Brian T. Edwards

Dean, School of Liberal Arts, Tulane University | Author of After the American Century (Columbia) | literary and cultural critic

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets." In honor of the #WorldSeries, @sewaneereview lifted the paywall on my essay "Last At Bat" till Nov 7. It's about baseball, toxic parenting & aging w cameo by Covid https://t.co/5Ucmg40Jor

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

@gouldjonb @Tulane @TulaneSLA Great to see you, Dean Gould! You were perfectly attired for New Orleans!

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

Job alert in New Orleans: combines research, grant writing, and administrative work - perfect for PhDs/ABDs in hum/soc sci w lang skills (Arabic, French, Wolof, Vietnamese esp welcome), research experience, grant writing, public humanities @tulanesla #job https://t.co/xVeyoRP4C7

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

Happy Juneteenth! There is a lot of learning and unlearning still to be done. For #highered that includes re-examining the #liberalarts disciplines we teach and that organize our knowledge. Check out Hortense Spillers’ brilliant lecture, personal and provocative. Not to be missed

[Tulane School of Liberal Arts @TulaneSLA]

We created a bonus episode of our #AntiRacism & the Disciplines #podcast for #Juneteenth, featuring the remarkable final symposium keynote address by Hortense Spillers, #BlackStudies #feminist icon and @VanderbiltU prof. Listen at https://t.co/shuKItXTce with Dean @briantedwards.

[Tulane School of Liberal Arts @TulaneSLA]

The #Classics are the oldest subject of study, but how are they applied today? Tune in to hear Dan-el Padilla Peralta (@platanoclassics), Associate Professor @Princeton, address how texts from 2,000 years ago can inform #antiracist action: https://t.co/DDelyaGEQW. @briantedwards

[Tulane School of Liberal Arts @TulaneSLA]

How did #politicalscience come to be a discipline? Listen to the #AnitRacismAndTheDisciplines #podcast episode with expert @AlvinBTilleryJr, Professor @NorthwesternU, to hear how African Americans made waves in the pre #CivilRights era: https://t.co/DDelyaHcGu. @briantedwards

[Tulane School of Liberal Arts @TulaneSLA]

As technology evolves, Dean @BrianTEdwards & Associate Professor Kim Gallon (@BlackDigitalHum), #africanastudies @BrownUniversity, discuss the impact of #antiracist work in the #digitalhumanities & #highered. Episode: https://t.co/shuKItYr1M #AntiRacismAndTheDisciplines #podcast

[Tulane School of Liberal Arts @TulaneSLA]

In a discipline that studies human society, how is #sociology related to #antiracism? Where do problems appear? @NorthwesternU Professor Mary Pattillo discusses this and more in #podcast episode 4 with Dean @BrianTEdwards. Listen: https://t.co/shuKItXTce #TulaneARD #highered

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

Baseball school…. Congrats @GreenWaveBSB!! #AAC baseball champions!!

#tulane #baseball #ncaabaseball #RollWave

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

@dr_leguizamon @EditoraElefante @TulaneSLA Fantastic!

[Tulane School of Liberal Arts @TulaneSLA]

How can #portcities mobilize their creative economy for positive change? Join #TulaneLiberalArts Dean @briantedwards as he discusses the Global Port Cities initiative on the latest episode of @Tulane's On Good Authority #podcast: https://t.co/POwROz9K7Y. #TheMagicOfPortCities

[Tulane University @Tulane]

Brian Edwards, dean of @TulaneSLA, is leading an initiative exploring the idea that port cities are centers for creativity, culture, and vibrancy.

🎙️ Listen here: https://t.co/dqsEmYmh9u

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

@dr_leguizamon @TUsclas @jimmyhuckjr Congrats! Well deserved!

[Tulane School of Liberal Arts @TulaneSLA]

Ever wanted to challenge Dean @briantedwards to a cornhole match? Now's your chance! He'll be on the JL Quad tomorrow afternoon playing yard games & answering questions from students & faculty. Come enjoy a sweet treat & take a mini break before spring break. #CatchUpWithTheDean

[Douglas N. Harris @douglasharris99]

Some great & thoughtful conversations here, across disciplines #AcademicTwitter

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

Anti-Racism & the Disciplines is now live! I interviewed leading Black scholars about the vexed histories of the liberal arts—to imagine better educational futures #antiracism @sjjphd @BlackDigitalHum @PlatanoClassics @AlvinBTilleryJr @GaryAHoover @tulane
https://t.co/jjTTNMr6HF

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

@sjjphd @ChZ_PhD @TulaneSLA @Tulane The whole series is now LIVE: https://t.co/jjTTNMr6HF

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

@Tulane @TulaneSLA The series now LIVE! Check here for all 8 episodes: https://t.co/jjTTNMr6HF

[Brian T. Edwards @briantedwards]

@TulaneSLA @Tulane The whole series is LIVE! Listen here or Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc: https://t.co/jjTTNMr6HF

[Tulane University @Tulane]

.@TulaneSLA, helmed by Dean @briantedwards, has released a new podcast miniseries, Anti-Racism & the Disciplines.

The podcast explores the complex histories of liberal arts majors with the aim of identifying more effective practices in higher education.
https://t.co/GXy5C5hCl6

[Tulane School of Liberal Arts @TulaneSLA]

Thrilled to announce our new #podcast, #AntiRacism & the Disciplines. Host @BrianTEdwards invites top Black scholars to explore the complex histories of #liberalarts majors. All 8 episodes drop Tuesday, 3/21/23 ➡️ https://t.co/DkPaRNvbZK.
@Tulane #TulaneLiberalArts #FightRacism