emilysteinlight.bsky.social
assoc prof at Penn English (c19 British lit, novel theory, mass politics, labor, history of science), author of Populating the Novel
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ooh I have to try this one—looks great!
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In the face of these assaults on education & civil rights, students & faculty nationwide are organizing in their communities. Join us. The way to confront those intent on dismantling our democracy is to join together in mass action.
Full statement here:
www.aaup.org/news/aaup-pr...
12/12
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I will say this: if you use the toys of rent-seeking billionaires to do your writing for you, I promise I will never care about a single thing you write or think, ever
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aghhhh—solidarity!
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😬
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grad lounge on 3 is still standing! 30 of our offices and some classrooms got pretty drenched though
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yes, water main break happened on the 4th floor (video is of the 3rd) and the whole east side of the building got flooded—under repair now
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So sorry
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For ours I most recently did Robinson Crusoe, Northanger Abbey, Great Expectations, Mrs Dalloway, Kincaid’s Lucy (also pairs great with Brontë if you swap out Dickens), and Ma’s Severance. If texts in translation are ok (sounds like yes?), Balzac’s Père Goriot is short and teaches brilliantly
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Though kind of funny they ran the headline with “ex-Penn student”—he is an *alum*!