Senior Lecturer in British Literature and Death Studies; Accidental Acquirer of Taxidermy; Conspiracy of Cartographers; Maternal Factotum; She/her/hers.
You know, I was really looking forward to sliding comfortably into full crone status in my 50s, and I’m really resenting that it looks like I’m going to have to pivot to goblin mode for the foreseeable future.
@aktange I've had a note-taking requirement in my classes for years. Everyone does it twice a semester, which ends up being 2-3 note-takers each session. Bonus--students who aren't in the habit of taking notes see the benefit!
Right-wing billionaires have astroturfed copy-and-paste campaigns to undermine, delegitimize, and defund local school districts. All because a well educated populace that values democracy, compassion, science and curiosity, is populace that rejects their politics
James Ho, a Trump judge with a habit of crafting opinions that rally the Republican base, believes that anti-abortion doctors have standing to challenge the FDA’s approval of the drug mifepristone because:
https://t.co/ZHIFhyYUD3
@pietersender The US version of this is “you know at your fancy private college you are really paying all that extra money for a network, not an actually better education, right?”
@frozenagitation Small counterpoint—I remember my elementary classrooms already being stocked with all these things, or the 1970s equivalent. Now families have to send all of this stuff because of funding cuts.
I wrote about some of the hypocrisy surrounding Sinead O'Connor's death, and how the best way to honor her is to think about how you treat women with mental illnesses while they're alive: https://t.co/BKxAsyugBJ
To celebrate our #BookBirthday week, we are starting the week with a giveaway! #MuseumsHeritageDeath is available for Pre-Order (https://t.co/wxIoJtMZ1x), but you can like & share this post to win your own copy. The book is out on Wednesday, July 26! Thanks for all your support!