[shaking my head so people know I don't believe in a stagist conception of history] society has advanced beyond the need for accounts of fascism as if it were purely or primarily a superstructural phenomenon rather than an economic one

If you’ve never read or heard much about Western Sahara, this is a good place to start. I wrote in my recent book on the history of self-determination of western dismissal of the rights of the Sahrawi and the transnational solidarity campaign that emerged.

Dana El Kurd@danaelkurd.bsky.social · yesterday

My episode with Sahrawi activist Mohamedsalem Werad, on Africa's last colony and American complicity in Moroccan occupation, is out now open.spotify.com/episode/4GcG...

Calls for Reviews & Essays: November 2026

Calls for Reviews & Essays: November 2026

ARB publishes reviews and essays on a wide range of speculative topics, including science fiction & fantasy, weird fiction, and their relation to utopian impulses. ARB is also always interested…

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Check out Chimezie Chika's review of my translation of Mauritanian author Moussa Ould Ebnou's novel BARZAKH: THE LAND IN-BETWEEN (@iskanchipress.bsky.social), which is featured on @afrocritik.bsky.social's list of 20 environmental books by African authors. afrocritik.com/20-african-e...

The Land Remembers: 20 African Environmental Novels of the Last Decade - Afrocritik

Here, then, are twenty environmental novels from across the African continent, published within the last decade, that place ecology not at the margins of the...

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just finished act I and it governs severely. you should all get in on this ASAP.

Nora Hikari - KILLBOY IS LIVE@norahikari.bsky.social · 3w ago

KILLBOY LAUNCHING JULY 24th 2026 UPDATES WEEKLY A SCIENCE FICTION MECHA WEBNOVEL EVENT BY NORA HIKARI <<GENDER IS WAR>> <<GRIEF IS FUEL>> <<HISTORY IS COST>> <<WHAT WILL YOU BURN?>> <<WHAT WILL YOU BURN FOR?>> killboy-novel.com

Sahrawi cultural organizations and solidarity groups have called for a boycott of the film on this basis. article in Spanish: www.spsrasd.info/es/2026/07/0... slightly less detailed article in English: www.spsrasd.info/en/2026/07/0...

the film is complicit in the legitimization and normalization of Moroccan occupation and half a century of settler colonialism, repression and expulsion of Sahrawi people, resource extraction, and colonial "development" — like the marketing of Dakhla, where Nolan filmed, as a vacation destination.

it's making me more than a little bit insane to see so many people talking about Emily Wilson's review while, with very few exceptions, conspicuously NOT mentioning the part where she talks about Nolan filming in Western Sahara, which has been illegally occupied by Morocco since 1975.

A new investigation by @drugdatadecoded.ca and David Slater reveals how universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently remove their students’ anti-genocide encampments. Then, they denied the existence of records, delayed their release, and deleted chats. breachmedia.ca/canadian-uni...

Canadian universities set up a secret network to crack down on student Palestine demonstrators ⋆ The Breach

Universities in Canada coordinated to spy on and violently clear student encampments. Then, they deleted the evidence

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really Fun seeing in real time how many people simply can't be bothered to care about colonialism if it gets in the way of a movie. more than 50 years of occupation and still nobody cares. stop talking about Emily Wilson and start talking about the Sahrawi people's fight for independence.

chan eil sìth gun cheartas@coimeas.bsky.social · last wk.

it's making me more than a little bit insane to see so many people talking about Emily Wilson's review while, with very few exceptions, conspicuously NOT mentioning the part where she talks about Nolan filming in Western Sahara, which has been illegally occupied by Morocco since 1975.

is e obrachadh air an eadar-theangachadh agam de Dragonflight an aon rud a tha gam chumail a’ dol aig an ìre seo. duilleag-pdf gach latha. a’ dlùthachadh ri deireadh "Weyr Search", beag air bheag (a’ chòmhrag eadar F'lar is Fax dìreach air tòiseachadh).

really Fun seeing in real time how many people simply can't be bothered to care about colonialism if it gets in the way of a movie. more than 50 years of occupation and still nobody cares. stop talking about Emily Wilson and start talking about the Sahrawi people's fight for independence.

chan eil sìth gun cheartas@coimeas.bsky.social · last wk.

it's making me more than a little bit insane to see so many people talking about Emily Wilson's review while, with very few exceptions, conspicuously NOT mentioning the part where she talks about Nolan filming in Western Sahara, which has been illegally occupied by Morocco since 1975.

leis gun robh an argamaid sgrìobhte agam mu thràth, chuir mi romham tòiseachadh air an t-sreath le aiste air an nobhail uabhais os-nàdarra Y Gromlech yn yr Haidd (An Tursa anns an Eòrna), a dh’fhollsicheadh an 1970 leis an sgrìobhadair Chuimreach Islwyn Ffowc Elis:

Y Gromlech yn yr Haidd / an duilleag gheal

anduilleaggheal.neocities.org

chan eil sìth gun cheartas@coimeas.bsky.social · last mo.

an àite a bhith ag obair air an leabhar agam (taga-hais AnLeabharAgam) sgrìobh mi mu 5k faclan (a’ gabhail a-steach nan nòta) air fantasachd is ficsean saidheans anns na cànan Ceilteach, an dùil gun obraich an aiste seo mar ro-ràdh do shreath anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/aistidhean/f...

it's making me more than a little bit insane to see so many people talking about Emily Wilson's review while, with very few exceptions, conspicuously NOT mentioning the part where she talks about Nolan filming in Western Sahara, which has been illegally occupied by Morocco since 1975.

this one is an actual English version of the original one I linked, reporting the call to boycott: www.spsrasd.info/en/2026/07/0...

Calls to boycott Christopher Nolan's film over filming in occupied Dakhla | Sahara Press Service (SPS)

Paris (France), July 6, 2026 (SPS) – International media outlets from Europe and elsewhere have highlighted the controversy surrounding the filming of scenes from American director Christopher Nolan's...

spsrasd.info

an English article: www.spsrasd.info/en/2025/07/2...

Christopher Nolan criticized for filming in occupied Dakhla amidst Sahrawi and international outcry and extensive global Media coverage | Sahara Press Service (SPS)

Occupied Dakhla (Sahrawi Republic) 29 July 2025 (SPS) – British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan is drawing fire from international and Sahrawi organizations for shooting scenes of his new film, "...

spsrasd.info

btw Sahrawi cultural organizations are calling for a boycott of Nolan's Odyssey film, parts of which were filmed in Moroccan-occupied western Sahara: www.spsrasd.info/es/2026/07/0...

leis gun robh an argamaid sgrìobhte agam mu thràth, chuir mi romham tòiseachadh air an t-sreath le aiste air an nobhail uabhais os-nàdarra Y Gromlech yn yr Haidd (An Tursa anns an Eòrna), a dh’fhollsicheadh an 1970 leis an sgrìobhadair Chuimreach Islwyn Ffowc Elis:

Y Gromlech yn yr Haidd / an duilleag gheal

anduilleaggheal.neocities.org

chan eil sìth gun cheartas@coimeas.bsky.social · last mo.

an àite a bhith ag obair air an leabhar agam (taga-hais AnLeabharAgam) sgrìobh mi mu 5k faclan (a’ gabhail a-steach nan nòta) air fantasachd is ficsean saidheans anns na cànan Ceilteach, an dùil gun obraich an aiste seo mar ro-ràdh do shreath anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/aistidhean/f...

an àite a bhith ag obair air an leabhar agam (taga-hais AnLeabharAgam) sgrìobh mi mu 5k faclan (a’ gabhail a-steach nan nòta) air fantasachd is ficsean saidheans anns na cànan Ceilteach, an dùil gun obraich an aiste seo mar ro-ràdh do shreath anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/aistidhean/f...

Tùs-nòtaichean air fantasachd is ficsean-saidheans anns na cànanan Ceilteach / an duilleag gheal

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calling the end of the Late Bronze Age a "collapse" requires accepting a basically racist stagist framing where centralized, highly stratified, urbanized societies are "more advanced" than decentralized, less stratified, non-urbanized ones.

as a rule, I think if I'm using the search function on a website for books — bookstore, library, review site like Storygraph — and I type a book title into the search bar, books with that title should show up first in the results. not random other books that have some of those words in their blurb.

just finished act I and it governs severely. you should all get in on this ASAP.

Nora Hikari - KILLBOY IS LIVE@norahikari.bsky.social · 3w ago

KILLBOY LAUNCHING JULY 24th 2026 UPDATES WEEKLY A SCIENCE FICTION MECHA WEBNOVEL EVENT BY NORA HIKARI <<GENDER IS WAR>> <<GRIEF IS FUEL>> <<HISTORY IS COST>> <<WHAT WILL YOU BURN?>> <<WHAT WILL YOU BURN FOR?>> killboy-novel.com

KILLBOY LAUNCHING JULY 24th 2026 UPDATES WEEKLY A SCIENCE FICTION MECHA WEBNOVEL EVENT BY NORA HIKARI <<GENDER IS WAR>> <<GRIEF IS FUEL>> <<HISTORY IS COST>> <<WHAT WILL YOU BURN?>> <<WHAT WILL YOU BURN FOR?>> killboy-novel.com

btw, even if trans people chose to be trans, we would still be due respect and dignity like anyone else. changing sex is just another way we can express and hold autonomy over our bodies as human beings.

can't believe it's over. really good book. really good series. anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/leirmheasan/...

Exile’s Gate (Morgaine cycle, #4) / an duilleag gheal

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chan eil sìth gun cheartas@coimeas.bsky.social · 2w ago

finished Exile's Gate. can't believe it's over. no more Morgaine and Vanye. T_T

finished Exile's Gate. can't believe it's over. no more Morgaine and Vanye. T_T

siobhan risks losing her job and insurance as she pursues this legal battle further. she is also about to move to protect her roommates from a potential doxxing situation as she's being harassed by l*bs of t*kt*k. if you want to help out at all, here's her GFM gofund.me/6adb9ca6f

Donate to Protect Siobhán from Discrimination, organized by Siobhan Kirchstein

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my friend may be the first trans person officially reported for using the women's restroom in kansas as a trans woman lawrencekstimes.com/2026/07/13/t...

Transgender employee at KU reported for using the bathroom

A transgender woman who works at KU was notified Friday that she had been reported for using the women’s restroom.

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spinning off here: anyone know offhand of any secondary-world fantasy fiction that 1) includes some representation of cruising and 2) isn't erotica? (nothing against erotica, obviously. I'm just looking for things besides Return to Nevèrÿon that treat casual sex seriously/openly + drawing a blank.)

Taylor Driggers(-McDowall)@taylorwdriggers.bsky.social · 2w ago

I recently completed a draft chapter in my current project that made me wonder: why doesn't queer criticism of fantasy literature/media engage more w/ queer cultures at large? W/ a few exceptions (you know who you are!), if fantasy criticism does engage w/ queer culture it's usually online fandom.

beyond my broad ambivalence about Butler's work perhaps my hottest Butler take is that you do need to read the Patternist books in publication order. it is actually extremely important for Mind of My Mind that you know where things end up, and for Wild Seed that you know where Doro and Anyanwu go.