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Continuing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

Bye-bye, libraries
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17.03.2025 15:07 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Calling all Italian-to-English translators! It's time for submissions to ALTA's Italian Prose in Translation Award! And yes, translators may submit their own works!

18.02.2025 16:50 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

So many reactions! I want to get the person some translated works. And I kind of hope somewhere out there, there’s a translator who has never heard of the job “receptionist.”

23.01.2025 12:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Photo of Emma Bond’s new book “Curating Worlds: Museum Practices in Contemporary Literature.” The cover has falling chairs on it and the book is on a chair.

Innovative readings, interesting places, intriguing photos, intricate history, Maaza Mengiste, Orhan Pamuk, Daša Drndić, Olga Tokarczuk, Valeria Luiselli, Claudio Magris & more. Congratulations, Emma Bond, on “Curating Worlds: Museum Practices in Contemporary Literature,” a beautiful book! #worldlit

16.01.2025 18:00 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

A programme for the MLA prize ceremony with a plate of king cake and pralines and a glass of sparkling wine.

A picture of Giulia Riccò holding her MLA prize for best manuscript in Italian studies

A picture of Clarissa Clò holding her MLA prize

Celebrating fabulous MLO prize-winners in Italian Studies last night: Giulia Riccò, Akash Kumar and Clarissa Clò! 🎉

11.01.2025 23:18 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Two copies of a book entitled Curating Worlds

Table of contents page in a book entitled Curating Worlds

Early Christmas gifts from @nupress.bsky.social! It’s great to have author copies of CURATING WORLDS. Available for purchase now: nupress.northwestern.edu/978081014795...

20.12.2024 12:43 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0