Tom Ue
@tomue.bsky.social
Prof in English of the Long Nineteenth Century, Cape Breton University
Pinned
I have so many feels abt peer-review that I might have to drum up a booklet.
'to treat peer review as a throughput problem is to misunderstand what is at stake. Review is not simply a production stage in the research pipeline; it is one of the few remaining spaces where the scientific community talks to itself.' 1/3
AI is not a peer, so it can’t do peer review
If we still believe that science is a vocation grounded in argument, curiosity and care, we can’t delegate judgement to machines, says Akhil Bhardwaj
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I have so many feels abt peer-review that I might have to drum up a booklet.
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This article is almost 10 years old but remains evergreen.
"The line on men has been that they're the only gender qualified to hold important jobs and too incompetent to be responsible for their conduct."
"The line on men has been that they're the only gender qualified to hold important jobs and too incompetent to be responsible for their conduct."
The myth of the male bumbler
How manipulative men use one of our culture's most muscular myths — that men are clueless — and weaponize it into an alibi
theweek.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:49 AM
This article is almost 10 years old but remains evergreen.
"The line on men has been that they're the only gender qualified to hold important jobs and too incompetent to be responsible for their conduct."
"The line on men has been that they're the only gender qualified to hold important jobs and too incompetent to be responsible for their conduct."
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18 month postdoc at the lovely IHR in London, $41,740. Deadline 7 March. 'The Fellow will play a key role within the IHR team responsible for hosting the 2027 North American Conference in British Studies (NACBS)' in London 2027.
Repost to spread the word. #Skystorians
Repost to spread the word. #Skystorians
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:07 AM
18 month postdoc at the lovely IHR in London, $41,740. Deadline 7 March. 'The Fellow will play a key role within the IHR team responsible for hosting the 2027 North American Conference in British Studies (NACBS)' in London 2027.
Repost to spread the word. #Skystorians
Repost to spread the word. #Skystorians
Reposted by Tom Ue
Reposted by Tom Ue
Keith Clavin's special issue @global19c.bsky.social is free to access, for a limited time, @livunipress.bsky.social! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/gncs/2/1
Contents | Global Nineteenth-Century Studies 2, 1
In an effort to expand the fields of literary, cultural, and ethnic studies, the collection of articles herein focuses upon an often-overlooked set of imperial relations between Britain and Latin America in the nineteenth century. The most common and ...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Keith Clavin's special issue @global19c.bsky.social is free to access, for a limited time, @livunipress.bsky.social! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/gncs/2/1
‘Still looking alright!
February 2, 2026 at 1:21 AM
‘Still looking alright!
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Warm congrats, @gabrielh.bsky.social! X
Coming this August! Have me come tell your students that everyone is a digital humanist now, in an age of pervasive digital mediation -- happy to bring free copies
February 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Warm congrats, @gabrielh.bsky.social! X
Keith Clavin's special issue @global19c.bsky.social is free to access, for a limited time, @livunipress.bsky.social! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/gncs/2/1
Contents | Global Nineteenth-Century Studies 2, 1
In an effort to expand the fields of literary, cultural, and ethnic studies, the collection of articles herein focuses upon an often-overlooked set of imperial relations between Britain and Latin America in the nineteenth century. The most common and ...
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Keith Clavin's special issue @global19c.bsky.social is free to access, for a limited time, @livunipress.bsky.social! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/gncs/2/1
Warm congrats, @gabrielh.bsky.social! X
Coming this August! Have me come tell your students that everyone is a digital humanist now, in an age of pervasive digital mediation -- happy to bring free copies
February 1, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Warm congrats, @gabrielh.bsky.social! X
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'Saving this for the next time I teach Bleak House. #TheBeauty
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
'Saving this for the next time I teach Bleak House. #TheBeauty
'Saving this for the next time I teach Bleak House. #TheBeauty
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
'Saving this for the next time I teach Bleak House. #TheBeauty
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RIP James Sallis. I enjoyed chatting w/ him abt Drive several years ago. #RIP #JamesSallis www.academia.edu/40715413/The...
The Question of Closure in James Sallis’ and Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive
Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance 13.1 (2020): 91-96. Print.
www.academia.edu
January 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
RIP James Sallis. I enjoyed chatting w/ him abt Drive several years ago. #RIP #JamesSallis www.academia.edu/40715413/The...
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Finally got to this! Congrats, @uvapress.bsky.social!
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Finally got to this! Congrats, @uvapress.bsky.social!
Reposted by Tom Ue
I saw this in New York, & I knew that I need one.
January 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I saw this in New York, & I knew that I need one.
Reposted by Tom Ue
'Just in time for the new season! My essay focuses on boxing, mostly in season 1. #Bridgerton
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
'Just in time for the new season! My essay focuses on boxing, mostly in season 1. #Bridgerton
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A whole new journal issue on Pinocchio @intellectbooks.bsky.social I have a rev on The Prince of Egypt.
Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance 18.2 is out now!
Special Issue: ‘A Global “Puppet”’
Including ‘Ottoman and Greek popular culture and Italian literary figures’ by Eleni Kassapi and ‘Pinocchio and his siblings’ by Rosangela Libertini
TaPRA
https://ow.ly/fyMV50Y4M4R
Special Issue: ‘A Global “Puppet”’
Including ‘Ottoman and Greek popular culture and Italian literary figures’ by Eleni Kassapi and ‘Pinocchio and his siblings’ by Rosangela Libertini
TaPRA
https://ow.ly/fyMV50Y4M4R
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A whole new journal issue on Pinocchio @intellectbooks.bsky.social I have a rev on The Prince of Egypt.
RIP James Sallis. I enjoyed chatting w/ him abt Drive several years ago. #RIP #JamesSallis www.academia.edu/40715413/The...
The Question of Closure in James Sallis’ and Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive
Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance 13.1 (2020): 91-96. Print.
www.academia.edu
January 29, 2026 at 9:32 PM
RIP James Sallis. I enjoyed chatting w/ him abt Drive several years ago. #RIP #JamesSallis www.academia.edu/40715413/The...
Finally got to this! Congrats, @uvapress.bsky.social!
January 29, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Finally got to this! Congrats, @uvapress.bsky.social!
I saw this in New York, & I knew that I need one.
January 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I saw this in New York, & I knew that I need one.
'Just in time for the new season! My essay focuses on boxing, mostly in season 1. #Bridgerton
January 29, 2026 at 12:07 PM
'Just in time for the new season! My essay focuses on boxing, mostly in season 1. #Bridgerton
A whole new journal issue on Pinocchio @intellectbooks.bsky.social I have a rev on The Prince of Egypt.
Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance 18.2 is out now!
Special Issue: ‘A Global “Puppet”’
Including ‘Ottoman and Greek popular culture and Italian literary figures’ by Eleni Kassapi and ‘Pinocchio and his siblings’ by Rosangela Libertini
TaPRA
https://ow.ly/fyMV50Y4M4R
Special Issue: ‘A Global “Puppet”’
Including ‘Ottoman and Greek popular culture and Italian literary figures’ by Eleni Kassapi and ‘Pinocchio and his siblings’ by Rosangela Libertini
TaPRA
https://ow.ly/fyMV50Y4M4R
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A whole new journal issue on Pinocchio @intellectbooks.bsky.social I have a rev on The Prince of Egypt.
Reposted by Tom Ue
My book rev section for @global19c.bsky.social 5.1 is in! Here's to the next fifty issues @livunipress.bsky.social.
January 28, 2026 at 2:11 AM
My book rev section for @global19c.bsky.social 5.1 is in! Here's to the next fifty issues @livunipress.bsky.social.