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Prof MNP

@nushpowell.bsky.social

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Professor of eighteenth-century lit and culture; person who studies pirates; dragon aficionado; proud parliamentarian dork. Opinions are my own and no one else's.

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 13h

Ha! My mother is a master weaver and this absolutely tracks.

Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 13h

I just left Indiana after 17 years there. So. Many. Guns.

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Emilie K. M. Murphy @emiliekmmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Exciting! Congrats @musicheritageplace.bsky.social #earlymodern 🗃️ www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

‘Almost unheard of’: experts find more music by English composer Henry Purcell

Printed score and keyboard manuscript by Purcell, who died in 1695, unearthed in Worcestershire and Norfolk

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

I was on her dis committee -- she's doing incredible work!

Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think Lama Elsharif is on BlueSky, but this is her specialty. www.linkedin.com/in/lamasharif/

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

What are you wanting specifically? What era, what angle? Adrian Tinniswood is still a go-to, but his citations can be frustrating. Nabil Matar if you're looking for accounts of captivity. There's good stuff on the memorients site, too. memorients.com

Medieval and Early Modern Orients | MEMOs

A hub for exploring medieval and early modern encounters between England and the Islamic Worlds.

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Hooray!

Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

If other people want to make the pasta for me, I will be happy to eat it. That was the whole thing!

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

And bread, and lentils, and other stuff you can put sauce on / combine with your soup.

Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

My extremely spoiled and bougie child will only eat Annie's shells with white cheddar. But we know the truth.

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

It's a classic for a reason.

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Making your own pasta is a pain in the butt; I'm not doing it.

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Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app · 1d

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Primetime (feat. Miguel)

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Lady Susan is a hoot, and very short indeed. Have had good luck with it.

Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 2d

FIVE GOLDEN BOWLS

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 2d

7 Prides and Prejudice; three Jaynes Eyre; four Moonstones and counting

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diagonal fish @diagonal.fish · 2d

Granny is the GOAT. Also it’s very on brand for bluesky that we’re talking Discworld in the replies to a post talking about the Bluesky platform.

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 2d

OMG same so much same. I've had deans like Ridcully.

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 2d

I just finished Making Money last week! I started with Wee Free Men and did the same -- all the Witches, because GRANNY. Had trouble getting into the wizards books, so went over to Death and the Night Watch next. And so on.

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 2d

The Wee Free Men come and fight me

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Defector @defector.com · 2d

"You can’t understand this story unless you understand Kelley Square, and you can’t understand Kelley Square until you have had the near-death experience of trying to drive through it." defector.com/a-million-li...

A Million Lives Lead Back To Worcester | Defector

You can’t understand this story unless you understand Kelley Square, and you can’t understand Kelley Square until you have had the near-death experience of trying to drive through it. Technically, it…

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Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 3d

Eh, they have a funny aftertaste.

Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 4d

MOST unis do. Podcasts are often embedded in the freakin' curriculum.

Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social · 4d

This

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Marcos Gonsalez @marcossgonsalez.bsky.social · 4d

Adelphi University’s English department is hiring an Assistant Professor in creative nonfiction.

I’m happy to answer any questions folks may have. Applications due Nov 14. Please share widely!
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Hiring Assistant Professor - Creative Writing, - Garden City, N.Y.

View job details and apply now

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