Zélia Rafael

PhD Candidate in English @Haskoli_Islands/ American Poetry and Culture/ Democracy/ Cancel Culture/ Walt Whitman /doctoral grant @RannisIceland

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

Took me a while, but here is the link to my new blog, which I am not sure I will be able to update that frequently, but hey... Here is to giving it a try... 🙂
https://t.co/TNMuGmwF15

[Whitney Plantation @WhitPlantation]

#OnThisDay, December 21, 1837, the US House renewed the "Gag Rule," silencing debate on slavery in Congress. ❌ This 1836 rule allowed slavery to persist without scrutiny, a reminder that oppression thrives on silencing dissent. #GagRule #Abolition #USHistory

[Todoliteratura @Todoliteratura]

Un poco de humor. @SantisyQ3 continúan con su serie de "Sueños de escritor". En esta ocasión nos dicen que se acercan tiempos difíciles. ¡Amar es urgente". @infova @Todoliteraturas @Joliaga
https://t.co/KfFId8Hf9F

[Publishers Weekly @PublishersWkly]

BREAKING: The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the long-running, closely watched copyright case over the scanning and lending of print library books. Full story to follow.

[Whitney Plantation @WhitPlantation]

In slave quarters, enslaved people found moments of humanity amidst cruelty. They raised children, supported each other, & built community. Despite constant surveillance & the threat of separation, they fostered love & unity – roots that defied the weight of slavery.

[The Anne Lister Society @AnneListerSoc]

🎉 Great news for the #Listerverse! *Decoding #AnneLister* — edited by ALS steering committee members Chris Roulston & Caroline Gonda — is now available OPEN ACCESS from ⁦@CambridgeUP⁩! Line up your summer / Pride month reading plans! 🌈📚 https://t.co/sSCsGxWYPi

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

My transcript and annotation of Whitman's full text of "A Christmas Garland in Prose and Verse," from the 1874 Christmas edition of the New York Daily Graphic is on my blog. See link below!

https://t.co/pjNZjI1AfJ

[ProPublica @propublica]

A newspaper ad from 1835 revealed a slave auction larger than any historian had discovered.

This is what we know about that auction — who orchestrated it, who profited and what happened to the enslaved people at the center of it. https://t.co/HcyiDLRfH2

[The MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social @mitpress]

"Other people don't need to have information about the ins and outs of your child's emotional and personal life."

"Sharenthood" author @LeahAPlunkett spoke with NPR's Life Kit about the different harms of oversharing online.
https://t.co/eyGWQzPilz

[European Journal of American Culture @EJACjournal]

Available for review:

‘The Cambridge Companion to the Black Body in American Literature’, edited by Cherene Sherrard-Johnson https://t.co/AbYtZ4JvOw

Please send expressions of interest to reviews editor @DrHStilley.

[Undocupoets @Undocupoets]

We are honored to welcome the new 2023 Undocupoets Fellowship recipients, Charlotte Abotsi, Mico Astrid, and Georgio Russell. https://t.co/9tE8xjXnKC

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

@AndrewDRimby That's gorgeous, Andrew! Congratulations! <3

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

Today, the statue of Friðrik Friðriksson was removed, following alleged child abuse claims. Righting history's wrongs also raises questions: why do we put up monuments for fallible people? And what do we learn from taking them down?
https://t.co/PEy42PlENe

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

@RachWilliams87 @KentStateUPress Congratulations @RachWilliams87 ! Look forward to reading it!

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

The power of words and images here is immense. Beyond the objective guilt dialectics, there is an implied sense of infinity coming through. And that is what keeps speaking to me.

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

@AijaOksman Congratulations for your degree! Will it be possible to read your dissertation any time soon?
Sorry about your cat, though...

[Undocupoets @Undocupoets]

If you're celebrating with us today & want your own fellowships/grants/prizes/residencies to be inclusive to all writers & artists regardless of immigration status, pls reach out to us! We also recommend this resource from our friends at @DefineAmerican --https://t.co/l3mP54oMD6

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

@AndrewDRimby @ProQuest @IvoryBoilerRoom Looking forward to reading it!

[Zélia Rafael @RafaelZelia]

@AndrewDRimby Congratulations @AndrewDRimby ! Looking forward to the streaming!