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Robert Tally

@roberttally.bsky.social

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I guess the brass knew what FAFO meant, after all.

22.10.2025 02:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Focus: Failure -- Summer 2025 β€’ American Book Review Rejection is the universe’s way of affirming one’s existence, an unavoidableβ€”but sometimes tonicβ€”part of life.

The new issue of the American Book Review is now out! americanbookreview.org/focus-failur...

22.10.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful!

14.10.2025 02:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! I was honored and delighted to take part in the event!

14.10.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
statement from Tom Alter

statement from Tom Alter

extramural nonprofessional political speech. no freedom.

14.10.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure! Thank you so much!

07.10.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien’s Demonized Creatures (2025), by Robert T. Tally, Jr. Book review, by Andrew Higgins, of The Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien’s Demonized Creatures (2025), by Robert T. Tally, Jr.

A nice review of my "Mismeasure of Orcs" book in the Journal of Tolkien Research: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...

04.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! I'd love to see/hear the paper.

04.10.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody puts Dr. Kornbluh in a corner!

30.09.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Generosity of Fredric Jameson – Spectre Journal Robert T. Tally pays tribute to Fredric Jameson's tremendous generosity, that is, the late theorist's drive to both know the world and change it for the better.

Remembering Fredric Jameson, who died one year ago today. spectrejournal.com/the-generosi...

22.09.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit": Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion (Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon) J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit : Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion (Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon) [Tally Jr., Robert T.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit : Realizing History Through Fantasy: A Critical Companion (Palgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: A New Canon)

J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" was published on Sept. 21, 1937. Almost exactly 85 years later, my critical study of that novel appeared. Coincidence? Well, yes, but still, you should read it! www.amazon.com/J-Tolkiens-H...

21.09.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

stimulating conversation with blake oetting from january just finally came out in november mag! www.novembermag.com/content/anna...

19.09.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

When I was young, my dad played the "Cabaret" movie soundtrack a lot. I think it's partly because he was stationed in West Berlin, but also, of course, the catchy tunes.

20.09.2025 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Many thanks to Robert T. Tally Jr. for joining us for a special session on A Mismeasure of Orcs: A Critical Reassessment of Tolkien's Demonized Creatures! It was great to hear some of this critical text and have a discussion with its author.
#VICFA4 #FantasticArts #IAFA #UnabashedOrcSympathizer

17.09.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, @roberttally.bsky.social !

17.09.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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12.09.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@markbould.bsky.social There is a brief shout out to "Anthropocene Unconscious" in there!

12.09.2025 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fungi, Disease, and the Zombie Apocalypse Podcast Episode Β· Enlighten Me Β· 08/28/2025 Β· 53m

I talk about Zombie Apocalypse in this podcast -- I get the first 17 minutes or so -- which also features Texas State professors with expertise in diseases and fungi, respectively. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

11.09.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, thank you! I look forward to hearing more about the conference.

11.09.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! I just wrote an article on Orc women titled "Bolg's Mother." I like to imagine that she would pack Bolg's lunchbox before sending him off to his warg-riding or scimitar-wielding lessons.

11.09.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a great summary of all that befalls us under the MAGA mafia regime.

04.09.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

27.08.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Politics of Criticism and the Criticism of Politics Abstract. As practiced, literary and culture criticism is always in some sense metacriticalβ€”that is, finding itself inevitably drawn to discussing its own conditions of possibility. Bruce Robbins's Cr...

A fantastic review of Bruce Robbins's recent works by @roberttally.bsky.social, with, of course, some Jameson woven in.

26.08.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Feel free to email me!

13.08.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Ideology: Marx & Lukacs" by Fredric Jameson 1977 Institute On Culture & Society

Final installment of The Jameson Tapes. Your guide to becoming an β€œideological lexicologist”!

09.08.2025 01:31 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

incredible pedagogy, kid!

04.08.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Jameson Tapes, Side A with Isabel Bartholomew, Anna Kornbluh, Caleb Smith, Robert Tally, & Fredric Jameson

πŸ‘‡ 🫡 πŸ‘‰ 🎧 πŸ‘ 🫢

04.08.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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The Jameson Tapes, Side A with Isabel Bartholomew, Anna Kornbluh, Caleb Smith, Robert Tally, & Fredric Jameson

NEW!
1st of 2 installments contextualizing Jameson's lectures at the 1977 Institute On Culture & Society, discusses "Marxism & Historicism," historicizing the lectures, recovering them, the commodity as its own ideology, long arc of Jameson's influence

theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/the-jameso...

04.08.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 70    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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The Jameson Tapes, Side A with Isabel Bartholomew, Anna Kornbluh, Caleb Smith, Robert Tally, & Fredric Jameson

Honored to be among the folks talking about Jameson on the new American Vandal podcast episode! theamericanvandal.substack.com/p/the-jameso...

04.08.2025 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Project MUSE - On Poe’s Late Style

Hey Poe fans! My brief piece "On Poe's Late Style," examining his handful of tales published in 1849, is now out. muse.jhu.edu/pub/17/artic...

28.07.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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