Clemson University Press is proud announce that we are sponsoring the new Modernist Studies Association (MSA) Essay Prize for Contingent and Independent Scholars! You can read more below on our blog and on the Modernist Studies website:
New MSA contingent / independent scholar essay award h/t @nissaren.bsky.social and @cupress.bsky.social ! libraries.clemson.edu/press/2026/0...
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Pre-order with 30% off discount code "SNWS26" at checkout. The publisher tells me to tell my friends that "pre-orders are love." #NYChistory #Newyorkhistory
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ooh thank you! Looking forward to checking this out
The Fool from Pamela Colman Smith's 1909 Rider-Waite Tarot Deck. The Fool is standing on a cliff or ledge, dressed in a colourful tabard, with the sun at their back and a white dog yapping at their feet.
🧵 Registration for BAMS/MSA 2026 is now open! If you're joining us in Loughborough in July, the BAMS PGR reps are hosting 2 events and we'd love to see you there (full details below). Sign up for both events using the conference's new additional programme form here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
Hey MSA Members! Travel grant applications for the BAMS/ MSA conference are now open. All are welcome to apply but priority is given to advanced grad students, contingent faculty, and those without institutional funding. You can find the application on our website: www.moderniststudies.org
Just a reminder that proposals for “Modernism in Ephemeral Print,” an MLA 2027 panel co-sponsored by @moderniststudies.bsky.social and @sharpweb.org, are due by Friday!
Graduate students! Are you planning to attend the BAMS/ MSA conference in Loughborough. See below for a great opportunity.
It rules. With each of her novels I've thought I'm going to like it less than the previous one, and I end up thinking it's better.
Hardback and an affordable (but beautifully produced) paperback on the same day… it’s the latest in our Literature & Politics series from @academic.oup.com. Doug Mao and @duncanbell.bsky.social arrive at Utopia via different routes. It’s a fascinating read!
good morning new followers here are some resources for humanities classrooms
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“The professor thinks about the trustees who approved this ostentatious facility, knowing they’d pass the bills for upkeep to future deans. He’s no fiduciary, but he wonders how responsible that is.”
Modernism/modernity seeks a Book Reviews Editor (3-year term, 2026–2029).
The role involves commissioning and editing reviews for both the print journal and Print+.
Deadline to apply: March 16, 2026
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Very proud of @dhersh.bsky.social, whose NEH grant will help graduate student writing flourish at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social!
I’m saddened to have learned of the death of Mark Mirsky, who passed in December. The founding editor of Fiction magazine, he was a tremendous friend to writers, and even more to literature students. He taught for over 50 years, until literally his final days. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
MSA Members! Do you have any interest in helping out on the MSA Board? Do you want to take over this Bluesky account next fall? Run for a board position! More information is here: www.moderniststudies.org/about/board-...
The MSA needs you!
Fans of Christmas are in for a treat tomorrow
ohhhhhhh hell yeah its the fuckin solstice !!!!! fuck the equinox its #solstice the god damn #Solstice ‼️‼️
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Cultural Frames, Framing Culture is a great series with an interesting history (that happens to include my book, and is currently 30% off)
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Check out these amazing keynotes for Weird Modernisms - and there's still time to propose a paper or panel: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M... @moderniststudies.bsky.social
Maybe it's an abstract for Weird Modernisms next summer in Loughborough when BAMS and MSA join forces?
Cultural Frames, Framing Culture is a great series with an interesting history (that happens to include my book, and is currently 30% off)
I wrote a birthday card to Jane Austen for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social.
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You won't regret spending July in the UK talking about weird modernisms with the best weird modernists! The deadline to apply for BAMS/ MSA in Loughborough is just two weeks away on December 29. More information is here: www.moderniststudies.org/conference/M...
Having played MTG in the mid-90s and come back to it recently, I’d say this pretty much captures the experience of the game in its current form
“The helmet! The helmet!”
there are Calvino fans everywhere for those with eyes to see