Hugest shoutout to the student who, last Friday, asked if she could join class remotely, because her teammates had the flu; again on Monday, since she wasn't feeling well; and, last night, because she tested positive for COVID. Public health hero.
It’s going to sound quaint, but the best way to resist an AI takeover of the humanities is to assign physical books, sit around, read them, and argue about ideas. Academic has become such a competitive arena, that we ourselves are trained to look for the winning angle, instead of the best education.
Fantastic to see DC local gov standing up for our laws. The people of DC deserve laws that reflect our needs, and we deserve representatives who honor & uphold just laws (at ALL levels of government). THANK YOU
@chmnmendelson.bsky.social for this clarity
The bill in the Senate this week that will attempt to interfere in DC's tax code is chaotic, bad, and should get voted down — but don't take our word for it.
Here's a running thread of the people and organizations who want Senators to VOTE NO on S.J. Res102: 🧵
It's no coincidence that the bloc of 7 Ds who cast the needed votes for ICE are also the reliable votes against climate action and DC home rule and also the heroes of the overpaid Democratic consultant class.
What I mean when I remind students that AI only reproduces dominant knowledge systems & further reinforces marginalization 🤢🤢🤢
i was today years old when i found out the mamdanis are related 🙃
Back at it this semester, and ... a plurality of my undergrads are saying they would prefer print materials and only read digital materials because that's what their professors assign. Are others hearing similar things? Because I, for one, would LOVE to go back to requiring print editions...
thank you 🤗🤗
thank you!!
Image description Text reading, "Modern Language Association Publication Awards: MLA's Scaglione Prize for African Studies Awarded to Susanna L. Sacks for Networked Poetics: the Digital Turn in Southern African Poetry."
I am beyond shocked & delighted--and deeply honored--by this recognition. So many people gave so much support & time to this book, whose work & words I hope it honors.
forms.mla.org/proxy/file.p...
A tabby cat staring at the camera, sitting on my lap in front of my desk
Not to brag, but I've got the best writing accountability system
grouping things FUN
Also, it results in only one of 2 feelings - either cleverness OR righteous indignation ('how aboslutely dare you') - which are each among my favorite things to feel
I'm not sure what it says about me that Connections is my favorite NYT game, but it can't be good
ACLS, AHA, and MLA sue over the dismantling of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Read it:
www.mla.org/content/down...
but look I just think that if we really want to understand the importance of the World Bank in Zambia then like yeah we DO need to know the specific biographical details of every founding faculty member in the humanities at UNZA, and I don't see why there's not space for that...
ooooh this looks so goooooood
Back at writing after a semester filled by administrative slog, and it feels so good. 🦋 Just wish I could write a 1500 word conference paper without writing 5000 words of background first.
if you thought archives were problematic, wait till you see no archives
I love all of these
A slide asking students to compare the meter in two lines: "No one elected Elon Musk" & "Elon Musk was not elected"
Updating my slides for today's class on rhythm & meter
on days when I feel like my job is just TOO HARD and TOO MUCH, I remind myself that the **urgent** things I "have" to do today are (1) comment on a range of exciting ideas about poems I love, and (2) reread Things Fall Apart.
(The job IS too much sometimes, but ... the gifts are real, too)
It sounds like you finished the day. Time for a nap.
Is this "cold snap" just an LL Bean conspiracy theory?
a good day to teach "the master's tools," the importance of words, and how we tell stories about the past
A tabby cat sits on a counter next to a laptop with a word document open
Some day, I would like to write a 1500 word conference paper without writing an extra 8000 words first
Last day to submit to ACLA! We've received some amazing proposals, with exciting connections. We're hoping for as expansive a discussion as possible... so get yours in, too!
How does development shape literature? Is it all a spiral? What happens when literary scholars dip a toe in economic waters?
Hi all! Lauren Horst & I are putting together an ACLA seminar on Literature & International Development.
If you're interested in submitting an abstract (or know someone who might be), we'd love to have you! Please circulate & feel free to reach out with qs
www.acla.org/literature-a...
(I recognize my primary network is humanists, but any references pointing outside our echo-chamber would be amazing!!)
