Alexandra Chassanoff

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...

Early Closure of House Leaves IMLS Future Hanging; What This Means & What You Can Do The abrupt early recess in the House of Representatives means the future of IMLS funding remains a question mark. Use this time to act.

Early Closure of House Leaves IMLS Future Hanging; What This Means & What You Can Do (7-29-2025) 📚
bookriot.com/imls-funding...

Digital POWRR has released a White Paper: Beyond the Checklist, which includes a new assessment framework:

#digipres #DigitalPreservation #archives #library 📚

repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150...

I hope IMLS and NEH survive. They are so critical. And I hope Digital POWRR does too- it helps practitioners on both sides of the border 💗

A Timeline of IMLS Cuts, Lawsuits, Impact to Libraries, and More A Timeline of the IMLS Gutting and Impact If you’ve been personally or professionally impacted by cuts at the IMLS when it comes to the world of libraries, please leave your story on this timeline. Us...

The giant document outlining everything happening with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has been updated. There's not a lot of news about the IMLS itself yet, but the impact of IMLS news has, well, continued to grow.

Multiple tabs: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Checking In on Federal Library Funding | American Libraries Magazine Now is the time to take stock of progress on library priorities, particularly federal funding and the upcoming budget showdown.

New in @amlibraries.bsky.social: What's the current state of play for federal library funding?

ALA's Kevin Maher breaks down the latest news and developments, including the appropriations process, IMLS authorization, and more: americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-sc... #ForOurLibraries

Big news! I'm heading to the National Humanities Center as the next president. I'm proud to be the first woman, the first Black person, and the first person of color to lead it. Honored to start this new chapter. #Humanities #BlackWomenLead #BlackSky

🔔 Join us tomorrow for a conversation about using public records to push back on government secrecy, featuring
@foianate.bsky.social, @morisy.bsky.social, @mirandaspivack.bsky.social, and FPF's Lauren Harper.

🕒 1 p.m. EDT/10 a.m. PDT

RSVP: freedom.press/fight-gov-se...

really enjoying reading _The AI Con_ which just came out! "To put it bluntly, 'AI' is a marketing term. It doesn't refer to a coherent set of technologies. Instead, the phrase 'artificial intelligence' is deployed when the people building or selling a particular set of technologies + 1/2

NDSA to Hold Open Conversation on the Federal Funding Crisis The National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) invites all members of the digital preservation community to a Community Town Hall on the Federal Funding Crisis, taking place Tuesday, June 24, 202...

The National Digital Stewardship Alliance invites all members of the digital preservation community to a Community Town Hall on the Federal Funding Crisis, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT via Zoom.

#digipres #archives #library 📚

Link here: ndsa.org/2025/06/03/n...

humiliating all the way down

Libraries, Criminalization and Organizing "Loving" Public Libraries is NOT Enough

@prisonculture.bsky.social writes: "Public libraries are institutions that we’ve made together over generations. They offer us a canvas for practicing new worlds while we inhabit the current one."

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loving them is not enough--they are sites of struggle...read the post for actions

Poland to open world’s first ‘Twin Peaks’ museum honoring David Lynch A museum dedicated to the late filmmaker David Lynch is set to open in the Polish city of Toruń, featuring 13 shipping containers of memorabilia donated by the director himself before his death.

It will be in the Polish city of Torún www.polskieradio.pl/395/7791/art...

Reading this bits.ashleyblewer.com/halt-and-cat...
While listening to this www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drmp...
Thanks @ashleyblewer.com

Policy and Research Staff Technologist ...

The greatest job alert! My team at EFF is hiring and you could be on it: www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.p...

What libraries are getting rid of after Trump's order to dismantle the IMLS Libraries' e-book and audiobook programs are especially vulnerable to the Trump administration's budget cuts.

An AP story in Fast Company on the impacts of dismantling IMLS - which include laying off staff, cutting ebooks and audio book programs, cutting ILL and more www.fastcompany.com/91337096/wha...

The judge in #ALA v Sonderling handed down a narrow TRO restraining the #IMLS from actions, including canceling more grants and terminating staff. Screen shot attached.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

"Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities."

Very important action here.

Sure, yes please (and congrats).

Don't miss tomorrow's Info Exchange about the NEH Appeal Process: April 30 at 11 EST on zoom. Hosted by the Association for Computers and the Humanities, the American Historical Association, and the Modern Language Association. Learn more & sign up👇
#DigitalHumanities @ach.bsky.social

Trump Administration Responds to ALA's Lawsuit to Save IMLS In a lengthy filing, DOJ lawyers argue that the canceling of grants and the firing of staff at IMLS is not about dismantling the agency, but about realigning it consistent with the current administrat...

In a lengthy filing, DOJ claims this administration was NOT trying to shutter #IMLS with the March 14th Executive Order and punts to lower courts. Read more about this and see the full DOJ opposition brief here: www.wordsandmoney.com/trump-admini...

Save IMLS Postcard Party! Wednesday April 30 | 6–9pm at the ULU Office. 87 Richardson St., Brooklyn. We'll have pizza!

Join us next Wednesday 4/30 for an emergency postcard writing session to tell your elected officials to stand up against the IMLS cuts! RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/430-s...

Curtailing people’s ability to read widely and carefully, to locate, assess, and compare different sources for themselves, and to write in their own voice about what they find and what it means, is arguably more effective than censorship. It is also one of the most obvious effects of generative AI.

CfP - Public history for contested and conflicting past(s) The online seminar 'Public history for contested and conflicting past(s)' is organised by the students of the Master in Digital and Public History (MADiPH) at the University of Luxembourg on Thursday,...

Students have until tonight (April 22) to apply to our conference.
Organised and run by students of the Master in Digital and Public History at @uni.lu www.uni.lu/c2dh-en/news... @c2dh.uni.lu @ncph.bsky.social #PublicHistory #History

The Trump IMLS EO in Court

Analysis of Today’s Hearing by EveryLibrary Exec Dir, John Chrastka “The Trump IMLS EO in Court” www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... #libraries @everylibrary.bsky.social

Also, these grants reimburse the institutions for money already spent on the project (at least for NEH and IMLS grants). Many institutions are currently wondering if they will be reimbursed for expenses incurred before their grants were canceled and no one knows

U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island is located in Providence and serves the region, hearing criminal and civil cases involving federal law. This channel features videos for the p...

In case you're curious or sad or angry, there will be an initial hearing in Rhode Island v. Trump - this is the case of 21 states suit to stop the dismantling of the #IMLS. You can watch it, starting at 10am, on www.youtube.com/@USCourtsRID

Sure thing!