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Thank you, @fhiduke.bsky.social for hosting Dr. Jodi Byrd tonight to talk about INDIGENOMICON: American Indians, Video Games, and Structures of Dispossesion

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Thank you so much for reading it! Yakoke!!

Covers of Spoiled, Speculative Relations, South of Pico, Impossible Desires, Indegenomicon, Becoming Trustworthy White Allies, Insurgent Visions, and Emergent Genders, arranged in a 4x4 grid.

Catch authors @pepepierce.bsky.social, @michellehsho.bsky.social,
@summerkimlee.bsky.social, and @arsavium.bsky.social at in-person and online events in December! buff.ly/XxR5lqg

We want your articles!!

A special issue of American Quarterly which will appear in September 2027. Myself, Jodi Byrd, Sharon Holland, and Greta LaFleur will be editing an issue which will span the historical periods of the 16th-20th c. Deadline for abstracts is December 15.

Text reads, "National Women's Studies Association 2025 Conference Exhibit. Use code NWSA25 for 40% off when you order from dukeupress.edu." Background features assorted book and journal covers arranged in columns.

Through December 25, save 40% on all books and journal issues when you use code NWSA25 at checkout on our website or that of our UK partner, MNG. #NWSA2025 #WomensStudies #GenderStudies #FeministStudies #SexualityStudies buff.ly/Vvbqfqg

Official release day! 11/11 and I’m so excited this book is finally in the world with help from @dustign.bsky.social Dustin Mater for the beautiful cover and Ideas on Fire for the deep indexing. It’s about video games, and so much more. No spoilers.

Families were "horrified" after a daycare teacher was pulled out of a preschool by armed federal agents. blockclubchi.co/4ooIC70

Cover of Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession by Jodi Byrd. The cover art features a stylized, pixelated landscape that transitions into a painted forest scene. A river runs along the bottom, where a figure sits in a canoe. In the background, a wooden palisade, tall trees, and two stork-like birds in flight are depicted.

We have a terrific slate of #NewBooks coming out this November, including "Indigenomicon" by Jodi A. Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social. See all November titles and save 50% with coupon FALL25 during our fall sale! buff.ly/KsghzeM

Cover of Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession by Jodi Byrd. The cover art features a stylized, pixelated landscape that transitions into a painted forest scene. A river runs along the bottom, where a figure sits in a canoe. In the background, a wooden palisade, tall trees, and two stork-like birds in flight are depicted.

Save 50% on #NewBook Indigenomicon by Jodi Byrd @arsavium.bsky.social, which brings video game studies and Indigenous studies into conversation with Black studies, queer studies, and Indigenous feminist critique. buff.ly/FBknSYW

Book is really real.

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW ELH Volume 92, Number 3, Fall 2025 #S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE CONTRIBUTORS Virginia Jackson Meredith Martin Sonya Posmentier Feisal G. Mohamed Anna Brickhouse Joseph Jonghyun Jeon Jodi A. Byrd Edgar Garcia Jennifer L. Fleissner Shonni Enelow Courtney Weiss Smith Kevin Quashie Nancy Yousef Caleb Smith Karen Tongson Tina Post Julie Orlemanski

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW
ELH
Volume 92, Number 3, Fall 2025
#S2O #OpenAccess via @ProjectMUSE
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CONTRIBUTORS
Virginia Jackson
Meredith Martin
Sonya Posmentier
Feisal G. Mohamed
Anna Brickhouse
Joseph Jonghyun Jeon
Jodi A. Byrd
Edgar Garcia
Jennifer L. Fleissner
Karen Tongson
& more!

Cover of Indigenomicon: American Indians, Video Games, and the Structures of Dispossession by Jodi Byrd. The cover art features a stylized, pixelated landscape that transitions into a painted forest scene. A river runs along the bottom, where a figure sits in a canoe. In the background, a wooden palisade, tall trees, and two stork-like birds in flight are depicted.

In "Indigenomicon," @arsavium.bsky.social examines the differences between settler colonial studies and Indigenous studies by bringing video game studies into conversation with Black studies, queer studies, and Indigenous feminist critique. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/RM90jF8

Indigenomicon

Indigenomicon is set to release in November but you can now read the introduction online at Duke University Press: www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon

declaration of independence with merciless indian savages part hightlighted

if you are going to quote the declaration of independence today like it is some radical document and rallying cry, please clearly enunciate as you read “merciless Indian savages”

stop trying to build a house on a rotten foundation

read: indianz.com/News/2018/07...

We All Need to Be Talking About the Murder of Jonathan Joss This Pride and Beyond The actor, who was Comanche and White Mountain Apache, was shot in a targeted hate crime while protecting his husband.

Wrote this piece for Harpers Bazaar about the life, legacy, and hate-induced murder of Jonathan Joss through the eyes of being a Two-Spirit Native person this Pride.

I hope you take a read. For Him. For all of us. 🪶

Live: Organizers and multiple alders urge City Council to vote 'no' on 'snap curfews' • The TRiiBE Today, the Chicago City Council is scheduled to vote on an ordinance that would give the Chicago Police superintendent sole authority to enact a “snap curfew."

NEW — Alds. Jeanette Taylor and Andre Vasquez were among the Chicago City Council members who are urging their colleagues to vote “no” on a controversial “snap curfew” ordinance.

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Reporter Reflection on George Floyd Uprising - Episode 1 - UNICORN RIOT Waves of rage tore through the Twin Cities after Minneapolis police officers mercilessly killed George Floyd, a 46-year-old father of five and security guard on Memorial Day 2020. The historic uprisin...

The George Floyd Uprising started 5 years ago tonight.

Nearly 24 hours after Floyd was killed by police, a vigil attended by thousands marched three miles to the 3rd Precinct. Ep. 1 of Reporter Reflection [13-min], highlights Day 1 of the uprising in Minneapolis.

unicornriot.ninja/2025/reporte...

Cover of the Duke University Press Fall and Winter 2025 Catalog. The cover features a bold, abstract illustration in red, pink, black, and teal tones. Stylized human faces and a human hand overlap with patterned abstract shapes in a collage-like composition. The larger human face is arranged adjacent to and underneath shapes that evoke a brain and spinal column respectively.

Check out our new Fall 2025 catalog, featuring books from @wolffdr.bsky.social , @naylandblake.bsky.social , @bethdrobinson.bsky.social , @arsavium.bsky.social , @pepepierce.bsky.social , & @wazhmah.bsky.social , plus many more titles!
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“The Quest” acrylics on canvas 40x30” in this painting, I wanted to convey a feeling of an early 90s RPG video game cover but with a Muskogean prism.This particular piece was commissioned by Dr Jodi Byrd for her new book “Indigenomicon” #nativeamericanart #indigenousart #seemecommunity

Cover art for Indigenomicon featuring art by Chickasaw artist Dustin Mater.

Duke's page for my book is live with cover art by Chickasaw artist Dustin Mater! Out 11/11:
www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon

Fingers crossed for November 11: www.dukeupress.edu/indigenomicon

One of the best explanations I’ve seen of the stakes of the disregard of data laws intended to prevent wholesale surveillance of the US public by its govt. The DOGE one-two punch is to disregard or dissolve the data regulations that protect us and then use AI to consolidate info about each of us.

The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans.

Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.

Native American communities concerned for safety with immigration enforcement Since President Trump issued numerous executive orders last month related to immigration enforcement, some Native American communities have raised concerns over the safety of tribal members, with repo...

We know recent ICE encounters in urban areas have caused stress & concern. There have been no confirmed detentions, but counseling services available if needed. Carry your driver's license & reach out to local reps for support.
www.kunm.org/local-news/2...

Settler Militarism — Workshops 4 Gaza Step 1: Donate to Sameer Project here (sugg. donation $50). Step 2: Register for “Settler Militarism” here . In this workshop, Juliet Nebolon will discuss how settler colonialism and ...

So honored to give this talk on Settler Militarism on 2/28 @ 6pm EST. All proceeds will go to the Sameer Project! Thank you to @workshops4gaza.bsky.social for the invitation and for organizing 💜

It is amazing what universities will stand up for and against when there’s money involved. Land-grant Us have their own association because of course they do. They will stand up for each other to keep NIH. It’s a matter of law and civility in the settler imperium.