Daniel Robert Block

English faculty & digital wellness coordinator @kingschoolct; literature Ph.D.; Aspiring author of a book tentatively titled, "How to Raise a Meta Activist"

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

Thanks for all your stuff, which I always try to read whenever I see it.

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

@readmaxread: Why is the public so daunted by the prospect of influencing the digital platforms in which we operate? Digital tech constantly changes, yet people feel like it's somehow impervious to the public's say-so. What gives? Have you seen discussion of this weird dynamic?

[Lesléa Newman @lesleanewman]

My lifelong dream came true! Thank you @Jeopardy though I am surprised that no one got the answer. #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA @Candlewick

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

@mattdelmont It was a big thrill hearing you on Fresh Air. May you have many happy returns & my best to the fam.

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

Kudos to @mattdelmont.

[Fresh Air @nprfreshair]

"There were dozens of stories of Black Americans going to their local recruiting branches and being turned away. ... They were just left dumbstruck asking, 'What's wrong with our service?'"
https://t.co/EpOT4D7BJT

[Fresh Air @nprfreshair]

"There were dozens of stories of Black Americans going to their local recruiting branches and being turned away. ... They were just left dumbstruck asking, 'What's wrong with our service?'"
https://t.co/EpOT4D7BJT

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

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[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

@jean_twenge, my students @kingschoolct read your @nytopinion piece titled “This Is Our Chance to Pull Teenagers Out of the Smartphone Trap” and wondered if there are any updated or upcoming surveys that can inform us if smartphones really do have an effect on our mental health.

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

https://t.co/moxsaPI1LA

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

@jean_twenge, my students @kingschoolct just read your op-ed titled “This Is Our Chance to Pull Teenagers Out of the Smartphone Trap:" If you were going to rewrite #iGen today, would you change anything about your rhetorical approach or claims?

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

The feeling when...you suddenly envision a chapter of the academic monograph you never got to write because you had to leave academia for a stable job with decent pay and benefits

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

I feel seen.

[Anthony Michael Kreis, FRHistS @AnthonyMKreis]

Happy August 1 to professors everywhere.

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

@lfeatherz, I'm just coming back to your NYT guest essay about "Josh Hawley and the Republican Obsession With Manliness." Can you recommend a book that's helped you envision what white male allyship might look like? https://t.co/tzJJvH4cLy

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

It's not too late to join Stamford's Temple Sinai remotely at 4pm TODAY for our conversation with Jodi Rudoren, Editor-in-Chief of @jdforward - an event yours truly helped to organize. https://t.co/yCCVWiuSi1

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

@rudimentarypen What's the brand? Can't quite make it out from the photo.

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

@SarahDWald @ssiperstein On it! Thanks a million for connecting me.

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

Hey #AcademicTwitter: Is there a novelist of color you might recommend for introducing high school students to environmental literature?

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

100% this:

[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

The Times editorial board calls for a Covid memorial for New York City. https://t.co/7tGJgTr6gQ

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

Help me out here, #AcademicTwitter.

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

Hey #AcademicTwitter: Is there a novelist of color you might recommend for introducing high school students to environmental literature?

[Daniel Robert Block @danielrbrtblock]

Hey @SarahDWald - It's been a while. Why is environmental literature so white? Is there a novelist of color you might recommend for introducing high school students to the discourse?