Mark Libin
@marklibin.bsky.social
Professor, Department of English, Theatre, Film & Media at University of Manitoba. Union thug. Fighting commodity fetishism one class at a time.
Why is the Freep's first reporting on this important exhibit framed almost entirely through the negative lens of Zionist organizations? Palestinians have been advocating for 10 years for an exhibit like this. It's a triumph, and should be reported that way.
A national Jewish organization has launched a campaign targeting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over an upcoming exhibit about the 1948 forced displacement of an estimated 750,000 Palestinians in what is now Israel.
National Jewish organization takes human rights museum to task over Palestinian exhibit
A national Jewish organization has launched a campaign targeting the Canadian Museum for Human Rights over an upcoming exhibit about the 1948 forced displacement of an estimated 750,000 Palestinians in what is now Israel.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Why is the Freep's first reporting on this important exhibit framed almost entirely through the negative lens of Zionist organizations? Palestinians have been advocating for 10 years for an exhibit like this. It's a triumph, and should be reported that way.
Have now added SOLIDARITY WITH CHILDREN by @lalouverouge.bsky.social to the syllabus for my Honours/Graduate seminar on "The Family in Capitalism," coming up in January. Looking forward to the discussion!
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November 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Have now added SOLIDARITY WITH CHILDREN by @lalouverouge.bsky.social to the syllabus for my Honours/Graduate seminar on "The Family in Capitalism," coming up in January. Looking forward to the discussion!
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
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November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Remember, kids: If unions weren't an effective counter to the excesses of corporations, they wouldn't spend untold billions trying to stop them from coming into their shops.
UK: GTA 6 scandal grows: fired devs accuse Rockstar of union-busting chronik.fr/2312-gta-6-s...
GTA 6 scandal grows: fired devs accuse Rockstar of union-busting - chronik.fr
Rockstar Games says it dismissed dozens of staff after confidential material about Grand Theft Auto VI surfaced online. Labor advocates argue the firings are tied to union activity, turning a studio c...
chronik.fr
November 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Remember, kids: If unions weren't an effective counter to the excesses of corporations, they wouldn't spend untold billions trying to stop them from coming into their shops.
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Israel has killed nearly 100 Palestinians and wounded at least 230 since the 'ceasefire' went into effect on October 10.
October 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Israel has killed nearly 100 Palestinians and wounded at least 230 since the 'ceasefire' went into effect on October 10.
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Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
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This is so significant: a new comprehensive report detailing the myriad modalities of Canadian university complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This is so significant: a new comprehensive report detailing the myriad modalities of Canadian university complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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I might not find some political activism that compelling but I try to keep in mind Kwame Ture's point:
"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."
"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."
October 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I might not find some political activism that compelling but I try to keep in mind Kwame Ture's point:
"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."
"You don't criticize somebody who's doing something when you doing nothing."
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On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.
October 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.
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I was told not to teach a class on the intellectual histories of Zionism and Anti-Zionism next year - not because they doubted I could teach it fairly, but because it would attract too many politicians scrutinizing the syllabus.
A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.
A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.
October 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I was told not to teach a class on the intellectual histories of Zionism and Anti-Zionism next year - not because they doubted I could teach it fairly, but because it would attract too many politicians scrutinizing the syllabus.
A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.
A society where that is a valid fear is no longer fully democratic.
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"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."
What Happened to the University’s Commitment to Free Expression? Charley Kirk, uAlberta, and Me | Centre for Free Expression
I was shocked when the University of Alberta administration informed me, one of its law professors, that I was being placed on non-disciplinary leave for my social media comments in the wake of Charli...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Why would it bow to antidemocratic pressures by placing a professor on leave without their request, consent, or involvement? That any university would do this is beyond comprehension and is cause for alarm about the future of academic freedom in Canada."
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A message to Vince Gasparro, who has banned us from Canada, and our many fans there. 👇
September 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A message to Vince Gasparro, who has banned us from Canada, and our many fans there. 👇
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congrats to everyone just living their lives right now, incredible focus and endurance, amazing commitment to the mission. no idea how you're doing it tbh
September 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
congrats to everyone just living their lives right now, incredible focus and endurance, amazing commitment to the mission. no idea how you're doing it tbh
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It's been almost four weeks since the @dalhousieu.bsky.social lockout of DFA faculty began. Progress has been made. Now, it's time for President Brooks to step in and get the Board to accept what is a fair and reasonable offer by the DFA. Let's get on with the term. #keepdalstrong
September 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
It's been almost four weeks since the @dalhousieu.bsky.social lockout of DFA faculty began. Progress has been made. Now, it's time for President Brooks to step in and get the Board to accept what is a fair and reasonable offer by the DFA. Let's get on with the term. #keepdalstrong
He's considering, he's considering, a move to Memphis, a move to Memphis.
Trump said the next city he would send the National Guard to is Memphis.
September 13, 2025 at 6:53 AM
He's considering, he's considering, a move to Memphis, a move to Memphis.
"Good-faith debates" are the discussions the powerful have about the powerless. Ideas that do them no harm, but massive harm to others.
September 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"Good-faith debates" are the discussions the powerful have about the powerless. Ideas that do them no harm, but massive harm to others.
This is how things should be everywhere.
September 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This is how things should be everywhere.
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F yeah, we are KEEPING DAL STRONG. Amazing. #KeepDalStrong
September 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
F yeah, we are KEEPING DAL STRONG. Amazing. #KeepDalStrong
First day of classes!
September 4, 2025 at 9:15 PM
First day of classes!
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In solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla which launches this week in a bid to break the Israeli naval blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, I've recorded a new song for Palestine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axj...
Billy Bragg - Hundred Year Hunger
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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September 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla which launches this week in a bid to break the Israeli naval blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, I've recorded a new song for Palestine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axj...