Robin E. Field
@robinfield.bsky.social
English professor at King's College, PA 📚 Fiction writer 💻 Optimistic pessimist ✊ Editor of Zeal: A Journal for the Liberal Arts
https://zeal.kings.edu/zeal
https://zeal.kings.edu/zeal
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Does anyone know of peer-reviewed work on Collier's African/American Library? This piece is good and includes great cover images, but is very short justseeds.org/240-colliers...
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240: Collier's Af/Am Library - Justseeds
While collecting books from the African Writers Series published by Heinemann (I’ll be featuring those books in a future post), I stumbled upon what I first thought was a small... Read More »
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January 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Does anyone know of peer-reviewed work on Collier's African/American Library? This piece is good and includes great cover images, but is very short justseeds.org/240-colliers...
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If you have any leads on any jobs, I'm still looking. I'm in a suburb of Boston, but can relocate if the salary is sufficient to pay full rent/loans/living expenses (as I'd be moving without my husband).
My specialisms are US post-war culture, Hollywood, & media literacy. My CV is available here:
My specialisms are US post-war culture, Hollywood, & media literacy. My CV is available here:
Vaughn Joy - Black and White and Read All Over
Vaughn Joy is an independent researcher, author of Review Roulette, and the site creator, designer, and administrator of Black and White and Read All Over.
blackwhiteandread.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
If you have any leads on any jobs, I'm still looking. I'm in a suburb of Boston, but can relocate if the salary is sufficient to pay full rent/loans/living expenses (as I'd be moving without my husband).
My specialisms are US post-war culture, Hollywood, & media literacy. My CV is available here:
My specialisms are US post-war culture, Hollywood, & media literacy. My CV is available here:
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Every, I mean EVERY White American should be forced learn about the Tulsa and Rosewood, along with the myriad, full-blown racist massacres, white Americans have committed against Black Americans, throughout U.S. History whenever we were able to actually thrive and control our own economies.
May 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Every, I mean EVERY White American should be forced learn about the Tulsa and Rosewood, along with the myriad, full-blown racist massacres, white Americans have committed against Black Americans, throughout U.S. History whenever we were able to actually thrive and control our own economies.
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I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
Despite Trump’s promises, grocery prices are still rising fast. Families can’t afford this… when is he going to get serious about lowering costs?
January 19, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I can’t go to the grocery store alone right now because ICE is racially profiling and abducting people who aren’t white
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Remain radicalized.
Remember why.
Protect your communities but never take advantage of them.
Respect those who take the time to respect you.
Respect others and yourself.
Give yourself grace to make mistakes.
Build your mind.
Protect your heart.
Do no harm but take no shit.
Love one another.
Be well.
Remember why.
Protect your communities but never take advantage of them.
Respect those who take the time to respect you.
Respect others and yourself.
Give yourself grace to make mistakes.
Build your mind.
Protect your heart.
Do no harm but take no shit.
Love one another.
Be well.
July 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Remain radicalized.
Remember why.
Protect your communities but never take advantage of them.
Respect those who take the time to respect you.
Respect others and yourself.
Give yourself grace to make mistakes.
Build your mind.
Protect your heart.
Do no harm but take no shit.
Love one another.
Be well.
Remember why.
Protect your communities but never take advantage of them.
Respect those who take the time to respect you.
Respect others and yourself.
Give yourself grace to make mistakes.
Build your mind.
Protect your heart.
Do no harm but take no shit.
Love one another.
Be well.
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
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Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Unexpected snowfall
January 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Unexpected snowfall
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Hey, people are permanently losing their eyesight at some of these protests and have been for some time. These people, the ones that have put their bodies on the line, are among the people who would benefit from your usage of alt-text when posting protest related imagery.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Hey, people are permanently losing their eyesight at some of these protests and have been for some time. These people, the ones that have put their bodies on the line, are among the people who would benefit from your usage of alt-text when posting protest related imagery.
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
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White folks. Watch this. Twice if you have to.
And don’t just listen to her. Understand what it is she is saying.
And don’t just listen to her. Understand what it is she is saying.
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 PM
White folks. Watch this. Twice if you have to.
And don’t just listen to her. Understand what it is she is saying.
And don’t just listen to her. Understand what it is she is saying.
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Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
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January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out.
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?
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Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
ETHICS IS NOW CANCELED AT TEXAS A&M
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
Statement from Dr. Leonard Bright....
January 14, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Texas A&M decided to publicly cancel my Ethics class, and share a false statement that I declined to provide information, which made it impossible for [them ] to request an exemption. See for yourself, if this statement is true.
They are getting creative!
They are getting creative!
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Getting older is about having more and more admin to do until it takes you out.
January 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Getting older is about having more and more admin to do until it takes you out.
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Photo of the Day.
A young woman, identifying herself as disabled & going to a doctors appointment, had her car windows smashed, was dragged out, cuffed & led away by ICE agents.
The incident happened at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, not far from Renee Good’s murder.
*Credit to photographer, Tim Evans
A young woman, identifying herself as disabled & going to a doctors appointment, had her car windows smashed, was dragged out, cuffed & led away by ICE agents.
The incident happened at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, not far from Renee Good’s murder.
*Credit to photographer, Tim Evans
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Photo of the Day.
A young woman, identifying herself as disabled & going to a doctors appointment, had her car windows smashed, was dragged out, cuffed & led away by ICE agents.
The incident happened at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, not far from Renee Good’s murder.
*Credit to photographer, Tim Evans
A young woman, identifying herself as disabled & going to a doctors appointment, had her car windows smashed, was dragged out, cuffed & led away by ICE agents.
The incident happened at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, not far from Renee Good’s murder.
*Credit to photographer, Tim Evans
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University of Arizona Libraries is hiring for a RARE BOOK LIBRARIAN! 1st review of applications February 9, 2026.
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
We have great collections and great people here. Not on the committee, happy to chat.
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
We have great collections and great people here. Not on the committee, happy to chat.
Librarian, Rare Books (Assistant or Associate)
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIESAcquire, appraise, and
preserve collections of primary and significant research value, especially rare
books.In partnership
with ...
arizona.csod.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:14 PM
University of Arizona Libraries is hiring for a RARE BOOK LIBRARIAN! 1st review of applications February 9, 2026.
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
We have great collections and great people here. Not on the committee, happy to chat.
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
We have great collections and great people here. Not on the committee, happy to chat.
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A true hero. Rest in power.
Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
A true hero. Rest in power.
Zeal: A Journal for the Liberal Arts seeks submissions for Provocations & Occasions. These interdisciplinary essays are funny, or uncommonly creative, or written with unaccustomed zeal. More info is here: zeal.kings.edu/zeal/Submiss...
Submissions
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zeal.kings.edu
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Zeal: A Journal for the Liberal Arts seeks submissions for Provocations & Occasions. These interdisciplinary essays are funny, or uncommonly creative, or written with unaccustomed zeal. More info is here: zeal.kings.edu/zeal/Submiss...
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For centuries, a “gossip” was a woman who attended another woman's delivery. The word was a corruption of “god-sib” or “god-sibling,” meaning “sister in the Lord.” The gossips offered support to mother & midwife. Only later did it become derogatory.
More info: www.historyextra.com/period/gener...
More info: www.historyextra.com/period/gener...
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 AM
For centuries, a “gossip” was a woman who attended another woman's delivery. The word was a corruption of “god-sib” or “god-sibling,” meaning “sister in the Lord.” The gossips offered support to mother & midwife. Only later did it become derogatory.
More info: www.historyextra.com/period/gener...
More info: www.historyextra.com/period/gener...
Part of what I loved about Seoul: subway stops had clean large public bathrooms, couches, TVs, and AC BEFORE you paid to get on the train.
Bringing back "sewer socialism," literally. Gotta love it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewer_s...
January 11, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Part of what I loved about Seoul: subway stops had clean large public bathrooms, couches, TVs, and AC BEFORE you paid to get on the train.
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And this is still true. My streak of zero use ever continues, so I’m not asking anything of them I don’t commit to and practice myself.
One reason AI companies stress alleged benefits *to instructors* when marketing to ed settings: If teachers are using it, then they have no moral ground to prohibit students from doing so. Which is why I commit to students up front that I haven’t & won’t use it in any aspect of the courses I teach.
January 10, 2026 at 3:02 AM
And this is still true. My streak of zero use ever continues, so I’m not asking anything of them I don’t commit to and practice myself.