My new essay on #RolandBarthes as professor. This is based on my year in his seminar 1972-73 in Paris.

academic.oup.com/alh/article/... John Marsh's ALH review of my book POOR THINGS ends "After reading Poor Things...academics may never see works about the poor the same."

Great review by @mattbrim.bsky.social of my book POOR THINGS in the Journal of Working Class Studies.

Section 504 in the Rehabilitation Act in 1972 was as short as a tweet, but it belied the volumes of language it would generate in the coming years of disability history. #DisabilityPrideMonth #ADA35 @lendavis.bsky.social

This American Life is rebroadcasting my segment this weekend for Father’s Day It starts about 5 minutes into the episode. It's about using DNA testing to find out if my father was my biological father.

A fake version of the Disability Studies Reader 6th edition has been put up on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. The 6th edition was never published. Routledge is working to get the listing taken down. Please do not order it because this is a scam. All the previous editions 1st through 5th are genuine.

If you are a Columbia alum you should consider signing this letter. Please repost. www.columbiaalumniforacademicfreedom.org

Disabled Americans fear losing protections if states’ lawsuit succeeds

We join with publishers, authors, booksellers & librarians to affirm that the White House executive order recognizing only two sexes constitutes censorship and has no place in a free society. University presses strive to give voice to the breadth of human knowledge & experience. 1/2

Problematic for its emphasis on "white" and "men" but relevant in regard to classism and poorism.

Found this to be a crucial, moving intervention that explains something so basic yet unbearably ignored. "So many people study class, Marx, Gramsci, Althusser etc, but they just don't care or don't want to think about poor people and poverty." Listen to the episode!

“The suit argues that Section 504 is “coercive, untethered to the federal interest in disability, and unfairly retroactive” and therefor unconstitutional.”

First published academic review of my book POOR THINGS. It's very positive. Last line: "Poor Things provides a deep reflection and the start of a conversation that could go on forever." @dukepress.bsky.social #poverty onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

You might want to listen to an interview with me on New Books Network about POOR THINGS. @dukepress.bsky.social , #poverty newbooksnetwork.com/poor-things-2

I'll be speaking at the CUNY Victorian Seminar on Friday, February 7, 2025 at 12:00-1:15 pm, Graduate Center. Topic from my book POOR THINGS: "Biocultural Myths About Poverty: The Racialization of the Poor in Victorian London" Bring an ID to enter the CUNY Grad Center building. Room number TK.

Important piece by Sara Novic.

My daughter Francesca Mirabella has a short in this Museum of Modern Art screening on December 12 at 7:30 pm. Please come and support these filmmakers.

My daughter Francesca Mirabella has a short in this Museum of Modern Art screening on December 12 at 7:30 pm. Please come and support these filmmakers.

Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...

This looks great:

The family-friendly movie, #OutOfMyMind (now streaming on #Disney+) "never forgets that creating a better world for kids with CP is a much bigger and more inclusive project than just convincing their peers not to bully them..." Source: #IndieWire #Disability #ReelAbilities #RepresentationMatters

It feels like our discipline is not equipped to handle this existential threat. We need to be mobilizing our resources - professional associations, unions, alumni, etc. - and make a political push against these crackdowns. And no, a statement is not going to cut it. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...

Extremely excited to read this new book by @lendavis.bsky.social - can already see it articulates the problems of reading & writing poverty afresh.

Dorothy Allison, who died earlier this month, was a powerful & authentic voice for the poor, says @lendavis.bsky.social, who writes about her in his new book "Poor Things." theconversation.com/dorothy-alli...

My tribute to the late Dorothy Allison who wrote about poverty from the inside.

Today on the blog, read a Q&A with @lendavis.bsky.social about his new book "Poor Things," which considers the literature of poverty. dukeupress.wordpress...

Hey! I’ll be performing with other deaf poets at @guggenheim.bsky.social in New York on Wednesday, December 11th! Get your tickets right here: www.guggenheim.org/event/sound-...

go go go!

My book POOR THINGS selected in Choice's preview of upcoming reads in poverty studies. @dukepress.bsky.social #poverty

Want to add more books by Chronically Ill and Disabled writers to your bookshelves? Read reviews and interviews at www.ciadish.co.uk (plus writing competitions and opportunities) and find people to follow in this Starter Pack go.bsky.app/EFKNgPt

Today is Roland Barthes birthday. I had the honor to study with him in his seminar in 1972-73. It was the year my mother died at 63 years old crossing the street. Barthes was sympathetic to my grieving, and he ended up dying the same way in 1980 at 64.

In today’s @nytimes.com, me on how we will likely need #SCOTUS to stand up to a second-term President Trump—and how the justices’ own behavior over the last four years will make it more difficult for them to do so: www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/o...

I created this @dukepress.bsky.social starter pack, since it seemed like time! I'm sure I have missed some people so write me and I will add you in. go.bsky.app/D2cEz4t

Excited to delve into this new work by @lendavis.bsky.social

Check out an interview with @lendavis.bsky.social about his new book "Poor Things," on the literature of poverty, via @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: newbooksnetwork.com/poor-things

I'm listening to the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social book of the day with @stephenpimpare.bsky.social interviewing @lendavis.bsky.social about his new book, Poor Things How Those with Money Depict Those Without It. Fascinating and highly recommended! newbooksnetwork.com/poor-things

My new book POOR THINGS: HOW THOSE WITH MONEY DEPICT THOSE WITHOUT IT is now available for sale through the @dukepress.bsky.social website for a 30 per cent discount using the code E24DAVIS. www.dukeupress.edu/poor-things

tinyurl.com/dy9ctxsp. Mentions my forthcoming book POOR THINGS and has choice quotes from me.

In "Poor Things," @lendavis.bsky.social writes about “poornography”: distorted narratives of poverty written by and for the middle and upper classes. Read the introduction for free now: assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/f7ca9afb-82c...

The full introduction to my book POOR THINGS: HOW THOSE WITH MONEY DEPICT THOSE WITHOUT IT @dukepress.bsky.social s being made available free here: tinyurl.com/5azvuswm

JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor. Op-ed in @us.theconversation.com drawn from Lennard Davis's forthcoming book "Poor Things" theconversation.com/jd-vance-is-...

An essay i just wrote theconversation.com/jd-vance-is-...

For anyone who wants to pre-order my new book POOR THINGS: HOW THOSE WITH MONEY DEPICT THOSE WITHOUT IT from Duke UP, you can use the discount code E24DAVIS to get 30 per cent off the list price of the paperback. (Which brings to the cost to under $20). @dukepress.bsky.social

Advance notice of my new book POOR THINGS:HOW THOSE WITH MONEY DEPICT THOSE WITHOUT IT. Stay tuned for November publication date. #poverty @dukepress.bsky.social

Adaptive adventures are making national parks more inclusive

Why am I not seeing the word "ageism" in regard to those crowing over the relatively minor gaffes of Biden? It's pretty well documented that we forget names and dates as we age, but our overall ability to assess and judge remains.