This is basic, basic stuff.
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This is basic, basic stuff.
Judith Butler Apology Form: Reason for Behavior: The media convinced me that feminism was solved in the 1980s I miss not thinking about gender I was jealous of their nonbinary swag I never actually read their work I didn’t realize how much of society is built on gender Mercury was in retrograde I will hereby respect Judith Butler and I will NOT talk down on the best feminist thinker of our lifetimes
A lovely early review of my translation of Maïssa Bey's novel, Bleu blanc vert.
The description of my translator's intro as reading "like a recommendation from a good friend" makes me so happy, this is exactly how I wanted it to land
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All our liberties ambushed, bound and gagged, one after another: universal suffrage betrayed, falsified, mutilated ... All reforms put off or flouted, onerous and unfair taxes maintained or restored, a state of siege imposed on five departments. Paris and Lyon placed under surveillance the press hounded, juries rigged, not enough justice and too many police.
"Not enough justice and too many police." Victor Hugo, 1851
To speak of "the relative peace of the last eight decades" is to obscure imperial violence and to perpetuate the ungrievability of lives across whole swathes of the world. Where has this relative peace been for Algerians, Congolese, Vietnamese, Palestinians?
The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
“I care about this and want to know more about it” is a great reason to study something in college. So is “Huh, that sounds interesting.”
Like I said, it’s not everybody’s thing, but being able to pursue your curiosity without a tangible other goal in mind is a good thing, I think.
Hey look! My translation of Maïssa Bey's "Bleu blanc vert" is now available for preorder. Tell all your friends who like good books ☺️
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I’m so angry!!!
It seems to me that if universities have the money to buy ever more products from the Environment-Destroying Slop Mongers, they might also have the funds to pay their professors a fair wage and end contingency
But I’m not an economist, and none of us earn the salary of one, so 🤷🏼♀️
honestly I am happy as a CLAM right now
Love it when your niche interests (extremely long train rides) and desire to make better environmental choices (not flying as much) combine (13-hour train ride from NYC to MTL)
YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST
My theory is that Alyssa Liu is gonna win the gold bc she’s the one figure skater with a “freestyle skier” attitude towards competition
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I think the greatest gift college professors in the humanities can give to students right now is a seminar room where, for 80 minutes twice a week, nothing that happens to them is a sales pitch for an AI product.
this one works! Thanks :)
Currently working two full-time jobs: college professor, and "telling everyone I know why we're rooting against the top French ice dancing team"
I'd love to read this- link isn't working for me tho? In any case, congrats!!!
Thank you so much! 💞
Hand holding a copy of a book with birds flying on the cover. Book is Blue White Green by Maissa Bey
Translator copies! It’s getting real…
It's "beaucoup de" not "beaucoup des"
Cross country ski trail with blue sky in the background
It truly doesn’t get any better than Vermont in the winter
the moment the second person comes into the frame to stand with his neighbor is so incredibly beautiful
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Friends & Colleagues in Oxford: @rosschwa.bsky.social and I will be presenting my #novel "Venice Requiem" @hoperoadpublish.bsky.social on Friday 6 Feb. 5:15pm at @mfoxford.bsky.social. We will be in conversation with Jane Hiddleston @exeter.ox.ac.uk mfo.web.ox.ac.uk/event/book-p... #VeniceRequiem
My article on women's football and feminist discourse in 1970s France is nearing completion and... HOW is it that the last paragraph of the conclusion is always the hardest part to write?
"IN conclusion, please just read what I wrote already, and, idk, you tell me what *you* think" 😭
The world is falling apart, and it's also very cold, and I'm really not sure how to continue working under these circumstances?
I would be first in line to watch this!!