@valerieuher.bsky.social
Research labour unrest + resource extraction in can-lit (abd phd). Editor. Teacher. Ex: Union organizer/negotiator (#organizeuw) + musique
reading this makes me ache to teach close reading again.
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
reading this makes me ache to teach close reading again.
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Essential essay by @iliasalami.bsky.social on new configurations of state ownership + state investment funds being deployed in the race for military, AI, and energy supply chain dominance. The trend rhymes with earlier eras of Great Power conflict but updated for a networked global economy.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Essential essay by @iliasalami.bsky.social on new configurations of state ownership + state investment funds being deployed in the race for military, AI, and energy supply chain dominance. The trend rhymes with earlier eras of Great Power conflict but updated for a networked global economy.
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Check out our "New Voices in Environmental Modernisms" Roundtable CFP (for MSA 2026, Loughborough): share widely with emerging and contingent modernist scholars, makers, and activists please! (DL 2/1/26): sites.google.com/risd.edu/mod...
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Check out our "New Voices in Environmental Modernisms" Roundtable CFP (for MSA 2026, Loughborough): share widely with emerging and contingent modernist scholars, makers, and activists please! (DL 2/1/26): sites.google.com/risd.edu/mod...
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#COP30 ends with an “empty deal,” dropping any fossil fuel phaseout despite backing from 80+ countries. Colombia objected after pushback from petrostates.
Some wins on adaptation, forests & just transition, but no roadmap for the urgent fossil phaseout the science demands.
Some wins on adaptation, forests & just transition, but no roadmap for the urgent fossil phaseout the science demands.
BREAKING: ‘Empty Deal’ at COP30 as Petrostates Block Progress on Fossil Fuel Phaseout
A dramatic, last-minute intervention by Colombia at the closing session of the COP30 climate summit Saturday afternoon failed to derail what one veteran negotiator called an “empty deal” on countries’...
www.theenergymix.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
#COP30 ends with an “empty deal,” dropping any fossil fuel phaseout despite backing from 80+ countries. Colombia objected after pushback from petrostates.
Some wins on adaptation, forests & just transition, but no roadmap for the urgent fossil phaseout the science demands.
Some wins on adaptation, forests & just transition, but no roadmap for the urgent fossil phaseout the science demands.
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the most anticipated book of 2026:
bravo @ueberdruss.bsky.social !!
www.versobooks.com/products/334...
bravo @ueberdruss.bsky.social !!
www.versobooks.com/products/334...
Working Nature
Working Nature offers a history of the energy economy and its representations over the 19th and 20th century.Russ argues that “Energy” is not a thing nor an ability, but a social relation to nature fo...
www.versobooks.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
the most anticipated book of 2026:
bravo @ueberdruss.bsky.social !!
www.versobooks.com/products/334...
bravo @ueberdruss.bsky.social !!
www.versobooks.com/products/334...
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I awoke to the headline this morning that Ottawa and Alberta are reportedly “close” to a deal that includes a new heavy oil pipeline to the northwest coast of BC…
It feels timely to share that my book is out now with UBC Press, available open access
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
It feels timely to share that my book is out now with UBC Press, available open access
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance
Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance - Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure; Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance reveals how and why social movements have frustrated major pip...
www.ubcpress.ca
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I awoke to the headline this morning that Ottawa and Alberta are reportedly “close” to a deal that includes a new heavy oil pipeline to the northwest coast of BC…
It feels timely to share that my book is out now with UBC Press, available open access
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
It feels timely to share that my book is out now with UBC Press, available open access
www.ubcpress.ca/mega-pipelin...
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📢 Upcoming Event!
💻 A "What is Happening in Canada?" seminar: On Disability Arts & Culture with Dr. Emilia Nielsen (Associate Professor
Health & Society, York University)
9 December 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
🔗 Register here: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@csnrec.bsky.social
💻 A "What is Happening in Canada?" seminar: On Disability Arts & Culture with Dr. Emilia Nielsen (Associate Professor
Health & Society, York University)
9 December 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
🔗 Register here: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@csnrec.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📢 Upcoming Event!
💻 A "What is Happening in Canada?" seminar: On Disability Arts & Culture with Dr. Emilia Nielsen (Associate Professor
Health & Society, York University)
9 December 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
🔗 Register here: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@csnrec.bsky.social
💻 A "What is Happening in Canada?" seminar: On Disability Arts & Culture with Dr. Emilia Nielsen (Associate Professor
Health & Society, York University)
9 December 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
🔗 Register here: yorku.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@csnrec.bsky.social
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A repost as we begin a unit on workers' inquiry in my work class
www.unemployednegativity.com/2017/02/if-n...
www.unemployednegativity.com/2017/02/if-n...
Undercover Worker: Workers Inquiry after the End of the Working Class
www.unemployednegativity.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
A repost as we begin a unit on workers' inquiry in my work class
www.unemployednegativity.com/2017/02/if-n...
www.unemployednegativity.com/2017/02/if-n...
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Thanks to @modamhist.bsky.social for publishing my conversation with @imreszeman.bsky.social, Bob Johnson, Cara Daggett, and Jennifer Wenzel on history and the energy humanities. We hope it is helpful! Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Energy Humanities and American History” | Modern American History | Cambridge Core
“Energy Humanities and American History”
www.cambridge.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Thanks to @modamhist.bsky.social for publishing my conversation with @imreszeman.bsky.social, Bob Johnson, Cara Daggett, and Jennifer Wenzel on history and the energy humanities. We hope it is helpful! Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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While PM Carney’s fast-tracking initiative has been touted as a response to U.S. President Trump’s trade war, critics have pointed out the projects are largely backed by foreign-owned corporations — and include substantial U.S. investment.
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli #LNG
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli #LNG
Ksi Lisims LNG Makes Federal List of ‘Nation-Building’ Projects | The Tyee
The prime minister sidestepped questions about US ownership and First Nations opposition at a northern BC presser.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
While PM Carney’s fast-tracking initiative has been touted as a response to U.S. President Trump’s trade war, critics have pointed out the projects are largely backed by foreign-owned corporations — and include substantial U.S. investment.
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli #LNG
@amandafollett.bsky.social reports. #uspoli #canpoli #LNG
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Remember our fallen soldiers...
The Everett Massacre - Nov.5, 1916
The hanging of the Haymarket Martyrs - Nov.11, 1887
The Centralia Tragedy - Nov.11, 1919
The hanging of Louis Riel - Nov.16, 1885
The execution by firing squad of Joe Hill - Nov.19, 1915
The Battleford hangings - Nov.27, 1885
The Everett Massacre - Nov.5, 1916
The hanging of the Haymarket Martyrs - Nov.11, 1887
The Centralia Tragedy - Nov.11, 1919
The hanging of Louis Riel - Nov.16, 1885
The execution by firing squad of Joe Hill - Nov.19, 1915
The Battleford hangings - Nov.27, 1885
November 11, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Remember our fallen soldiers...
The Everett Massacre - Nov.5, 1916
The hanging of the Haymarket Martyrs - Nov.11, 1887
The Centralia Tragedy - Nov.11, 1919
The hanging of Louis Riel - Nov.16, 1885
The execution by firing squad of Joe Hill - Nov.19, 1915
The Battleford hangings - Nov.27, 1885
The Everett Massacre - Nov.5, 1916
The hanging of the Haymarket Martyrs - Nov.11, 1887
The Centralia Tragedy - Nov.11, 1919
The hanging of Louis Riel - Nov.16, 1885
The execution by firing squad of Joe Hill - Nov.19, 1915
The Battleford hangings - Nov.27, 1885
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
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Sharing my first published article from my PhD research!
It draws from my ethnographic experiences at ‘future of work’ conferences and completing online courses on the subject, particularly how the discourses I observed shape a narrow vision of the ‘ideal worker.’
doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
It draws from my ethnographic experiences at ‘future of work’ conferences and completing online courses on the subject, particularly how the discourses I observed shape a narrow vision of the ‘ideal worker.’
doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
Redirecting
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sharing my first published article from my PhD research!
It draws from my ethnographic experiences at ‘future of work’ conferences and completing online courses on the subject, particularly how the discourses I observed shape a narrow vision of the ‘ideal worker.’
doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
It draws from my ethnographic experiences at ‘future of work’ conferences and completing online courses on the subject, particularly how the discourses I observed shape a narrow vision of the ‘ideal worker.’
doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
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Volume 124 Issue 4 | South Atlantic Quarterly | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Listen to "The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gRk...
Read "Finding Environmental History in 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/11/07/f...
#envhist #greatlakes #waterhistory
Read "Finding Environmental History in 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/11/07/f...
#envhist #greatlakes #waterhistory
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later
YouTube video by New York Times Podcasts
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Listen to "The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, 50 Years Later" - www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gRk...
Read "Finding Environmental History in 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/11/07/f...
#envhist #greatlakes #waterhistory
Read "Finding Environmental History in 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'" by @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social - niche-canada.org/2025/11/07/f...
#envhist #greatlakes #waterhistory
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📖 I'm excited to convene a virtual reading group on #EnergyHeritage with @energy-ethics.bsky.social! Engaging w/ scholarship, fiction & artistic projects, we'll meet monthly from Nov-April for discussion and creative responses. Details + registration: energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/cee-reading-...
CEE Reading Group | Energy Ethics
energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
📖 I'm excited to convene a virtual reading group on #EnergyHeritage with @energy-ethics.bsky.social! Engaging w/ scholarship, fiction & artistic projects, we'll meet monthly from Nov-April for discussion and creative responses. Details + registration: energyethics.st-andrews.ac.uk/cee-reading-...
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Tuesday's federal budget proposes to weaken the truthfulness standard companies must meet to back environmental claims and prevent third-parties greenwashing complaints to the Competition Bureau.
Carney scraps anti-greenwashing law, even as research shows Canadians want fewer climate lies online
Most Canadians want the federal government to do more about climate disinformation, especially during extreme weather, new research shows, even as the Carney government scraps Canada's laws against gr...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Tuesday's federal budget proposes to weaken the truthfulness standard companies must meet to back environmental claims and prevent third-parties greenwashing complaints to the Competition Bureau.
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The budget makes clear that fossil fuel production for export is a central pillar of this government’s economic strategy — and that it won’t let climate measures get in the way.
My take in @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
My take in @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget
The budget makes clear that fossil fuel production for export is a central pillar of this government’s economic strategy — and that it won’t let climate measures get in the way.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The budget makes clear that fossil fuel production for export is a central pillar of this government’s economic strategy — and that it won’t let climate measures get in the way.
My take in @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
My take in @nationalobserver.com: www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
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[email protected] senior economist David MacDonald predicts specific cuts will be made via “stealth” over the coming months. He does not expect them to be clearly laid out on Tuesday. #budget2025 #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Public service braces for billions in spending cuts ahead of Tuesday’s budget
The finance minister has hinted at shrinking the size of the public service, a move union leaders say could put up to 70,000 jobs at risk
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
[email protected] senior economist David MacDonald predicts specific cuts will be made via “stealth” over the coming months. He does not expect them to be clearly laid out on Tuesday. #budget2025 #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget. By senior @policyalternatives.ca researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social #budget2025 #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget
The budget makes clear that fossil fuel production for export is a central pillar of this government’s economic strategy — and that it won’t let climate measures get in the way.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Oil and gas trumps climate action in brutal federal budget. By senior @policyalternatives.ca researcher @hadrianmk.bsky.social #budget2025 #cdnpoli #ClimateCrisis www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/04/o...
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This government's signal legacy in higher education is going to be "we torched whatever we could right across the country because we couldn't figure out how to control the southern Ontario housing market".
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
For anyone who thinks this government actually cares about universities & colleges, consider the following statement from the budget.
"New international student arrivals have also declined by approximately 60 per cent compared to 2024. This is a start, but
we recognise there is more work to do."
"New international student arrivals have also declined by approximately 60 per cent compared to 2024. This is a start, but
we recognise there is more work to do."
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This government's signal legacy in higher education is going to be "we torched whatever we could right across the country because we couldn't figure out how to control the southern Ontario housing market".
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
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Poet and scholar Melanie Dennis Unrau excavates history and language in GOOSE (@pressassembly.bsky.social). Check out our interview with the author today!
#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #PoetryinPerspective
open-book.ca/News/Melanie...
#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #PoetryinPerspective
open-book.ca/News/Melanie...
Melanie Dennis Unrau Excavates History and Language in the Poetics of GOOSE
In the exciting new collection, Goose, poet and researcher Melanie Dennis Unrau reimagines the language of industry as poetry, unearthing new meanings ...
open-book.ca
October 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Poet and scholar Melanie Dennis Unrau excavates history and language in GOOSE (@pressassembly.bsky.social). Check out our interview with the author today!
#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #PoetryinPerspective
open-book.ca/News/Melanie...
#AmReading #Poetry #CanLit #PoetryinPerspective
open-book.ca/News/Melanie...
everyone including me is feeling the post blue jays emptiness. too bad I don't understand any other sports, or not to the same degree.
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
everyone including me is feeling the post blue jays emptiness. too bad I don't understand any other sports, or not to the same degree.
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All branches of the Toronto Public Library are now going to be open Sundays, perfect for not just checking out books but also for discovering new music.
WEP met the man in charge of stocking their massive cd collection.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...
WEP met the man in charge of stocking their massive cd collection.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...
The Dewey Decibel System — West End Phoenix
Last year, music lovers checked out almost half a million CDs tucked away in Toronto Public Library branches. Meet a few committed, long-time stack hunters and the man in charge of growing the collect...
www.westendphoenix.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
All branches of the Toronto Public Library are now going to be open Sundays, perfect for not just checking out books but also for discovering new music.
WEP met the man in charge of stocking their massive cd collection.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...
WEP met the man in charge of stocking their massive cd collection.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...
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The @greenhouseuis.net - Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities invites applicants to attend a week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities, at the University of Stavanger, 1-5 Dec 2025
The course is open to applicants from both within and outside of Norway.
niche-canada.org/2025/10/15/a...
The course is open to applicants from both within and outside of Norway.
niche-canada.org/2025/10/15/a...
Apply for PhD Course on Energy Humanities - University of Stavanger
The Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities invites applicants to attend a week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities, held at the University of Stavanger from 1-5 December 2025.
niche-canada.org
October 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The @greenhouseuis.net - Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities invites applicants to attend a week-long PhD course on Energy Humanities, at the University of Stavanger, 1-5 Dec 2025
The course is open to applicants from both within and outside of Norway.
niche-canada.org/2025/10/15/a...
The course is open to applicants from both within and outside of Norway.
niche-canada.org/2025/10/15/a...