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Ben Lee
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Associate Prof & DGS @UTKEnglish. 20/21c poetry, American literature & culture, the beautiful game. He/him.
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if you thought archives were problematic, wait till you see no archives
February 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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An activist, historian, Black leader, and founding member of the NAACP, and an editor for The Crisis Magazine where The Brownies' Books were featured. Join us this Douglass Day as we celebrate his legacy and many others who shaped history!

#DouglassDay #WEBDuBois #BlackHistory
January 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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how, specifically, does freezing research dollars hurt your state's economy?

link for deets by state. keep in mind this is separate from all the other programs that support public schools, provide food for kids, supplies for hospitals, equipment for infrastructure.

www.faseb.org/science-poli...
Federal Research Funding Data
We advance health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service to our societies and their members.
www.faseb.org
January 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Weekend, days getting longer, winter ball. 🏔️🌅🧡
January 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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If anybody’s out there: I reviewed Queer for @newrepublic.com. newrepublic.com/article/1887...
The Romanticized Squalor of Queer
Luca Guadagnino makes William S. Burroughs’s novella a love story that is sordid, pathetic, affecting, and true.
newrepublic.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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Dwight Garner reviews the new collection of Joe Brainard's letters, edited by @dkanepoetry.bsky.social, (and discovers the joys of "I Remember"!) in the NY Times. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/b...
Book Review: ‘Love, Joe,’ by Joe Brainard
The New York City writer and painter Joe Brainard comes alive in a new collection of letters.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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At press and available in February from Duke UP! A gorgeous collection of essays by 20 world-renowned scholars including Pulitzer winners and authorized biographers, with 32 color plates. Get the introduction free at https://lnkd.in/e9RKAGNf
December 3, 2024 at 12:23 AM