Alex Moskowitz
@amoskowitz.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College | Early + C19 American Literature | Political Economy of Slavery | Literary Form | Sensory Perception
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When I think of Jane Austen developing and perfecting free indirect discourse I can barely hold myself together. Has a more important thing literally ever happened.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
When I think of Jane Austen developing and perfecting free indirect discourse I can barely hold myself together. Has a more important thing literally ever happened.
my dept recommended me for reappointment can i get a hell yeah going in the chat
November 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
my dept recommended me for reappointment can i get a hell yeah going in the chat
rise above we’re gonna rise above
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
rise above we’re gonna rise above
having a toddler is insane because one minute they are throwing things at you and telling you to go away and the next they need to hold hands to fall asleep
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
having a toddler is insane because one minute they are throwing things at you and telling you to go away and the next they need to hold hands to fall asleep
absolutely crushing it
If you think the problem in this city is that my rent is too low, vote for Andrew Cuomo.
If you know the problem in this city is that your rent is too high, vote for me.
If you know the problem in this city is that your rent is too high, vote for me.
October 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
absolutely crushing it
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Chiasmus the most underrated rhetorical move
What I don't have in experience, I make up for in integrity.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
And what Andrew Cuomo lacks in integrity, he could never make up for with experience.
October 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Chiasmus the most underrated rhetorical move
if you are in western mass please consider coming to this event i've organized at mount holyoke!!! next tuesday, oct 21
October 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
if you are in western mass please consider coming to this event i've organized at mount holyoke!!! next tuesday, oct 21
me after consuming nothing but coffee all day, on 5 hours of sleep, and a full day of teaching and meetings with students: “i wonder why i feel like shit”
October 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
me after consuming nothing but coffee all day, on 5 hours of sleep, and a full day of teaching and meetings with students: “i wonder why i feel like shit”
submitting my reappointment materials wish me luck ✌️✌️
September 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
submitting my reappointment materials wish me luck ✌️✌️
i bought a new rug and my cat threw up on it within a week
September 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
i bought a new rug and my cat threw up on it within a week
will someone please write my reappointment statement for me
September 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
will someone please write my reappointment statement for me
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What are YOU doing to make Bluesky more hospitable to shitposting?
September 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
What are YOU doing to make Bluesky more hospitable to shitposting?
i'm teaching an insane course this semester. william wells brown and fredric jameson. toni morrison and harriet wilson. lukacs and ellen craft. ian watt and john ernest. what is going on
August 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
i'm teaching an insane course this semester. william wells brown and fredric jameson. toni morrison and harriet wilson. lukacs and ellen craft. ian watt and john ernest. what is going on
i have drafts of 3 (out of 4) chapters of my book please clap
August 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
i have drafts of 3 (out of 4) chapters of my book please clap
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*Academics in early August
August 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
*Academics in early August
turning a dissertation chapter into a book chapter is literally impossible
August 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
turning a dissertation chapter into a book chapter is literally impossible
help me i am writing a book proposal
June 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
help me i am writing a book proposal
me reading a novel that i will eventually write an article about
June 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
me reading a novel that i will eventually write an article about
one of the wonders of the summer schedule is actually having time to read
June 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
one of the wonders of the summer schedule is actually having time to read
syllabi looking more and more like online recipes that include the person's life story
Right, most of the syllabi I received in college were one-side of page, maybe two: a framing paragraph, a list of readings, paper due dates. Now they are 15 pp long, a freaking legal contract w/ the student. I often have to dig (scroll) to find the schedule of readings. Sign of the shifting times.
Very much enjoying the prompt and syllabus discourse on here! It’s worth grounding the conversation in its fundamental cause, which is extreme cross-institutional precarity in the labor force.
Schools try to formalize their instruction bc the workforce itself is on short contracts.
Schools try to formalize their instruction bc the workforce itself is on short contracts.
June 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
syllabi looking more and more like online recipes that include the person's life story
90% of my own scholarship is just “this bad thing is good, actually”
June 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
90% of my own scholarship is just “this bad thing is good, actually”
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I know that I'm in my mid thirties because this used to be easier.
Another day, another four hour process of getting my brain awake enough to write.
June 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I know that I'm in my mid thirties because this used to be easier.
one thing that is legitimately awesome about academia is seeing a junior scholar give a kickass paper on a panel, and then having the article version of that paper land in your inbox for (blind) peer review
May 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
one thing that is legitimately awesome about academia is seeing a junior scholar give a kickass paper on a panel, and then having the article version of that paper land in your inbox for (blind) peer review
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Do you guys remember crystal Pepsi
May 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Do you guys remember crystal Pepsi
successful navigated a potentially sensitive situation with an older ivy league style academic in another dept at my college please clap
May 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
successful navigated a potentially sensitive situation with an older ivy league style academic in another dept at my college please clap