Petition "Otherness" at IMC in Leeds: An Open Letter

Open letter to @IMC_Leeds from SAA President-Elect Ayanna Thompson. Read, sign #medievaltwitter #IMC2017 #NotSoOther https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/imc-otherness

One affirming thing about anger, even when it can't be put into words, is reminding you of your self-worth. #NotSoOther #imc2017 #subtweet

Kudos to #IMC2017 PC members Eva Frojmovic & Catherine Karkov: Postcolonising the Medieval Image 2017 #NotSoOther www.routledge.com/Postcolonising-the-Medie... twitter.com/jonathanhsy/status/88287...

Kudos to feminist, queer, postcolonial, comparative, intersectional, (eco)critical POVs at #IMC2017! MOAR PLZ #NotSoOther #NotComplaining

So kind & inclusive when scholarly critique of the well-intentioned but problematic theme of #IMC2017 is called "complaining." #NotSoOther

*of (sorry for that typo; I lack scholarly rigor obviously) #imc2017 #NotSoOther twitter.com/jonathanhsy/status/88223...

So this kinda soured #imc2017 for me now. Taking a break now. Will try to return to twitter when in a better mood, sorry 😔 #NotSoOther

At least he said it to my face. Or maybe he was thinking one of the other Asian medievalists tweeting similar things #IMC2017 #NotSoOther.

So kind & inclusive when scholarly critique is the well-intentioned but problematic theme of #IMC2017 is called "complaining." #NotSoOther

How nice to be ID'd as the guy who "complained" abt the #IMC2017 theme after being introduced to a certain German scholar today. #NotSoOther

YAY keynote by Sylvia Huot on "Other Sexualities" in French Ovidian Narratives: nature, animal love, gender fluidity! #imc2017 #notsoother

Diversity tip: attend Medieval Ethiopia sessions & u might see some actual black people & POCs! #wow #imc2017 #NotSoOther

Diversity tip: attend Mediterranean Studies sessions & u might meet real-life Jews & Muslims (yarmulkes, hijabs)! #wow #imc2017 #NotSoOther

On a serious note I am learning A LOT at #imc2017 already. Otherness theme has helped to make many kinds of sesions/work visible #NotSoOther

#imc2017 Otherness theme in action: venting w Asians re being variously mistaken for each other my multiple ppl across sessions. #NotSoOther

Clearly post-Brexit & Drumpf #PublicMedievalism & #NotSoOther convos are not "going away." Key is to build ethically & inclusively #imc2017

I respect @IMC_Leeds re OTHERS theme/convos! #publicmedievalism #NotSoOther #decolonizemedieval nuance, widen POVs #imc2017 #medievaltwitter

#PublicMedievalism in UK/EU more invested in "heritage/patrimony" while rest of Gobal North shaped by poco hists/exps? #imc2017 #NotSoOther

#PublicMedievalism varies across globe: NAmerica, Oz/NZ more open to poco & theory; UK/EU still skeptical, even hostile #IMC2017 #NotSoOther

I like @IMC_Leeds re OTHERS theme; it puts things in play. But #PublicMedievalism must be inclusive & not alienate ppl #NotSoOther #IMC2017

Ok #medievaltwitter the #NotSoOther hashtag at #IMC2017 is LIT. 🔥Thinking critically about @IMC_Leeds theme & changing convo. @punctum_books