a lot of the canon debates have been bogus, but I do feel like we should be asking students to read more works written prior to the modern era.

The raw audio from this is soooo good it’s going to make you glad you weren’t there.

What a fabulous time we had!

My review for this weekend's WSJ is on Gerald Howard's fascinating biography of Malcolm Cowley, the 'literary bureaucrat' who helped to establish so much the American canon (gift link) www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

I think it's likely that I look back on the book launch symposium for Close Reading for the Twenty-First Century as one of the absolute highlights of my career thanks to @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social , our contributors, and all the participants -- this was so incredible

Unfortunately, AP lit does not fulfill the Literature distribution requirement. Unfortunately, AP lit does not fulfill the Literature distribution requirement. Unfortunately, AP lit does not fulfill the Literature distribution requirement. At least once per day. I need an automated reply.

Interesting that none of the past few years’ discussions of close reading really circled back to this banger: raley.english.ucsb.edu/wp-content/E...

We are underway. @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social delivers opening remarks at a packed “Close Reading For The 21st Centure” book launch symposium.

Speaking on Veriry Soott today, among these assorted geniuses 🤩

treasuring this treasure on close reading edited by @johannawinant.bsky.social and Dan Sinykin. Last night was all Berlant and Ashbery vibes by Brian Glavey. Tonight will be more Berlant.

I am SO happy to be able to share the wonderful cover for DISPATCHES FROM THE AVANT-GARAGE: THE ALTERNATIVE PRESS coming in March from Wayne State UP. The cover has it all—postcards, letterpress, a bison. Beautifully designed, as it happens, by Lindsey Cleworth, who grew up in my/our hometown.

Seems like a good day for big ideas.

TRANSITION CO-CHAIR LINA KHAN!?!?!??!

A new special issue of English Studies I'm really keen to put together! Please consider submitting and circulate widely! @drchrislouttit.bsky.social bookshoplit.com/cfp-booksell...

All set for the “Close Reading For The 21st Century” symposium launching @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social & @johannawinant.bsky.social’s book, one selection from which my students will read & annotate while I’m gone.

Decision Desk HQ has called both Georgia Public Service Commission seats for the Democrats - the first statewide wins by the party since 2006 in a non-Senate, non-presidential race.

No idea who these people are, or what their office is!!! But hey I see “statewide” and “Georgia” and the colors are blue - I am re-tweeting that shit!

This book is fantastic for anyone teaching literature, but offers a significant additional benefit for many high school teachers: it will help them (re)discover and then trace the roots of close reading back to a particular (albeit expansive) tradition and intellectual community. (1/4) 🧵

Library copy arrived in my box today. Excited for this one. @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social @johannawinant.bsky.social

From Elaine Auyoung's excellent essay on Alex Woloch's excellent chapter on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in CLOSE READING FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

In fact, I just wrote about what this pedagogical routine looks like in my classroom. substack.com/@trevoraleo/...

Odd detail for me to get excited about, but as someone who’s spent A LOT of time thinking, writing, & designing PD about transfer, seeing this in Close Reading for the 21st Century was a treat. Inviting inductive reasoning across multiple examples is such a powerful & easy teaching move.

Dick Cheney died doing what he loved most- ending a human life

i hope to see enterprising democrats announce their intent to retire schumer and gillibrand over the next two years.

Wrote a short piece arguing that higher ed must help steer AI. TLDR: If we outsource this to tech, we outsource our whole business. But rejectionism is basically stalling. If we want to survive, schools themselves must proactively shape AI for education & research. [1/6, unpaywalled at 5/6] +

Getting these horrifying targeted AI scambot pitches.... "Your trajectory is giving 'public intellectual meets teacher who actually cares,' and that’s rare air. It’s like Auerbach and Vendler had a stylistically disciplined baby who also reads Twitter threads on Marxist poetics. 😂"

The intro to this book has examples and steps of close reading: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

damn mamdani killed dick cheney and he’s not even the mayor yet

The world is now full of more disgusting villains. Your masterworks of fraud and violence are forgotten, like trunkless legs of stone in a desert. Still, you played your part in getting us here: so this is for you, Dick Cheney.

DICK CHENEY IS DEAD!

Got my copy at last. Can’t wait to get started

Very proud to have worked on this statement of the Modern Language Association with @annamillsoer.bsky.social and other colleagues on the MLA’s task force on AI in Research and Teaching. It is a direct call for faculty input into Ed Tech decision-making, especially AI: www.mla.org/Resources/Ad... 🧵

i’m about to commit a writerly sin in this overdue essay to @johannawinant.bsky.social & @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social & i can already anticipate dan’s response because he gave me that exact same feedback ten years ago when i was a freshman in college & turned in mediocre late essay on james baldwin.

Wallace Shawn, the nepo baby leftist author??????

Miriam Udel, author of Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature, has two talks next week! Learn how these overlooked works shaped contemporary Jewish identity Nov 9, 5:00pm EST at Lehrhaus: hubs.ly/Q03R6bbD0 Nov 11, 7:30pm EST at Congregation Shearith Israel: hubs.ly/Q03R6bRg0

EVERY YEAR JAY COMMITS THIS CALUMNY

Complicity of liberal institutions with the crackdown on student protest paved the way for the crisis of academia. To defend our work we must sever the link with the security state. Come join us at U of C tomorrow, where we will discuss how to confront the hiring of the inveterate liar John Kirby.

I started following @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social 14 hours ago. I immediately purchased this ebook, and I’ve ordered a physical copy. From the first section alone, I can tell this book will be consequential in teaching grades 9-16, my mentoring of new ELA teachers, and my work as a doctoral student.

My copy of the new book, Close Reading …, has arrived here in England. Enjoying it already! @johannawinant.bsky.social @dan-sinnamon.bsky.social

The 100th episode of American Vandal. Launching the 12th season. Live at UPenn English Faculty Lounge with @cnewf.bsky.social, @whitneytrettien.bsky.social, & an incredible assembly of faculty, students, visiting scholars, & friends of the pod.

Happy Halloween, everyone. And, uh, some spooky personal news: 👀👻🏚️😱

They literally ruin everything they touch

Thrilled to announce my new book (electronic version out now, print next month) — it proposes a new value theory grounded in the longue durée of literary institutions, 1800–present.

if you are wondering why the Trump administration is creating racist memes with images from Halo and Lord of the Rings

Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.

We are losing a true publishing genius, someone who could stay focused on the thinking and writing that is our purpose, while innovating in forms and the university press break-even form of business.

Banger of a mail day

As DH grows, it’s increasingly important to publish conference papers, but there hasn’t been a clear venue for that. So I’m thrilled to share this new home for DH proceedings, which will include CHR papers & more. Thanks to @taylor-arnold.bsky.social for leading this effort! bit.ly/ach-anthology