Brenden W. Rensink

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)

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

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

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

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