A powerful account of the imbrications of borders and media. The focus may be Europe but the effects of paranoia, surveillance, anxiety and, sometimes, small acts of piety, have global resonances. Highly recommended. Versione italiana da venire...University of Minnesota Press. Highly recommended.

"Through close readings of Emily Brontë, George Eliot, and others, the book challenges its readers to immerse themselves in the 'fossil-fueled lifeworld' of the nineteenth century." New in review, Karen Pinkus on Nathan K. Hensley's Action without Hope: criticalinquiry.uchicago.edu/karen_pinkus...

Can anyone explain what will happen to the fines paid by universities in settlements with "the administration"?

From Default, S. Korea, 2018.

www.bbc.com/travel/artic... Yeah, let's all celebrate by traveling. "Research [!] has shown that seeing a glacier in nature can prompt us to protect the planet."

The absurdity (or predictability) of the phrase "mission critical" in reference to new hires at the university.

"the college cartel"

newyork.craigslist.org/brk/hvo/d/br... I am tempted to get out of this space/time.

From a while back...not my photo