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Mark Doyle

@markdoyle.bsky.social

Historian & writer. Britain, Ireland, empire, music. Latest book is on John Cale's Paris 1919 for 33 1/3. Next: histories of African people/music in Ireland. “Pipe-sucking radical” --Mail on Sunday. Views here are my own: my employer has no views.

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Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hi. I'm Mark Doyle, a writer and historian in Nashville with a knack for avoiding work while I scroll social media. I like the part in "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" when Michael Stipe giggles after singing the line about Dr. Seuss.

John Moe@johnmoe.bsky.social · 3d ago

Hi, I'm John Moe, a writer and podcast maker in Saint Paul. I am married with three mostly grown kids and two nice dogs. I like in "Misunderstood" when Tweedy throws in extra syllables on "Take the guitar player for a ride". Would you like to introduce yourself with a small song moment you like?

Ashley Valanzola@ashleyvalanzola.bsky.social · 4d ago

I just launched a CFP for an edited collection on trauma-informed teaching. Check out the call here: networks.h-net.org/group/announ... If you don't have access to HNET, don't hesitate to message me for the PDF. #highered #teaching #trauma #traumastudies

CFP: Edited Collection—The Courage to Care: Trauma-Informed Pedagogy Across the Disciplines | H-Net

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the shocks to higher-education that have reverberated ever since, there has been increased interest in trauma-informed teaching. While recognizing that understandings of trauma vary widely, we generally adhere to guidance from SAMHSA which defines trauma as “an event or circumstances resulting in: physical harm, emotional harm, and/or life-threatening harm.” This trauma may have “lasting adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being” (SAMHSA, 2026).

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Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 4d ago

I am writing a book that I think is very good, but I'm finding it impossible to motivate myself to sit down and write it because it is also very hard to write something very good.

Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · last wk.

I might design a class called something like Replacing Human Labor, about the mechanization of work, and resistance to same, from the late 18th century to now. If anybody has any good ideas for assigned readings, I'd love to hear them.

Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 2w ago

There's no film I've seen more often than Clue & that includes all the movies my kids watched over & over when they were little (except for Clue, which they also watched over & over; one of them even had a sleepover where they all watched Clue). Point is, this Clue household is v sad about Tim Curry

Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Spent the evening listening to some OG Nashville punks reminisce about the Nashville punk scene (there was one! it was small!), going to gigs at the 2 places that would have them, getting beat up by rednecks, taking advantage of the music biz infrastructure to get their music out, etc. It was great.

Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 3w ago

Dreamed last night that I was trying to explain the significance of the 1867 Reform Act to a roomful of skeptical kindergarteners, but I'm proud to say I won them over in the end. Or maybe we all rowed off in walnut shells to Mars... the denouement is a little hazy.

Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 3w ago

I was talking to someone last night about pilotless flying drone taxis, which, I was told with great confidence and on the basis of claims to inside knowledge, are on their way. The Jetsons were mentioned. Cold chills were felt running down the spines of, I daresay, only one of us.

Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 3w ago

Gotta write my syllabi but the local arthouse is playing Once Upon a Time in the West all weekend so I guess the students will just have to teach themselves this semester.

Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 3w ago

Writers are nice to have as friends because when it's their birthday all you have to give them are a few pleasingly practical notebooks and maybe a pencil or two, and they'll be like "omg, I don't have any in this color yet."

Mark Doyle@markdoyle.bsky.social · 3w ago

When and why did we start referring to hamburgers as "smashburgers"? Are we maybe just replacing all instances of "ham" with "smash"... Smashlet, Alexander Smashilton, New Smashshire, etc? If so, I can get behind it.