Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Dr. Paula R. Curtis

@paularcurtis.bsky.social

6.3K followers 800 following 16K posts

Medievalist. Historian. Japan. Project Juggler. DH. Extremely Tired. Good & Bad cats. 🐾 Rock art. 🎨 Operations Leader @jppinfo.bsky.social, UCLA http://prcurtis.com/ Support open-access projects: http://patreon.com/prcurtis, http://ko-fi.com/prcurtis

prcurtis.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hello new folks! If you've just followed, I'm a historian of medieval Japan working on metal caster networks & documentary forgery. I manage @jppinfo.bsky.social, which facilitates greater equity and inclusion in the Japanese humanities. I also do East Asia + digital humanities and post cat chaos. 🐾

Four images side by side. The first is a photo of a cream tabby named Fox who is making a one-brain-cell face with his eyes wide and mouth hanging open. The second is a medieval Japanese handwritten document with black calligraphy on dark gray recycled paper. The third is a tortie cat named Rigatoni, gazing sadly at the viewer from her Trash Jail (a black mesh trash can turned upside down on top of her because she is a naughty demon child). The fourth is an early modern painting of several Japanese metal casters in various states of sweaty dress pouring hot metal into a mold.

6 9 83

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 8h

bad photo good dogs

Two small dogs standing in a brightly colored sidewalk chalk design that says GOOD DOG in big pink, yellow, and black letters. The left dog is mostly hairless and looks kind of like a pony, the right dog is a pug.

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 8h

Contemplative, smol, GOOD.

A fluffy white little dog standing in a brightly colored sidewalk chalk design that says GOOD DOG in big pink, yellow, and black letters.

1 1 27

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 8h

Seriously though used well social media is a wonderful tool that has, despite the bad actors out there, been an incredible way to meet new colleagues and share information about what historians and other academics do with the public.

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 8h

Granted, it *was* a third (fourth? fifth?)-rate publication with a right wing press. But truly every quotation of my colleagues and me that was meant to make us look bad just proved our points even harder.

1 6

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 8h

I was quoted in publication as telling someone who was eagerly platforming historical denialists under the flaccid excuse of academic freedom to "fuck all the way off."

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

1 17

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 12h

They’re all getting featured on the neighborhood art Instagram as their owners tag us! It’s the best. 😍

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 12h

This DOG is GOOD.

A brown dog with a white stripe up her nose sitting in a multicolored chalk art feature that says GOOD DOG in yellow, pink, and black. Barry is a good dog!!

1 22

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

I'm a transplant but building community wherever we are is for sure what we all need right now!

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

I thought about making a BAD DOG one on the other side but realized that was just my cat owner instincts and I could only do "GOODER DOG" if I put anything there.

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

the dogs are rollin in it's the best thing I've done this year

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

THIS DOG IS GOOD TOO even tho she’s been barkin all day 😗

A mini Australian shepherd sitting in a multicolored sidewalk design that says GOOD DOG, gazing up with the bright blue eyes of a haunted Victorian child.

1 4 49

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 WE HAVE A GOOD DOG 🚨

A tortoise shell doggie sitting in front of a multicolored bright pattern on a sidewalk that says GOOD DOG with an arrow pointing at this obviously good dog.

1 21 130

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

actual photo of me trying to get my course prep done while receiving emails

Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 2d

Gulliver’s Travels meets skeleton culture. Genius!

6 30

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 1d

amazing

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 2d

I really want to know who sold my data to whom because the number of spam calls and voicemails I've gotten in the last two weeks has been unreal.

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 2d

Solid Monday advice from the universe,

A sticker on a large gray light pole featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger yelling GET TO DA CHOPPA

2 23

Reposted by Dr. Paula R. Curtis

Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 3d

does anyone know if we have america tomorrow

23 65 410

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 3d

This week's patron's only data peek: Literature & Culture ads as well as East Asian Studies ads, by continental region and desired regional specialization. You can support the work here! www.patreon.com/posts/jobs-i...

Jobs in Lit & Culture/East Asian Studies by Continental Region & Desired Region | Paula R. Curtis

www.patreon.com

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 3d

non-TT
🔸Religious Studies: DePaul University
🔸Media Studies: Daito Bunka University
🔸Art History: The Huntington

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 3d

East Asia-related job ads:
TT
🔸Philosophy: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
🔸PoliSci: Chinese University of Hong Kong; Tohoku University; University of Jamestown
🔸History: Lingnan University; Columbus State University

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 3d

non-TT
🔹Language: Kansai University; Huangshan University; Quanzhou Normal University; Tohoku Gakuin University; Paris Cité University; Henan University (x2)
🔹Architecture: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
🔹Archaeology: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 3d

Japan-related job ads:
TT
🔹Linguistics: University of Arizona; Indiana University Bloomington
🔹East Asian Studies: Kochi University
🔹Any: Tohoku University (x4)
🔹History: Historiographical Institute of University of Tokyo (x2)
🔹Lit & Culture: Meikai University
🔹Language: Hiroshima City University

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 3d

🔸East Asian Studies: National Chengchi University
🔸Admin: Duke Kunshan University
🔸Film Studies: University of Maryland, College Park
🔸Linguistics: University of Arizona

non-TT
🔸East Asian Studies: Wesleyan University

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 3d

China-related job ads:
TT
🔸History: National Taipei University; George Washington University
🔸Anthro: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
🔸PoliSci: Duke Kunshan University
🔸Art History: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Dr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 3d

39 new job ads in East Asian Studies for 2025-2026. See details of this week's postings below or visit the filter database to search. 🌏📊 Now 453 entries.

A screencap of the introductory text for the webpage "East Asia-related Job market Data in Progress (2025-2026)," which showcases job data information in East Asian Studies.

1 2 3