Tita Chico
@titachico.bsky.social
Prof of English @ U Maryland
*Devices of Enlightenment* (current)
*On Wonder* (Cambridge '25)
*The Experimental Imagination* (Stanford '18/'20)
https://titachico.wixsite.com/home
*Devices of Enlightenment* (current)
*On Wonder* (Cambridge '25)
*The Experimental Imagination* (Stanford '18/'20)
https://titachico.wixsite.com/home
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Tita Chico
@titachico.bsky.social
· Feb 13
On Wonder
Cambridge Core - English Literature 1700-1830 - On Wonder
doi.org
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...
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...
Excellent new book alert! @lucindalucinda.bsky.social has published THE FIFTH PLAGUE: CATTLE, CONTAGION, & THE MEDICAL POSTHUMANITIES!
Get it, read it now!
Get it, read it now!
Excellent new book alert! Lucinda Cole's THE FIFTH PLAGUE: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities!
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Fifth Plague
This book offers a perspective on animal diseases and their impact on human society, enriching your understanding of interconnected health narratives.
link.springer.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Excellent new book alert! @lucindalucinda.bsky.social has published THE FIFTH PLAGUE: CATTLE, CONTAGION, & THE MEDICAL POSTHUMANITIES!
Get it, read it now!
Get it, read it now!
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Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announces transition committees
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.
www.cbsnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Honored to serve on Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Transition Committee on Technology. For too long, too many New Yorkers have been left behind. NYC deserves governance that centers affordability, equity, and the public good-looking forward to the work ahead. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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My colleague Lucinda Cole’s new book!
Excellent new book alert! Lucinda Cole's THE FIFTH PLAGUE: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities!
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Fifth Plague
This book offers a perspective on animal diseases and their impact on human society, enriching your understanding of interconnected health narratives.
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My colleague Lucinda Cole’s new book!
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Congrats to my forever colleague, Lucinda! I've gotten glimpses of this in development and it's great!
Excellent new book alert! Lucinda Cole's THE FIFTH PLAGUE: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities!
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Fifth Plague
This book offers a perspective on animal diseases and their impact on human society, enriching your understanding of interconnected health narratives.
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Congrats to my forever colleague, Lucinda! I've gotten glimpses of this in development and it's great!
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Excellent new book alert! Lucinda Cole's THE FIFTH PLAGUE: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities!
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Fifth Plague
This book offers a perspective on animal diseases and their impact on human society, enriching your understanding of interconnected health narratives.
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Excellent new book alert! Lucinda Cole's THE FIFTH PLAGUE: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities!
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
The Fifth Plague
This book offers a perspective on animal diseases and their impact on human society, enriching your understanding of interconnected health narratives.
link.springer.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Excellent new book alert! Lucinda Cole's THE FIFTH PLAGUE: Cattle, Contagion, and the Medical Posthumanities!
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#C18L
#medicalhumanities
#animalstudies
In her words...
1/2
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
Heartbroken family of trans teen speaks out about how bullying led to his death
The family of trans Iowa student Miles Phipps has spoken out about bullying following losing their son to suicide. He was just 15-years-old.
www.thepinknews.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A trans teen in Iowa completed suicide after severe bullying by classmates and teachers.
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
"Miles’ death came a day after a substitute teacher refused to use his preferred pronouns."
It's the type of bullying @thefireorg.bsky.social and @aricohn.com support.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/17/m...
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I love my students so much
“Hey hey, ho ho, you and the worm have got to go.”
“Hey hey, ho ho, you and the worm have got to go.”
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I love my students so much
“Hey hey, ho ho, you and the worm have got to go.”
“Hey hey, ho ho, you and the worm have got to go.”
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“How do you negotiate with a partner who’s willing to actually destroy what we do well?” — Wesleyan University President @msroth.bsky.social in conversation with the leaders of Dartmouth and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the @nytimes.com about Trump’s attack on #HigherEd.
Opinion | ‘We Need to Be Worried’: Three University Leaders on the Fate of Higher Education in the Trump Era
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
“How do you negotiate with a partner who’s willing to actually destroy what we do well?” — Wesleyan University President @msroth.bsky.social in conversation with the leaders of Dartmouth and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the @nytimes.com about Trump’s attack on #HigherEd.
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Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
November 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Few things bug me more than higher ed leaders saying that we lost our mission and lost the trust of the public, when we have actually been the target of a decades-long smear campaign by the right wing that worked. The moment we’re losing our mission is right now, in capitulation.
I've got tix for Dec! can't wait
"Standing before Amy Sherald’s work, you must learn to stretch," writes Angela N. Carroll. baltimorebeat.com/epically-ecs...
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I've got tix for Dec! can't wait
This was a GOOD DAY with @zugenia.bsky.social as we talked about our new books, wonder, wit, research, pedagogy, and friendship.
Enjoying @titachico.bsky.social and @zugenia.bsky.social in conversation here at @umdenglish.bsky.social about their new books, on wonder and wit.
November 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
This was a GOOD DAY with @zugenia.bsky.social as we talked about our new books, wonder, wit, research, pedagogy, and friendship.
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lmao the comeuppance 👨🍳👌
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
lmao the comeuppance 👨🍳👌
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"In effect, the Supreme Court has outright told judges to do as they say, which is to follow precedent as the Court explained it in writing, and not as they do, which is to grant the Trump administration’s every request"
I was reading one of the cases about Trump canceling funds for anything related to "DEI" and I'm happy to announce a federal judge lowkey appears to be joining Team Don't Listen to the Supreme Court
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Judges Are Finding Ways to Deal With the Supreme Court’s Disastrous Shadow Docket
The White House wants to keep its cases out of skeptical federal district courts. Judges are finding ways to reel them back in.
ballsandstrikes.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
"In effect, the Supreme Court has outright told judges to do as they say, which is to follow precedent as the Court explained it in writing, and not as they do, which is to grant the Trump administration’s every request"
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Still processing that an economic advisor to multiple administrations, business leaders, and top institutions was asking a known sex trafficker of minor age girls to be his wingman for attempting to coerce his academic mentee into a sexual relationship—years after he said that women aren’t as smart
November 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Still processing that an economic advisor to multiple administrations, business leaders, and top institutions was asking a known sex trafficker of minor age girls to be his wingman for attempting to coerce his academic mentee into a sexual relationship—years after he said that women aren’t as smart
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"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
just donated.
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www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
You can also subscribe to their newsletter & get involved!
www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
World Without Exploitation - End Human Trafficking
The movement to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
just donated.
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Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Never forget that just a week ago, Ross Douthat and the NYTimes were asking if women ruined the workplace.
"there are about a thousand of us"
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
"there are about a thousand of us"
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holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
I blame them as much, too.
"Be clear: I blame the protectors of the predators just as much as the rapists themselves because without them, this cycle might’ve ended long ago with sexual abusers, especially those ensconced in politics and media, rooted out," MFP Founding Editor Donna Ladd wrote in August. "Maybe."
The Epstein Saga Is Not a Game. It’s About Protecting Women.
Donna Ladd reflects on her own story amid the still-unfolding Jeffrey Epstein saga of rape, retribution and the protection of sexual predators.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I blame them as much, too.
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Me:
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
"Be clear: I blame the protectors of the predators just as much as the rapists themselves because without them, this cycle might’ve ended long ago with sexual abusers, especially those ensconced in politics and media, rooted out," MFP Founding Editor Donna Ladd wrote in August. "Maybe."
The Epstein Saga Is Not a Game. It’s About Protecting Women.
Donna Ladd reflects on her own story amid the still-unfolding Jeffrey Epstein saga of rape, retribution and the protection of sexual predators.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Me:
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
“We seethe over the betrayal by a supposedly democratic society that quickly averts its collective eyes and allows predators, mostly men, to get away with it and reinvent themselves right in front of our eyes as we’re punished if we speak out about our basic rights to survival and safety.”
Wow. Listen to this kid.
Yes, a KID.
Yes, a KID.
Hey Megyn Kelly,
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
14-year-old Eloise would like a word:
“If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good…
because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.”
Sound up! 🔥🔊
1/2
November 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Wow. Listen to this kid.
Yes, a KID.
Yes, a KID.
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My dad died five weeks ago, so that AI commercial, for fake versions of our lost loved ones? Burn every data center to the ground.
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
My dad died five weeks ago, so that AI commercial, for fake versions of our lost loved ones? Burn every data center to the ground.