I have recently written a review of this fascinating book for the April edition of Bronte Studies

Juliet Shields reviews @sarahdallison.bsky.social's excellent book: www.review19.org/view_doc.php...

"Palestinian witnesses have reported that some prisoners were alive at the time they were taken for organ extraction. In one batch of bodies, the organs removed were those commonly transplanted: heart, liver, lungs... Here, the surgeon acts as—is—a soldier." I'm honestly speechless.

Out this spring!!

Barbara Leckie reviewing @nathankhensley.bsky.social's beautiful book: www.review19.org/view_doc.php...

Re-reading books is such a pleasure.

hey bsky let's pay March rent for these families in MN: www.gofundme.com/f/support-po...

The deadline for submissions to the Vcologies Early Career Paper Prize has been extended to February 15! Submissions should be emailed to Kathleen Frederickson. See attached flyer for details! #envhist #envhum

“There’s no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There’s no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers—at least. You can be one of them if you choose to be.” ― Octavia E. Butler, A Few Rules for Predicting the Future: An Essay

Lots of points of hope in this piece about the Twin Cities. And what Serwer calls “neighborism” is what I associate with diasporism—I truly believe with my heart that it’s the key to our futures.

It seems clear Alex Pretti, a healthcare worker, was murdered for engaging in the exact kind of community care we hope all care workers to embody: the kind that doesn’t stop at the threshold of the hospital, the clinic, but that aims to care for and support the community where and how they can

minnesota coming together to show us all how to stand up against ICE is such a beautiful display of what solidarity looks like

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

Fucking incredible.

I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally

may Minneapolis reveal what people can do to keep each other safe from violence, and expose the lie that police work does the same thing. the violence is the police; safety is everyday acts like this:

But when I asked an organizer what they wanted to see out of press coverage, they told me they wanted people to see the beautiful things they are building here, and not just the worst stories of the worst of ICE's crimes. What people are doing here is beautiful. It's a tragic beauty, but a real one

oh man, the Walker Art Center is going to be closed on Friday (If you're not from the Twin Cities, this is like MoMA closing in support of a general strike—a very big deal)

Saint Paul Public Schools, one of the biggest school districts in the state, is closed for the next two days because teachers need time to build hybrid learning because unaccountable masked, armed federal government goons have made it too difficult for nonwhite children to leave their homes.

If you’re near Georgetown on Thursday it would be good to see you for this. The great @nicolerizzuto.bsky.social will be talking about ed-tech contracts & members of @guaap.bsky.social will be sharing results of a student survey of GU working conditions 💙

No work, No school, No shopping — only community, conscience, and collective action. HOW TO PARTICIPATE Mark your calendar. Make your plan. Encourage community to stand with you + Join the Twin Cities DSA contingency for the march! buff.ly/JxuwKlb

ICE abducted a man in minneapolis on january 6. by january 14, he was dead in a concentration camp in texas. victor manuel diaz was 36 years old. they say he did it to himself. ICE murdered him.

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

On my morning walk today I saw this one, which is one of my favs, on a power box. See many poster designs here: defend612.com/art/

Vigil for Renee Good here in front of Wisconsin’s capitol building right now:

"Settlers always think they're defending themselves. That's why they build forts on other people's land." - Fred Moten

Much as Adania Shibli was censored by the Frankfurt Book Fair, Randa Abdel-Fattah has been removed from the Adelaide Writers Festival. Her book is about silencing. We discuss at length the many ways, small & large, public & behind the scenes, Palestinian voices are silenced

I wish for a world where Minneapolis does not have to repeatedly be a flashpoint for the most grotesque acts of fascist state violence. My heart breaks for the people of a city that deserves more than taxpayer-funded knees on necks and federal bullets through windshields.

Federal immigration agents have now shot and killed multiple people since Trump took office a year ago. Today alone marks the second deadly ICE shooting IN A WEEK. An off-duty shot and killed a 43-year-old father in CA on Dec. 31.

ICE has shot and killed a community observer in Minneapolis. Sending all of my love to the people of Minneapolis and the folks defending their neighbors there. This is heinous, and I am so sorry. To everyone else: REMEMBER ICE LIES ABOUT EVERYTHING. THIS IS DOCUMENTED.

“Birzeit University affirms that education will remain an act of anti-colonial resistance, and that the University will continue to be a space for knowledge and freedom” ❤️

We are delighted to announce that we'll be hosting the SSNCI conference in Maynooth next June. Call for papers attached. Please spread far and wide!

on this sunday-est of sundays, syllabus-ing for a new term you're not alone against the oligarch agenda of cognitive deskilling, data capture, surveillance, and bias: we've got assignment ideas, memes, recommended readings, o' captain speeches, syllabus policies, and so much more against-a-i.com

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CfP 'Intimacies in nineteenth-century Ireland' @ssnci.bsky.social annual conference in June 2026. Deadline 1 Feb 2026! For details see ssnci.org/annual-confe...

Delighted that the *Radical History Review* 153 (Oct 2025) "Radical Histories of Decolonization*, I co-edited with Marissa Moorman, Jessica Namakkal, and Golnar Nikpour is now up! Cover features Kiluanji Kia Henda's “A Descoberta” (2006)" read.dukeupress.edu/radical-hist... cc @jecca.bsky.social

6,000 faculty members at Penn State has filed for a union. These professors and other faculty will vote on unionizing in the coming year. If they win their union it will be the largest public union in Pennsylvania.

GHOSTS AND THINGS BY @abriefel.bsky.social argues that #Victorians turned to the dead to understand the material culture of their present. Learn more: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... #BookSky #Spiritualism

Graduate students! Submit an essay to the annual Northeast Victorian Studies Assocation "Expanding the Field" prize: nvsa.org/essay-prize/

5 of the hunger strikers in British prisons have faced hospitalization after 5 weeks of this collective action for immediate bail and a right to fair trial. Please up the pressure - continue to call, email, share posts, and organize. Force the state to take action!!!

NEW ISSUE OUT NOW New Literary History Vol. 56, N0. 2, Spring 2025
 Special Issue: Irish Keywords tinyurl.com/bdcrw9cm CONTRIBUTORS
 Claire Connolly, James Chandler, Joe Cleary, Aileen Dillane, Iarla Ó Lionáird, Clara Tuite, Paige Reynolds, Jane Ohlmeyer, Barry McCrea, Clair Wills, and more