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Dominique Baker
about 2 months ago
Brown is out! They had to do more dancing in their letter because they previously capitulated and needed to reference their previous agreement but, at its core, this reiterates MIT's letter. The clock is now on for all other institutions.
www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...
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Modern Language Association
7 months ago
“The humanities are not a luxury,” said
@paulakrebs.bsky.social
. “They are a necessity, teaching people vital skills, including how to effectively communicate, construct arguments, evaluate evidence, and build connections across cultures."
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American Historical Association
7 months ago
@acls1919.bsky.social
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@modernlanguage.bsky.social
filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions of the NEH to devastate the agency, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. 🗃️
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American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities - AHA
Lawsuit aims to reinstate NEH grant programs, divisions, and staff. For Immediate Release / May 1, 2025 (New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Assoc...
https://www.historians.org/news/american-council-of-learned-societies-american-historical-association-and-modern-language-association-file-lawsuit-alleging-illegal-dismantling-of-national-endowment-for-the-humanities/
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Go get ‘em.
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Deidre Lynch
7 months ago
Percy Shelley should be living at this hour--and James Chandler, publishing this version of Shelley's "England in 1819" in Counter Punch, on April 21st, agrees.
#Romanticism
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James Fallows
10 months ago
My friend and mentor Orville Schell puts very clearly what many people with experience in 20th century China are thinking: The parallels with the nihilism and chaos-for-its-own-sake of the Cultural Revolution years.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/d...
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Trump’s Cultural Revolution | by Orville Schell - Project Syndicate
Orville Schell sees obvious and troubling parallels between the US president and Mao Zedong.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/donald-trump-mao-zedong-cultural-revolution-parallels-by-orville-schell-2025-02
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Ryan Cordell
10 months ago
I heard the NEA is only considering proposals related to 1776 & the USA’s 250th birthday & I was feeling intensely patriotic, so I’m printing these really big posters inspired *directly* by the Founding Fathers The cut was carved from the masthead of a 19th century newspaper
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Luna wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!
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Luke Steuber
about 1 year ago
For real though, there are a bunch of old sets that go for five figures
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So is it safe to post now?
about 1 year ago
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Scrivener perfection achieved; next level unlocked.
about 2 years ago
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Rachael King
about 2 years ago
I'm excited to announce that the English Department at UCSB is hiring an assistant professor (tenure-track) in Digital Humanities. Applications due Nov 10. Info here:
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02587
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Assistant Professor-Digital Humanities-Department of English
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02587
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A job listing, so please share and repost: The University of Virginia Department of English is searching for an assistant-professor, tenure track, in Nineteenth-Century British Literature. Here's the link:
apply.interfolio.com/130424
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