Paul Renfro

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Associate Professor of History at Florida State University. Author of Stranger Danger (Oxford University Press) and The Life and Death of Ryan White (UNC Press, 2024). Represented by Calligraph Lit. He/him.

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Bone jaw. Mercy bo coo. I am in France.

This might be more evil than the original version?

Two years ago today

Spent entirely too much time on this.

Homemade (and homo-made) ‘za

That’s … uhh … decidedly not what this is about.

My dog when I open the gate:

This sucks. Biden needs to step aside because he’s facilitating a genocide and has failed to convince the American public that he can govern confidently and effectively—not because he might benefit from the use of a walker.

You already know.

If you’re looking to review my forthcoming @uncpress.bsky.social book, I’ve got some galleys to share. Give me a holler if you’re interested! 🗃️

Really enjoying Steven Hyden’s new book on Born in the USA. It also pairs pretty neatly with another book that’s been on my mind recently. (Ryan was a midwesterner through and through—and a huge Springsteen fan.) 🗃️

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It’s less than four months until publication day for my new book! As many of you know, preorders are crucial to a book’s success. So if you haven’t ordered your copy yet, please consider doing so at the @uncpress.bsky.social website or wherever you get your books! uncpress.org/book/9781469...

The Life and Death of Ryan White | Paul M. Renfro | University of North Carolina Pressuncpress.org In the 1980s, as HIV/AIDS ravaged queer communities and communities of color in the United States and beyond, a straight white teenager named Ryan White emer...

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Galleys and Gumbo

Partner finally admitted that both of the dogs prefer me to him. 💅

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Let’s gooooooooooo! (Photo by @sonyabonczek.bsky.social)

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From #AHAPerspectives in 2022: As a historian of American law and women, Linda K. Kerber looked at Dobbs v. Jackson and other recent SCOTUS decisions as a serious departure from previous jurisprudence. "Where, oh where, is stare decisis?" she wrote. 🗃️

Frightened – AHAwww.historians.org After more than 50 years as a historian, Linda K. Kerber worries about the future of legal protections in the United States.

Let’s gooooooooooo! (Photo by @sonyabonczek.bsky.social)

BREAKING: Huey has awoken from his five-hour morning-to-early-afternoon nap and endorsed Jamaal Bowman.

I’m hearing reports that galley copies of THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RYAN WHITE have arrived at the @uncpress.bsky.social office. More soon! 🗃️

Uhh…

Corrections to the proofs are in. Physical galleys should be available this week or next week. (Holler if you’d like a physical ARC for reviewing purposes.) Next step: indexing.

Proofs!

So pleased to see my book in @uncpress.bsky.social’s gorgeous Fall 2024 catalog. Preorder your copy now at the UNC Press website or wherever you buy your books. uncpress.org/book/9781469...

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Thanks to @pastpunditry.bsky.social & the other organizers of the American Political History Conference. Saw so many great presentations, met many people I’ve long admired irl, and got to present my research alongside the amazing historians, @sethcotlar.bsky.social and Jennifer Mittelstadt.

Proofs!

I literally only want one thing*, and it’s disgusting. *A 2016 Subaru Outback full of pine straw and a copy of Matt Lassiter’s The Suburban Crisis.

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF RYAN WHITE officially publishes five months from today. Preorders are crucial to a book’s success, so order it wherever you buy your books. You can get 30% off on the @uncpress.bsky.social website (uncpress.org/book/9781469...) by entering promo code 01SOCIAL30 at checkout.

Just finished a draft of the syllabus for my Fall 2024 course on the history of HIV/AIDS in the United States. Feel free to check it out. 🗃️https://t.co/tXBToTRGgM

AMH 3930 F24 syllabus condensed.pdft.co Shared with Dropbox

The Eastern Conference Finals: