Hope LeGro (she/her)
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Georgetown UP editor/interim director, poet, language nerd, Chicago native, and DC citizen
Join us this Wednesday to hear how punk zines were an integral part of DC’s punk and hardcore scene!
@georgetownup.bsky.social
@jrdarchivist.bsky.social
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John Davis — Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington, DC - with Ian MacKaye — at Conn Ave
https://politics-prose.com/john-davis-102925
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John R. Davis
28 days ago
I'll be talking about my new book, "Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington DC" at
@politicsprose.bsky.social
's Connecticut Ave. location in DC on Wednesday 10/29 at 7pm with Ian MacKaye.
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John Davis — Keep Your Ear to the Ground: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington, DC - with Ian MacKaye — at Conn Ave
https://politics-prose.com/john-davis-102925
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Hope LeGro (she/her)
about 1 month ago
Now Available In Keep Your Ear to the Ground, University of Maryland archivist and former Q and Not U drummer John Davis documents the history of fanzines as they evolved alongside Washington, DC’s punk music scene.
press.georgetown.edu/Book/Keep-Yo...
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Hope LeGro (she/her)
John R. Davis
2 months ago
On November 3, I'll be taking part in the George Washington University Museum's "DC Mondays" series of online talks about DC history. I'll be focusing on the punk fanzine creators that I chronicled in "Keep Your Ear to the Ground," my forthcoming book for
@georgetownup.bsky.social
. Register now!
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D.C. Mondays: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington | The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum | The George Washington University
D.C. Mondays: A History of Punk Fanzines in Washington
https://museum.gwu.edu/dc-mondays-history-punk-fanzines-washington
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Excited to see this fantastic piece by Ursula Lindsey on Mohamed Choukri in the latest
@nybooks.com
and featuring
@georgetownup.bsky.social
book Faces translated by Jonas Elbousty, MPhil, PhD, OPA (paywall, apologies).
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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Mohamed Choukri’s Unromantic Tangier | Ursula Lindsey
The Moroccan writer's works are a bracing corrective to the myth of his city as a glamorous, bohemian playground.
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/06/26/mohamed-choukris-unromantic-tangier-for-bread-alone/
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7 months ago
We mourn the loss of Director Al Bertrand, who passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025, after a brief and sudden illness. He is deeply missed and remembered for the strong legacy he leaves for the Press as well as his kindness, good humour, and love of books.
press.georgetown.edu/In-Memoriam-...
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American Library Association
8 months ago
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Check out the new book on Nannie Helen Burroughs from
@georgetownup.bsky.social
!
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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'Thank goodness for them': Black History Month honors labor leaders amid Trump rollbacks
Black labor leaders fought for workers of color, trailblazing work that continues as the Trump administration strips away key protections.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/02/07/black-history-month-trump-dei-attacks/78183174007/
9 months ago
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Good morning
#lsa2025
- Please stop by *before 11* to take a ✨free book✨ from
@georgetownup.bsky.social
home with you! I’m not shipping these back
10 months ago
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@georgetownup.bsky.social
is here at
#LSA2025
! Come by and chat with me in the exhibit hall about your book idea starting tomorrow at 10.
10 months ago
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Hello from
#ACTFL2024
! Please come see
@georgetownup.bsky.social
in the exhibit hall and check out our new books. Have an idea for a new book? Come find me there!
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