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Benjamin Beese
@bbeese.bsky.social
I study Critical Theory, 20th century Cultural and Intellectual History. PhD Student @ Cornell. Volunteer @ World Scouting. He/him.
Way to go! Happy for the CSU Faculty and the labor movement across the country

www.chronicle.com/article/afte...
After One Day of Striking, Faculty Members Make a Deal With Cal State System
The 23-campus system agreed to raises for instructors, among other things, after faculty walked off the job Monday.
www.chronicle.com
January 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I'm reaching the point where googling "Synonyms for XXX" does not help me as much as I expect it to. Does anyone have any good academic thesaurus recommendations (online or print?). The several I've tried are generally unruly or elementary
January 16, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Watching the 1971 Willy Wonka for (I think) the first time and in the first 10 minutes it’s as entertaining as (and more clever than) the entire 2023 film
January 4, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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📚 Calling all contingent scholars + historians working beyond the traditional academy! Need library research access? @susih.bsky.social is here for you. Apply by 3/15 to our Community Scholars Program 🗃️
Hello all--check out the 2024 edition of our USIH-IUPUI Community Scholars program! More information here: s-usih.org/2024/01/cfp-...
January 1, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Holiday travel means I finally got around to listening to @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social ’s Fit Nation and it was everything I hoped it would be. Really well done. Now just to find unsuspecting people to recommend it to  . . .
December 26, 2023 at 5:02 PM
Sitting in a cafe in Vermont (❤️) while one employee has spent the last 15 minutes desperately trying to learn how Sudoku works and it’s heartwarming
December 19, 2023 at 7:53 PM
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Santa’s Helpers??!! I think you mean Subordinate Clauses
December 17, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Just submitted grades which means I'm finally done with a very long semester. Celebrating the end of my first term teaching too :) There were some ups and downs but we got through and they learned some German even!
December 15, 2023 at 9:07 PM
Lufthansa email: Check in is now available . . .

Me: Did I book a flight on accident?
December 11, 2023 at 3:19 PM
For those who read more than I do, how do you fit all your reading into a day/week?

Trying to work through my to-read book stack, Substack, and Pocket-stack better next year
December 11, 2023 at 1:59 PM
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24 hours starts now. please don’t cross our picket line.
a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes.
A letter to our readers
docs.google.com
December 7, 2023 at 5:00 AM
Does anyone know of good analyses or orientations for Andreas Maier's Ortsumgehung cycle (especially Die Universität)?
December 5, 2023 at 10:11 PM
So I offered to let my German 101 students repeat any daily homework assignment for full credit. Life is busy, some of them missed a couple, and I don't think that should be a penalty on their permanent transcript. But now it's grading crunch time.

Question: Progressive grading or rookie mistake?
December 1, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Leaving Denver today and everyone is smiles. Security using everyone’s names and giving tips for the fastest lines. And on one of the busiest travels weeks of the year. 😊
November 26, 2023 at 9:08 PM
What’s especially dangerous, in my view, is the sense that people who are moderate—or who are willing to care about another’s personhood, despite political differences—aren’t “left enough.” They might not share your views, but they’re the ones who can help the left influence the right
I went from a very conservative upbringing to being a leftist and there's a place for the people who aren't "sufficiently" left to help gently usher people that way. I observed a lot. Attacking people is fun but less useful than conversation. And that debate isn't for everyone. 🤷🏼‍♀️
in my experience, the people online who've told me I changed their mind on a topic did it slowly from just observing what I share and my commentary. it's never been through jumping into mentions to yell at people with different POVs
November 26, 2023 at 3:14 PM
What could it be about studying the past that make politicians uncomfortable … 🤔
November 25, 2023 at 7:54 PM
I find it fascinating that Musk’s Twitter somehow thinks I’m the target audience for both Marx jokes and DeSantis ads?
November 24, 2023 at 7:49 AM
No! After all that historical research that went into it? What a shame
Thank you, Ridley Scott. My divorce is no longer the most difficult experience of my life. #Napoleon
November 24, 2023 at 5:57 AM
Of all the improvements here compared to the other site, links opening in the native browser might be the best 🙏🏻🙌🏻
November 23, 2023 at 3:53 PM