Screen cap of an article from The Atlantic on cancel culture
I really admire the determination of people who write the same article again and again even when circumstances change pretty dramatically
A fawn whippet curled up while sleeping on a pillow
Her job is nap
This sounds like an amazing class!
“It's not the sex part that we're concerned about. It's that people keep dying around you, ma'am.”
Fascinating chat with Sarah Horowitz, author of The Red Widow, about the scandalous Marguerite Steinheil for the Infinite Women podcast. Listen now:
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/inf...
Announcing: the Bridges Project brought to you by the Western Society for French History! Connect with "alt-ac" history PhDs! Learn how to support grad students on non-TT paths! Find out how other unis successfully support doctoral students! And more! A must-read for faculty www.wsfh.org/bridges
I teach Adua by Igiaba Scego in my version of that class
The guy who came up with the original JD Vance couch tweet out here making the argument for the humanities
Enjoyable but not super compelling (and not particularly accurate)
At last #JustFuture is available @cornellupress.bsky.social & w/code 09BCARD you get 30% off (just $19!) I truly believe in the power of this book to get higher ed back on track and invite you to keep reading this thread to learn more or click here 1/x: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
This is every class I teach where students think we might possibly talk about a war (so, every single one of them) www.instagram.com/reel/C7koeaT...
Having touch-sensitive lamps for a bedside table is great until your dog figures out how to turn the light on in the middle of the night so you can wake up and play with her
Thanks Judith!!!
Your interviews are seriously the best!
I’ve listened to New Books in French Studies for years and getting to talk to @rpanchasi.bsky.social was such a pleasure!
An amazing student is raising money to get his family in Rafah to safety. You can donate here: gofund.me/da008b5f
Dog looking at me curiously
“This is more of a comment than a question. Why are you leaving without me?”
SFHS Supports our Colleagues at Manhattan College.
To find out more, read our announcement: www.societyforfrenchhistoricalstudies.net
“Our pain is being weaponized as part of a longstanding hard-right attack on institutions of higher education. Do you really think that will be good for the Jews?” Jay Michaelson in the Forward forward.com/opinion/5730...
My approach to any negative comments at my next conference paper
Currently obsessed with finding out about the feminist dress from the 60s that looked like a McDonald’s uniform
Currently conducting research for my new investigative podcast “can I eat gummy bears instead of making myself dinner?”
She looks much more peaceful here than she was at 4am when she tried to scare a bear off our driveway (the dog, bear and human involved are all unharmed)
Thank you for coming!
Still time to sign up for this event this Saturday with @corinnegressang.bsky.social @kringelberg.bsky.social @tgpeterson.bsky.social @aiross.bsky.social and Jacqueline Couti on navigating the culture wars
What does it mean to teach French history in a moment when higher ed is threatened? How can we serve diverse students in our field when diversity itself is under attack? Join WSFH for a virtual panel on October 21st as we discuss these issues:
Come hang out with me (on Zoom) and talk about French history and the culture wars. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-politi...
If you get anything great, you’ll have to post it!
Pretty sure I’m going to make entirely too many decisions based on AI that interprets 18th c tarot, if only so that I can get answers to questions about when I’ll finish my grading like this
Too real