Maria Juko

New Post: Mary Wollstonecraft in the Idler This piece by Pamela Clemit was first published in the Idler, No. 54 (May-June 2017), 83-9: Quite Contrary: Mary Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) thought that a woman’s place was in t…

'Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) thought that a woman’s place was in the resistance.' #InternationalWomensDay #DifficultWomensDay

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It's okay if you yourself don't like ballet or opera. My primary concern for both art forms is that they need funding and the artists need support.

It takes many hours to build the artists these arts can show through. We also need to feed the young and developing artists ballets and operas!

YouTube video by DisneyMusicVEVO Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure (From "Encanto")

Increasingly convinced that "Surface Pressure" from Encanto is actually about academic women ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQwV...

I don't know who needs to hear this but "our" lives are not the most important lives, no matter who you think that "we" is.

the English major is so important now with the rise of ChatGPT. yes, the humanities are in decline; they’re seen as less useful than STEM, but with the rise of AI, we need people thinking about humanity.

what is the human? what makes us human? what could be more important?

I understand why chatbot cheating happens but every time I read about it I want to gently remind everyone that the point of schoolwork is not for the submission to exist. Teachers are not just greedy for more essays or solved equations. The point is to do the work WITH YOUR OWN BRAIN, FOR LEARNING.

A meme of Alysa Liu based on Da Share Zone reading: JUST WALK OUT work social thing movies home class dentist figure skating too fancy weed store cops it your quick friend ships IF IT SUCKS... HIT DA BRICKS!!! Real winners quit You can leave!! Da Gold Zone

I’ve been talking about Alysa Liu’s story about her quitting skating only to come back and become even better because she did it for herself and this came to me in a dream…

Tomorrow typing

Today tired

Went out with some friends last night...I'm at that age where I need my concert ear plugs for the club as well

Alysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express them Liu is the best U.S. hope for an Olympic medal in women's figure skating, which would be the country's first in the competition since 2006.

“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”

she did it! her! way!!

*John Carpenter sighs, dusts off the synth*

Job alert: Anglophone Literary Studies/ New Media Studies. Göttingen

uni-goettingen.de/de/695692.html

Deutsche Amerikanist*innen scheinbar für keinen einzigen Beitrag intellektuell genug.

This is a side-by-side split image with a dark blue border featuring a classic black-and-white historical portrait of Jane Austen on the left and a modern illustrative book cover for Pride and Prejudice on the right. Left side: A grayscale oval-framed engraving/portrait of Jane Austen (based on the well-known 1870 stipple engraving derived from James Andrews' watercolor adaptation of Cassandra Austen's original sketch). It shows the author as a young woman in Regency-era attire, seated with her head turned slightly to the right (viewer's left). She has curly dark hair partially covered by a white frilled bonnet/cap with a subtle lining, soft facial features, dark eyes, and a gentle, composed expression. She wears a simple dress with a high neckline and puffed sleeves. The portrait is enclosed in a penciled or lightly shaded oval border, giving it an antique, intimate feel typical of 19th-century literary frontispieces. Right side: A warm-toned, artistic book cover illustration for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The design features a silhouetted female figure (representing Elizabeth Bennet) in a long, flowing Regency gown, standing with her back to the viewer and facing toward a grand country manor house in the distance. She is positioned in a lush, golden-hued countryside landscape with rolling hills, wildflowers, tall grasses, and clusters of trees or foliage framing the scene. The manor house has a classic Georgian/Palladian style with chimneys and windows visible against a soft, sunset-like sky in shades of yellow, orange, and amber. The title "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" appears prominently at the top in elegant serif lettering, with "JANE AUSTEN" below it, all set against the pastoral backdrop for a romantic, period-evoking aesthetic.

#OTD in 1813, Jane Austen's 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦 was first published.

One of the most beloved in English #literature, it is a witty, timeless masterpiece of social satire, romance, and character-driven storytelling. #litsky #booksky

Universally acknowledged: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, published #OTD 1813.
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social

oh exciting!!!

I feel like I don't see any cfps on here - time for an abstract evening

Director and actor Rob Reiner found dead at home with wife Michele Singer Reiner Authorities investigating ‘apparent homicide’ after 78-year-old director of Stand By Me and The Princess Bride was discovered dead at LA home with wife

This is devastating. It’s hard to absorb such an awful end to such an extraordinary, creative and generous life. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...

I'm still over the moon people get to read these pieces now 🙌🏻

The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch A sparkling, witchy reimagining of Pride and Prejudice,…

Student asked me for more adaptations of classic novels from a WoC perspective (thinking of Wide Sargasso Sea), but prompted bc we read this (tinyurl.com/bdeshedj) and she loved the Miss Lambe character. Help?

So happy and proud that you can read these articles! Watch this space for more additions!! And thank youuu to @ernestopriego.com and @wilkinsp.bsky.social for your support

We are pleased to share that our Special Collection: Graphic Biographical Fiction (edited by @mariajuko.bsky.social and Nancy Pedri) has launched today, Monday 8 December 2025, with an initial set of two articles. All in glorious Diamond, consortial #OpenAccess! #ComicsStudies @openlibhums.org

Oooh I'll have to try this!

The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: putting masculinity back at the centre of literary fiction | Editorial Editorial: David Szalay’s Flesh breaks from a decade of female-centred interiors and reopens a genre many thought closed to men

A man?? winning the Booker prize????? Is that even possible? It hasn't happened since the far-flung days of 2023. Our legends say that a man also won it in the ancient, prehistoric era of 2021, but surely that is just an old wives tale meant to frighten MFA students before bed.

Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…

British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers

‘“Though she never quite found happiness, it was always something she insisted on: the right to be happy, even ecstatic.”’

What we're watching: A new take on "Frankenstein," a lavish legal drama starring Kim Kardashian and a Tracy Morgan-led spinoff.

sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference

I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.