coryhaala.bsky.social
Views mine, not my employer's (obviously). Historian of populism, the Democratic Party, U.S. politics, and the Midwest: http://coryhaala.org. Book, When Democrats Won the Heartland, comes out on 4/14/26: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p089176.
👤 Joined on 09 July 2023
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@coryhaala.bsky.socialNo shit, most academic work is on boring questions bc that’s where the data is, so you can just pump em out with fancy models and get tenure/jobs in a world where non-flagship state schools want 8 articles for tenure at high ranked journals that won’t touch anything that isn’t “innovative”.
Show PostAlso: this ain't a speck "heterodox," whatever the hell that is supposed to mean. This is good old fashioned ass kickin', boot wearin', 'murican inclusive populism.
Show PostTalked about deindustrialization in the 1970s and 80s in Working Class history today. I definitely underestimate how depressing that lecture is. Oof.
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