Charlotte Sussman
charlottesussman.bsky.social
Charlotte Sussman
@charlottesussman.bsky.social
Chair, Duke English. Eighteenth-Century Studies, Migration Studies, Blue Humanities. Author of PEOPLING THE WORLD: REPRESENTING HUMAN MOBILITY FROM MILTON TO MALTHUS. Remembering the Middle Passage Project. Knitting, running, hopeful cook.
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“Applications are invited from well-qualified candidates with expertise in literature in English of the long eighteenth century (1660–1830).”
February 5, 2026 at 10:50 AM
There’s still time to apply! Happy to answer any questions about the position or the seminar
POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
Duke University, English Department
Job #AJO31122, Postdoctoral Associate, English Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
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January 12, 2026 at 1:08 PM
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POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
Duke University, English Department
Job #AJO31122, Postdoctoral Associate, English Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
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November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Major conference on the legacy of Fredric Jameson happening at Duke April 10-12, 2026. Grad students should submit! CFP linked:
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Submit your proposal: Fredric Jameson and the Future of Critical Theory
Due December 15, 2025 11:59 PM EST Notification of Decision January 10, 2026 Conference Information April 10–12, 2026 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA Keynotes by Michael Denning, Jane G...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
POSTDOC ALERT: in 2026-27, James Mulholland (NCSU) and I are running a Mellon Sawyer Seminar on “Sharing Ground: Humanities, Academic Freedom, and the Future of the University.” The position is for a Humanist-in-Residence and the job is live on AJO: academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31122
Duke University, English Department
Job #AJO31122, Postdoctoral Associate, English Department, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, US
academicjobsonline.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It was such a pleasure to put together this essay cluster for PMLA with Donna Landry and James Mulholland and all our brilliant contributors! Here’s our introduction, I’ll link the issue in comments www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Unfinished Business: Reckoning with Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture | PMLA | Cambridge Core
Unfinished Business: Reckoning with Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture - Volume 140 Issue 3
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October 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Another amazing piece in our PMLA essay cluster on Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture!
Check out "Pearl Diving without Guarantees" by my colleague Ida Danewid. "While today [Stuart Hall and Cedric Robinson] are widely regarded as the two titans of the concept of racial capitalism, they often traveled in opposite directions." www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Pearl Diving without Guarantees: Heresy and Salvage Work in the Black Atlantic | PMLA | Cambridge Core
Pearl Diving without Guarantees: Heresy and Salvage Work in the Black Atlantic - Volume 140 Issue 3
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October 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Another amazing piece in our PMLA essay cluster on the legacy of the 1983 conference, Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture!
October 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It took a while, but our cluster of essays on Marxism and the Interpretation of Culture, 1983, is finally here. All the pieces are 🔥
Dont' miss our fantastic 18th-c colleagues in the newest PMLA!

Donna Landry, James Mulholland, Charlotte Sussman, Katarina O'Briain, Robbie Richardson, Lisa Lynne Moore, Lilth Todd

#C18L
@modernlanguage.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Another highlight of our time in London was the Do Ho Suh show at the Tate Modern
June 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Morning run on the Grand Union Canal between Little Venice and Kensal Town
June 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Just back from CDMX—trying to hold into this light as long as I can #cdmx #mexicocity #fridakahlo
March 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I am very sad to say, David Lodge died on January 1st.
He was a wonderful man and hugely influential writer.
I was lucky to be his agent and he taught me so much.
His campus novels will be read for years to come.
A great loss.
www.penguin.co.uk/articles/202...
January 3, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Oh show me the way to the next whiskey bar (Vinyl Record Bar, Ginza) #tokyo #tokyoginza #whiskeybar
December 30, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Octopus town #osaka
December 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM
We came down from the mountain and it turns out we kinda love Osaka #osaka #vintagetee #neonoctopus
December 28, 2024 at 7:12 AM
Night and day in Okunoin cemetery, Koyasan
December 27, 2024 at 7:46 AM
A little bit more from Kyoto
December 24, 2024 at 8:22 AM
December 22, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Amazing conversations on day one, looking forward to days two and three!
December 6, 2024 at 1:15 PM
These workshops have been a joy to organize with my co-editors Jo McDonagh and Hadji Bakara, with the amazing support of the Neubauer Collegium. neubauercollegium.uchicago.edu/events/migra...
The Neubauer Collegium - The Neubauer Collegium
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December 4, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Happy Turkey Trot Day to those who observe 🍻
November 28, 2024 at 4:01 PM
The North Carolina coast. It does not disappoint.
November 28, 2024 at 1:59 AM
The sign we all need now. (Courtesy of the Ocracoke ferry)
November 26, 2024 at 7:44 PM
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On Friday afternoon, Kathy Psomiades brought home the hardware for *Primitive Marriage: Victorian Anthropology, the Novel, and Sexual Modernity,* awarded best second book by NAVSA. One judge, @mmvty.bsky.social, said (paraphrased): "Literally, though, how did you do this?" 🏆🔥💜
November 11, 2024 at 6:44 PM