Paul de Morais
@pdemorais.bsky.social
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley | Romantic period | Ecocriticism | Gender & critical theory | they/them
Apparently a favorite novel of Gen Z is The Count of Monte Cristo (heard it through social media).
Gallica BnF@gallicabnf.bsky.social · 2w ago🎂 Le 24 juillet 1802 naissait Alexandre Dumas. L'occasion de replonger dans son œuvre littéraire, en grande partie numérisée et accessible en ligne et gratuitement dans Gallica. c.bnf.fr/Ys0
In "Captive Ecologies," Jennifer C. James @femmenoire.bsky.social makes a case for the ecological significance of slavery’s afterlife, examining Black literature and art to trace the entanglements between racial capitalism and Black ecological freedom. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/I5cfkh8
Wollstonecraft on forest fires & climate grief, from 1796: "The devastation must, indeed, be terrible, when this, literally speaking, wild fire, runs along the forest, flying from top to top, & crackling amongst the branches. . . the country, despoiled of beauty & riches, is left to mourn for ages."
#WorldBeeDay My lone photo of a bee to honor World Bee Day today, August 20th. 🐝 #EastCoastKin #ECK #Macro #Bee #Bloomscrolling
Si demain le village de Sainte-Sévère allait la trouver en masse et lui dire : « Demoiselle, c’est assez vivre dans la richesse ; donnez-nous ce que vous avez, et travaillez à votre tour. –C’est juste, mes bons enfants », dirait-elle. Et gaiement elle irait mener les troupeaux aux champs !
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Complete George Eliot Letters (2026) · George Eliot Archive
The George Eliot Archive is an extensive resource for anyone studying the Victorian author George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), one of the most highly acclaimed novelists in Western literatu...
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Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal
Protect Wild Forests: Say No to Trump’s Roadless Rule Repeal
The Roadless Rule has protected nearly 60 million acres of forests for over two decades, keeping them free from logging, road building, and other industrial development. Now Trump is trying to take aw...
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Enjoying the campanile's Disney themed noon melodies, beginning with "Bells of Notre-Dame," followed by "Colors of the Wind" and "Tale as Old as Time." #UCBerkeley
A quick resistance task: 1. Google Gulf of Mexico 2. “Gulf of America" is the top 3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it 4. Select "Send Feedback" 5. Click on "Gulf Of America" 6. Select "Inaccurate content" 7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
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It was eleven years ago today that I got to interview Ursula Le Guin when she visited Berkeley's Townsend Center. A wonderful memory I feel lucky to have. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovZ6...
Ursula K. Le Guin, Avenali Chair in the Humanities
Avenali Chair in the Humanities Ursula K. Le Guin in conversation with Professor Michael Lucey (Comparative Literature and French, UC Berkeley).Ursula K. Le ...
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Here are my lists, soon to become science and nature feeds. Want to be added? Which ones? Leave a comment here. I know there's already an "Ecology and Conservation" feed. I don't intend to compete. I'll be encouraging people to join and contribute to both feeds. Please share! Gracias! 😸
Gallica's digital herbarium post for this week is l'anthémis, or chamomile--"symbole d'amour terminé." Happy Valentine's.
L'anthémis
Bien qu’étant une plante vivace et commune, l’anthémis n’a pas fini de nous surprendre : utilisée pour soigner, décorer les jardins ou encore pour teindre des tissus, cette fleur jaune ou blanche a de...
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“After being nearly wiped out these majestic felines continue to reestablish previously occupied territory despite border wall construction, new mines and other threats to their habitat.”
Southern Arizona Jaguar Video Confirms New Cat
TUCSON, Ariz.— A wild jaguar shown in a recent trail camera video from southern Arizona is a new jaguar not previously identified in the state. The images captured last month by a wildlife enthusias...
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As COVID cases rise and many valorize a false sense of individual freedom over mask wearing, I can't help but think of Bettine von Arnim's response to Günderode: "ich will nicht frei sein, ich will Wurzel fassen in Dir."
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 3y agoHere’s a rundown of the morning’s news to know: - Another covid wave is hitting the U.S. - Hundreds of documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case were released. - Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep him on Colorado’s primary ballot. More: wapo.st/48lmFhg
in our latest issue, Elizabeth Freeman's study of sadomedicine offers "a way of reading with symptoms, even with one’s own, rather than through or against them" — read "Parasymptomatic Reading: Medical Kink, Care, and the Surface/Depth Debate" here: read.dukeupress.edu/differences/...
"How the Earth Feels" by @danaluci.bsky.social examines how the impacts of geology on 19th-century US culture catalyzed transformative conversations about the intersections between humans & the nonhuman world. Read the introduction for free now: ow.ly/QLU250Q5vln
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The world’s richest 1 percent generated as much carbon emissions as the poorest two-thirds in 2019, according to a new Oxfam report that examines the uber-wealthy’s lavish lifestyles and investments in heavily polluting industries. wapo.st/49Ke8W3
Americans can order four more free Covid tests from the government starting today —> www.covid.gov/tests
