Ama Bemma is writing a book on African Poetry
@amabemma.bsky.social
Assistant Prof • Essays on African Literature, Poetry, New Media, DH • Writing a book on African poetry • Founder Global Poetics Project •📍St Louis, MO & Boston, MA
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Very excited that my paper on data oriented approaches to understanding the importance of African poetry has been accepted! Years worth of work with GlobalPoetics.org culminating in ~8000 or so words. 👩🏿💻 Will *hopefully* be published in the winter/spring.
Global Poetics Project
GlobalPoetics.org
August 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Very excited that my paper on data oriented approaches to understanding the importance of African poetry has been accepted! Years worth of work with GlobalPoetics.org culminating in ~8000 or so words. 👩🏿💻 Will *hopefully* be published in the winter/spring.
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Animist Poetics: Ancestral Trauma and Regeneration in African Literature is in print! The paperback will be out in Feb. Please request that your library order a copy. 30% off with the discount code SNWF25. @sunypress.bsky.social @rcolesworthy.bsky.social
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Animist Poetics
sunypress.edu
August 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Animist Poetics: Ancestral Trauma and Regeneration in African Literature is in print! The paperback will be out in Feb. Please request that your library order a copy. 30% off with the discount code SNWF25. @sunypress.bsky.social @rcolesworthy.bsky.social
sunypress.edu/Books/A/Anim...
sunypress.edu/Books/A/Anim...
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Available for preorder, Aesthetic Impropriety: Property Law and Postcolonial Style is out from Fordham on 7/1/25.
I analyze property law expansively, across Nigeria, India, South Africa, and the English Atlantic, to argue that both legal and literary innovations are undoing law's colonial legacies.
I analyze property law expansively, across Nigeria, India, South Africa, and the English Atlantic, to argue that both legal and literary innovations are undoing law's colonial legacies.
April 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Available for preorder, Aesthetic Impropriety: Property Law and Postcolonial Style is out from Fordham on 7/1/25.
I analyze property law expansively, across Nigeria, India, South Africa, and the English Atlantic, to argue that both legal and literary innovations are undoing law's colonial legacies.
I analyze property law expansively, across Nigeria, India, South Africa, and the English Atlantic, to argue that both legal and literary innovations are undoing law's colonial legacies.
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I've extended the deadline & adjusted the wording on this scholarship after queries from prospective students.
Please encourage students interested in a funded PhD on poetry in either 18c/Romantic and/or settler colonialism & Indigenous sovereignty to get in touch!
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
Please encourage students interested in a funded PhD on poetry in either 18c/Romantic and/or settler colonialism & Indigenous sovereignty to get in touch!
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
February 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I've extended the deadline & adjusted the wording on this scholarship after queries from prospective students.
Please encourage students interested in a funded PhD on poetry in either 18c/Romantic and/or settler colonialism & Indigenous sovereignty to get in touch!
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
Please encourage students interested in a funded PhD on poetry in either 18c/Romantic and/or settler colonialism & Indigenous sovereignty to get in touch!
www.wgtn.ac.nz/scholarships...
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This is also what annoys me about companies selling off articles and books to train AI. I can’t get access to that as a scholar without major fees paid by me or my library system. Why does AI get it?
Most scholars I know--affiliated or not--just want access to resources behind paywalls--subscription journals, databases, books. No one I know is going "gee I wish I had AI tools to mine those resources for pithy, questionable syntheses." They can't even GET TO the resources. THAT is what they want.
January 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
This is also what annoys me about companies selling off articles and books to train AI. I can’t get access to that as a scholar without major fees paid by me or my library system. Why does AI get it?
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The MLA-4C’s task force on Writing and AI has a new working paper out on “Building Cultures of Critical AI Literacy.” A lot of folks put a lot of work into this one: aiandwriting.hcommons.org/working-pape...
And something we say at the outset:
And something we say at the outset:
October 18, 2024 at 4:53 PM
The MLA-4C’s task force on Writing and AI has a new working paper out on “Building Cultures of Critical AI Literacy.” A lot of folks put a lot of work into this one: aiandwriting.hcommons.org/working-pape...
And something we say at the outset:
And something we say at the outset:
I forgot I had this account! Since I was last online, I've had two pieces published
1) new media poetry & race: www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/23...
2) a Cold War gathering of African, Black American, & Caribbean poets in West Berlin where they debated about poetry¬ions of Blackness: t.co/JJNhIQ3GKs
1) new media poetry & race: www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/23...
2) a Cold War gathering of African, Black American, & Caribbean poets in West Berlin where they debated about poetry¬ions of Blackness: t.co/JJNhIQ3GKs
October 20, 2024 at 10:57 PM
I forgot I had this account! Since I was last online, I've had two pieces published
1) new media poetry & race: www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/23...
2) a Cold War gathering of African, Black American, & Caribbean poets in West Berlin where they debated about poetry¬ions of Blackness: t.co/JJNhIQ3GKs
1) new media poetry & race: www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/23...
2) a Cold War gathering of African, Black American, & Caribbean poets in West Berlin where they debated about poetry¬ions of Blackness: t.co/JJNhIQ3GKs
Back on my building a dataset grind
and am instantly reminded of how tedious data collection can be…
But when it’s analysis time 🤩
And when it’s visualization time 🥳🥳
and am instantly reminded of how tedious data collection can be…
But when it’s analysis time 🤩
And when it’s visualization time 🥳🥳
January 24, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Back on my building a dataset grind
and am instantly reminded of how tedious data collection can be…
But when it’s analysis time 🤩
And when it’s visualization time 🥳🥳
and am instantly reminded of how tedious data collection can be…
But when it’s analysis time 🤩
And when it’s visualization time 🥳🥳
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✨CALLING ALL POETS!✨ The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry is accepting manuscript submissions through February 15!
Hanif Abdurraqib will select one winning manuscript for publication by Sarabande Books.
Learn more and submit at the link in our bio!
Hanif Abdurraqib will select one winning manuscript for publication by Sarabande Books.
Learn more and submit at the link in our bio!
January 17, 2024 at 6:48 PM
✨CALLING ALL POETS!✨ The Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry is accepting manuscript submissions through February 15!
Hanif Abdurraqib will select one winning manuscript for publication by Sarabande Books.
Learn more and submit at the link in our bio!
Hanif Abdurraqib will select one winning manuscript for publication by Sarabande Books.
Learn more and submit at the link in our bio!
I was in Philly walking around this weekend, and I saw so many unhoused people sleeping on top of steaming potholes. The weather was dipping into the 30s.
In a country where a J*ff Bez*s can exist, homelessness shouldn’t exist.
In a country where a J*ff Bez*s can exist, homelessness shouldn’t exist.
We could house everyone if we really wanted to. And we should.
January 8, 2024 at 1:18 AM
I was in Philly walking around this weekend, and I saw so many unhoused people sleeping on top of steaming potholes. The weather was dipping into the 30s.
In a country where a J*ff Bez*s can exist, homelessness shouldn’t exist.
In a country where a J*ff Bez*s can exist, homelessness shouldn’t exist.
Starting in an hour! Join us!
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM EST
468 -Humanities without Borders
📍PCC - 203 (Grand Hall Level
#MLA2024
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM EST
468 -Humanities without Borders
📍PCC - 203 (Grand Hall Level
#MLA2024
Want to talk about developing community-driven initiatives and projects, cross-institutional incubators and labs, or public-facing publications and exhibitions?
📚✨ If so, come to our #MLA2024 roundtable plenary session, Humanities Without Borders!
📚✨ If so, come to our #MLA2024 roundtable plenary session, Humanities Without Borders!
January 6, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Starting in an hour! Join us!
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM EST
468 -Humanities without Borders
📍PCC - 203 (Grand Hall Level
#MLA2024
12:00 PM - 1:45 PM EST
468 -Humanities without Borders
📍PCC - 203 (Grand Hall Level
#MLA2024
“Without words and images… we just won’t make it… it’s the future of the species to which we belong.”
- W.J.T. Mitchell, #MLA2024 Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award speech
- W.J.T. Mitchell, #MLA2024 Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award speech
January 6, 2024 at 12:38 AM
“Without words and images… we just won’t make it… it’s the future of the species to which we belong.”
- W.J.T. Mitchell, #MLA2024 Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award speech
- W.J.T. Mitchell, #MLA2024 Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award speech
Want to talk about developing community-driven initiatives and projects, cross-institutional incubators and labs, or public-facing publications and exhibitions?
📚✨ If so, come to our #MLA2024 roundtable plenary session, Humanities Without Borders!
📚✨ If so, come to our #MLA2024 roundtable plenary session, Humanities Without Borders!
January 5, 2024 at 11:48 AM
Want to talk about developing community-driven initiatives and projects, cross-institutional incubators and labs, or public-facing publications and exhibitions?
📚✨ If so, come to our #MLA2024 roundtable plenary session, Humanities Without Borders!
📚✨ If so, come to our #MLA2024 roundtable plenary session, Humanities Without Borders!
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One of the most frustrating narratives links humanities majors w poor employment prospects and outcomes. “The data really does say otherwise.” I wrote abt the new & important Humanities Indicators state level report for @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social 🗃️ scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/12/14/h...
Humanities and Jobs Data: What's the Real Story? - The Scholarly Kitchen
Escalating attacks on the humanities often cite the problem of employment for humanities majors; a new report shows otherwise.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
December 14, 2023 at 12:19 PM
One of the most frustrating narratives links humanities majors w poor employment prospects and outcomes. “The data really does say otherwise.” I wrote abt the new & important Humanities Indicators state level report for @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social 🗃️ scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/12/14/h...
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How are we teaching about and/or with AI now?
The MLA/NCTE CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI's "Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections" is a collegial space to browse, comment, and share what you're trying and how it's going!
exploringaipedagogy.hcommons.org
The MLA/NCTE CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI's "Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections" is a collegial space to browse, comment, and share what you're trying and how it's going!
exploringaipedagogy.hcommons.org
Exploring AI Pedagogy – A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections
exploringaipedagogy.hcommons.org
December 14, 2023 at 6:56 PM
How are we teaching about and/or with AI now?
The MLA/NCTE CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI's "Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections" is a collegial space to browse, comment, and share what you're trying and how it's going!
exploringaipedagogy.hcommons.org
The MLA/NCTE CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI's "Exploring AI Pedagogy: A Community Collection of Teaching Reflections" is a collegial space to browse, comment, and share what you're trying and how it's going!
exploringaipedagogy.hcommons.org
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Big news over here in the #AIAINetwork: we're hiring a 2-year postdoc! If you work at the intersection of AI and the humanities, and would be happily housed in the
Emory English department, then this job is for you! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/136528
Emory English department, then this job is for you! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/136528
November 28, 2023 at 2:01 PM
Big news over here in the #AIAINetwork: we're hiring a 2-year postdoc! If you work at the intersection of AI and the humanities, and would be happily housed in the
Emory English department, then this job is for you! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/136528
Emory English department, then this job is for you! Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/136528
Thinking. Writing. Reading.
These books are my thinking companions for the evening and 🌙
These books are my thinking companions for the evening and 🌙
December 12, 2023 at 2:47 AM
Thinking. Writing. Reading.
These books are my thinking companions for the evening and 🌙
These books are my thinking companions for the evening and 🌙
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As an exercise, look at your stack of books / folder of downloaded PDFs & try to name the processes that made those sources available to you. You are not a lone scholar! Reframe that as a net good and make that labor visible. Critical archival studies + critical data studies + media literacy.
November 15, 2023 at 3:13 PM
As an exercise, look at your stack of books / folder of downloaded PDFs & try to name the processes that made those sources available to you. You are not a lone scholar! Reframe that as a net good and make that labor visible. Critical archival studies + critical data studies + media literacy.
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The Call for Papers and Submissions for archipelagos journal is out!! ✨
It's so wonderful to see a call for a full issue dedicated to scholarship on Papiamentu/o and the Dutch Caribbean. This is a much needed critical intervention.
The deadline is Dec 15 ❗
It's so wonderful to see a call for a full issue dedicated to scholarship on Papiamentu/o and the Dutch Caribbean. This is a much needed critical intervention.
The deadline is Dec 15 ❗
archipelagos
A journal of Caribbean digital praxis
archipelagosjournal.org
November 2, 2023 at 4:34 PM
The Call for Papers and Submissions for archipelagos journal is out!! ✨
It's so wonderful to see a call for a full issue dedicated to scholarship on Papiamentu/o and the Dutch Caribbean. This is a much needed critical intervention.
The deadline is Dec 15 ❗
It's so wonderful to see a call for a full issue dedicated to scholarship on Papiamentu/o and the Dutch Caribbean. This is a much needed critical intervention.
The deadline is Dec 15 ❗
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My department is hiring! We are looking scholars interested in the creative and critical application of computing in cultural heritage -- e.g. digital humanities, museum informatics, digital curation, more. PLEASE SHARE!
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Assistant/Associate Professor, Cultural Heritage Informatics (Multiple Positions)
The
faculty member will teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels and
contribute to mentoring students, including those from underreprese...
arizona.csod.com
December 1, 2023 at 7:27 PM
My department is hiring! We are looking scholars interested in the creative and critical application of computing in cultural heritage -- e.g. digital humanities, museum informatics, digital curation, more. PLEASE SHARE!
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
End of semester sugar to push us through final presentations.
Such great work in all my classes. 💫
Thanks to Pharaoh’s donuts 🍩
Such great work in all my classes. 💫
Thanks to Pharaoh’s donuts 🍩
December 6, 2023 at 10:04 PM
End of semester sugar to push us through final presentations.
Such great work in all my classes. 💫
Thanks to Pharaoh’s donuts 🍩
Such great work in all my classes. 💫
Thanks to Pharaoh’s donuts 🍩
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OK but: What are generative large language models—"AI," I guess—actually *for*? Trying to figure that out is why @tedunderwood.me's work interests me. He's trying to use these things' facility with language to understand language itself, and literature. It's neat!
Forget Sam Altman. America's greatest AI visionary is... an English professor in Illinois
In a world filled with AI skeptics and chatbot alarmists, Ted Underwood is making one of the strongest cases for the value of artificial intelligence.
www.businessinsider.com
December 6, 2023 at 5:26 PM
OK but: What are generative large language models—"AI," I guess—actually *for*? Trying to figure that out is why @tedunderwood.me's work interests me. He's trying to use these things' facility with language to understand language itself, and literature. It's neat!
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The data work my students did with the Global Poetics Project (GPP) in our study of African little magazines is truly great.
When we collaborate on projects & create public-facing work, we really produce amazing results!
I love the work that’s being produced for and with the GPP! 👏🏿👏🏿
When we collaborate on projects & create public-facing work, we really produce amazing results!
I love the work that’s being produced for and with the GPP! 👏🏿👏🏿
December 4, 2023 at 2:47 PM
The data work my students did with the Global Poetics Project (GPP) in our study of African little magazines is truly great.
When we collaborate on projects & create public-facing work, we really produce amazing results!
I love the work that’s being produced for and with the GPP! 👏🏿👏🏿
When we collaborate on projects & create public-facing work, we really produce amazing results!
I love the work that’s being produced for and with the GPP! 👏🏿👏🏿