Ittai Orr

UM Asst. Prof of Early American Literature & Disability Studies researching the history of intelligence. Gay poodle dad. Opinions his own.

[Dr. Vivian Delchamps @VivianPhDancer]

My little article on internalized ableism and disability studies pedagogy was published this week in "Insurrect! Radical Thinking in Early American Studies": https://t.co/JYntLinlrN

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

It's here! So excited to share my ALH article on the way Jane Johnston Schoolcraft and her brother William Johnston confounded Henry Schoolcraft (and western psychiatry) w/ their Ojibwe and Odawa stories: https://t.co/Zpx4ybtjag
A huge thanks to @LisaMendelman for editing! 🙏

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

Tagging the author @wulfscouller!

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

People with disabilities have been running up against the Protestant work ethic since at least the founding of the US … check out this fascinating article by Wulf Scouller on imagining life beyond work, the first in our series on Disability Justice in Early America!

[𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕! @insurrect_histo]

"In May 1792, two men put down their tools. They did not intend to pick them up again."

In our newest, Wulfstan Scouller tells the story of a pair of Deaf brothers who made a radical choice. Read more here:

https://t.co/9i4cXVJpoM

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

@BCBSAssociation why don't you approve dual biologics for Crohn's disease? Stelara/Entyvio is a last-resort therapy that my partner really needs, but only "socialized healthcare" like the VA would cover it.

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

@SariAltschuler @priscillawald @JonathanMetzl Yay! Congrats! I cannot wait to read this!

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

@calebsmith203 The mat sits on you!

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

@RezekJoe Love the requisite Columbia black pea coat!

[UM Clements Library @ClementsLibrary]

Get a last look at our first Student-Curated exhibit, "Navigating Disability in 19th-Century America," before it closes this Friday, September 23!

Stop in during open hours, or join us for a tour at select times this week: https://t.co/uEUV2qtaoq

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

Hey everyone! Join our SEA '23 panel on Mutual Aid in Early America, or send this CFP along to someone who might: https://t.co/S920vPEZdM

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

Abortion isn’t new — and neither is its disavowal by those who have relied on it. Check out this excellent new essay by Emily Gowen for ⁦@insurrect_histo⁩! https://t.co/JqYMig48FO

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

Legendary historian and professor Howard Zinn would have been 100 years old today.

In this clip, Zinn explains his approach to telling history, and why he would open each class telling his students "you can't be neutral on a moving train."

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

Such an awesome archival project!

[𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕! @insurrect_histo]

Jasmine Chavez Helm, @melanieywhite and @byeliseam talk archival practice, community accountability, and the layered history of the Mosquito Coast and its diaspora. Stay tuned for parts two & three later this week!

[Early American Literature @Early_Am_Lit]

Issue 57.2. is out now! Check the following for the Table of Contents. Where are you going to start first?

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

Britain ended school shootings after one single massacre — Quartz https://t.co/nezinPsWg6

[Bess Kalb @bessbell]

$1,475,448 from the NRA.

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

@ProffWolff Someone might have said this already but what about Fourier’s fabulously utopian volunteerism in Albert Brisbane’s popular translation/digest The Social Destiny of Man? Could pair with recent work by Elizabeth Anderson or other Justice theorists…

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

Just showing off my students’ online exhibit taking a deep dive into the artifacts of their in-person exhibit at the @ClementsLibrary. There’s even a student-created recording of a 19th C ballad! https://t.co/7pu8H7MdWD

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

Um, it’s 140 degrees F in India right now 😳

[Nick Breeze (Bluesky: @nickbreeze.genn.cc ) @NickGBreeze]

Land temps of 62°C - frightening killing heat wave. We are doing this, + refusing to stop. Horrific.

[Ittai Orr @ittaiorr]

@rachel_e_walker @UChicagoPress I might frame this tweet and use it as motivation to revise this manuscript! ❤️