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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · 12d

if ease is necessary (a); if you want accolades (b)

Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · 27d

I never pre-plan them!!! It's always me riffing if I feel like what I'm saying could in any way be boring 😂 And today I taught Lukacs, so....lot of improv jokes.

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · 27d

oh, 100%. humor (effectual and ineffectual) has been my bread and butter for 25 years...there's no stopping me now

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · 27d

oh no, I think my students don’t think I’m funny. I have no pedagogy without jokes

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Sep 4

I mostly hate everything but gods do I LOVE my students

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Aug 18

awful.

Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Jul 21

late to this game! @sarahebull.bsky.social is more likely to know... i'm inclined to say no, that they'd be more affiliated with medical/apothecary shops, but i'm unsure.

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Jun 20

there is literally no reason not to do this

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Jun 9

i cannot believe your bottle lasted that long!!!

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · May 27

Had a fun and digressive gab about Haywood’s Fantomina on @didntreadit.bsky.social ! Contains a hot take on All Fours, memories of teenage horniness, and a warning against teaching Tess of the D’urbervilles during a pandemic

open.spotify.com/episode/2hWR...

Vintage Smut With Things to Say: Eliza Haywood's "Fantomina," with Kathleen Lubey

Didn't Read It · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Apr 14

It was long overdue! I’m so happy we finally were in the same place. A fantastic day!

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Apr 4

totally speechless

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 31

I wish I'd had the chance to meet her!

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 30

trailblazer 🙏

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/a...

Linda Williams, Who Introduced Pornography to Academia, Dies at 78

One of the first to write seriously about a fraught subject, she also played a major role in developing the field of film studies and feminist film theory.

www.nytimes.com

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 26

just wanna scream into the void that i truly cannot believe the world we're living (hahaha i mean dying) in

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 21

thank you so much crystal--means a ton to hear that.

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 20

Eighteenth-Century Studies is looking for a new Reviews Editor. I'm finishing up my term and happy to answer questions about it!
asecs.org/publications...

Eighteenth-Century Studies – ASECS

asecs.org

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 20

I guess I should be plugging this, too! haha

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 20

thank you for giving me one thing to be happy about

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 19

love this. i do it on vacation somewhat, but clearly need to do it during everyday life now

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 19

real question: do you mean you locked, like, apps, or locked it in a physical place where you could not get it [i ask as i grind my teeth]

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 14

I just did this, do this, now. The vote is in the morning.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Mar 14

New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.

They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 4

Friends, give me audiobook recommendations! I usually prefer listening to nonfiction and reading fiction in physical books. Go!

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 3

See it in the theater. It’s amazing.

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Kathleen Lubey @kathylubey.bsky.social · Mar 2

Had to wear tights: this was central NY state in very early spring!! 🥶

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