Gus McFadzean
@gusmcfadzean.bsky.social
Author of Suburban Fantastic Cinema: Growing Up in the Late Twentieth Century (2019); Collected Epiphanies of James Joyce: A Critical Edition, eds. (2024). Tutor at Oxford University Department for Continuing Education. https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/tutors/5
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Gus McFadzean
@gusmcfadzean.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hello Bluesky,
I teach British and American literature and film, mainly 20th and 21st century. My writing focuses on James Joyce’s modernist aesthetics, petrofiction/petrocultures of the mid-century, and American suburban science fiction and horror of the late twentieth century.
I teach British and American literature and film, mainly 20th and 21st century. My writing focuses on James Joyce’s modernist aesthetics, petrofiction/petrocultures of the mid-century, and American suburban science fiction and horror of the late twentieth century.
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A very happy publication day to @hamrahrama.bsky.social! His ALGORITHM OF THE NIGHT is out today from @nplusonemag.com. An incredible collection of film writing that makes sense of the dystopian present without ever giving in. Essential! shop.nplusonemag.com/products/alg...
Algorithm of the Night, by A. S. Hamrah
“A. S. Hamrah’s criticism is hilarious, irreverent, full of passionate and ingeniously defended judgments.” —Dana Spiotta
shop.nplusonemag.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A very happy publication day to @hamrahrama.bsky.social! His ALGORITHM OF THE NIGHT is out today from @nplusonemag.com. An incredible collection of film writing that makes sense of the dystopian present without ever giving in. Essential! shop.nplusonemag.com/products/alg...
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Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The Supreme Court’s Ethics Code Is a Joke. Big Oil Knows That.
Oil companies want the Supreme Court to intervene to dismiss lawsuits about climate change. Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito both have big conflicts of interest on that front.
newrepublic.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Big Oil is "wildly desperate to dodge the growing array of lawsuits over the damage caused by their decades-long scheme to deceive the public about climate change," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
The fossil fuel industry is again urging the Supreme Court to help them escape accountability.
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starting Dec 1st! ie tomorrow!
for structure to eke out pages at a bonkers time of year (that is also a precious writing-est time):
you can do 250 words a day! books get written that way! if more, amazing! if not when grading or festive-ing, that's ok!
check in daily at #acadecawriteathon
for structure to eke out pages at a bonkers time of year (that is also a precious writing-est time):
you can do 250 words a day! books get written that way! if more, amazing! if not when grading or festive-ing, that's ok!
check in daily at #acadecawriteathon
is there a NaNoWriMo but for December and academic/ nonfiction? Should we start it?
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
starting Dec 1st! ie tomorrow!
for structure to eke out pages at a bonkers time of year (that is also a precious writing-est time):
you can do 250 words a day! books get written that way! if more, amazing! if not when grading or festive-ing, that's ok!
check in daily at #acadecawriteathon
for structure to eke out pages at a bonkers time of year (that is also a precious writing-est time):
you can do 250 words a day! books get written that way! if more, amazing! if not when grading or festive-ing, that's ok!
check in daily at #acadecawriteathon
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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this riveting 2:34 belongs on every energy humanities syllabus
@chiday.bsky.social @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social
@chiday.bsky.social @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social
I talked about the horse poop problem in this documentary where I also cussed probably in front of Big Bird (on PBS). Here’s the poop clip: www.pbs.org/video/new-yo...
Power Trip: The Story of Energy | The New York Horse Manure Crisis | Season 1 | Episode 3
Thanks to modern energy innovations, the horse manure crisis simply disappeared.
www.pbs.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
this riveting 2:34 belongs on every energy humanities syllabus
@chiday.bsky.social @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social
@chiday.bsky.social @jeffreyinsko.bsky.social
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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7 years old now and I just discovered it has a whopping 5 reviews on Goodreads, which freaked me out. But in the interest of emphasizing that shelf life is real: it was just this year cited in a CFP for a panel about generous modernisms. 🎁
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
7 years old now and I just discovered it has a whopping 5 reviews on Goodreads, which freaked me out. But in the interest of emphasizing that shelf life is real: it was just this year cited in a CFP for a panel about generous modernisms. 🎁
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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Dialogue is a cornerstone of social life, and a democratic society cannot guarantee a good life for all if dialogue is corrupted. I wrote Resisting Dialogue: Modern Fiction and the Future of Dissent because I saw literature offers both a warning and a corrective.
A short 🧵with two current examples:
A short 🧵with two current examples:
Resisting Dialogue
A bold new critique of dialogue as a method of eliminating dissent Is dialogue always the productive political and communicative tool it is widely conceived ...
www.upress.umn.edu
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Dialogue is a cornerstone of social life, and a democratic society cannot guarantee a good life for all if dialogue is corrupted. I wrote Resisting Dialogue: Modern Fiction and the Future of Dissent because I saw literature offers both a warning and a corrective.
A short 🧵with two current examples:
A short 🧵with two current examples:
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You can get Postpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination with a 30% discount here: www.upress.umn.edu/amst/
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791918...
Thank you for doing this @annakornbluh.bsky.social!
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791918...
Thank you for doing this @annakornbluh.bsky.social!
Postpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination
Igniting political power through the lens of art and the imaginationPostpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination investigates the erosion of meaningful politic...
www.upress.umn.edu
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
You can get Postpolitics and the Aesthetic Imagination with a 30% discount here: www.upress.umn.edu/amst/
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791918...
Thank you for doing this @annakornbluh.bsky.social!
www.upress.umn.edu/978151791918...
Thank you for doing this @annakornbluh.bsky.social!
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Happy Thanksgiving! Here's my book!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHGFKZ8W
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHGFKZ8W
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Happy Thanksgiving! Here's my book!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHGFKZ8W
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHGFKZ8W
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Feeling definitive about this one.
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Feeling definitive about this one.
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I feel like my covid book baby about manifestos (in the form of a manifesto) didn’t get the wild acclaim it so clearly deserves ;)
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I feel like my covid book baby about manifestos (in the form of a manifesto) didn’t get the wild acclaim it so clearly deserves ;)
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Promoting my last book!
Interested in video games, cinema, history and/or racism in Hollywood? My last book SLAVE REVOLT ON SCREEN: THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION IN FILM & VIDEO GAMES is a great gift for yourself or someone on your gift list!🗃️📽️
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Slav...
Interested in video games, cinema, history and/or racism in Hollywood? My last book SLAVE REVOLT ON SCREEN: THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION IN FILM & VIDEO GAMES is a great gift for yourself or someone on your gift list!🗃️📽️
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Slav...
November 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Promoting my last book!
Interested in video games, cinema, history and/or racism in Hollywood? My last book SLAVE REVOLT ON SCREEN: THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION IN FILM & VIDEO GAMES is a great gift for yourself or someone on your gift list!🗃️📽️
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Slav...
Interested in video games, cinema, history and/or racism in Hollywood? My last book SLAVE REVOLT ON SCREEN: THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION IN FILM & VIDEO GAMES is a great gift for yourself or someone on your gift list!🗃️📽️
www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Slav...
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Few years old now, but still getting good feedback on it. www.ucpress.edu/books/the-ja...
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Few years old now, but still getting good feedback on it. www.ucpress.edu/books/the-ja...
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Truth and Wonder: a literary introduction (*actually a European philosophy/literary theory approach to*) Plato and Aristotle. (Plus the cover is a beautiful and relevant Darren Almond picture, I talk about it at the end) www.routledge.com/Truth-and-Wo...
November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Truth and Wonder: a literary introduction (*actually a European philosophy/literary theory approach to*) Plato and Aristotle. (Plus the cover is a beautiful and relevant Darren Almond picture, I talk about it at the end) www.routledge.com/Truth-and-Wo...
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PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS!
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book!
www.versobooks.com/products/303...
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This challenge to US-metropole centric accounts of modernism was unsurprisingly ignored by the US-metropole dominant modernism studies
This challenge to US-metropole centric accounts of modernism was unsurprisingly ignored by the US-metropole dominant modernism studies
November 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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This challenge to US-metropole centric accounts of modernism was unsurprisingly ignored by the US-metropole dominant modernism studies
This challenge to US-metropole centric accounts of modernism was unsurprisingly ignored by the US-metropole dominant modernism studies
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Surveying CCC, English Journal, College English, etc., and the NCTE program, and the CVs at many uni programs, *literature* has long vanished as a keyword in writing studies, rhet/comp, ELA, etc. Anybody know of anybody in those fields explicitly interested in *literature* (beyond sff, fandom, YA)?
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Surveying CCC, English Journal, College English, etc., and the NCTE program, and the CVs at many uni programs, *literature* has long vanished as a keyword in writing studies, rhet/comp, ELA, etc. Anybody know of anybody in those fields explicitly interested in *literature* (beyond sff, fandom, YA)?
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Thea Riofrancos' Extraction is thoughtful, rigorous, engaged, and unafraid to look at the international demands made of us here in the US. It's a model of political logic and solidarity. Buy www.theariofrancos.com/extraction then listen: thedigradio.com/podcast/extr...
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Thea Riofrancos' Extraction is thoughtful, rigorous, engaged, and unafraid to look at the international demands made of us here in the US. It's a model of political logic and solidarity. Buy www.theariofrancos.com/extraction then listen: thedigradio.com/podcast/extr...
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Same for literary studies. Non-tenure-track lit studies scholars I know you're out there and publishing articles and books. And if you're tenure-track and know NTT authors, let me know about their work! I can reach out and confirm that they're cool with being listed.
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Same for literary studies. Non-tenure-track lit studies scholars I know you're out there and publishing articles and books. And if you're tenure-track and know NTT authors, let me know about their work! I can reach out and confirm that they're cool with being listed.
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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official beginning of the holiday season and it's time to revisit Richard E. Grant's Christmas decorations and his garden sculpture of Barbra Streisand's head www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUGV...
Inside Richard E. Grant’s Georgian House at Christmas | Design Notes
YouTube video by House & Garden
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
official beginning of the holiday season and it's time to revisit Richard E. Grant's Christmas decorations and his garden sculpture of Barbra Streisand's head www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUGV...
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NYC book launch event “Fifty Years of Marxist Feminism” featuring Alyssa Battistoni, Robyn Marasco, Aaron Jaffe, & Rachel Schreiber is coming up on December 2. Register to make sure you get a spot, and tell your friends who may be interested.
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
NYC book launch event “Fifty Years of Marxist Feminism” featuring Alyssa Battistoni, Robyn Marasco, Aaron Jaffe, & Rachel Schreiber is coming up on December 2. Register to make sure you get a spot, and tell your friends who may be interested.