It's Spicy Footnote Season™️ over here in thesis editing-land

Words I have used instead of ‘seminal’ in my dissertation: -foundational -landmark -critical -crucial -important -influential -groundbreaking -innovative -fundamental Big ‘Enid Wexler advocating for next semester to be called the “winter ov-ester”’ vibes over here

Not to brag but at the Christmas Eve service, I got to take communion next to (a very serious looking) Santa Claus, in full costume, sans hat. This is the beginning of some sort of high church hallmark Christmas movie. I’m sure of it.

This is the most Catholic thing he’s done in office

The vibe I’m bringing to end-of-semester grading

This is the best thing I’ve seen all week

A belated photo of my small #SBLAAR24 book haul, all on trauma and disability. If you follow me elsewhere, you may remember that I posted early in the year about my daughter. Early in 2024, we suddenly discovered that she has a rare disorder connected to the severe birth trauma we both endured 🧵/

trans rights are human rights

It’s my last teaching day of the semester, so obvs I’m wearing a 90s-era corduroy jumper like I did on my first day of school in 1992

How is the end of the semester going, you ask? Well this is my department head on the floor of my office so #academicbluesky

A #Greek glass amphora, 2nd half of the 2nd century BC, from Olbia, now in the Altes Museum #ancient #artwork #art #History #galss 🏺AncientBlueSky

Accurate

Now that #SBLAAR24 is done, can I admit that I frankly didn’t find San Diego all that great? 😬 I know this is an unpopular opinion and it may be bc I’ve reached record levels of snark this year, but I found it expensive, too hot to dress professionally but comfortably, and too sprawling 1/3

[meteor hitting earth] dinosaur: oh no the economy !!

I was yesterday years old when I learned that Christ the King Sunday was founded in 1925 in response to the rise of fascism, communism, and Nazism. This makes me way more into it.

"The appearance of a New World upon Europe’s horizon inspired Europeans to live action role play the arrival of the Israelites into the promised land / the New Jerusalem." From my talk - come hear #SBL Mon 9am on the 100 anniversary of the 1924 Immigration Act Grand B (Fourth Floor) - Omni

::cues up the bagpipes and cracks open a dram:: #SBLAAR24 #scottishschools

One thing I really like about SBL is that whether the apostle Paul could have gotten peed on through a prison window leads to a lively historical discussion

Best. Title. Ever.

Seagull with more of a comment than a question at #sblaar24

Heading to #SBLAAR24? Join us on Sunday evening at the Scottish Universities Reception from 9–11pm! Join current faculty, students, alumni, and friends as we convene to celebrate the hard hitting academic work we do here in Scotland! Room: Seaport A-C (Second Level - Seaport Tower) - Grand Hyatt

Hello from the Paul and Politics/Feminist Hermeneutics joint session! I love how much everyone is serving in this pic 😂 #SBLAAR24 @jaedarising.bsky.social

Blatantly using the higher engagement that comes from posting selfies to tell you to come to my paper on Gal 3:28 at 1 pm in the Paul and Politics section! #sblaar24

#SBLAAR24 folks: come join me at 1pm at the Omni for an excellent invited panel on everyone’s (least) favorite verse, Gal 3:28. There will be puns! There will be pithy side comments! There’s a rogue Bill Clinton reference!

The joy of reunion with fellow Aberdeen Divinity friends! So grateful 🥰 #aarsbl24 @abdndivinity.bsky.social @jlberglund.bsky.social @melissacmtan.bsky.social @jeanninemhanger.bsky.social @lmigram.bsky.social @lydiasomanglee.bsky.social @mattemeyer.bsky.social @wagesofcyn.bsky.social

#sblaar24 Just heard two dudes walking past my hotel room talking about "the girl with the big tits in *such and such* section." Male colleagues, are you calling out this language? What are you doing to make clear these comments are dehumanising and not welcome?

I’m a Classics professor and I am very very concerned with the Far Right efforts to hijack my field. Learning Latin and Greek is fine! Studying Roman history is great. But this movement is…deeply flawed.

Jonathan just opened up his paper with the smoothest Greek pronunciation I’ve ever heard 😵 Also: there’s a bunch of @abdndivinity.bsky.social people here and therefore it’s a VIBE. I love these people so much.

@jamarchal.bsky.social and I passed each other on the sidewalk and shared an eyebrow raise of hectic conference energy and now I feel like A Real Scholar™️ #SBLAAR24

Next up: @alexianafry.bsky.social! ✨This Barbie lectures on trauma and forced migration!✨

Starting #SBLAAR24 right with a standing room only crowd for Melissa Tan’s graceful and well-argued criticism of Malina’s honour/shame model. This year I’m fangirling over all my friends and it’s SO MUCH FUN!

Matt, starting #SBLAAR24 off right

You are cordially invited to FSR's 2024 AAR/SBL Gathering and Reception (Hilton-Bayfront, Fri., Nov. 22, 7-9pm) Learn more about FSR and meet other scholars interested in amplifying intersectional, anti-racist, and multi-religious approaches to feminist studies in religion. See you there!

Where my fellow New Testament empire critical intersectional feminist disability and/or trauma studies hermeneutic nerds at? #biblescholar #academicbsky

Not to brag or anything, but I said “deadass” during class yesterday and my students praised me for using it correctly ::hair flip:: #modernpedagogy #studentcenteredlearning

It's a good day for a book cover reveal and announcement that this can be in your hands on November 15th! Art is by Kateryna Shadrina, Ukrainian Icon artist, for a project called "Victima."

I’m chairing a search for a postdoc that can turn into a TT line in race, religion & the Americas please hmu with questions happy to chat specifics www.uvm.edu/sites/defaul...

How I feel officially entering this new social platform: