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Samantha Pinto

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Prof. of global race & feminism, celebrity, STS, performance, literature, culture, theory. Editor of Black Feminism on the Edge series with Duke UP. I only rep myself.

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Breaking the World, Justin Mann's brilliant new book on @dukepress.bsky.social, is out! Essential reading for anyone interested in black feminist world-making and speculative fiction. It's the third book on our Black Feminism on the Edge series. @samanthapinto.bsky.social and I are ELATED!

07.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Cover of Loving Black Boys: A Black Feminist Bible on Racism and Revolutionary Mothering by  Tamura Lomax. Features a purple and orange color overlay depicting two young boys walking together on a street, one with an arm around the other's shoulder. The title is in bold, large orange text over the image, with the author's name, in smaller white text to the right. Below, the subtitle appears in smaller white text.

Cover of Loving Black Boys: A Black Feminist Bible on Racism and Revolutionary Mothering by Tamura Lomax. Features a purple and orange color overlay depicting two young boys walking together on a street, one with an arm around the other's shoulder. The title is in bold, large orange text over the image, with the author's name, in smaller white text to the right. Below, the subtitle appears in smaller white text.

In "Loving Black Boys," a love letter to her own sons as well as all Black boys and men, Tamura Lomax @reluctantheologian.bsky.social writes with understanding and urgency about the role of Black feminism in Black collective safety and survival. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/Grm6Diq

05.03.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Breaking the World: Black Insecurity and the Horizons of Speculative Fiction by Justin L. Mann. The cover features the Pillars of Creation, a star forming region in the galaxy, in orange and warm hues against a brilliant star-filled sky. The title is directly over the image in a bold, white sans-serif italicized text. The subtitle is smaller in the same white type in the bottom right corner. The author's name appears in the top left corner in the same type.

Cover of Breaking the World: Black Insecurity and the Horizons of Speculative Fiction by Justin L. Mann. The cover features the Pillars of Creation, a star forming region in the galaxy, in orange and warm hues against a brilliant star-filled sky. The title is directly over the image in a bold, white sans-serif italicized text. The subtitle is smaller in the same white type in the bottom right corner. The author's name appears in the top left corner in the same type.

Save 30% on #NewBook "Breaking the World," in which Justin Mann @scottsvisor.bsky.social analyzes the work of Octavia E. Butler, Colson Whitehead, Janelle MonΓ‘e, and other Black artists to show how their practices of speculation counter the antiblack world of the security state. buff.ly/SKMFg6E

05.03.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Discover books by and about women who have pushed boundaries, effected change, redefined roles, and complicated our understanding of what it means to be powerful. Please enjoy 30% off with code PUP30.

press.princeton.edu/ideas/books-...

03.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Cover of Torn: Asian/white Life and the Intimacy of Violence by Anna M. Moncada Storti. The cover is in black and white and features a double exposed photograph of a person holding two thin long tubes up to each eye. The title is written in a black narrow sans serif font vertically above the individual's head. The subtitle is positioned directly below the individual. Below this is the author's name written in all caps in red.

Cover of Torn: Asian/white Life and the Intimacy of Violence by Anna M. Moncada Storti. The cover is in black and white and features a double exposed photograph of a person holding two thin long tubes up to each eye. The title is written in a black narrow sans serif font vertically above the individual's head. The subtitle is positioned directly below the individual. Below this is the author's name written in all caps in red.

Check out our blog for previews of all the great new books coming from DUP this month, including β€œTorn” by Anna Storti @storti.bsky.social. buff.ly/vFg3kgR

02.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In a Field of Static: Missed Encounters with Black Feminist Theorizing

www.dukeupress.edu/in-a-field-o... Coming soon! @jamesbliss.bsky.social

02.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside the Body of Black Feminism: Science, Race, Culture

Everything is the worst rn. Work keeps on keeping on. Support research in feminist and ethnic studies (not necessarily mine). If you are inclined: PREORDER dukeupress.edu/inside-the-b... Discount code E26PINTO @dukepress.bsky.social

02.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic reading New Books out this month with covers of Protein, unrest in the nebulae, Breaking the World, The Climate Trial, Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures, Tension, and Matterphorics arranged in a 3x4 grid.

Graphic reading New Books out this month with covers of Protein, unrest in the nebulae, Breaking the World, The Climate Trial, Abolition Archives, Feminist Futures, Tension, and Matterphorics arranged in a 3x4 grid.

Grab some Spring Break reading from our March new releases! We've got some really great new books this month.
buff.ly/vFg3kgR

02.03.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Future That Was How Third World women seized the means of knowledge production to fight against rising authoritarianism and imagine a future freer than our present

The Introduction, β€œWhat is the Future We Yearn For?,” to my book, *The Future That Was*, is now live and freely available to all on the book’s @princetonupress.bsky.social website

press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

03.12.2025 01:12 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 7
Cover of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms by Michelle N. Huang. The cover shows layers of paint and textures featuring sunset hues of yellows, oranges, pinks, and blues. The title is written in all caps in a white sans serif type. The subtitle appears below in a solid hot pink circle. It is written in white in all lower case. The author’s name appears in the same font in the bottom right corner.

Cover of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms by Michelle N. Huang. The cover shows layers of paint and textures featuring sunset hues of yellows, oranges, pinks, and blues. The title is written in all caps in a white sans serif type. The subtitle appears below in a solid hot pink circle. It is written in white in all lower case. The author’s name appears in the same font in the bottom right corner.

Save 30% on #NewBook "Racial Beings" by Michelle N. Huang @nancyhelicopter.bsky.social, which brings a feminist new materialist lens to bear on contemporary Asian American literature’s innovative play with discourses of science and technology. buff.ly/urUtuP3

27.02.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You are a legend and I am not worthyβ€” but please read Justin’s book!!!!!!

27.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's out! @scottsvisor.bsky.social has a great book that you should order RN from @dukepress.bsky.social ! www.dukeupress.edu/breaking-the...

27.02.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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XOXO, Ricardo Ortiz (1961–2025) - Public Books β€œTo hear him speak was to feel how literature can still shape a life; how beauty, thought, and feeling can move us forward together.”

Six months ago today, scholar and teacher Ricardo Ortiz suddenly passed away.

New at PB: Maia Gil’AdΓ­ (@maiagiladi.bsky.social) remembers his life.

18.02.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the amazing artist, www.addyeb.com www.instagram.com/p/DU4HEdDET6...

18.02.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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On March 19th, I will be delivering the Anne Firor Scott Lecture in Women's and Gender History at Duke University:

"Gender History in the Time of Gender Ideology"

it will appropriately take place in the Pink Parlor at Duke, 5 PM - 6:30 PM

16.02.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s been a week, and y’all know from the news. Like my colleagues and students, we’re still here, still doing the things, when and where we still can: www.buzzsprout.com/2459505

15.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled that this is finally coming out! I'm so proud to have collaborated on Linda Williams' incredible last work on melodrama. The intro to our volume is now available -- and look at that killer cover!!

09.02.2026 20:52 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Black First-Gen Experiences List From classrooms to campuses and beyond, Black first-generation college stories are bold, brilliant, and long overdue. This curated list features fiction and nonfiction that capture the resilience, jo...

A curated (but not comprehensive) list of narratives about the Black + first-gen to college experience. We can start with Black History Month and then incorporate them into everyday. #Blackhistorymonth #firstgen

tertulia.com/list/black-f...

08.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PRE-ORDER now! @samanthapinto.bsky.social 's next brilliant book from @dukepress.bsky.social www.dukeupress.edu/inside-the-b...

07.02.2026 13:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover the The Quiet Zone, with an abstract black liquid sculpture with legs

Cover the The Quiet Zone, with an abstract black liquid sculpture with legs

Major props to Ideas on Fire author Petal Kimberly Samuel on the publication of The Quiet Zone: Caribbean Expressive Cultures and the Feminist Aesthetics of Disturbance, out now from @rutgersupress.bsky.social! 🎊

www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/bucknell/the...

#IoFAuthors

20.01.2026 15:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

miss you, friend and cannot wait for your book!!!

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26.01.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm very excited about this issue of GLQ. I'm teaching a seminar on queer/trans studies in the abyss this semester and this is right on theme, with articles by multiple friends and colleagues and dear ones.

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Volume 32 Issue 1 | GLQ | Duke University Press

I'm excited that so many early career scholars are a part of this GLQ issue @dukepress.bsky.social, including my incredible co-editors (I was just here to handle the emails). It's hard times, y'all. Hugs. read.dukeupress.edu/glq/issue/32/1

26.01.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Read an amazing essay by JovantΓ© Anderson from this issue. Looking forward to reading more!! Congrats authors and editors πŸ’πŸ’

26.01.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Volume 32 Issue 1 | GLQ | Duke University Press

I'm excited that so many early career scholars are a part of this GLQ issue @dukepress.bsky.social, including my incredible co-editors (I was just here to handle the emails). It's hard times, y'all. Hugs. read.dukeupress.edu/glq/issue/32/1

26.01.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
Cover of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms by Michelle N. Huang. The cover shows layers of paint and textures featuring sunset hues of yellows, oranges, pinks, and blues. The title is written in all caps in a white sans serif type. The subtitle appears below in a solid hot pink circle. It is written in white in all lower case. The author’s name appears in the same font in the bottom right corner.

Cover of Racial Beings: Experiments in Asian American New Materialisms by Michelle N. Huang. The cover shows layers of paint and textures featuring sunset hues of yellows, oranges, pinks, and blues. The title is written in all caps in a white sans serif type. The subtitle appears below in a solid hot pink circle. It is written in white in all lower case. The author’s name appears in the same font in the bottom right corner.

In "Racial Beings," Michelle N. Huang @nancyhelicopter.bsky.social brings a feminist new materialist lens to bear on contemporary Asian American literature’s innovative play with discourses of science and technology. #AsianAmericanStudies Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/eWFhHKY

08.01.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

(I didn't get the young people's references, unless it was K-Pop Demon Hunters)

06.01.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Doing this podcast with @smartgirl07.bsky.social and our guests lit up my 2025-- smart, breezy, funny convos about first gen everything, ethical admin & student practices, and (80s & 90s) culture. Cannot wait for season two fun!

06.01.2026 14:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Thank You For Saying My Name Correctly": Season One Farewell - Smart Girl Don't call it a comeback. Sam and LT look back on a year of school visits, book chats, and pop-up events that turned a memoir into a community project, where first-gen stories, fandoms, and everyday a...

I kept resisting creating a podcast and I'm so glad that I didn't listen to myself. Here's the final episode of the season where @samanthapinto.bsky.social I recap the Year of Smart Girl. Join us for more shenanigans in season two.

www.buzzsprout.com/2459505/epis...

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