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Talia Schaffer
@taliaschaffer.bsky.social
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I like thinking about Victorian care, disability, feminism, and also cooking (not necessarily Victorian).

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Reposted by Daniel W. Drezner, Talia Schaffer, Aviel Roshwald

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Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 @kerim.one · 4d
"Penn does not maintain information on employees’ religion"

Gift link to article. Link to petition supporting Penn's refusal to collect and hand over this information below.
Federal Suit Seeking Names of Some Jewish Employees at Penn Sparks Backlash
www.nytimes.com

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Janet Spittler @janetspittler.bsky.social · 7d
Teaching post-doc position in UVa’s College, renewable for up to three years total. Apply!
Post-doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer - Engagements, College of Arts & Sciences in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America | Research at University of Virginia
Apply for Post-doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer - Engagements, College of Arts & Sciences job with University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America. Research at Un...
jobs.virginia.edu

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Shannon K. Supple @mazarine.bsky.social · 8d
JOB POSTING!

Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints at the @folger.edu

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Andrew W. Mellon Curator of Rare Books and Prints
The Folger Shakespeare Library knows that an exceptional staff is the backbone of any great organization. We hire exceptionally qualified individuals who are committed to the mission, vision, and valu...
amherst.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com

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Victorian Web @victorianweb.bsky.social · 8d
Wonderful #Tiles in the chancel at St Oswald's, Ashbourne, part of the refitting by George Gilbert Scott. Such intricate patterns, & a fascinating study of them by Rita Wood! victorianweb.org/art/design/c...
Rows of crisscrossing slanted squares separating intricate patterns of golden flowers and foliage in studded circular frames.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 9d
"[admin]...who regard the...students of their own universities with such contempt as to be undeserving of the education that in many cases those administrators themselves, or their parents, or their children received...are an enemy of the educational enterprise"

🎁 link

www.wsj.com/opinion/mont...
Opinion | Montclair State’s Inhumanity to the Humanities
Goodbye, English department. Hello, Institute for Complex Systems and Algorithmic Infused Societies.
www.wsj.com

Reposted by Mary Feeney, Dominic Boyer, Talia Schaffer

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Mollz @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 10d
From a reddit post discussing ICE moving into Charlotte
I live in Chicago, here are some tips for dealing with the Black and Tans: Keep whistles on you to alert the neighborhood of ICE activities. Distribute whistles if you can. Post signage where people are taken, "ICE kidnapped someone here" is a powerful message. Stand firm in crosswalks or use your vehicle to obstruct ICE movement. Invite friends and family from rural areas to enjoy your cities, show them the only violence there is caused by the federal government. Post signage to alert your neighbor of the ICE activity. Record everything they do. Ask for warrants. They won't have one, but making them admit it is important. If they are on your private property, firmly tell them to leave. Sell them nothing and don't let them use restrooms. Protests. Protest. Protest. Every delay is a life saved. Remember, people aren't being deported, they are going missing.

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Talia Schaffer @taliaschaffer.bsky.social · 12d
Behold the tragicomic catastrophe at Montclair State as their admin tries to replace departments with vacuous corporate pablum, for reasons even they don't understand. Adam Rzepka is blazing on this: academeblog.org/2025/11/13/t...
The Eternal Synergy of the Spotless Mind
BY ADAM RZEPKA A large public university is wiping out all of its humanities departments. It isn’t sure why. As I write this, our Interim Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS…
academeblog.org

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Talia Schaffer @taliaschaffer.bsky.social · 15d
Need some Austen in your December? Try this symposium! udel.libcal.com/event/15550706
Jane Austen Now: A Saturday Symposium
“It is a truth universally acknowledged …” that an academic research library in possession of a first edition of Pride and Prejudice … “must be in want of …” a celebration of the...
udel.libcal.com

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Lieven Ameel, Talia Schaffer

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Andrea Kaston Tange @aktange.bsky.social · 16d
If you or anyone you know would be interested in a GREAT Victorian studies conference in the spring, here's the CFP. Proposals due Dec 6. Especially let anyone within driving distance of Cincinnati know! The lovely @nathankhensley.bsky.social will be keynote speaker. midwestvictorian.org/conference/
Conference
“The Underground: Prohibition, Abolition, Expression”2026 Call for Papers April 10-12, 2026, hosted by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Baker Street Station on the Metropolitan Railway, 1863 &#…
midwestvictorian.org

Reposted by Michael T. Meyer, Talia Schaffer

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Thom Sanger @thomsanger.bsky.social · 19d
The Dept of Biology at Loyola University. Chicago has an open lecturer position in Gender, Sexuality, and the Biology of Sex. The successful candidate will have a 50% affiliation with the Women's Studies and Gender Studies program and 50% Dept of Biology.
www.careers.luc.edu/postings/34131
Biology and Women’s Studies and Gender Studies, Lecturer (Gender, Sexuality, and the Biology of Sex ), Non-Tenure track
Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/The Department of Biology and the Women’s Studies and Gender Studies (WSGS) Program in the College of Arts and Scie...
www.careers.luc.edu

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Talia Schaffer @taliaschaffer.bsky.social · 25d
ok, this is worth being on Bsky for
victorianmasc.bsky.social Dr Laura Eastlake @victorianmasc.bsky.social · Nov 10
In Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), Dr Seward’s journals are famously ‘Kept in Phonograph’. Join me for a nerdy deep dive in which I, brandishing back-of-an-envelope math, calculate the cost of Seward's phonograph habit, & encounter a creature more uncanny than Dracula himself! 1/14 #Gothic
Edison phonograph machine Famous yellow cover of Dracula (1897)

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Lesley A. Hall, Judith N. Shklar , and 4 more

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Duncan Bell @duncanbell.bsky.social · 25d
JOB
Assistant Professor in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400,
University of Cambridge

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note
www.cam.ac.uk

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28d
honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Michelle L. Mazurek, Talia Schaffer

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Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studie @wgss-umd.bsky.social · 29d
The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor in Black Feminisms. Read more about the position and apply at https://go.umd.edu/WGSSBlackFeminisms🌈🎓 #AcademicSky #Blackademics #PhDSky

Reposted by Talia Schaffer

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NAVSA @navsa.bsky.social · 29d
Event: Victorianist Writing Retreat at Dickens Universe 2026 (Application Deadline: 12/1/25) navsa.org/News/13556934
NAVSA - Event: Victorianist Writing Retreat at Dickens Universe 2026 (Application Deadline: 12/1/25)
navsa.org

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Talia Schaffer @taliaschaffer.bsky.social · Oct 26
Pretty much, only every JE critic thinks they know exactly wtf and needs to explain it

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Talia Schaffer @taliaschaffer.bsky.social · Oct 26
WTF is exactly the appropriate critical reaction to that scene

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Talia Schaffer @taliaschaffer.bsky.social · Oct 26
If you're an independent scholar, faculty, high school teacher, or alt-ac professional, check out this beautiful opportunity at Dickens Universe! dickens.ucsc.edu/vwr/
Victorianist Writing Retreat – The Dickens Project
dickens.ucsc.edu

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · Oct 23
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

Reposted by Suresh Venkatasubramanian, Michael D. McDonald, Talia Schaffer

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capitolhunters @capitolhunters.bsky.social · Oct 20
Many people are outraged that Trump is demolishing part of the White House. But of course Trump can't do it without help. It's ACECO LLC of Silver Spring MD ("full-service demolition") that is tearing down the People's House. You can call them and let them know how you feel. 1/

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Oct 18
This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

Reposted by Nancy Kanwisher, Jesse H. Kroll, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge , and 15 more

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Gabrielle Hecht 🇵🇷 ❤️😈🐇 @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · Oct 18
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
Sara Whitmer • • • 1h • 8 I'm sure many of you have heard by now that earlier this week, IU k*lled the print edition of its student paper, the IDS. The issue that was supposed to print this week contained criticism of the Whitten regime and IUs further slide into scist control, and they couldn't allow that to happen during Homecoming, when all the rich alumni are in town. Enter Purdue! The Purdue student paper, The Exponent, owns its own presses. Yesterday, in an act of tremendous solidarity with their biggest rival school, they printed the forbidden issue of the IDS. They then drove it to Bloomington overnight and stocked all of the IDS boxes on campus, just in time for Homecoming. Solidarity is what makes us stronger, and solidarity will be what ultimately allows us to triumph, if we can ever truly get it together. I hope everyone has a fun, safe day if they're going out today, and I hope we can think about what acts of solidarity we can begin taking to really make this movement MOVE - beyond a permitted expression of upset into more active resistance. 75 12 comments

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Ezra Levin ❌👑 @ezralevin.bsky.social · Oct 18
Leah and I just got off the stage in DC. More than 200k. Double what we saw for Hands Off! This movement is incredible.

We’re better than fear. We’re braver than billionaires. We’re bigger than ever. And we will win. #NoKings

Reposted by Lesley A. Hall, Talia Schaffer

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · Oct 14
We will soon be announcing a new Fellowship through the British Association for Romantic Studies which supportsthe work of independent researchers. It's a tight deadline but if you fall into this category or know anyone who does, watch this space @bars.bsky.social

Reposted by Timothy Snyder, Talia Schaffer

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Save Our Country (we/us) @rlab53.bsky.social · Oct 12
❌👑 OCTOBER 18 ❌👑
NoKings.org

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Oct 11
No Kings,
For the love of America.
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
nokings.org

Reposted by Talia Schaffer, Lisa Diedrich, Southern Africa

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · Oct 9
Job Alert! @uwmadisongws.bsky.social is hiring an assistant professor or recently tenured associate professor who works on gender or sexuality and aging. If this sounds like you, please apply! If it’s not you, please share with your networks.

jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...
Assistant/Associate Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies (RISE - THRIVE) - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
jobs.wisc.edu

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Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · Oct 8
Are you doing #19thC attribution research? Do you have DH skills and nowhere to use them? YOU could be the next editor of the Curran Index! We're still accepting applications thru next week on 15 Oct. Lead this ongoing + fully supported DH project into its next iteration! rs4vp.org/curran-edito...
Lead the Curran Index as Our New Editor – RSVP
RSVP seeks a new Editor or Editors to lead the Curran Index! Applications should be sent to VP Alison Chapman by October 15.
rs4vp.org

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J.D. Connor @jdconnor.bsky.social · Oct 7
We're hiring. It's a real needle-in-a-haystack search for an experienced teacher who can help reimagine our flagship (i.e., huge) intro course for a new era. 3/3 load. Convenient to Hollywood and Holbox.

usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...
Open-rank Assistant, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at USC
Open-rank Assistant, Associate Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at USC
usccareers.usc.edu

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · Oct 6
You had me at “time”