Rachel Mesch
@rmesch.bsky.social
I teach French lit sometimes in English @ Boston U. Also history, visual, popular & material culture, gender & sex at the fin de siècle, photography & mass press. Books: Before Trans; Having it All in the Belle Époque; The Hysteric’s Revenge.
My son did this too at one point last year! Did they see it on TikTok or something??
February 4, 2026 at 8:29 PM
My son did this too at one point last year! Did they see it on TikTok or something??
I love this! Gives me hope! I have been focused on shorter, slow reading due to current realities, but I love the idea of starting slow as cultivating a practice and building to more.
January 31, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I love this! Gives me hope! I have been focused on shorter, slow reading due to current realities, but I love the idea of starting slow as cultivating a practice and building to more.
Brainstorming in class is a good idea. I am having them do in- class writing. I’m also going to try to work with them on an AI policy, which I think will help me understand better how they use it. There’s an extra level with teaching in French as they use it to translate & it’s very good now
January 19, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Brainstorming in class is a good idea. I am having them do in- class writing. I’m also going to try to work with them on an AI policy, which I think will help me understand better how they use it. There’s an extra level with teaching in French as they use it to translate & it’s very good now
And what are your secrets for actually preventing it from happening??
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 AM
And what are your secrets for actually preventing it from happening??
Bravo, Andrew. What a thoughtful - and helpful- essay!
December 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Bravo, Andrew. What a thoughtful - and helpful- essay!
Omg congrats Joe! A fun fact about me is that my bff and I dominated the all county HS social studies fair in 1989 with our original play written from perspective of Tom P’s housemaids. We still quote it.
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Omg congrats Joe! A fun fact about me is that my bff and I dominated the all county HS social studies fair in 1989 with our original play written from perspective of Tom P’s housemaids. We still quote it.
I mean, it’s a great quote.
May 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I mean, it’s a great quote.
Yes exactly. Imagine asking me to prove the opposite: why did X female writer wear corsets if JD did not? Like, I’m just trying to talk about this one person & I’m glad it’s making you think but…
(also I hate to break it to them about some of these other 19th c pants-wearers !)
(also I hate to break it to them about some of these other 19th c pants-wearers !)
April 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Yes exactly. Imagine asking me to prove the opposite: why did X female writer wear corsets if JD did not? Like, I’m just trying to talk about this one person & I’m glad it’s making you think but…
(also I hate to break it to them about some of these other 19th c pants-wearers !)
(also I hate to break it to them about some of these other 19th c pants-wearers !)
Thank you. This is monstrous behavior.
April 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thank you. This is monstrous behavior.