Caleb Iyer Elfenbein

Humanist/History/Religion/Associate Dean @GrinnellCollege | Author, Fear in Our Hearts @nyupress | Editor,

[Caleb Iyer Elfenbein @elfenchi]

Proud of Fear In Our Hearts: What Islamophobia Tells Us about America. It's for a broad audience (esp. undergrads) & acknowledges readers of different backgrounds & experiences. See thread for outline of the book. Please reach out for a course or community virtual visit!

[Caleb Iyer Elfenbein @elfenchi]

@ProfIRMF You are so right. Have I got a story for you from Grinnell!

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@esglaude @_sen_sharmila Excited to dig in this summer!

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Thanks to @salon for open space to consider how our relationship to history affects other people's lives.

[Salon @Salon]

"Without teaching critical perspectives about history in the U.S., it will be too easy for well-meaning future white voters to believe that restrictive voting measures are, in fact, about 'election integrity.'" https://t.co/buhBTortH6

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Inspired by @esglaude and the @LegacyMuseum, I’ve been working on a piece about how racialized “habits of history” protect white innocence & affect voting & education in the US. The good thing? We can change our habits when we see how they hurt others! https://t.co/FR0IF5qtvc

[Francisco Taveira @jftaveira1993]

.@elfenchi: "We tend to think that history is just in the past, rather than seeing how history continues to live in the present, especially for Black communities." https://t.co/KXWFgxlwbt #UnitedStates

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@flodin_ali Awesome! Congrats, Yasmine!

[Legal Defense Fund @NAACP_LDF]

Bayard Rustin was a queer Black activist of racial justice, women's equality and LGBTQ rights, and a crucial member of the Civil Rights Movement as the chief organizer of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington.

We proudly honor him and his legacy during #PrideMonth.

[Deadline White House @DeadlineWH]

"It's a culture of inequality... and what DeSantis is doing, is cultivating a kind of willful ignorance that will allow for this to continue, so it's not an abstract question for me, it's a question of life and death" - @esglaude w/ @NicolleDWallace

[Caleb Iyer Elfenbein @elfenchi]

@smquinsaat Yay! Wonderful news. Congratulations.

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@farahbakaari It was fun talking to you about it! You did a lovely job writing with/through your trepidation.

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@farahbakaari Congrats! Glad to see it in print. It’s good!

[Caleb Iyer Elfenbein @elfenchi]

Love this take from @NifMuhammad. @Giannis_An34 offers a master class in patience/compassion with others and with himself in a tough situation.

[Hanif Abdurraqib @NifMuhammad]

the answer is the answer (imo very genuine and thoughtful but idk if I, personally, buy into the overall conclusion)

but I think the better part of this is the composure and care he takes while frustrated, and getting a frustrating question on top of that.

[Caleb Iyer Elfenbein @elfenchi]

Eid Mubarak, friends.

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@NifMuhammad I’ve been so inspired by your sneaker game!

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@NifMuhammad Great advice! People can tell when you’ve given the moment some thought—dressing with intention is such a great way (one of many) to show your care.

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@ddhrelprof Nice! I look forward to seeing this!

[Caleb Iyer Elfenbein @elfenchi]

Ramadan Mubarak my friends. May the month bring what you need for peace in your life.

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@BabaKristian @AnnaBigelow786 This is an AMAZING book.

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Appreciate thoughts here about the importance of process over “deliverables.” Don’t have to be into sports to see the wisdom in what @NifMuhammad is saying via @Dame_Lillard.

[Hanif Abdurraqib @NifMuhammad]

love & agree with a lot of this, especially appreciated hearing the "we all want a championship but we can't act like the journey doesn't matter" part

[madebyhistory @madebyhistory]

"The performers in drag shows, by contrast, are LGBTQ people and the performances challenge such hierarchies. That, not their content, is what has prompted conservatives to try to restrict them," writes @RachelCleves. https://t.co/eXHHiw20TB