I really admire the determination of people who write the same article again and again even when circumstances change pretty dramatically

Her job is nap

“It's not the sex part that we're concerned about. It's that people keep dying around you, ma'am.” Fascinating chat with Sarah Horowitz, author of The Red Widow, about the scandalous Marguerite Steinheil for the Infinite Women podcast. Listen now: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/inf...

Announcing: the Bridges Project brought to you by the Western Society for French History! Connect with "alt-ac" history PhDs! Learn how to support grad students on non-TT paths! Find out how other unis successfully support doctoral students! And more! A must-read for faculty www.wsfh.org/bridges

The guy who came up with the original JD Vance couch tweet out here making the argument for the humanities

At last #JustFuture is available @cornellupress.bsky.social & w/code 09BCARD you get 30% off (just $19!) I truly believe in the power of this book to get higher ed back on track and invite you to keep reading this thread to learn more or click here 1/x:  www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

This is every class I teach where students think we might possibly talk about a war (so, every single one of them) www.instagram.com/reel/C7koeaT...

Having touch-sensitive lamps for a bedside table is great until your dog figures out how to turn the light on in the middle of the night so you can wake up and play with her

I’ve listened to New Books in French Studies for years and getting to talk to @rpanchasi.bsky.social was such a pleasure!

An amazing student is raising money to get his family in Rafah to safety. You can donate here: gofund.me/da008b5f

“This is more of a comment than a question. Why are you leaving without me?”

SFHS Supports our Colleagues at Manhattan College. To find out more, read our announcement: www.societyforfrenchhistoricalstudies.net

“Our pain is being weaponized as part of a longstanding hard-right attack on institutions of higher education. Do you really think that will be good for the Jews?” Jay Michaelson in the Forward forward.com/opinion/5730...

My approach to any negative comments at my next conference paper

Currently obsessed with finding out about the feminist dress from the 60s that looked like a McDonald’s uniform

Currently conducting research for my new investigative podcast “can I eat gummy bears instead of making myself dinner?”

She looks much more peaceful here than she was at 4am when she tried to scare a bear off our driveway (the dog, bear and human involved are all unharmed)

Still time to sign up for this event this Saturday with @corinnegressang.bsky.social @kringelberg.bsky.social @tgpeterson.bsky.social @aiross.bsky.social and Jacqueline Couti on navigating the culture wars

What does it mean to teach French history in a moment when higher ed is threatened? How can we serve diverse students in our field when diversity itself is under attack? Join WSFH for a virtual panel on October 21st as we discuss these issues:

Come hang out with me (on Zoom) and talk about French history and the culture wars. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-politi...

Pretty sure I’m going to make entirely too many decisions based on AI that interprets 18th c tarot, if only so that I can get answers to questions about when I’ll finish my grading like this

I cannot stop thinking about the possibility of a secret smoking classroom on campus

Pretty sure my dog would have the name “chewer of rugs”

Look at this noodle of a dog waking up from a nap

Must read: "Amy Reid has taught French literature and gender studies at New College since 1995. She didn't set out to become an activist.... The Times spent six months with Reid to retrace the chronicle at New College through the eyes of one of its longest tenured teachers."

Lord give me the confidence of a Republican politician putting an anti-abortion measure on the ballot in 2023

Today I got to speak with @sarahehorowitz.bsky.social about THE RED WIDOW for New Books in French Studies & it was pretty great.