Erin Shearer
Historian of slavery, resistance, and gender.
Fellow-in-Residence at the Rothermere American Institute; Associate Tutor for Oxford Lifelong Learning; Associate Tutor at the University of Warwick.
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Erin Shearer’s ( @erinshearer.bsky.social ) review of Brooding Over Bloody Revenge: Enslaved Women’s Lethal Resistance ( @cambridge.org ) by Nikki M. Taylor - Reposted by Erin ShearerThe second new article is an OPEN ACCESS piece examining violent confrontations between enslaved women and white overseeing men by Dr @erinshearer.bsky.social of the @raioxford.bsky.social at the University of Oxford: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Thrilled to see my research published in @anchistjournal.bsky.social! 'Enslaved women were not only violent in their interactions with Southern overseers through avenues of assault, homicide, and attempted murder, they were also armed.' You can read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Erin ShearerAnother fantastic BrANCH conference for the ages (our first in Cymru/Wales!) A big thank you to organisers David and Gareth, Emily and the BrANCH Committee, the kind staff at the Leonardo Hotel, and all of you for making it such a success!
- Now live! I'm teaching a five week course on the Transatlantic Slave Trade (November-December 25). This is an exciting opportunity to engage with an array of primary materials and to consider slavery from the perspective of those forcibly enslaved. Please share! www.conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-...
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- Reposted by Erin Shearer@branchuk.bsky.social @baasusso.bsky.social As part of an all too pertinent special edition of American Nineteenth Century History, see: The price of Knowledge: Universities and slavery in Anglo-American perspective: "https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14664658.2025.2455208?src=exp-la
- A huge thank you to everyone who came to my talk at the IHR last week on enslaved women's poisoning practices in the antebellum South. It was followed by some great questions and discussions! @ihr.bsky.social
- Reposted by Erin ShearerWe're thrilled to open the call for papers for the 2025 BrANCH Conference, to be held jointly with the British Group in Early American History (BGEAH). This year’s conference will be hosted in Cardiff, Wales on September 12-14, 2025! 🏴 Find out more info & how to apply on our website 👇
- If you want to hear more about the relationship between the burgeoning US pharmaceutical sector of the nineteenth century and enslaved women’s poisoning practices, please sign up for my talk next week at the IHR! www.history.ac.uk/events/dange...
- This paper discusses the imaginative ways enslaved women obtained and used manufactured pharmaceuticals for their own resistive endeavours. In tracing these violent themes, this study showcases enslaved women's knowledge of the scientific and commercial medical culture of the antebellum south.
- An interesting study highlighting how modern gender standards influence our understanding of history. I'm reminded of Rebecca Hall's important work on how historical thought exists within an 'echo chamber' which perpetuates gendered understandings on the roles of women in the past.
- Serious work event - the annual RAI Bake Off. Fierce competition and delicious bakes. @raioxford.bsky.social (Special shout out to my own 'Yee-Haw Cupcakes')
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- Current work spot @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social 📚 Today I'm researching feminist theories of harm and violence for my next research project
