Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸

Interdisciplinary Scholar. Gender Studies at @mtholyoke
writing about: Ukraine, gender, sexuality, and a bit about abortion. RPCV 🇺🇦 She/her

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

I wrote a bit about pronatalism, the recent "NatalCon," and authoritarianism. Have a read, subscribe, share. Thanks!

https://t.co/HrVKdODrv1

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

@JohannaMellis This thread is really thoughtful, Johanna, thank you!

[Johanna Mellis @JohannaMellis]

White westerners have discriminated against EE as a way to prop up alleged western superiority, including ideas of “democracy” - “they’re not democratic according to our standards”

AND used EEs as agents of imperialism in Africa, LatAm (the latter which has benefitted from

[Johanna Mellis @JohannaMellis]

we must critique white liberals for “supporting” UKR & not Palestinians & support Ukrainians liberation against RU imperialism

White westerners have long racialized Eastern Europeans as “not quite white/civilized/European,” when it suited their imperialism & whiteness.

[Oleh Kotsyuba @Oleh_Kotsyuba]

Totally amazed to have made the shortlist of the Chytomo Award 2024 in the category Ukrainian Book Ambassador—what a pleasant surprise!

I know I've been working non-stop to flood the Anglophone book market with outstanding Ukrainian literature, but so often it seems like no one notices that kind of work. Especially when you've been trying to convince organizations providing humanitarian, medical, and military aid to Ukraine that we need to invest in #disinformation campaigns (which are going to be even more important once @realDonaldTrump and @elonmusk move into the @WhiteHouse), and books offer a perfect vehicle for delivering in-depth, highly engaging contextual information on Ukraine.

Congratulations to other finalists in that same category who have been doing incredible work promoting Ukrainian literature and culture: Yuliia Kozlovets of Книжковий Арсенал (Book Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine), Lucie Řehoříková of Nadace Partnerství (Czech Republic), PEN Ukraine, and Ivan Fedechko of the Vydavnytstvo Staroho Leva (Old Lion's Press, Lviv, Ukraine). And congratulations to the finalists in the other two categories—Book Publishing Trendsetter and Initiatives that Promote Reading!

Many thanks to colleagues Serhii @SPlokhy and Tymish Holowinsky for their nomination, and to the jury for their vote!

Award winners will be revealed on January 31st—but no matter the outcome, I feel like we all have won already!

Full list at the link in the next post of the thread.

Thank you, @ChytomoE & @chytomo, for highlighting the work that we, publishers, do!

#UkrainianLiterature #UkrainianBookAmbassador #HURIbooks

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

@alexrmoskowitz oh good point! 😆

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

no matter how many times I clarify in class that it's *COMPULSORY* heterosexuality not *compulsive* heterosexuality, compulsive heterosexuality still shows up on at least one final. It still makes me laugh.

Is heterosexuality a compulsion? can it be stopped????

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

@DafnaRachok happy birthday, Dafna!!

[Tereza Hendl @TerezaHendl]

What a disturbing manifestation of inter-imperiality calling to treat Ukrainians in an oppressive western dominating and russia-centric way. Imperialists relating to fellow imperialists and further harming the people for generations affected by intertwined legacies of imperialism

[sabrina jaszi @sjaszi]

In search of a publisher for selected stories by Salomat Vafo, first woman to publish a novel in Uzbek. Treacherous border crossing, roving wolf packs, inner lives in remote places, and the disappearing Aral Sea. Get in touch or send suggestions🐺🐺🐺🇺🇿📕

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

@JohannaMellis

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

@ksvarnon I'm so sorry. I'm so angry for you about that. Your talks last year were so energizing and continue to inspire my own work.
And I hear you. I can imagine how burnt out you are. I hope we can see each other this weekend. I'm always here to support and be in solidarity with you.

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

Hi. Like many, I'm moving to the other site— find me at https://t.co/8RIrAVjiGd

[Moira Donegan @MoiraDonegan]

I wrote about “Your body, my choice” and the Trumpian right’s anti-abortion, pro-rape agenda of sexual force. https://t.co/JvN9RmVpi9

[Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu]

I wrote a piece about the imperialism that is still part of many liberal Russians’ discourse. It needs to go

https://t.co/VtFUUAo1CA

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

@returnstosender Feeling the same 🫠

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

@alexrmoskowitz Thanks, Alex. I think I'll take a similar approach tomorrow. Maybe I'll bring snacks.

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

How are y'all approaching your classes this week?

[Dr. Sandra Joy Russell 🇺🇦🇵🇸 @TheSandraJoy]

@gcornish91 Exactly this. I don't know that a different candidate would have done better. The people want this kind of fascism.

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

Missouri was the first state to pass an abortion ban after Roe was overturned. Tonight, they became the first state to reverse a total ban