Peter C. Herman
@pherman.bsky.social
Lit prof at San Diego State University; author of "Early Modern Others: Resisting Bias in Renaissance Literature"; words @newsweek, @Salon, Inside Higher Ed, Public Humanities, Times of San Diego
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Oz is lying because he knows that people will believe him. Or worse, they will not know who or what to believe. This is how autocracy works, says Hannah Arendt.
Not so "shadow." I think it's a secret all over the block that Vought and Miller are really running the government.
Browned butter sage sauce with TJ’s pumpkin ravioli! 🍽️ #ettp
Peter C. Herman
@pherman.bsky.social
· Oct 6
My new outdoor wok burner and the result. Serious wok hei! 🍽️ #ettp
Peter C. Herman
@pherman.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Another reason why kids hate Shakespeare.
Peter C. Herman
@pherman.bsky.social
· Aug 20
Years ago, I was put in such a terrible classroom that a student came in a little late, looked around, looked at me, and said "who did you piss off?"
Peter C. Herman
@pherman.bsky.social
· Aug 9
Early Modern Others: Resisting Bias in Renaissance LiteraturePeter C. Herman. London and New York: Routledge, 2024. 164pp. ISBN 13: 9781032293660. $49.99 (paper).
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Very grateful to Patrick J. McGrath for his review of Early Modern Others in Milton Quarterly. "his is a valuable and timely work, one that offers a perspective on early modern literature and society rarely discussed..." doi.org/10.1111/milt...
Peter C. Herman
@pherman.bsky.social
· Aug 9
Very grateful to Patrick J. McGrath for his review of Early Modern Others in Milton Quarterly. "his is a valuable and timely work, one that offers a perspective on early modern literature and society rarely discussed..." onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libproxy.sdsu.edu/doi/10.1111/...
Peter C. Herman
@pherman.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Good point. My guess is that Trump has in mind only the top-tier schools. From what I can tell, there's very little interest in colleges and universities farther down the academic ladder.
Peter C. Herman
@pherman.bsky.social
· Aug 8
How is the Department of Education supposed to examine admissions if it's supposed to be dissolved?