This piece blew my mind about Tolkien’s real life racism toward his would-be colleague Stuart Hall link.springer.com/article/10.1...

To put on reading list this new book by @klavezzo.bsky.social fordhampress.com/bad-medieval...

This essay teaches really well!

'Whiteness, medievalism, immigration: rethinking Tolkien through Stuart Hall' - Kathy Lavezzo. Rethinks Tolkien’s scholarship & fiction in light of his rejection of Stuart Hall. Argues that Tolkien’s white medievalism contains his most deeply felt racist formations link.springer.com/epdf/10.1057...

Treasured gift from @harrys.bsky.social

Chicago and Harry

mom reached the embroidering gramsci phase

“It simply becomes accepted that rights are not bestowed by humanity, but by the parties who decide who is human… If they must die, let it be a crime.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

New issue of Genre is out, with review by me of @harrys.bsky.social's excellent book, read review, buy book, have a good weekend read.dukeupress.edu/genre/issue/...

Musk’s wealth in 2012: $2 Billion Musk’s wealth in 2024: $447 Billion Bezos’s wealth in 2012: $18 Billion Bezos’s wealth in 2024: $249 Billion Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2012: $44 Billion Zuckerberg’s wealth in 2024: $224 Billion Minimum wage in 2012: $7.25 Minimum wage in 2024: $7.25

Boycott Amazon. I have. It can be done!

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📣 Action Alert: Please sign our open letter demanding that NYU administration rescind the Persona Non Grata designations of our colleagues and students and drop charges against arrested colleagues, we urge you to do so now! Please also circulate to your networks! forms.gle/buPzimRLTUHJ...

On Dec 6 I resigned from the MLA Exec Council in dissent against its decision to block the vote on resolution 2025-1 & in solidarity w/ the proposers & members. Chris Newfield, w/ whom I served for 2 yrs, has kindly posted my resignation letter on his blog: utotherescue.blogspot.com/2024/12/mla-...

"It may be the 'right' decision based on a narrow construal of the EC’s fiduciary duty. But members are also right to ask: What does this say or, indeed, not say about the organization’s values and principles?" From @rcolesworthy.bsky.social letter of resignation from the MLA Executive Council.

My office neighbor Pia invited her General Education Literature students to do creative final assignments. Behold a panorama of Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.