Kate Holland
@fyodor76.bsky.social
Assoc Prof of Russian Lit at U of Toronto. Torontonian, reader, Mum, soprano, Great Lakes swimmer, Digital Humanist, Computational Text analyst. 19th Russian lit scholar. Dostoevskian. Pres of North American Dostoevsky Society. No DMs if I don't know you.
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Mamdani embodies a pro-Palestinian politics that truly distinguishes between the state of Israel and the Jewish people, and truly takes antisemitism seriously as its own problem. That makes him a threat to those who want to absolutely conflate antisemitism and anti-Zionism, whether the ADL or WoL.
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Mamdani embodies a pro-Palestinian politics that truly distinguishes between the state of Israel and the Jewish people, and truly takes antisemitism seriously as its own problem. That makes him a threat to those who want to absolutely conflate antisemitism and anti-Zionism, whether the ADL or WoL.
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Essential reading. Donald Trump dispatches as his ambassador to Copenhagen a man who has been established by Danish intelligence to be deeply engaged in secret plans financed privately by Peter Thiel for an American invasion and occupation of Greenland, writes Danish intel analyst Jacob Kaarsbo.
Intel Brief Greenland Special
Denmark now hosts a US ambassador who personally supports the idea of US takeover of a part of our Kingdom
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Essential reading. Donald Trump dispatches as his ambassador to Copenhagen a man who has been established by Danish intelligence to be deeply engaged in secret plans financed privately by Peter Thiel for an American invasion and occupation of Greenland, writes Danish intel analyst Jacob Kaarsbo.
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What's notable about vile shit like this is that they never have the courage to stand up and actually defend the proposition they are oh-so-provocatively putting forward with the framework. They love to be "just asking questions" so they can *suggest* what they're too craven to actually argue.
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
What's notable about vile shit like this is that they never have the courage to stand up and actually defend the proposition they are oh-so-provocatively putting forward with the framework. They love to be "just asking questions" so they can *suggest* what they're too craven to actually argue.
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This government's signal legacy in higher education is going to be "we torched whatever we could right across the country because we couldn't figure out how to control the southern Ontario housing market".
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
For anyone who thinks this government actually cares about universities & colleges, consider the following statement from the budget.
"New international student arrivals have also declined by approximately 60 per cent compared to 2024. This is a start, but
we recognise there is more work to do."
"New international student arrivals have also declined by approximately 60 per cent compared to 2024. This is a start, but
we recognise there is more work to do."
November 4, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This government's signal legacy in higher education is going to be "we torched whatever we could right across the country because we couldn't figure out how to control the southern Ontario housing market".
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
Ford can't/won't build houses? Better knife some more rural colleges in NB or BC.
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I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
Svidrigailov, Stavrogin, or Smerdyakov
November 4, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Svidrigailov, Stavrogin, or Smerdyakov
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Can we at least give Canada a break on the tariffs now?
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Can we at least give Canada a break on the tariffs now?
I reviewed Ilya Kligers's Sovereign Fictions in the latest Russian Review
Featured Review published in the October 2025 issue!
"Russian Realist Fiction in the Shadow of Autocratic Power"
Kate Holland
*Open Access*
doi.org/10.1111/russ...
"Russian Realist Fiction in the Shadow of Autocratic Power"
Kate Holland
*Open Access*
doi.org/10.1111/russ...
October 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I reviewed Ilya Kligers's Sovereign Fictions in the latest Russian Review
Cultural highlights of the week in Toronto: Can Stage's production of the equal parts devastating and hilarious Slave Play, and taking the kids to see Opera Atelier's period-faithful Magic Flute at the Elgin.
October 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cultural highlights of the week in Toronto: Can Stage's production of the equal parts devastating and hilarious Slave Play, and taking the kids to see Opera Atelier's period-faithful Magic Flute at the Elgin.
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do yourself a favor & read @annakornbluh.bsky.social & @isanchezprado.bsky.social
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How to Protect Your Right to Culture
The United States government’s coordinated repeal of the right to culture has grave consequences for the texture of our daily lives. But there are ways to fight back.
hyperallergic.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
do yourself a favor & read @annakornbluh.bsky.social & @isanchezprado.bsky.social
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
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prose style that anyone who has ever graded undergraduate papers can immediately identify as "roommate's Adderall, 3 AM"
October 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
prose style that anyone who has ever graded undergraduate papers can immediately identify as "roommate's Adderall, 3 AM"
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Dr. Katherine Bowers and Dr. Kate Holland (U of Toronto) have received a SSHRC Insight Grant for the project “Computational Dostoevsky.” This funding will support the project through 2029.
@katiabowers.bsky.social @fyodor76.bsky.social
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@katiabowers.bsky.social @fyodor76.bsky.social
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UBC
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October 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Dr. Katherine Bowers and Dr. Kate Holland (U of Toronto) have received a SSHRC Insight Grant for the project “Computational Dostoevsky.” This funding will support the project through 2029.
@katiabowers.bsky.social @fyodor76.bsky.social
cenes.ubc.ca/news/dr-bowe...
@katiabowers.bsky.social @fyodor76.bsky.social
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Polish public higher education spending in billions of 2024 zloty. These guys know what they are doing.
October 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Polish public higher education spending in billions of 2024 zloty. These guys know what they are doing.
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If you’re an Islamophobe you don’t get to complain about antisemitism
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
October 4, 2025 at 2:45 AM
If you’re an Islamophobe you don’t get to complain about antisemitism
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
And if you’re an antisemite you don’t get to complain about Islamophobia.
It’s really that simple.
(So many shameless hypocrites around.)
We have a job going in my department! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
Assistant Professor - Slavic Comparativist
Assistant Professor - Slavic Comparativist
jobs.utoronto.ca
October 2, 2025 at 2:43 AM
We have a job going in my department! jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...
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In Germany, a Neo Nazi cellist who adores Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump triggers outrage. www.ft.com/content/8f68...
German far-right cellist in hot water over trips to Moscow
The AfD’s Matthias Moosdorf says music should be free from ‘political crap’
www.ft.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
In Germany, a Neo Nazi cellist who adores Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump triggers outrage. www.ft.com/content/8f68...
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September 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Boomers think their wealth came from wise choices – this myth needs busting
Boomers think their wealth came from wise choices – this myth needs busting
If Reeves swipes some of the huge gains amassed from property and pensions, the lucky generation cannot argue – but will
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Boomers think their wealth came from wise choices – this myth needs busting
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Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/
September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/
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Three people arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service
Three people arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service
Breaking news: Metropolitan police announce arrests of two men and a woman
Two men and a woman have been arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting the Russian intelligence service, the Metropolitan police said.
More details soon …
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Three people arrested in Essex on suspicion of assisting Russian intelligence service
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Trump is cynically exploiting Jews as the public face of a crackdown on higher education in the US, a role we did not ask for and which most of us oppose, which is every bit as antisemitic as anything the administration claims to be fighting. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Most Jewish Americans oppose Trump's university funding cuts over antisemitism, poll shows
The Ipsos survey found that a majority of American Jews are "somewhat or very concerned" by campus antisemitism but dislike Trump's approach to combating it.
www.latimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Trump is cynically exploiting Jews as the public face of a crackdown on higher education in the US, a role we did not ask for and which most of us oppose, which is every bit as antisemitic as anything the administration claims to be fighting. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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"I urge every government, every leader and every citizen to ask: What will we say when our children and grandchildren ask what we did while Gaza was burned to the ground? Every act of genocide is a test of the humanity that binds us."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
"I urge every government, every leader and every citizen to ask: What will we say when our children and grandchildren ask what we did while Gaza was burned to the ground? Every act of genocide is a test of the humanity that binds us."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
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When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
September 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
When I was placed on the Professor Watchlist in 2021, people sent death threats about my children. I had security officers monitor my 8yo at school.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
Where is all the outrage for those of us who have been targeted for years? Where is the outrage for our families?
My own colleagues are silent.
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September 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM