Felicia Francesca, PhD
@feliciagabriele.bsky.social
PhD: c19th anti-slavery bazaars & exhibitions | material (culture) girlie | Lecturer @mcgillu | ✍ (she/her)
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Our longest yearly book list ever! Thirty six books by contingent historians for you to read, gift, and request for purchase at your library!
2025 Contingent Book List
When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.
contingentmagazine.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Our longest yearly book list ever! Thirty six books by contingent historians for you to read, gift, and request for purchase at your library!
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Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Haven't received as many contributions as usual for this year's lists--could be many things, but one aspect is surely that our ability to get this in front of people is much diminished. If you know folks whose stuff should be on here, please suggest it! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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It's heartbreaking what's happening in Alberta and trans youth. To invoke the notwithstanding clause makes it appalling - this is meant to be used as a last resort! Sign this petition if you are appalled by what's happening: transactionalberta.ca #abpolitics #transyouth
URGENT: Stop Alberta's Government From Overriding Charter Rights of Trans Youth
Healthcare is a right, protected by evidence, compassion, and core Canadian values.
transactionalberta.ca
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
It's heartbreaking what's happening in Alberta and trans youth. To invoke the notwithstanding clause makes it appalling - this is meant to be used as a last resort! Sign this petition if you are appalled by what's happening: transactionalberta.ca #abpolitics #transyouth
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Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE, according to government data — the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Since the start of this year, some 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE, according to government data — the highest number since recordkeeping began a decade ago. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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From a Washington Post story titled "How women feel about Trump’s presidency"
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
From a Washington Post story titled "How women feel about Trump’s presidency"
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I strongly endorse this, mostly for women. Most men don’t have this imbalance. But just try it out! It’s very useful.
I need less self-loathing and more spite in my life. I don’t say or think “fuck you” nearly enough.
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I strongly endorse this, mostly for women. Most men don’t have this imbalance. But just try it out! It’s very useful.
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The faculty who say we should use AI to grade/give feedback because it's a way for us to "reclaim our time."
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
November 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The faculty who say we should use AI to grade/give feedback because it's a way for us to "reclaim our time."
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
Line in the sand.
It isn't our time. It's theirs. If you have such little respect for your students and their time, quit.
Disrespectfully, the rest of us.
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A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
Publications by Non-Tenure-Track Historians
Since we began publishing in 2019, Contingent has published end-of-year lists of books and articles by non-tenure-track historians released in the past calendar year. To submit something for inclusion...
contingentmagazine.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A reminder that we're collecting books, chapters, and journal articles by non-TT historians for publication in our year-end lists. Anything with a 2025 pub date is eligible and you can submit for your friends/colleagues! contingentmagazine.org/yearly-pub-l...
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34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
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Just read the article and saw the photos and all I have to say is that there has to be a reckoning for this.
“.. They are the asylum seekers, the rule followers. They go into the federal building holding papers .. hoping for a measure of due process. Some leave the courthouse with a hearing date set months or years from now. Others disappear into ICE’s prison system.”
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
@nymag.com
nymag.com/intelligence...
October 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Just read the article and saw the photos and all I have to say is that there has to be a reckoning for this.
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There’s a common feeling across the U.S. right now, a sense of helplessness. Many people want to do more but feel like they can’t. Remember: every action you take pushes the resistance forward.
October 16, 2025 at 1:16 AM
There’s a common feeling across the U.S. right now, a sense of helplessness. Many people want to do more but feel like they can’t. Remember: every action you take pushes the resistance forward.
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It’s wild that there are people who are like “I’m scared my professor is anti-fascist”
October 10, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s wild that there are people who are like “I’m scared my professor is anti-fascist”
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sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers
October 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers
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COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER: The Public Scholar - A Practical Handbook.
"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"
"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"
The Public Scholar
A Practical Handbook
www.press.jhu.edu
September 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
COVER REVEAL AND PREORDER: The Public Scholar - A Practical Handbook.
"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"
"Perry focuses on the practical details of how to approach public scholarship. How do you pitch a piece to an editor? When should you follow or ignore the rules of the genre? And what happens once your piece is out in the world?"
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Italy’s largest union has announced another general strike on October 3rd in response to the treatment of the Global Sumud flotilla which has put out a statement confirming the “vessels are being illegally intercepted”.
We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza
Following a 24-hour general strike on September 22, the country is now gearing up for a national protest on October 4.
truthout.org
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Italy’s largest union has announced another general strike on October 3rd in response to the treatment of the Global Sumud flotilla which has put out a statement confirming the “vessels are being illegally intercepted”.
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Proud of my colleagues! 🗃
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Citizen historians document Smithsonian exhibits under White House scrutiny
The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself...
www.pbs.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Proud of my colleagues! 🗃
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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This @offshootjournal.bsky.social zine comes out of necessity. Take a firm stand against those romanticizing the ruling class of old because they donated some of the wealth they took in blood. It was hoarded by oppressing people throughout this country and the world.
There are no good oligarchs.
There are no good oligarchs.
New zine from us: “Let’s learn about the history of robber barons so that we can better understand this terrible present. Remember: let’s continue to politically educate one another and build movements where people are thoroughly informed on as much as possible.” offshootjournal.org/no-good-olig...
NO GOOD OLIGARCHS
Offshoot Journal presents NO GOOD OLIGARCHS. Rockefeller isn’t better than Musk, Mellon isn’t better than Bezos because there are N O G O O D O L I G A R C H S: N O N E. Carnegie didn’t build concert ...
offshootjournal.org
September 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This @offshootjournal.bsky.social zine comes out of necessity. Take a firm stand against those romanticizing the ruling class of old because they donated some of the wealth they took in blood. It was hoarded by oppressing people throughout this country and the world.
There are no good oligarchs.
There are no good oligarchs.
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ICYMI: I wrote a story about nostalgia and parties and the gorgeous wild unseriousness of this life and how sad and good it all is, and it has (almost) nothing to do with politics at all and I do really hope you read it because I wrote it for you ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/your-life-...
September 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
ICYMI: I wrote a story about nostalgia and parties and the gorgeous wild unseriousness of this life and how sad and good it all is, and it has (almost) nothing to do with politics at all and I do really hope you read it because I wrote it for you ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/your-life-...
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Join us for our upcoming free and virtual events on queer food!
Register online at: www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...
Register online at: www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...
September 19, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Join us for our upcoming free and virtual events on queer food!
Register online at: www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...
Register online at: www.queerfoodconference.com/p/additional...
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Sometimes, the Internet is worth it.
September 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Sometimes, the Internet is worth it.
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A lot has happened to threaten child labor protections since this published, but for Labor Day, resharing a @teenvogue.com column on what teen workers should know about their rights: “Young workers can end up in precarious situations that open them up to exploitation by unscrupulous employers.”
What Are Your Rights at Work As a Young Person?
Exploitation of young people on the job is way too common.
www.teenvogue.com
September 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
A lot has happened to threaten child labor protections since this published, but for Labor Day, resharing a @teenvogue.com column on what teen workers should know about their rights: “Young workers can end up in precarious situations that open them up to exploitation by unscrupulous employers.”
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As an educator, you really aren't going to sell me on devaluing my own skills so that a machine built on plagiarism can make shit up for my students and atrophy their critical thinking.
August 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
As an educator, you really aren't going to sell me on devaluing my own skills so that a machine built on plagiarism can make shit up for my students and atrophy their critical thinking.
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Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death.
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
A Teen Was Suicidal. ChatGPT Was the Friend He Confided In.
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Adam Raine, 16, died from suicide in April after months on ChatGPT discussing plans to end his life. His parents have filed the first known case against OpenAI for wrongful death.
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...
Overwhelming at times to work on this story, but here it is. My latest on AI chatbots: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/t...