bit.ly/3RBDcIq
- Reposted by Katie McClurkin🗃️ friends! What is ~the~ book to read about Confederates' (and Lost Causers') belief that they were the true inheritors of the American Revolutionary spirit?
- She’s a scholar
- Can I look… in the museum? www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinNew piece by me about Nashville's Fisk Jubilee Singers and their tours of Ireland in the 1870s. Part of a project I'm involved with that's uncovering the stories of people of African descent in Irish history. (Subscriber only, I'm afraid. Happy to talk via email if anyone has a particular interest.)
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinAre you a public historian or preservationist? Join us on zoom next week for a night of community and commiseration, hosted by National Council on Public History and the NCPH's Consultant's Committee on Tuesday, September 19th! Register at community.ncph.org/event/Grumpy...
- Mentally preparing to send 53 emails… also here’s Watson.
- “Treasures” are for dragon hoards not museums www.bbc.com/news/enterta...
- Reposted by Katie McClurkinThat's a just-unmasked-Scooby-Doo-villain mugshot if I've ever seen one.
