As a scholar of Herman Melville I strongly believe our next VP should be someone with an animal nemesis.

this is why the ruling class don’t want the humanities. when you study history, literature, or media (etc) you immediately see how language distorts reality; how the press are racist; how historical context helps see the present clearly.

Friends, I have a book that was published in 2020 and another that was published in 2021, pictured here. Neither has been widely reviewed. If you know of a journal that is still catching up on reviewing backlog from COVID and might want to review one of these, please let me know!

All we need is for Chappell Roan to tweet “Tim IS a Midwest princess” and we win in November.

I love listening to dance/club music while I write, so I can shake my ass as I describe Derrida's archival fever theory. What music do you listen to as you write?

A long writing project requires repetition and consistency, two things that are challenging for me. My days have looked the same for the past few months as I pushed to finish my comps papers. Not easy at all. And I did it!

Joshua and I when we want Panera. like nevermind.

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Willow/Gambino concert was so fun! Willow sounds amazing live & Gambino is such an engaging performer. The best part was singing & dancing with Joshua Nguyen, PhD 🧼🧽 🧡✨

Still thinking about getting to hear WILLOW sing “I left my consciousness in the sixth dimension” live. What an icon

when I say I’m hungry, this is what I mean

Comps oral exam is officially scheduled. Why are my hands already clammy & tingly? Send good vibes as I prep over the next month! ✨

fun fact: yearning was invented in 1965

Beyonce should host a live show on all platforms at the exact same time as the CMAs. Or release the videos for the album the minute the CMAs begin.

I passed a neighborhood kid and he called out, “hey, are you a teacher?” I can’t explain it, but it felt like a read!

she was not joan of arc, she was julie d’aubigny who set fire to a convent to excape with her lesbian lover <3

Consider submitting a paper to the GCWS Graduate Student Conference!