Eric Calderwood

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Congrats to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social!

In the early twentieth century, Jurji Zaydan wrote an interesting historical novel about this battle. The novel has been translated into English by William Granara as "The Battle of Poitiers": zaidanfoundation.org/the-battle-o...

I just learned that my book Taco is now available as an audiobook across all major platforms! Here is a sampling of options!

Writer’s Corner: Gautam Bhatia looks back at a path straddling law and science fiction A graduate of Bengaluru's NLSUI, Gautam Bhatia has written 3 sci-fi novels so far -- The Sentence, The Wall, and The Horizon.

For The Indian Express Bangalore’s Writer’s Corner, I talked about how my undergraduate years in Bangalore, and the many hours spent in Blossom bookshop, shaped my science fiction writing:

indianexpress.com/article/citi...

Hivemind: I’m sharing an inquiry from a colleague.

Can you suggest readings about the attack on Middle East and South Asian Studies programs, post 9/11 and now? Or other readings related to the challenges confronting area studies programs and centers?

Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions!

Values That Pay by Kendra Salois - Paper Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

It feels bad, frankly, to ask anyone to pay attention to this right now. But my book is out! www.ucpress.edu/books/values...

Proud to say it’s open-access. (But please recommend to your libraries!) If you read any of it, let it be the acknowledgements. None of this was possible without them.

الباحث الأميركي إيريك كالدروود: كلٌ يغني على أندلسه في كتابه "على الأرض أو في القصائد"، يستكشف إيريك كالدروود الذاكرة الثقافية للأندلس وتأثيرها في تشكيل الهويات السياسية بالمتوسط والعالم العربي.

I’m delighted to share my interview with journalist Osama Esber about my latest book, “On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus":
www.majalla.com/node/325522/...

@harvardpress.bsky.social

If you are attending #Kzoo2025, please join us at session 404: Queer Theorizing in Medieval Iberian Studies (A Roundtable), Saturday, May 10, at 3:30 pm, Sangren 1310

What are your favorite books (or shorter texts) about Cádiz (or about Cádiz province)? I’m going to spend a week in Cádiz in June, and I’d like to bring some reading material!

Thanks so much for reading the book!

Orange, black and white cover of the book against a background of a colorful Moroccan rug.

I read this book initially just to better understand the place of al-Andalus in my Moroccan family’s imagination. But it was also very interesting to read about the feminist, Palestinian, and other takes that are important today, including musical!
Bravo @ericcalderwood.bsky.social

Glimpses from today afternoon at the Walkingfairs Bookshop, Cuttack, talking about how science fiction tackles themes of transitional justice and collective memory.

What a thrill to see that my book, "On Earth or in Poems," has made it to bookstores in India. Thanks for sharing this picture, @gautambhatia88.bsky.social.

This looks awesome!

Poster of Speaking Volumes: A Symposium on Sound and Listening.

Updated poster! 🔊

In two weeks. Step outside the usual academic walls and tune into deep listening and critical sound dialogues.

On Friday night, I ate dinner at a restaurant in Florida where the waiter told me, without a hint of irony, that the fish I ordered had come "straight from the Gulf of America."

Glad to see that the book made it to its new home. Thanks for your interest!

Copy of Eric Calderwood's Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture. The book is on a desk near to a Keep Cup and papers.

Look what just arrived, a modern classic! Feels great to have my own signed copy of Colonial al-Andalus. Big thanks to @ericcalderwood.bsky.social!

Congrats @rebeccaoh.bsky.social! Can't wait to read this!

Thanks so much for sharing this picture, Donnie! Glad to see that the book made it to you safely. I hope that you find it interesting!

Thanks so much for sharing this picture! Hope you like the book!

Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture by Eric Calderwood.

Thank you so much @ericcalderwood.bsky.social for sending me a copy of your book, Colonial al-Andalus: Spain and the Making of Modern Moroccan Culture. Looking forward to reading and assigning it! 🥳

Well played.

Also, can someone please direct me to the fanfic where Anjin and Lady Mariko end up together?

Is there a word for a great show whose weakest episodes are the first and last? If not, may I suggest that we call it a “Shogun”?

2025, the year I eat my feelings.

YouTube video by NPR Music Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert

I didn’t watch the Grammys on Sunday, but I was thrilled to read that Doechii won a Grammy for “Alligator Bites Never Heal,” one of my favorite albums from 2024. If you haven’t checked out Doechii yet, you’re in for a treat. I recommend starting with her Tiny Desk Concert: youtu.be/-91vymvIH0c?...

The Five Colleges will host the 101st meeting of the Medieval Academy of America.

📅 March 19-21, 2026
📍Campuses of UMass Amherst and Amherst College, with events at Mt. Holyoke College and Smith College.

maa2026.wordpress.amherst.edu/home/call-fo...

Portrait of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, the “valido” of King Philip IV of Spain.

I think the word you’re all looking for this week is “valido.”