it is the oldest ideological trick in the book, one played by bosses and books alike, to take a realist investigation of real estate, race, and class mobility and neuter it into smut and THAT rather than “faithfulness” is the problem we experts have

based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens

brb adding this to tomorrow’s lecture on turning a shitty first draft into a second draft

Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social · 10mo ago

In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.

ALSO. ALSO. Needing us to find Europeans who condemned him for his actions at the time--and there are many! So many! My God so many!--is also some white supremacist bullshit, because the TAINO PEOPLE HE WAS MURDERING CERTAINLY CONDEMNED HIM FOR IT AND THEY WERE HUMAN BEINGS OF HIS TIME TOO.

Thomas Lecaque@tlecaque.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola. Fuck Columbus.

Mskwaasin Agnew (Dene/Cree, Salt River First Nation) was among the humanitarians on board Conscience that was illegally boarded by Israel in international waters. We are asking everyone to contact the Canadian Government (email addresses & phone numbers on the poster) #EyesOnGaza #EndGazaBlockade

I really enjoyed reading these really lovely and helpful reflections from Michelle Levy and Kandice Sherran on the Women's Print History Project and its work over the last decade. I always point students to it (and @grubstreetwomen.bsky.social's work) + womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/152

Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms

Micah@rincewind.run · 12mo ago

Discworld QOTD, from The Wee Free Men “‘Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it.’ ‘No, actually it isn't,’ said Tiffany. ‘Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short.’”

Being sincere in public sets off my fight-or-flight response, but adding my favourite meme of all time to the social media posts helps.

The Women's Print History Project@thewphp.bsky.social · 12mo ago

For our final spotlight in the Research in Reflection series, join PI Michelle Levy and Lead Editor Kandice Sharren as they muse on 10 years of the WPHP—their regrets, their accomplishments, and how they have tried to keep the humans involved at the forefront of of the project: tinyurl.com/23ajexte

Kate's turn!

The Women's Print History Project@thewphp.bsky.social · 12mo ago

In Kate’s contribution to our “Research in Reflection Series” she reflects on how the WPHP (delightfully, inevitably) shaped her her PhD work—and provided her with the opportunity to drop books in the British Library. Oops. Read about her ongoing love story with the WPHP here: tinyurl.com/5k55cpxm

People working in universities know a lot of the work that makes the organization function is outsourced to for-profit companies (catering, landscaping) or runs on platforms requiring payments to such companies: Workday, Canvas, Microsoft, Zoom. This thread will be for less obvious examples. 1/

In our next installment of the "Research in Reflection Spotlight Series, join RA Salena Wiener as she recounts how the WPHP helped shape her PhD research on women's labour in the production of manuscripts: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/149.

The Women's Print History Project@thewphp.bsky.social · last yr.

As the WPHP comes to a bittersweet close this summer (😭), we're releasing one last Spotlight series to celebrate! Join our team down memory lane in our "Research in Reflection Spotlight Series" which will be published throughout the rest of August: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/148.

A while back I saw a blog post linked to on here about the hidden curriculum in humanities grad programs, and I cannot for the life of me find it now! I was planning to assign it! Does this sound familiar to anyone else? (It had tips like "read strategically" iirc).

Sometimes I can't quite believe the WPHP has been going for ten years, and then I see the old pictures with the side parts...

The Women's Print History Project@thewphp.bsky.social · last yr.

How it started How it ended

First up, in "Reflections of a Research Assistant: The Multitudes of WPHP Work," Amanda Law discusses the several roles she took on as an RA for the project, and the special place Phillis Wheatley Peters and her book of poetry hold in her memories: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/146.

The Women's Print History Project@thewphp.bsky.social · last yr.

As the WPHP comes to a bittersweet close this summer (😭), we're releasing one last Spotlight series to celebrate! Join our team down memory lane in our "Research in Reflection Spotlight Series" which will be published throughout the rest of August: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/148.

Clever "title page" design is all Kate!

Leslie Howsam@lesliehowsam.bsky.social · last yr.

Reposting the podcast news as I finally appreciate the clever design of the “title page”. But it’s also worth listening to. womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/147

I had forgotten quite how long I’ve been doing #fembib #bookhistory till this lovely podcast opportunity with @thewphp.bsky.social .

The Women's Print History Project@thewphp.bsky.social · last yr.

In the penultimate (!!) episode of The WPHP Monthly Mercury, we’re joined by three scholars whose work has been vital to our research—Isobel Grundy, @lesliehowsam.bsky.social, and Maureen Bell. Listen here: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/147 (1/3)

Only one episode left!!!

The Women's Print History Project@thewphp.bsky.social · last yr.

In the penultimate (!!) episode of The WPHP Monthly Mercury, we’re joined by three scholars whose work has been vital to our research—Isobel Grundy, @lesliehowsam.bsky.social, and Maureen Bell. Listen here: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/147 (1/3)

The name "Edith Wharton" might not be your first thought when it comes to ghost stories and the gothic, but this particular story will stick with you: Let's discuss the haunting events of "Afterward" 👻 reactormag.com/all-the-piec...

All the Pieces Matter: "Afterward" by Edith Wharton - Reactor

Welcome back to Dissecting The Dark Descent, where we lovingly delve into the guts of David Hartwell’s seminal 1987 anthology story by story, and in the process, explore the underpinnings of a genre w...

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This was my redheaded chanteuse era

Carlos “Diamond Crook Avenger” Enrique@titotitoq85.bsky.social · last yr.

What you putting in

Psst…the only way to stop climate change is to stop burning fossil fuels. Pass it on.

wild that IQ still gets spoken about as somehow more legit than phrenology or craniometry

Please continue to donate to the Sameer Project. They continue to provide support, risking their own lives to deliver water and food to the most under-served areas of Gaza. They do this work while suffering unbearable losses of their own, as 'humanitarian' orgs retreat. chuffed.org/project/help...

It brings me no joy to share this, but here's an open letter to the leadership of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP) on what is to me a very serious issue with it's autonomy and political scope. (Note: I've worked for and with PKP for decades). ahemnason.notion.site/open-letter-...

An Open Letter to the Leadership of the Public Knowledge Project | Notion

Hey. My name is Mike Nason, Open Scholarship & Publishing Librarian at the University of New Brunswick and the Open Scholarly Infrastructure Advisor with the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). I owe a si...

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Come for the witch trials, stay for the informative chapter about Newcastle architecture.

The Women's Print History Project@thewphp.bsky.social · last yr.

This month’s episode of the WPHP Monthly Mercury features research by recent PhD graduate Tricia Monsour, who completed a scholarly edition of Jane Harvey’s The Castle of Tynemouth. We never can resist a bonkers novel—and we hope you can’t either: womensprinthistoryproject.com/blog/post/145

When I do grad admissions, I wonder how I ever managed to get into an MA program or a PhD program because I didn't know to do aaaaaaany of the things that people who are applying have done.

cis friends, this is how you do it

Kim, Bestie of Bunzy, Co-CEO Execubetch™️@easybakedoven.bsky.social · 2y ago

✨WHEEZING✨

i will never let men off the hook for making misogynist art because david lynch, an old cornpone white guy from montana, was able to make one of the only television shows that took violence against women seriously and, in fact, framed child sexual abuse as a legitimately apocalpytic evil

Lily@lilywrites.bsky.social · 2y ago

just logged into this site for the first time in weeks (i just finished my novel and had told myself i wouldn't look until i was done) and jesus christ what a thing to come back to

It cannot be understand how many times Scott and I have said this to each other on set over the last few months. It never fails to make us giggle.

It’s out! Today is publication day for Gender and the Book Trades, from the conference of the same name in June 2021. Huge thanks to everyone who contributed and read drafts of this behemoth's xxii + 492 pages. We are so proud of it and hope you enjoy. brill.com/edcollbook/t...

Gender and the Book Trades

"Gender and the Book Trades" published on 01 Jan 2025 by Brill.

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In Part 8: Towards Inclusive Histories, Kirk Melnikoff examines London women's book-trade wills, @grubstreetwomen.bsky.social and @kandicedarcia.bsky.social explore gendered marketing and authorship, and @malcolmjnoble.bsky.social pioneers queer ways to interact with books (pp. 430, 450, 476)