Energy humanities, whaling, obsolescence, oceans | Assoc Prof in English @ U of Illinois | she/her | book out now - RENDERED OBSOLETE https://teapaw.org/t.co/PhAvW6NDG8
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Hello Twitter. I'm here to talk about literature, climate change, infrastructure, obsolete things, whales, art, and all of the cool things you're working on. Probably also cats.
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Loved reading “On Earth or in Poems: the Many Lives of Al-Andalus”, by @eric_calderwood.
A book about the various ways in which Al-Andalus has been represented in art and literature, it made Granada come alive. And the chapter on Palestinian al-Andalus was particularly moving.
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Jamie L. Jones investigates how whaling history lives on in Nantucket’s energy politics for Limn 11 - The Obsolescence Issue @JamieLJones8
I'm VERY happy to see this article in print: from brilliant UIUC PhD student Alexis Schmidt, a history and critique of Change of Air travel--the travel we do for health and relaxation. Alexis brings a fresh energy humanities lens to leisure 👏 #EnvHum
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Did we see you at #MLA25 this weekend? Our author @eric_calderwood was there to rep his award-winning book, On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus. Congratulations, Eric!
Now through 1/19, save 40% on selected literary studies titles with the code MLA25. Links below.
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#mla25-goers and friends following from home: @Harvard_Press is having a sale! Use promo code MLA25 to get 40% off select HUP titles. Might I humbly/shamelessly suggest my book, "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus"?
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What do humans owe the ecosystems we've terrorized?
I spent a very long time reporting this story on whaling history, the North Atlantic right whale, and Nantucket. Please give it a read: nytimes.com/2024/12/22/opini…
I'm delighted to have an article in LIMN 11, the Obsolescence issue, out now in *gorgeous* print and online editions. I write about the politics of wind energy and the uncanny returns of whaling culture on Nantucket. 1/
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I LOVED working with the editors at @limn_press: I loved the collaborative peer review process and being part of a cohort thinking together about obsolescence. I also appreciated the deep care that went into editing and design.
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I highly recommend working with the LIMN team; I'll do it again the first chance I get. They're accepting pitches now for new issues and articles:
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I’m thrilled that my book, "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus," has received honorable mention for the MLA’s Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies. Huge thanks to the committee for this honor, and congratulations to the other awardees.
I'm *thrilled* that my book was shortlisted for the MLA Prize for a First Book! Enormous thanks to the committee for honoring RENDERED OBSOLETE, and congratulations to the winners, Adhaar Noor Desai and Miya Qiong Xie!
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Looking forward to presenting next week at the Greenhouse Environmental Humanities Book Talk series! Please join us on Monday 12/9 at 16:00 Central European time/10:00 Eastern. 🐋
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This rampant consumerism is NOT what Donna Haraway had in mind when she invented Cyber Monday.
I'm thrilled to have an essay in this inaugural issue of THE DIAL, alongside so many brilliant colleagues who are also thinking and writing about climate change. My essay offers 3 things: a reading of Thoreau's 1865 narrative CAPE COD 1/
Introducing The Dial!
Many thanks to our roster of contributors to Issue 1: @JeffreyInsko @JamieLJones8 , Kristen Treen, John Levi Barnard, Russ Castronovo, Elise Lemire, Richard B. Primack, Maria Madison, and Abraham J. Miller-Rushing.
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a valentine to the brilliant scholars in the field of critical logistics, and an account of what I've learned by watching ships on the Strait of Gibraltar. Very grateful for @ChristoHanlon's invitation to write something a little different. ⚓️
Emerson and Fuller's Transcendentalist journal, THE DIAL, has relaunched, thanks to the labor and love of @ChristoHanlon. I'm so honored to have an essay on shipping and climate change in the inaugural issue!
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An incredibly important piece about the costs of AI--in energy, water, and extreme human suffering. The rampaging techno-utopian discourse of AI has got to be checked.
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Jamie L. Jones retweeted
One thing I keep sitting with is that fascism thrives on offering simple answers to complex problems. People love Trump because he offers the illusion of authenticity & promises easy (even if empty and egregious) solutions. We've failed to provide an alternative and we now must.