The best part of university presses are the deep wells of scholars, (almost) all of whom are ready to share their actual expertise to make our commentary on the world a little bit smarter. This segment on James Talarico with Joseph Locke, a historian of religion in Texas, is a great example of that.
But where will they find another professor of games?
I hate that every interaction I have as a consumer turns me a little bit more into this guy.
At least the hats LBJ gave away were/are cool.
Everyone has to wear the same shoes around him, but it’s not a cult. Don’t call it a cult.
It hasn’t always been this way. Before 1834 historians were more likely to
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He's as bad as all three Plumlees put together, which is really saying something.
I saw a cybertruck with a (bespoke?) camper top on this morning’s commute. Bad omen.
Wow, this is scummy.
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[Cindy and Kate] Rivers of mateeeeeerial
[Fred] Vast web!
Imperialist running dog
Conservatives spent years complaining about ”safe-spaces” and “liberal snowflakes” only to turn around and show they are absolutely terrified of ideas they don’t like (“racism is bad” “gender is fluid”) and willing to use state power to avoid the slightest discomfort.
The snowiest of flakes.
I’m a @universityoftexas.bsky.social grad and a UT parent and I’m pissed.
So much work, performed by so many people, over so many years at UT, will go up in smoke if this plan comes to fruition. For what? It’s so maddening and self-destructive and, yes, racist. /3
Their reward for all of the planning and work that went into this meaningful, thought-provoking, loving, inspiring symposium was to learn this past week that their department is being all but eliminated (in this context “consolidated” is as close to “killed” as it can be.) /2
Crowd shot of ~100 people listening to David Montejano
I attended one of the best symposia I’ve ever been a part of yesterday, honoring David Montejano on the 40th anniversary of his landmark book Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas. It was organized by 3 grad students from the UT Department of Mexican American and Latino Studies /1
One of my students just showed up to a meeting with the university's special collections librarian wearing a replica of this shirt. I'm so proud.
@janneken.org I knew it!
I loved that chapter!
I’m looking forward to this symposium honoring my Ph.D. advisor David Montejano and his field-shaping work.
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💔 is right. But I have to imagine that at least some of this is payback for the American Studies grad students calling their intramural softball team American Studs in the 1990s.
They're making films, chapbooks, and zines, and one student is writing and performing a corrido about the Plan de San Diego.
I'm still flying from my office hours last week in which students pitched their ideas for un-essay assignments in my Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories in US History class. Their creativity is off the charts.
Is Mitch standing on a chair in this photo?
*second-best (after Trials of Van Occupanther) imo, but still great
Reupping this recommendation. Every word in it is true.
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