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Jess

@mccqua.bsky.social

Generalist by trade, Early Modernist by degree, and lover of all Nerd Things by heart. I focus on feminist/feminism studies, graphic novels, video games, whatever else grabs me.

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me, outloud, to no one: This is not healthy. I am not healthy. This book is not healthy.
me: *presses play on audible*

13.09.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also too: if your school complies with white supremacist demands, you are not getting a good education. You are instead being indoctrinated into a white supremacist conception of the world, which will fail you because it is based on lies and bigotry.

08.08.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well...that was cathartic.

08.08.2025 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good day to the Oklahoma truck driver who blocked cars trying to cut the line as we merged and good day to that driver only 😁

18.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I want to really, REALLY second this point. And given that these bots will be ridiculously expensive, once again admin will spend money not on people to "help" people. Coming from our union I am extra disheartened.

09.07.2025 13:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I fully understand that and may end up being the reason I don't go. Another time with better climate!

08.07.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone in the Philly area want to see Much Ado with me this weekend in doylestown at central park? It'll probably be so hot we can't breathe but we can bring our own drinks...

08.07.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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our country rn

04.07.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 11710    πŸ” 1958    πŸ’¬ 233    πŸ“Œ 103
cfp | call for papers

I'm so slow tp post but CFP! How Not to be a Misogynist, stemming from a wonderful SAA seminar run by the magnificent Lily Berberyan!

call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...

26.06.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calls for Chapters.
Shakespeare: New Voices [BOOK]
Deadline for submissions: June 30, 2025

call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2023/05/...

Contributors are asked to provide an Abstract (300 words) and an Author bio (150 words) by 30 June 2025.
Dr Ian McCormick

24.06.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Artists and scholars on queer Shakespeare | Folger Shakespeare Library Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Jo...

Don't end Pride month without checking out some of these fascinating blogs and podcasts exploring queer Shakespeare over the centuries. πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ
www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...

25.06.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a hell of a claim but I mean it sincerely: Superman & Lois may be the best on screen Superman since Christopher Reeve. And my boy Tyler turns in the performance of a lifetime as Clark. *cries in comic book*

25.06.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
tweet that reads "the student that does not cheat has internalized the moral code of the oppressor."

tweet that reads "the student that does not cheat has internalized the moral code of the oppressor."

Dress it up in progressive language but you're cheating yourself by not doing the work. This is the worst thing about AI: millions of students refusing to learn, taking zero interest in the world around them, empty in mind and heart. Your punishment is the person you will become.

19.06.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 7597    πŸ” 2048    πŸ’¬ 182    πŸ“Œ 256
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Haitian national in ICE custody passes away Consistent with ICE policy, ERO Miami notified the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Inspector General, and the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility via the Integrity Coordinati...

It's not just the raids--- people are dying while in ICE custody, and we need to pay attention to this.

A Haitian woman died in ICE custody in Florida in April. At the time ICE said her death was "under investigation".

www.ice.gov/news/release...

17.06.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 643    πŸ” 314    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 8
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Shakespeare Festival in Ivano-Frankivsk We invite the audience to discover the world of Shakespeare through exciting performances.

Today we are launching the 2nd Ukrainian Shakespeare Festival in Ivano-Frankivsk, UA, with a series of open lectures, its own theatre studies summer school and excellent productions from all of Ukraine #ifahakespeareua

ifshakespeare.in.ua/en?fbclid=Iw...

15.06.2025 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

πŸ‘‡

09.06.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@thehill.com Media never wants to call actual lies a lie, but quick to frame Harris’s predictions this way. I know y’all don’t feel shame, but be ashamed.

09.06.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I got excited at 10 am and now I'm cooking my whole family chicken parm for dinner and anyway this is why no decision should ever be made before your afternoon nap.

08.06.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It is only when I must scroll through all the reels I sent in order to access reels from friends that I realize the sheer MAGNITUDE of nonsense to which I subject these people. But happiness is knowing that at any time, someone somewhere is rolling their eyes at me and heaving the deepest of sighs.

04.06.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(I just looked up "rhythm" because I lowkey worried I spelled it right. Also, even after looking it up, the first version I typed was "rhythym." Sigh.)

03.06.2025 03:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I am somewhat notorious amongst my friends for my texting typos. That being said, "Y" is a ridiculous letter and if you choose to put it in a word then you can have rythym in your labryrynth because I am not looking up how to spell those words everytime I use them.

03.06.2025 03:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I 100% put the Chariots of Fire theme on after posting this and did the dishes. My form was IMPECCABLE

30.05.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New way of doing basic tasks when my executive dysfunctions: narrate like I'm an Olympian.

"Folks this is AMAZING! She's put away laundry and now she is DOING ANOTHER LOAD."

"Did she...is she...is that...a vaccuum?!?"

*chariots of fire intensifies*

30.05.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know this feels right (and flattering). But that man doesn’t hate smart people. He hates people who won’t do what he wants. Smart people comply all the time.

22.05.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 643    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

#ShakeRace #RaceB4Race

23.05.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Tonight, the people stealing from Americans are not folks with tattoos and hoodies. It's people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins, sitting in this Capitol right now. Not in some random alley, wrapped in darkness. But in the United States congress, wrapped in the flag. We will never forget this." - Congressman Maxwell Frost.

"Tonight, the people stealing from Americans are not folks with tattoos and hoodies. It's people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins, sitting in this Capitol right now. Not in some random alley, wrapped in darkness. But in the United States congress, wrapped in the flag. We will never forget this." - Congressman Maxwell Frost.

πŸ”₯ "Tonight, the people stealing from Americans are not folks with tattoos & hoodies.

It's people wearing suits & congressional pins.

Not in some random alley, wrapped in darkness. But in the United States congress, wrapped in the flag.

We will never forget this." - Congressman Maxwell Frost.

23.05.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 411    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
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When your computer won't wake up you either reenact this scene or you're disappointing your parents, your friends, and for sure the ghost of Gene.

22.05.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A contributor has had to withdraw from something I'm editing, late in the day. I'm looking for a sprightly 10,000 book historical words on the broad theme of 'consumers/consumption' and the period 1450-1650 (not necessarily all of it).

20.05.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 122    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Who wants to join me at Jong Ka Jib for a late lunch? Famous for their soft tofu soup and best side dishes in Philly. I stand by it.

20.05.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My hometown and my undergraduate alma mater. What a terrible way to finally make the news.

19.05.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0