Historian of US foreign aid, disasters, and international humanitarianism. Author of *Making the World Safe* (OUP ’13) and *Catastrophic Diplomacy* (UNC ’24). Co-editor of *InterConnections: The Global 20th Century* (UNC) and *Journal of Disaster Studies*.
Julia Irwin
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So happy to see your book getting the attention it deserves, Renata!!
Both of these books showcase the kind of path-breaking, transnational yet locally-grounded histories that my co-editors and I love to produce with InterConnections! Check them out! uncpress.org/search-grid/... @juliairwin.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social @drjsarkar.bsky.social
The idea was simple: what does US history look like from the perspective of water? The brilliant editors at @modamhist.bsky.social gave us the ideal platform for that conversation, and the result is an issue to be proud of, one that crosses disciplinary boundaries and sparks new research. Enjoy!
So excited to see this review of The Fate of the Americas in Foreign Affairs that praises my "engaging prose" and "extensive research in Latin American archives"!! www.foreignaffairs.com/reviews/fate... @foreignaffairs.com @uncpress.bsky.social @shafrhistorians.bsky.social #History 🗃️
This one means a lot. @rmclas-conference.bsky.social was the first academic conference I ever attended and I have always considered it an intellectual home. Feeling very grateful and honored. @uncpress.bsky.social
Two of my fabulous co-editors and our brilliant new UNC editor Andrew Kinney are at the conference, however, if anyone wants to chat about InterConnections! @juliairwin.bsky.social @cmcknichols.bsky.social uncpress.org/series/inter... (2/2)
So proud to share our two latest #InterConnections @uncpress.bsky.social books!! These are both important, exciting new looks at international and global history. Grounds for Exclusion, by Benjamin Bryce, sheds light on the timely topic of immigration policy... (1/x) #History🗃️
SHAFR is now accepting nominations for the 2026 election! Click here for more information: tinyurl.com/3ewsc89u
BREAKING NEWS - We have an additional 1-2 spots available for the Book Proposal Workshop. Email Amy Sayward ASAP if interested.
I'm (sadly) not at #OAH2026... but my book is! Big thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social for featuring The Fate of the Americas... and the latest book in our InterConnections series, A Proxy Africa: Guyana, African Americans, and the Radical 1970s! .... (1/2) #History🗃️
Are you headed to Philadelphia for the @oah.org annual meeting later this month? Join #SHAFR members for an informal meet-up.
Friday, April 17, 2026
5–7:30 PM
Loews Philadelphia Hotel Bar
1200 Market St
InterConnections: The Global 20th Century is home to innovative global, international, and transregional histories of the long twentieth century. We also publish cutting-edge histories of the US and t...
