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Douglas Dowland

@profdgd.bsky.social

Professor of English and Chair: posts are mine and mine alone. Curious about affect in the contemporary US? Visit: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5889/

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Velcro chihuahua.

10.08.2025 22:39 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Beware English professors who encounter this on their way to the office.

08.08.2025 21:12 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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This week's reading is quite good and, sadly, quite timely. @thesaramarcus.bsky.social

07.08.2025 03:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The Campus Crisis Toolkit

lfg! preorders for THE CAMPUS CRISIS TOOLKIT edited by @thetattooedprof.bsky.social and Lisa Di Bartolomeo are now available! get 30% off the low, low price of $29.95 with code SBACK25 during @sunypress.bsky.social's back-to-school sale. 💪📚 sunypress.edu/Books/T/The-...

06.08.2025 21:46 — 👍 40    🔁 18    💬 3    📌 3

The image for the methods course is the chef's kiss.

30.07.2025 20:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good heavens! Congratulations!

29.07.2025 20:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Chilis from the Mackinac all the way south to Lansing!

26.07.2025 00:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

No--but I do have some writing of my own that I'm re-reading!

23.07.2025 01:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I feel like there's a glass of wine needed post- this thing.

22.07.2025 23:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Having burned my balding pate twice so far this summer, I have opted for a comfortable but ridiculous hat.

22.07.2025 00:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

For American Vandal fans who might want a few more of my thoughts on resentful reading, ask your local library to loan or order a copy of my book!

www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5889/

20.07.2025 23:18 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

This is the content we need.

19.07.2025 18:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’ll take that combination! 😂

19.07.2025 12:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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*me and my book project

19.07.2025 02:54 — 👍 57    🔁 9    💬 3    📌 1

Well worth a listen, with a little hint of a larger project I’m working on.

18.07.2025 18:06 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I had the pleasure of reading this book, and you should too!

16.07.2025 02:38 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Today’s reading.

13.07.2025 22:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Can I suggest Kobabe’s Gender Queer? It got a lot of discussion when I did a Banned Books course.

07.07.2025 17:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Today’s reading, which is quite good!

06.07.2025 20:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Vaguely concerned about what might be on the menu.

01.07.2025 23:32 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shall I part my hair behind?
Do I dare to get a pompadour?

29.06.2025 19:56 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

There are a few niche publications which are still critiquing Trump's goldfish night terror approach to economic policy with the message, "Everything was going fine. Why'd he have to muck it all up!?!" And when I read them I understand what @profdgd.bsky.social means by "reading for resentment."

28.06.2025 18:10 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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We enjoyed it!

23.06.2025 16:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh no!

22.06.2025 22:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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This month’s fun reading.

16.06.2025 18:53 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Pretty sure you're allowed to take a swing. Or two.

16.06.2025 00:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Kevin, I am sorry.

12.06.2025 00:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I can't let mine go. All the highlighting. The notes!

11.06.2025 21:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

OhioLINK is on pause for upgrades and I am suffering major withdrawal symptoms.

06.06.2025 03:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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