Debt in History

This project, based at Dalhousie University, explores representations of debt from the nineteenth century to the present.

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

RIP David Graeber https://t.co/GS3FAW4G2L

[WFLToronto @TorontoWFL]

I wrote about the representation of #Toronto in David Bezmozgis' Immigrant City here. Thx, @Fleischmarket, for all your help & for introducing me to David's work! https://t.co/trwfrAzQYh

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

My friend Barbara Straumann @UZH_en has a PhD position. This would be ideal for a student working on nineteenth-century writing and/or debt. cc @stillots1

[WFLToronto @TorontoWFL]

I discuss the representation of #Toronto in Atwood's #TheTestaments in The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Urban Literary Studies @PalgraveLit. #HandmaidsTale https://t.co/X2DMXOWDdL

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

Look what arrived (online)! Check out the latest issue of @VictEup @EdinburghUP on "#Gissing's Born in Exile and the Fin de Siècle"! https://t.co/nFYtKmjS7f #GreatGissingRevival

[SH: Past and Present @SHolmesPastPres]

With the announcement of #ReadyPlayerTwo, there's no better time to visit #ReadyPlayerOne. Check out my short piece on the film and #COVID @ConversationCA. https://t.co/u8cOMJMLiU

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

Some much needed good news: We have a cover! I enjoyed writing about #Gissing's Sleeping Fires and #ConanDoyle's "The Sussex Vampire" here. #GreatGissingRevival

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

"Fiction and The Woman Question from 1850 to 1930" @CamScholars is now available for preorder. Thx @AlexisWeedon, @NicDarwood, & Bob Owens @uniofbeds for shepherding this project to completion and for inviting me on it! #WomanQuestion #Victorian #modernist #GreatGissingRevival

[Debt in History @DebtinHistory]

Check out this interview w/ @stillots1 about her brilliant book Give and Take @ubcpress! #taxes #history

[Debt in History @DebtinHistory]

'Bank of England Predicts British Economy to Shrink by Most Since 1706' @TIME https://t.co/KbLaxcieOj

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

Just checked out some of the work emerging @12Chainproject. What a great project! Call for participants here. #TuesdayVibes

[IntellectBooks @IntellectBooks]

Dystopian story ‘Ready Player One’ has tips for life after coronavirus https://t.co/jxmnAPCgZa 🎮

Intellect author and Dalhousie University English Professor Tom Ue addresses dystopian fiction, virtual reality and more in this fascinating article

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

Check out my new piece on world-building in Ready Player One @ConversationCA! #dystopia #scifi #COVID19 https://t.co/WST2FisJgb

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

Want to make a quarantine film but not sure how to begin? Join the team! https://t.co/ABrBG8brUK

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

Janan Ganesh: '#Dickens and #Orwell — the choice for capitalism' https://t.co/8Gm7liJ7aC

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

Thx to everyone who voted and DMed! It's heartening to hear how important Gissing is to so many people. Please share your insights & submit to our very first forum @gissingjournal! #Gissing #GreatGissingRevival #fashion

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

Are you in Team Reardon or Team Milvain? #Gissing #NewGrubStreet #GreatGissingRevival

[George R Gissing @GissingGeorge]

This year's Gissing panel(s) @LiteraryLondon is/are on "George #Gissing in Vogue." CFP here. Pls circulate widely and submit! #GreatGissingRevival #FashioningLondon #fashion #vogue #popular #style #lifestyle #clothing

[SH: Past and Present @SHolmesPastPres]

CFP reminder! #ErnestCline #ReadyPlayerOne #popculture #participatoryculture #fandom

[Debt in History @DebtinHistory]

Happy Christmas! https://t.co/lUmTKS8TqB