Historian on animals, science, and religion @NorthwesternU. Breen Fellow. he/ta
Evanston, IL
Joined January 2015
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Why does DeSantis’ anti-LGBTQ ad feature so many naked “masc” men as his stand-ins? Seems more about his own insecurities and perhaps homoeroticism? Not new among fascists.
To wrap up “Pride Month,” let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it…
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Arresting yet not so unique: a reflection of a particular modernist urge to establish a curated representation of nature—what Ian Miller calls “ecological modernity”
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the university of chicago has now twice unilaterally changed the stipend payment schedule, both times giving themselves an interest-free loan from our pockets. their advice?
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A gem from Chinese state media in 2016: a clerk at WuHan’s Registry of Marriage was awarded by the government for lying to couples seeking divorce that the office printer was not working/network down, thus thwarting over 900 cases of potential divorces. – at Sydney, New South Wales
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In latest CSSAAME issue, I wrote about Dr. Akiki Nyabongo’s global life, expansive career, and way of revealing the limiting categories into which global narratives slot African intellectuals. Grateful to everyone who helped with this! 3-mo free access: tinyurl.com/4pdycpc2
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Why do gay men widely believe that there are more bottoms than tops? How has this discourse been produced? What are the implications of seeing it as a "sexual truth"? I'm very excited that this work is published @Sexualities1.
Available in open access: doi.org/10.1177/136346072211…
Happy Hooding! Truly honored to receive the Harold Perkin Prize and share the moment with my family and friends.
An official PRC interpretation of recent American historiography on early modern/modern China. Fun to read
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In 1947, the state of Iowa launched the Iowa Fly Control Program to encourage the public to help eradicate flies which were considered to be one of the “greatest health menaces.” [1/3]
Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports, 1947 - 1947. catalog.archives.gov/id/1726…
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Thanks again to @AHAhistorians for running a Meet the Author section in its newsletter for my recent article on the challenges of noncitizen academic workers historians.org/research-and-…
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Such nonsense. Many schools have been protecting academic freedom a long time. The serious threat now isn’t from students, trigger warnings, celebrity speakers being heckled. No, it’s from governments defunding #highered, banning books, decimating tenure washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Extra credit memes for my class are rolling in, and this one, is perfecto.
by J. Rodriguez
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Congratulations to our director on receiving a Guggenheim!!
Two Northwestern faculty, @NorthwesternEng's Julius Lucks and @WeinbergCollege's Amy Stanley, have been named 2023 Guggenheim Fellows.
Congratulations, @LucksLab and @astanley711!
bit.ly/3MI3hTR | @GuggFellows
ALT side by side headshots of julius lucks (left) and amy stanley (right)
How do cultural imaginations about other species shape identity, desire and sexuality? “Pupping Out: A History of Canine Role-Play” examines the evolution of #pupplay through oral history, material culture, and archival documents. Opens now @leatherarchives.
An exciting project that will be informative for anyone interested in #globalchina
READ | Want a quick understanding of global scholarship on China and the Global South?
We're excited to publish a comparative analysis of our scoping studies on knowledge networks on Africa-China, Asia-China, and Latin America and the Caribbean-China.
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Read our alum Yanqiu Zheng in Perspectives, writing about his career path post-PhD, and the challenges of negotiating his visa status along the way.
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Today is the 29th day of the 12th month in the Tibetan calendar, a day celebrated by preparing guthuk དགུ་ཐུག or the soup of nine substances (literally "nine pasta/soup"). check out this song for more! (turn on cc for english) youtube.com/watch?v=BIGFkepI…
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This Thursday!
Dr. Jack Greatrex @JackEGreatrex is going to present his paper on 'Catchwater Colonialism: Reshaping Hong Kong's Hydrology, Infrastructures, and Landscape, 1937-1983' on 16/2. The event is co-organised by @NTUHistory. Come and join us!
Registration link: soh.school/hist-greatrex
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A short piece about the sophisticated economic methods of ordinary rural people in the Qing #theYongtaistudio, in the current issue of @IntlEconomy.
