Brenden W. Rensink

Academic Conferences: an Intervention (Re-Post)

Below is an entry from 2 years ago that I wrote in response to the 2013 Western History Association Conference. As I prepare to attend this year’s conference next monthContinue readingAcademic Conferences: an Intervention (Re-Post)

From the BookshelfAugust 25, 2015August 25, 2015

From the Bookshelf: Reid – The Sea is My Country

I just finished reviewing Joshua L. Reid’s The Sea is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs for the Pacific Northwest Quarterly and it exceeding all of my expectations.Continue readingFrom the Bookshelf: Reid – The Sea is My Country

BlogJune 2, 2015September 20, 2016

My New Book: A Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier

Last month, a reference work that Jay Buckley and I published our coauthored Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier with Rowman & Littlefield. It is a part of their ongoingContinue readingMy New Book: A Historical Dictionary of the American Frontier

BlogApril 23, 2015

A Proper Update on the New Job, Redd Center Awards, and Future Plans

Needless to say, it has been a busy 6 weeks. First, I began work at BYU as the Asst. Director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies. When IContinue readingA Proper Update on the New Job, Redd Center Awards, and Future Plans

BlogFebruary 13, 2015

Announcement: I am Accepting a New Job

I am very excited to announce that I will be starting a new job in the next couple months as the Assistant Director of the Charles Redd Center for Western StudiesContinue readingAnnouncement: I am Accepting a New Job

Blog, BorderlandsJanuary 15, 2015

Clash over Riparian Reservation Borders

The Los Angeles Times has published a fascinating piece about a long-brewing conflicts on the western border of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, which just happens to be…the Colorado River. DoesContinue readingClash over Riparian Reservation Borders

BlogNovember 28, 2014

New Scholarship in North American Indigenous Genocide Studies

After writing briefly on the 150 year commemoration of the Sand Creek Massacre, I thought it would be useful to crowd-source building an up to date reading list of newContinue readingNew Scholarship in North American Indigenous Genocide Studies

BlogNovember 28, 2014

150 Years since the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre

Today commemorates 150 years since the 29 November 1864 Sand Creek Massacre. I have written on the topic before, and do have much to add today other than to sayContinue reading150 Years since the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre

BlogOctober 27, 2014

Wait…Western History Matters? Why Have We Never Heard About This Before?

Excuse my sarcasm and I apologize if this comes off a bit glib, but I just can’t help myself. The Chronicle of Higher Education, bless their souls, just published aContinue readingWait…Western History Matters? Why Have We Never Heard About This Before?

Blog, BorderlandsSeptember 22, 2014January 15, 2015

When Nature Moves Borders

A recent New Yorker piece by Paul Kramer, associate professor of History at Vanderbilt University, prompted this post. Of the many subtopics that make Borderlands History so fascinating is theContinue readingWhen Nature Moves Borders

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