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Hannah Rosefield
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erstwhile Victorianist, editing @ The Dial and elsewhere
London Library emerging writer 25/26
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What's the point of a global climate target?

@sophieyeo.bsky.social on where 1.5C came from and where it's going:

www.thedial.world/articles/new...
What’s the Point of a Global Climate Target? — The Dial
Countries pledged to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Is it time to abandon it?
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November 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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mpallen.bsky.social
AI leading to incredible developments in American historiography
Gemini AI overview : “There were no "British" students at Harvard during the War of 1812 because the term "British" would have referred to people from Great Britain, not the colonists in America. At that time, anyone from the American colonies was technically a British subject, so Harvard students were all considered "British" in that sense, though they were colonists in the Americas. During the War of 1812, American…” :
November 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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"Each of Grosz's psychoanalytic case studies supplies a satisfaction akin to that of solving a crossword puzzle: it all fits!"

I reviewed Love's Labour for @litreview.bsky.social

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Hannah Rosefield - Desire & Discontent
Hannah Rosefield: Desire & Discontent - Love's Labour by Stephen Grosz
literaryreview.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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thedialmag.bsky.social
1/ Dear readers,

The Dial is evolving. You talked, we listened — and have made a few changes to our magazine.
September 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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imogenwk.bsky.social
unexpected and very nice to have a piece I wrote for the dial about baseball last year selected for this anthology! ⚾

the piece is here: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
September 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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The Dial is a super mag, which I've had the pleasure of contributing to a couple of times.

For its summer reading list I recommended one book I can't stop thinking about – Dirty Work by @epress.bsky.social

Check out the full list and donate to support unique and independent journalism :)
thedialmag.bsky.social The Dial @thedialmag.bsky.social · Jul 16
This summer, if you donate to The Dial you’ll receive our exclusive book list from 35 of our contributors. The diversity of the list reflects the diversity of our writers and reporters, who are based in China, Turkey, India, Switzerland and elsewhere. www.thedial.world/summer-readi...
Summer Reading Campaign
Get The Dial's exclusive summer reading list with 50+ global book recommendations. Support independent literary journalism with a $50 donation.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Let The Dial plan your summer reading for you!

www.thedial.world/summer-readi...
Summer Reading Campaign
Get The Dial's exclusive summer reading list with 50+ global book recommendations. Support independent literary journalism with a $50 donation.
www.thedial.world
July 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
hannahrosefield.bsky.social
my local bakery, baker to the stars
July 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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"The ego-trip of the writer who, heavy-laden with the weight of literary glory, believes himself to be nobly casting off some of that glory while in fact drawing further attention to it. "

Carey Baraka takes on J.M. Coetzee's Speaking in Tongues:

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J.M. Coetzee and Language — The Dial
A review of Speaking in Tongues.
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July 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
hannahrosefield.bsky.social
I'm extremely happy and excited to be an ~emerging writer~ at the London Library this year!

More about the programme and everyone in it here:

www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/lat...
The London Library Announces The 2025/26 Emerging Writers Programme Cohort
www.londonlibrary.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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thedialmag.bsky.social
On Monday, Israel struck Iran’s Evin prison, known for the intellectuals, activists, artists and students who have served time there—many of whom are fighting for democracy. In 2024, we published five Iranian women’s accounts of their life behind bars in Evin. www.thedial.world/articles/new...
Letters from Inside Iran's Evin Prison — The Dial
Five Iranian women, all human rights activists, write of life behind bars.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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publicdomainrev.bsky.social
For #NationalPigeonDay, some very fancy pigeons courtesy of Emil Schachtzabel's Illustriertes Prachtwerk sämtlicher Taubenrassen (1906). More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/schachtzabel-pigeons
June 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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lrb.co.uk
‘Our politicians dream of world-leading provision, with all the social and economic benefits that would bring, but want to achieve this without American levels of private investment or European levels of state spending.’

Ed Kiely on university finances: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Ed Kiely · Short Cuts: University Finances
Universities’ reliance on international students is only the most recent attempt to solve a broader problem, one that...
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June 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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faberbooks.bsky.social
⚡ 'I feel like I've been waiting for this book my whole life.' Sheila Heti
⚡ 'A masterpiece of biography.' Telegraph
⚡ 'Utterly compelling.' Sunday Times
⚡ 'Tremendous.' The Scotsman
⚡ 'A total joy to read.' Sarah Bakewell

The glorious Gertrude Stein: An Afterlife by Francesca Wade is out today.
May 22, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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thedialmag.bsky.social
In Georgia’s Adjara highlands, a traditional way of life is slowly disappearing. Natela Grigalashvili photographed one pastoral nomadic community over 10 years to explore how people adapt to changing circumstances and create new meaning in today’s world: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
The Last Nomads — The Dial
In Georgia’s Adjara highlands, a traditional way of life is slowly disappearing.
www.thedial.world
May 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
hannahrosefield.bsky.social
"Can you explain why humanity is a disaster?"

Lily Meyer on Mafalda, Argentina's most famous six-year-old:

www.thedial.world/articles/new...
The Six-Year-Old Who Explained the World — The Dial
Mafalda, the Argentine comic strip heroine, took on war, dictatorship, and her parents.
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May 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Happy pub day to @lamornaash.bsky.social and her brilliant book Don't Forget We're Here Forever
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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thedialmag.bsky.social
1/ Congratulations to Rachel Nolan whose book "Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in Guatemala" is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction! Last year we published an excerpt from Nolan's book, which you can read here: www.thedial.world/articles/new...
Searching for Anyelí — The Dial
In Guatemala, mothers fight for their trafficked and illegally adopted children.
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May 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Congratulations to The Dial writers Jessica Traynor, whose article was shortlisted for a European Press Prize, and Ryan Lenora Brown & Majirata Latela, whose report was longlisted for a One World Media Award!

@thedialmag.bsky.social

Learn more: degrootfoundation.org/the-dial-iss...
Graphic for The Dial for the article "Memory Machines" by Jessica Traynor with a photo of data center machinery and a blue circle overlayed that says "Shortlisted for a European Press Prize!" Graphic for The Dial for the article "The True Price of Sportswear" by Ryan Lenora Brown & Majirata Latela with a graphic of red sewing thread and black sewing needles. Text on the left says "Longlisted for a One World Media Award!"
April 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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"handing into a carriage" in Jane Austen

tired: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/m...

wired:
April 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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haw-uaw.bsky.social
Our statement in response to the Trump administration's attack on Harvard, together with @hgsuuaw.bsky.social, the Harvard Undergraduate Workers Union, the AAUP-Harvard Faculty Chapter, and @huctw-rankandfile.bsky.social.
Header centered at top, in Crimson text: Our Resolve Statement beginning in black text: We all know that Harvard is not perfect. We, the workers who fulfill this University’s core teaching and research missions, consistently strive and organize to better this institution. We also know that the Trump administration’s attack on Harvard has nothing to do with antisemitism. Simply put, this is an assault on learning, academic freedom, and critical inquiry. Destroying the good that Harvard does by cutting its federal funding will not address antisemitism on campus. If anything, weaponizing allegations of antisemitism as a transparent pretext for destroying American higher education—threatening life-saving research, outstanding teaching, and cutting-edge innovation—only causes more harm to our Jewish colleagues, members, and students. Institutions of higher education, including Harvard, do good in society. We work here because we believe in educating future generations who will continue to build a better world. We work here because we believe in the importance of research conducted to benefit the public, not to turn a profit. And we work here because we believe that this institution has the potential and the will to become a place where everyone, regardless of background or belief, can succeed. Our resolve is to continue this work of the University—together. In the face of this multifaceted political attack, we will resist authoritarian intimidation by continuing our research and teaching, and by organizing in solidarity with one another. We call on the University administration to resist this intimidation with us, marshalling Harvard’s considerable resources and power to fulfill the promise of the University’s vital mission. Signed, Harvard Academic Workers Organizing Committee Harvard Graduate Student Union Harvard Undergraduate Workers Union AAUP-Harvard Faculty Chapter HUCTW Rank & File Movement
April 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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What films and novels get wrong (and right) about farming today, by @bartolomeosala.bsky.social

ft. Creation Lake, As Bestas, Alcarras and Living Things

www.thedial.world/articles/new...
Rural Fictions — The Dial
Farming vs. the earth in contemporary film.
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March 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
hannahrosefield.bsky.social
"Sex with your husband is work; smiling when he walks through the door and listening to him talk about his day are work; singing your baby to sleep or cuddling with her on the sofa is work, just as much as washing her onesies or mashing up food for her to eat."

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Home Is Where the Unpaid Labor Is
A new history traces the development and influence of the global Wages for Housework movement from its founding to present day.
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March 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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"More smiles? More money." I wrote about Wages for Housework and Emily Callaci's new history of the movement:

newrepublic.com/article/1927...
Home Is Where the Unpaid Labor Is
A new history traces the development and influence of the global Wages for Housework movement from its founding to present day.
newrepublic.com
March 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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"Fires have been burning under Arnolds Field for years. In 2023, a thermal imaging drone identified a patch of ground that was 176.4C. Since 2018, the fire brigade has attended nearly 200 fires at the site."

Today's Guardian long read by William Ralston www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The Rainham volcano: a waste dump is constantly on fire in east London. Why will no one stop it?
Under Arnolds Field, tonnes of illegally dumped waste have been burning for years, spewing pollution over the area. Locals fear for their health – and despair that no one seems willing to help
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM