Kristen D Highland

Assoc Prof of English at American University of Sharjah, UAE | she/her | Early Americana | bookstores | spatial and digital humanities

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

Happy to announce publication of my short book on bookselling spaces and the stories they tell...
Free download (!) from @CUPElementsPBC until March 10. https://t.co/9GUE0OOuqY

[Protean Magazine @proteanmag]

Bayan Haddad (@BayanHaddad) remembers her former student Oudeh Hathaleen—a Palestinian teacher, father, and community leader, murdered by an Israeli settler. Haddad testifies against the inhuman colonial violence that was the antithesis of Oudeh's spirit.

https://t.co/UWiLO2T4wY

[Tylor Brand @_Khayyat_]

Today is #HistoryWritersDay24, on which I agreed to promote my book. But my heart and mind are on the people in Lebanon and in Palestine today and the atrocities Israel is committing against them.

So instead, I'd like to use the hashtag to recommend the following: 🧵

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

Had a blast hosting the AUS English Day a few weeks ago - engaging area high school students in literature, linguistics, writing, and communication. Read more: https://t.co/iiL3GC76iR

[National Endowment for the Humanities @NEHgov]

The solar #eclipse will be viewable across the United States today.

Humanity has long had a fascination with space and the moon. Watch NEH-funded “Chasing the Moon” on @PBS to learn about the space race: https://t.co/gi9ulu9Jr5

[Kanupriya Dhingra @aampannaa]

Delivering a talk with @prithamukhujjye tomorrow, on the 'proper' and 'parallel' models of bookselling.

For those who wish to attend, visit the Bookselling Research Network page for the Zoom link:

https://t.co/1YsRp86b4Q

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

Amplifying the important effort to save Galerie Bortier in Brussels, irreplaceable cultural and commercial home of booksellers, publishers, and others. Lend your voice:
Soutien aux libraires de la Galerie Bortier - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/ti2pwm9NAi via @Change

[Carisa Collins @CarisaCollins]

This week, WVU’s School of Art & Design had their academic appeal. With the final recs, WV is poised to lose a lynchpin in our community, our history, & 1 of WV’s most special international partnerships.

A 🧵 re: ceramics, China, ending hunger, Morgantown, bad data & #WVUMistake

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

A highlight for liberal arts in the UAE and the value of general education opportunities for students.

Students from diverse majors create a short film that’s traveling…

[American University of Sharjah @AUSharjah]

an honorable mention at the Athens Monthly Art Festival, and an entry into the Lift-Off Global Network! #Proud_AUSer Learn more about their film "Naseeb" here: https://t.co/4FlX0oLn9a

[Danielle Fuller @DrDFuller]

What do #Readers think about #bestselling fiction? Find out via this free book! Link below! @UofA_EFS @UofA_Arts @ACS_brum @BookNet_Canada @BookStudies_WWU @glassbookshop @bookhistories @bookhistorynetw @SHARPCanada @eReadCOST @onlinereaders1 @ILoveCopyright

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

@samartha @BooksellingRes1 😞 Book depository has been the most reliable outlet for getting specific books here.

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

Just gave a book talk with @BooksellingRes1 - BONUS: my book on bookselling spaces is FREE to download until Saturday night.

Big thank you to @samartha and Eben Muse for hosting me and the lovely participants for a lively discussion! @CUPElementsPBC

https://t.co/SqBoKTF5GY

[AUS College of Arts and Sciences @aus_cas]

Our CAS Humanities Working Group explored the topic of Liberal Arts in the Contemporary World, and how this type of education helps AUS students become informed, engaged, and responsible members of society and the challenges and opportunities they may face in the workplace.

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

Final days to grab this absolute page-turner for free. 😂 The Spaces of Bookselling: Stores, Streets, and Pages.

Download the PDF through Cambridge University Press - Cambridge Elements. https://t.co/SqBoKTF5GY

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

@ExterIndexing Thank you! My kingdom for an edit button. 😂

[Kristen D Highland @kdhighland]

@pykelets @samartha @CUPElementsPBC Thank you 🥰 hope you enjoy it.

[Kimberlé Crenshaw @sandylocks]

Intersectionality is only controversial if you stand against multiracial democracy. To say that it needs to be removed from curricula because it's become politicized is to ignore the people who have done the politicizing and why. https://t.co/U2fCxPQ2li

[Cambridge UP - Literature & Performance @CUP_LitPerform]

Don’t miss your chance to read new Cambridge Element Are Books Still 'Different'? by @CarolineKoegler Corinna Norrick-Rühl; @BookStudies_WWU! Free access available.
https://t.co/cmj8dKX7Ix
#cambridgeelements #literature