Sohum Pal

@yale_history ba & ma; thinking about political economy.

[Alyosha Goldstein @agoldste]

Crucial viewing!: three lectures by Robin D. G. Kelley from his forthcoming book _Black Bodies Swinging: An American Postmortem_ (introduced by Jenna Loyd)
https://t.co/4eLKW6SE27

[University of California @UofCalifornia]

This just in: The UC Board of Regents have unanimously endorsed Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (#ACA5) as well as the repeal of Proposition 209, which banned the consideration of race & gender in admissions decisions twenty-five years ago. Read more: https://t.co/Dh9dykKvv7

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

@ZareenaGrewal thank you so much!

[Meghana Mysore @MysoreMeghana]

Grateful to have been able to reflect on my mother’s immigrant story, upended narratives & graduating college amidst a pandemic for @YaleReview

[Lateral Journal @LateralJournal]

Disabled Twitter users model strategies for political organizing online, essential skills while #SocialDistancing for #COVID19. @sgpal_ explores the role of affective labor and more https://t.co/IhzoRJhTJp

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

forgive me, but having written over 5000 words this weekend to finish my thesis (with 12 minutes to spare), i am deliriously, excessively delighted

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

@echenran we want

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

Disability Studies is a precarious field of study (in that it lacks institutional support, certainly at Yale), whose participants themselves are often precaritized (my professor was a contract lecturer, not tenure-track faculty, and many in the field are disabled and/or of color

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

lots more which i have said on facebook, but
i published an academic article about disability, twitter, and the work of hope. you can read below.
https://t.co/iFpgZLTCzU

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

just two reminders: Undergraduates ARE important knowledge producers and should be resourced as such. I wrote this article for an undergrad class, & it has only been in my undergrad work that I have felt I have the space to make important contributions to existing literature.

[gal debored @ckayerawlings]

There should be no teaching jobs that are not tenure track.

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

reviewing proofs for my first-ever article, forthcoming in lateral :^O

[Arya Sundaram @arya_sundaram]

Harvard and Yale students protesting the universities’ holdings in fossil fuel and Puerto Rican debt stormed the field during halftime at the HY football game. A group of abt a hundred students sat in the middle of the field, and soon dozens (hundreds?) of spectators joined them

[cristian @MajeMojado]

URGENT: ICE woke up my mom at midnight, lied to her to get her handcuffed & transfer to an unknown location without notifying her, her attorney, or family. We have no idea where she is and we fear she is being be deported even though she still has motions and appeals pending.

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

There are phone banking scripts here for Congressional representatives and for ICE (undocumented folks should not call ICE)! There is more info at this (case sensitive) link:
https://t.co/gWgXEW5IIx

#ReleaseTaniaNow #LibertadParaTania

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

@umusings I once told my therapist I was nonbinary but masc of center and she was like "okay... is that M-A-S-K"

[Academic Chatter™ @AcademicChatter]

If you have less than 500 (ish) followers, engage with this tweet in any way you want and I'll follow you back. Bonus points for commenting with your research area, interest, or an animal pic! Looking to expand my horizons and help others connect too #SundayExpansion

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

@AlmendarezEm me tooo lmfao....

[Sohum Pal @sgpal_]

@nitsray can we talk abt how she's my fave

[Shahana Hanif @ShahanaFromBK]

i work in a council district (39) that represents largest Bangladeshi community in bklyn. on top of my district-wide work, i produce annual #Bangla newsletter 4 Kensington community members.

immigrant rights & representation means readable info abt City Council & local wins!