Deborah Nelson @NelsonDebL
PhD, Professor of English, University of Chicago; author Tough Enough: Arendt, Arbus, Didion, McCarthy, Sontag, Weil (Uchicago Press) Chicago, IL Joined March 2020-
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For decades, Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly accepted luxury trips from a major Republican donor, newly obtained documents and interviews show. The extent and frequency of these apparent gifts to Thomas has no known precedent in modern SCOTUS history... 🧵👇
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Happy Arraignment Week, Donald! I wrote you a new campaign song for the occasion. 🎶 👮🏻♀️💋 #GrumpyTrumpyFelon #NewVideo #TrumpIndictment #Parody
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Wowwwww the @washingtonpost Book World featured my new book of poems UTEROTOPIA today!!? With a poem from the book too! Omg! @PerseaBooks
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VERY excited to announce the line-up of extraordinary speakers for the 80th meeting of The English Institute at Yale University, September 22-23, 2023. Our topic is CATASTROPHE. But #EI2023 will be a dream. Put us on your calendar now! And retweet like mad.
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Learn more about the text of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in this video featuring @RosenJeffrey and our own Eric Slauter! Watch here: loom.ly/DKI_TC8
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How does media engagement shape policy? In their new multimedia book, Patrick Jagoda, Ireashia Bennett, and @AshlynSparrow explore ways storytelling can be used to conduct research in fields like public health, medicine, education, and activism. (1/3)
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Congratulations to UChicago alumni Hadji Bakara and Mollie Godfrey for their recognition at @MLAnews!
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Congratulations to Patrick Jagoda—the William Rainey Harper Professor of English!
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Congratulations @NdiayeNoemie—our newest tenured Associate Professor!
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Save the date! We're very pleased to announce that the speaker for our 2023 Carpenter Lectures is Fred Moten. Professor Moten will be discussing "The case of blackness: anthology, sociology, echomusecology." Add it to your calendar: tinyurl.com/2p99pazz
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Exclusive: TPM obtains new trove of Mark Meadows texts which provide the first definitive, real-time record of the plot to overturn the 2020 election. 2319 texts, most made public here for the first time. talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/a-plot… via @TPM
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Bigger corporate profits account for *over half* of the higher prices people are paying.
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Register for the second ever West coast meeting of the English Institute! The doors will be open throughout, and mingling will take place en plein air. There’s no better way to ease yourself back into the face-to-faceness of collective thinking. eventbrite.com/e/the-english-…
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Chicagoans, this is beautiful, complex writing about the discourse & world we’re in right now (in the Trib?!). Headline doesn’t capture it; give it a read. (Note: I’m an ardent supporter of the Pre-Trial Fairness Act & SAFE-T Act, and so is the author.) chicagotribune.com/opinion/commen…
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Please join me in making this articles go viral, to show that honest, authoritative news stories full of context can get clicks, too. apnews.com/article/techno…
One of the most riveting and beautifully narrated podcasts I’ve ever listened too. I hope you’ll do more!
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Ok so it's 8/1 but don't despair! Instead make plans to come to UC Irvine on October 7-8 for the 79th meeting of The English Institute. Nobody wants to miss this extraordinary roster of talks, right?! Registration link to follow shortly. Watch this space, and share madly. xo
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It’s the day of the hearings, y’all. Here’s a perfect #TBT for the occasion…🍿
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