Jake Blanc

On Generative AI in the Classroom: Give Up, Give In, or Stand Up Edward Dunsworth Two approaches dominate discussion about how professors should handle generative “artificial intelligence” in the classroom: give up or give in. Give up. Faced with a powerful new …

Great essay from Ed Dunsworth on how scholars in the humanities should approach AI in the classroom.

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Sebastián Carassai and I are delighted to announce the publication of our book:

Coups d'État in Cold War Latin America, 1964–1982.

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Thanks to B. Cowan, T. Field, P. Klarén, V. Markarian, C. Trumper, J. Gould, H. Vrana, V. Garrard, and B. Weinstein. @bw-historiadora.bsky.social

Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt, Brazil’s top court rules Supreme court judges decide former president should face criminal prosecution alongside seven close allies

"Bolsonaro will probably be convicted, Bolsonaro will probably be arrested – or he’ll go into exile, he’ll flee the country … From a judicial standpoint Bolsonaro’s cornered," says @bernardomf.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

PhD Studentships 2025 We are recruiting six PhD studentships to advance knowledge of the dynamic relations between place and memory, and how people navigate together in space and time.

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Fantastic opportunities for PhD in Memory Studies!

Advance copies starting to make their way out in the world. Fingers crossed the tariff shenanigans don't delay the shipment up to Canada...

Yikes was on a bit of a social media spring break. Just seeing this now!! So exciting. And trade-war pending, hopefully my copies will cross the border soon :)

Remembering Is Not Enough - Dissent Magazine I'm Still Here defies the far right's attempts to redeem Brazil's military dictatorship. But it suggests a tidier closure to the regime's disappearances than many real families have experienced.

In prep for the Oscars this weekend, everybody should read this excellent piece by my dear friend and colleague, @ffreff.bsky.social Frederico Freitas. It's about the film I'm Still Here, his family's search for answers, and Brazil's ongoing memory wars.

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The Prestes Column: An Interior History of Modern Brazil (Review) Through storytelling and analysis, Blanc’s book tells an interior history of Brazil by recounting the political initiatives and legacy of the Prestes Column.

A wonderful, lengthy review of The Prestes Column by Caio Fernando Barbosa. @dukepress.bsky.social

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Feeling 🥳🙃😍 to have a blurb from novelist Yara Rodrigues Fowler.

Given how much I want Searching for Memory to be about the importance and complexities of narrative, a blurb from such a gifted storyteller like Yara means the world to me.

welcome to Bluesky @joevarock.bsky.social . These skies are now a bit bluer because we'll all now have her intellect, humor, and great taste in all things.

Waiting for mine to arrive here in Canada :)

Just got a copy of the book I edited with @jacobblanc.bsky.social

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Searching for Memory | Jacob Blanc | University of North Carolina Press This biography of Brazilian journalist and activist Aluízio Ferreira Palmar (b. 1943) tells the remarkable story of a revolutionary who, after surviving tor...

Pre-orders now available for Searching for Memory: Aluízio Palmar and the Shadow of Dictatorship in Brazil

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Use code 01SOCIAL30 for 30% discount. @uncpress.bsky.social

The ink is signed -- the Portuguese translation of my forthcoming book will be published in Brazil by Editora Garamond. Saindo no Brasil abril 2025:

O garimpeiro da memória: Aluízio Palmar e a sombra da ditadura

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(been saying it to anyone who will listen) Watch this film. An extended musical riff around the story of the murder of Lumumba: on decolozination, neocolonialism, the UN, Third Worldism, CIA, jazz and so much more. Incredibly inventive formally and so powerful. Was left stunned at the end of it!

For everyone in need to indexing (and also developmental editing) get in touch with @drbwerner.bsky.social 👇👇 best in the game.

I'm an historian of Latin America, mostly social movements, memory, and development studies. My newest book (forthcoming this spring) is a biography of Aluízio Palmar, a former political prison in Brazil who became a human rights activist. It's about his life, but also how he has narrated his life.

Page proofs are here! Coming to bookshelves near you in April. @uncpress.bsky.social

And official news coming sometime next week, but it will be published in Brazil at the same, with Editora Garamond.

Hey Bluesky, I am excited by all the energy coalescing on this platform. It seems like a place for strategic thinking, which we badly need.

A few initial thoughts:

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My baby is here 🥰

Thank you @catehodorowicz.bsky.social and the amazing @uncpress.bsky.social team 💙

#LandscapingPatagonia #FirstBook #LatamHist #EnvHist #Chile #Argentina 🗃️🌿

To make it easier to find new and existing members of Bluesky, we're compiling a list of UNC Press authors for easy findability 🦋
Comment to let us know you're here ↙️📚
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Check out UNC spring books, including my forthcoming Searching for Memory: Aluízio Palmar and the Shadow of Dictatorship in Brazil.

Starter packs for #skytorians! 🗃️

To the small number of friends I already have on this site, I'll be moving here permanently soon!

I do think there was a golden age of Twitter, which was great for following politics and building academic networks. Sad that it ended a long time ago. Finally moving on.

🚨 Job alert🚨 We're hiring at McGill -- a joint position in International Development Studies and Anthropology. Please circulate widely!

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