Historian @ Cornell. Author of THE PREDATORY SEA: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CAPTIVITY IN THE 17TH-C CARIBBEAN (Penn Press, 2025) https://www.pennpress.org/9781512828146/the-predatory-sea/
Casey Schmitt
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Making my list of things to read in the archives this summer for book two and I can barely contain myself!
Any new tips for taking and organizing archival photos? 🗃️
Casey Schmitt
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Check out the Founders Day sale at @pennpress.bsky.social!!! 50% off all books, including this one! 🗃️
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I had a wonderful time with this podcast! Check it out to hear @harryrob1996.bsky.social's smart questions and close reading of The Predatory Sea!
Depressed by the realization that the academia of my grad school days is never coming back. I miss the innocence of teaching students how to think by assigning essays, commenting on them, and watching students improve.
I'm not sure what the point is now.
Putting together a panel for LASA Africa 2026 (Dakar, 4–7 November) on colonial legacies from a transatlantic perspective — slavery, capitalism, memory, museums, and literature. Deadline: May 7.
If relevant to your work, feel free to send me a DM 👇
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