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@allywally.bsky.social

postdoc fellow @ Northeastern University // PhD researching transnational modernism, gender and sexuality studies, wartime literature and culture // book nerd and sometimes writer of speculative fiction // fiber arts // woodsy witch hermit who swims

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It’s hard enough having to move every summer for a one-year contract, but I just realised I have one week to learn an entirely new online learning platform (again). I never thought I’d miss Blackboard, but alas Canvas may be my undoing.

25.08.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2024 Literary Studies Book and Journal Article List A companion list for lit studies scholars.

A companion to our history lists, here's a list of books, chapters, and articles published in 2024 in lit studies by scholars working off the tenure track. Compiled by @rcolesworthy.bsky.social and @hartmann-villalta.bsky.social.

08.12.2024 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 11
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desk copy arrival day! My climate fiction class next semester is going to be πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

05.12.2024 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m working on my abstract this week while I wait for final papers to come in. Space Between is such a welcoming and supportive community. If you’re hesitating, definitely submit something!

05.12.2024 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 Conference Call for Papers Peace and Conflict in the Space BetweenThe Space Between Society: Literature and Culture, 1914-1945 University of Kansas (KU)Lawrence, KansasMay 28-30, 2025 The Space Between Society invites propos…

We have EXTENDED the CFP deadline for the 2025 Space Between Conference!

Send us abstracts by DECEMBER 15!

spacebetweensociety.com/2025-confere...

27.11.2024 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Interested in the idea of patience tooβ€”that reading takes time. I’ve been trained towards assigning less reading which also has its pros but what would it mean to find a patient ratio between discussion time and pages assigned?

27.11.2023 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To market English major, lean into love of books (opinion) When did faculty stop believing that it’s important to tell young people to study what they love, Sarah Wasserman asks.

β€œFirst of all, and in direct contrast to all the language of jobs and salaries, reading is a private pleasure, one that resists the capitalistic logics of useability and deliverables.”

27.11.2023 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perfect research-adjacent read for this rainy Friday afternoon. Story by Naomi Mitchison, illustrations by Wyndham Lewis.

17.11.2023 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh nooooo! Sounds like a well-placed detail in an alternate history…

17.11.2023 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just found a very embarrassing mistake in my teaching statement that has already been sent to (I can’t bring myself to count) many job apps. This job market round is already off to a great start…please send you’re encouraging anecdotes now.

17.11.2023 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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