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Megan Peiser

@meganpeiser.bsky.social

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Mixed Chahta on Anishinaabe Land. Food sovereignty. Bibliographer. 18C lit. Women Writers. DH. Periodicals. Mother of dachshunds, first of her name. She/her

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Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Nov 10

My introduction for the new folks: Assoc Prof at Oakland U outside Detroit, MI. I work on 18C women writers, indigenous studies, book history, periodicals, DH. As a citizen of Choctaw Nation of OK I do land back & food sovereignty work in my local communities. I garden, & hang w 2dachshunds.

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Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Sep 11

Good morning fellow #18thCentury #Romanticism and #DigitalHumanities friends! My monograph, British Women Novelists and the Review Periodical will be out in March 2026! I hope you'll request that your library purchases a copy, & snag one for yourself!
www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

British Women Novelists and the Review Periodical

How did book reviews shape the fate of novels and their authors during the height of women's literary influence?At the turn of the nineteenth century, British women novelists were publishing more fict...

www.press.jhu.edu

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Heather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · Jul 29

Job: Humanities Librarian at Oakland University jobs.oakland.edu/postings/35510
(where you'd be able to collaborate with the excellent @meganpeiser.bsky.social)

Assistant Professor of University Libraries, Humanities Librarian

Oakland University’s Kresge Library seeks an innovative, collaborative, and service-oriented humanities librarian to join us in fostering academic excellence and student success by expertly integratin...

jobs.oakland.edu

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Lisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · Jun 9

Nearly 90% of people in ICE custody are held in facilities run by for-profit, private companies (ie Geo Group and CoreCivic).

www.npr.org/2025/06/04/n...

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/04/nx-s1-5417980/private-prisons-and-local-jails-are-ramping-up-as-ice-detention-exceeds-capacity#:~:text=Nearly%2090%%20of%20people%20in%20ICE%20custody,of%20the%20largest%2C%20Geo%20Group%20and%20CoreCivic%2C

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Fahime Serhatti, PhD @fahimeserhatti.bsky.social · May 31

🔴 1669 Citing poor eyesight, English civil servant Samuel Pepys records the last entry in his famous diary

#OnThisDay
#ThisDayinHistory
#OTD
#May31
#SamuelPepys

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Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · May 30

Honestly… it would. I used to joke that I knew more about Charles II’s mistresses than his foreign policy… but I actually just learned foreign policy through his mistresses.

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · May 30

It’s AMAZING

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · May 29

ZOMG

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · May 29

I love this idea. I have no idea what I would do, but I love this. It really embraces that learning could be about joy.

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · May 29

I second this.

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · May 29

This thread on biscuits made my morning, especially the bookish biscuits. #bookhistory #bibliography

Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · May 29

Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵

First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

A set of eight rectangular cookies arranged on a square white plate against a dark wooden background. Each cookie is inspired by a wallpaper design by Morris & Co. The patterns represented feature different floral and leaf shapes in shades of baby blue, soft pink, leafy green, mustard yellow, cream, and dark grey.

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · May 8

Starting the Charlotte Smith chapter of Rebecca Romney’s new book feels like a treat today.

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Mar 17

Hey ASECS members in Michigan (adjacent states too!). Interested in gathering in the center of the state for a dinner on one of the virtual ASECS weekends? I'll organize if I know who to invite. #ASECS2025 #ASECS25

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Benita Blessing @bcblessing.bsky.social · Feb 15

It’s so easy to vote in the @asecsoffice.bsky.social elections for the Executive Board! Let’s break some voter turnout records!

ASECS @asecsoffice.bsky.social · Feb 15

It's Saturday morning and we're at 19% voter turnout for the @asecsoffice.bsky.social Executive Board elections! asecs.org/about/electi...

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Tita Chico @titachico.bsky.social · Feb 13

Good news!

My beloved little wonder book is freshly published by @cambridgeup.bsky.social !

Digital access is available for free through 27 Feb 2025.

Please share! Please welcome this beauty into the world!

#C18L #18thcentury

DOI: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

On Wonder

Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - On Wonder

doi.org

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Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Feb 14

yes! it looks like the BL 19th Century is down rn. <sigh> Thanks for checking for me!

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Feb 14

I need something c. 19th century that my ECCO access doesn't reach to. I can see via WorldCat that "historical texts" has it...

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Feb 14

Anyone have access to Historical Texts database and could look up something for me?

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · Feb 5

I get that for Christians it's important to see Christianity as good. but none of the rest of us fucking care if it's "real" Christians or "fake" Christians robbing us of healthcare or destroying our democracy.

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Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Feb 7

@cignahealthcare.bsky.social ??

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Feb 7

Unacceptable. @cignahealthcare.bsky.social

Dr. Misty Krueger @mistykrueger.bsky.social · Feb 6

Cigna is denying me a PET scan bc. they state it is not medically necessary based on their clinical guidelines. I have stage 4 metastatic breast cancer spreading throughout my bones and liver. My insurance company says I don't need the only scan that can show what's going on!

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Feb 7

Wtf Cigna. Cancer patients are your patients—where is the care they deserve?

Dr. Misty Krueger @mistykrueger.bsky.social · Feb 6

Cigna forcing me to use Accredo pharmacy has lead to me being in a situation where I can’t get my chemo. And Accredo has been gaslighting me for weeks. Today I thought about quitting my treatment and just letting the cancer kill me. Because I can’t keep begging for care.

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Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Jan 27

Please advise: which book have you started with?

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Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Jan 27

Sold some eggs to our neighbor yesterday & am thinking we should upcharge for folks who voted for this nonsense 👀

Megan Peiser @meganpeiser.bsky.social · Jan 25

Fascinating!

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · Jan 25

4) Do not normalize proving your citizenship status on demand. You are not required to do that. Refuse. White American citizens are safest in refusing because they're the hardest to fuck with and they should use it.

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