I’m excited to be joining Virginia Tech as a VAP of Spanish! Looking forward to researching, teaching, and exploring in this corner of the Appalachians in SW Virginia.

A thoughtful meditation on what comes after coal, in words and images. 📷 Lys Arango 🖋️ Paul Reyes 📕 @vqr.bsky.social Gracias por la recomendación @aitanacd.bsky.social

Today is Día de les Lletres Asturianes - Asturian Literature Day! Why not plonk yourself down beneath the nearest horru and have a read of Every Stone a Seed: Writing from Asturias, at @wwborders.bsky.social #lletresasturianes #lleernasturianu2026 wordswithoutborders.org/read/collect...

Every Stone a Seed: Writing from Asturias Archives - Words Without Borders

Guest editors Robin Munby and Will Howard present a selection of new Asturian prose and poetry.

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Love seeing this in print! Thank you to @mlnjournal.bsky.social @becquer.bsky.social and especially @victoriajane.bsky.social for getting this out into the world

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Also in our new issue: @lmbowe.bsky.social uses ecocriticism to analyze this Francoist retelling of Armando Palacio Valdes' novel La aldea perdida, in which Asturias must sacrifice her lands and people to the destructive mining industry for the sake of the nation. OA via @hopkinspress.bsky.social

Took my Spanish Lit and Pop Culture class to the Kenyon Farm today to cap off our unit on food studies. So cool to think through comparative notions of culture, identity, and rurality here in Ohio and in the Spanish context we’ve been studying all semester.

Also in our new issue: @lmbowe.bsky.social uses ecocriticism to analyze this Francoist retelling of Armando Palacio Valdes' novel La aldea perdida, in which Asturias must sacrifice her lands and people to the destructive mining industry for the sake of the nation. OA via @hopkinspress.bsky.social

📣 ¿Vas al #MLA 2027 (7–10 enero, LA)? ¡Súmate! Rethinking Green Spain, organizada por Eva Álvarez Vázquez y @lmbowe.bsky.social, ALCESXXI y el Foro Galego, invita a repensar Asturias, Galicia, Cantabria y el País Vasco. 📄 250 palabras + bionota 📅 15 marzo 📧 ealvarezvazq@umass.edu/ bowe1@kenyon.edu

CFP for MLA 2027 Come think about Green Spain with us in Los Angeles next year! Excited to see what comparative conversations come out of this roundtable.

Happy to share that my research on the fitful reconstruction of Tarna, an Asturian mountain village destroyed in the Spanish Civil War, has been awarded the Watt Prize by ALBA @lincolnbrigade.bsky.social. It’s an honor to contribute to their antifascist legacy. albavolunteer.org/2026/02/alba...

“Blackface y otras vergüenzas” es una obra fenomenal, y Silvia una fuerza.

Nortes@nortes1.bsky.social · last yr.

◾️▪️Blackface “a la española” y la historia de los bebés robados este noviembre en el Centro Niemeyer 'Blackface y otras vergüenzas' y "Revelando ausencias" podrán verse en el contexto del Congreso Internacional de Jóvenes Investigadores en Estudios Teatrales. #Asturias www.nortes.me/2025/09/01/b...

Entering my Midwest emo phase as I start as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College. So excited to teach courses here on Spanish language, culture, film, comics, music, and everything else I can cram in. 🌽👨🏻‍🏫

What a night for New Yorkers!

The Spatial Politics of Everyday Life. This Friday, 12pm-2pm (EST). An online roundtable on three great recent books on everyday life and space in the Iberian context with their authors Megan Saltzman, Enric Bou and @susanlarson.bsky.social. Moderated by yours truly. An eltaller@kjcc event.

If every person who thinks this is a good idea contributed $10 to the legal costs, we’d be able to cover them right now. MLA’s link is here: www.mla.org/About-Us/Sup...

Paula Krebs@paulakrebs.bsky.social · last yr.

3 ways to fight for the NEH: 1) Talk loudly about humanities research and public programming 2) Join @modernlanguage.bsky.social and/or @historians.org because the more members we have, the more clout we have. 3) Help fund this lawsuit through Paving the Way: www.mla.org/About-Us/Sup...

The MLA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @historians.org have filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities. www.mla.org/Resources/Ad...

Join the 'Spatial Politics of Everyday Life' ZOOM roundtable hosted by NYU's King Juan Carlos I Center (KJCC) on Friday, May 9th at 12:00 EST by registering with the QR code in the announcement below. A discussion of recent books by Megan Saltzman, Enric Bou and Susan Larson.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social opening for @mjlenderman.bsky.social is peak Brooklyn 👏🏻

Yesterday I defended my dissertation “Mythologized Modernization: Asturias and the Construction of Franco’s Spain” and passed with distinction. So grateful to my committee for all the guidance along the way and a fantastic conversation to map the road ahead!

A picture is worth (7)1,000words, they say. What a time to finish writing—for now—about authoritarianism, labor, extraction, and the mythologies of nation.

Working on exciting classroom initiatives? Harnessing new technologies? Collaborating with colleagues or across disciplines? Showcase your pedagogical and curricular developments at the #MLA26 Innovation Room! Apply by April 15. @modernlanguage.bsky.social @lydiatang.bsky.social shorturl.at/QE2u0

Action alert: fight back against recently announced cuts to the Department of Education and language programs by contacting your representatives. Learn more:

Urgent—Congress Must Act to Reverse Devastating Cuts to Language Education Offices!

On Tuesday, March 11th, the US Department of Education announced that it was laying off close to 50% of its staff. Based on documents and media reports we have seen, it appears that the Office of…

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I participated in a seminar this year on mining and extractivism in Spain and Latin America. Working intensively across several days with a diverse group of scholars was a fantastic way to share work, learn about the field, and forge connections for future collaboration. Highly recommended!

Janine Utell@janineutell.bsky.social · 2y ago

Did you know @modernlanguage.bsky.social members can propose seminars for #mla26? These innovative sessions bring together folks at all career stages on a topic of shared scholarly interest—a great way to share work in progress! Learn more: www.mla.org/Events/MLA-C...

🧵 IN SHOCKING MOVE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY FIRES UNION PRESIDENT ONE DAY BEFORE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN, IN FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON FREE SPEECH

Meca meca qué ye esto?? 📍Greenwich Village NYC

¡Ampliación de plazo hasta el 1 de abril! encuentrofranquismo2025.com/2024/12/10/c...

Se ha publicado EN ABIERTO "Invertidos, provincianos y maleantes. Disidencias sexogenéricas y peligrosidad social en el franquismo asturiano" 📖 Os dejo el enlace, por si os presta un paseo por la Asturias invertida del franquismo: memoriademocratica.asturias.es/invertidos-p...

CFP: XII Encuentro Internacional Sobre Investigaciones del Franquismo, 5-7 nov de 2025 en la Universidad de Oviedo. Abierto hasta el 1 de marzo. encuentrofranquismo2025.com/2024/12/10/c...

Call for papers

¡Ya está abierto el Call for papers! Participa en el XII Congreso internacional de investigaciones del franquismo enviando tu propuesta de comunicación, póster o actividad hasta el 1 de marzo de 20…

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No smoking in the library, por favor 🚭📖

Next week! Don’t miss the Cervantine Blackness book launch with @bibliophilenick.bsky.social and an amazing roundtable of scholars. Space is limited, so sign up before it’s full! (Trust me, you’ll want to be there!) 👉 www.kjcc.org/event/to-cer... @monicadstyles.bsky.social