Anca Wilkening
@historianca.bsky.social
Religious Studies, Indigenous Studies, Queer Studies. Ph.D. Candidate @Harvard by day/night, forager at heart. Archival Nerd and Chronic Former Gifted Kid.
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Anca Wilkening
@historianca.bsky.social
· Dec 14
Finishing up a piece about one of my favorite archives today: The letters of Rachel Post, a Mohican woman married to a German Moravian missionary in the 1740s. Rachel would dictate in English and he would transcribe them phonetically according to the sounds he heard. E.g. creator becomes "kröter."
Not far enough is more like it
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Not far enough is more like it
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Unfortunately, this email is representative of the Harvard I know (having worked under a man who is besties with Bill Ackman & defended Summers during his presidential scandal)
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Unfortunately, this email is representative of the Harvard I know (having worked under a man who is besties with Bill Ackman & defended Summers during his presidential scandal)
Reposted by Anca Wilkening
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Happy Halloween from this non-resident alien turned American immigrant.
October 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Happy Halloween from this non-resident alien turned American immigrant.
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GenAut seminar recording | Chance Bonar •Onesimus: Apostle and Martyr in Eastern Mediterranean Literature•
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmnUReJ23W8
The program: genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmnUReJ23W8
The program: genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671
GenAut | Chance Bonar "Onesimus: Apostle and Martyr in Eastern Mediterranean Literature"
YouTube video by The GenAut Project
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October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
GenAut seminar recording | Chance Bonar •Onesimus: Apostle and Martyr in Eastern Mediterranean Literature•
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmnUReJ23W8
The program: genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmnUReJ23W8
The program: genaut.univie.ac.at/?page_id=671
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“Trump’s compact is the greatest single incursion into the freedom & autonomy of higher education to ever happen in this country.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
#DefendHigherEd
#DefendHigherEd
‘Students Are Terrified’: How Trump’s Higher Education Compact Puts Queer Students at Risk
The heavy-handed document promises federal funding in exchange for ideological compliance. So far, it's unpopular.
rewirenewsgroup.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“Trump’s compact is the greatest single incursion into the freedom & autonomy of higher education to ever happen in this country.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President
#DefendHigherEd
#DefendHigherEd
Stepping away from Res Life has been wonderful for my writing and work–life balance, but I truly miss my students. This is my first semester without any teaching or advising, and I miss the everyday moments of connection and the relationships that grew from them.
October 30, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Stepping away from Res Life has been wonderful for my writing and work–life balance, but I truly miss my students. This is my first semester without any teaching or advising, and I miss the everyday moments of connection and the relationships that grew from them.
Thesis_final_thisone_thisoneforreal_okthisisit_ahfuckit
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Thesis_final_thisone_thisoneforreal_okthisisit_ahfuckit
We are so close! Help @chancebonar.bsky.social make Ancient Gazan lit more accessible to community!
🗣️ PLEASE SHARE 🗣️
I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
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I'm writing an intro & sourcebook on late ancient Gazan literature for Dar al-Kalima University Press. The press and I plan to produce an Arabic translation to make Gazan literature more accessible to Palestinians. Help me compensate the Gazan translator!
spot.fund/dn8t744sc
Click here to support Chance Bonar's story *AncientGazanLitTranslation
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October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We are so close! Help @chancebonar.bsky.social make Ancient Gazan lit more accessible to community!
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In the least surprising turn of events: Harvard’s right-leaning undergrad magazine was shut down by its *own board* — meanwhile, Harvard’s faint-hearted deans and admins decided it was uncivil and uncouth to denounce comments in it mirroring Hitler’s rhetoric
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Harvard Salient’s Board of Directors Suspends Publication, Citing ‘Reprehensible’ Material in Articles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Salient’s board of directors announced on Sunday that it would suspend the conservative student magazine’s operations after it published material the board deemed “reprehensible, abusive, ...
www.thecrimson.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
In the least surprising turn of events: Harvard’s right-leaning undergrad magazine was shut down by its *own board* — meanwhile, Harvard’s faint-hearted deans and admins decided it was uncivil and uncouth to denounce comments in it mirroring Hitler’s rhetoric
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Yeah, that tattoo is verboten in Germany by law
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Yeah, that tattoo is verboten in Germany by law
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Here’s a link to the piece—it traces how Roman rhetoric of “peace” become adapted by late antique Christians to erase Jews bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/empire-and-e... +
Empire and Epistemicide
Precisely at the times when Jews and Christians were most experiencing the violence of the Roman Empire, some of Rome’s rulers were most vociferously claiming to bring and keep peace. By Annette Yoshi...
bulletin.hds.harvard.edu
October 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Here’s a link to the piece—it traces how Roman rhetoric of “peace” become adapted by late antique Christians to erase Jews bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/empire-and-e... +
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One of these days/years/decades I'm going to write about all the people and relationships that October 7th destroyed.
October 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
One of these days/years/decades I'm going to write about all the people and relationships that October 7th destroyed.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
"Harvard has a moral obligation to meaningfully engage with the communities it has harmed. The Kennedy School is on its way there — it’s time the rest of Harvard caught up."
"Harvard has a moral obligation to meaningfully engage with the communities it has harmed. The Kennedy School is on its way there — it’s time the rest of Harvard caught up."
This Indigenous People’s Day, Look to HKS as a Model | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard, both deliberately and not, has consistently marginalized indigenous communities. If Harvard is to live up to its founding mission, it must offer more resources supporting those that it spent ...
www.thecrimson.com
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
"Harvard has a moral obligation to meaningfully engage with the communities it has harmed. The Kennedy School is on its way there — it’s time the rest of Harvard caught up."
"Harvard has a moral obligation to meaningfully engage with the communities it has harmed. The Kennedy School is on its way there — it’s time the rest of Harvard caught up."
I will be the Glücksfee (German word of the day) who gets to the draw the lucky winner!
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
October 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
I will be the Glücksfee (German word of the day) who gets to the draw the lucky winner!
Reposted by Anca Wilkening
Comparative religion professor emerita Diana Eck — who helped develop Harvard’s framework for pluralism last year — said that she was heartened by Harvard’s embrace of the concept in recent months.
Taylor M. Bierwerth and Tess E. Sumner report.
Taylor M. Bierwerth and Tess E. Sumner report.
Diana Eck, Harvard’s Leading Scholar of Religious Pluralism, Discusses ‘Pivot to Pluralism’ in Higher Education | News | The Harvard Crimson
Eck’s talk took up a topic that Harvard has embraced even as it shifts away from the language of diversity, equity, and inclusion. But Eck said she saw pluralism as a way to recognize and reckon with…
www.thecrimson.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Comparative religion professor emerita Diana Eck — who helped develop Harvard’s framework for pluralism last year — said that she was heartened by Harvard’s embrace of the concept in recent months.
Taylor M. Bierwerth and Tess E. Sumner report.
Taylor M. Bierwerth and Tess E. Sumner report.
Reposted by Anca Wilkening
Check out the list of terrific #NewBooks we're releasing this month, including "Archival Irruptions," by Katharine Gerbner @ktgerbs.bsky.social: buff.ly/oH4sMaj
October 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Check out the list of terrific #NewBooks we're releasing this month, including "Archival Irruptions," by Katharine Gerbner @ktgerbs.bsky.social: buff.ly/oH4sMaj
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My wonderful partner @historianca.bsky.social put together book celebration cupcakes for work today and I love them
September 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
My wonderful partner @historianca.bsky.social put together book celebration cupcakes for work today and I love them
Sign up for this webinar with Indigenous scholars in anticipation of the book on Teaching Native American Religions we have been working on (edited by the lovely Dana Lloyd).
aarweb.org/event/teachi...
aarweb.org/event/teachi...
Teaching with Native American and Indigenous Religions on Stolen Land – AAR
An AAR Fall Fridays WebinAAR Hosted by AAR’s Indigenous Religions Program Unit How can we nurture greater respect, more nuanced understanding, more care-full critical thought, and deeper community eng...
aarweb.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Sign up for this webinar with Indigenous scholars in anticipation of the book on Teaching Native American Religions we have been working on (edited by the lovely Dana Lloyd).
aarweb.org/event/teachi...
aarweb.org/event/teachi...
It’s Rapture Day and Bisexual Visibility Day - so if you're still here tomorrow, congratulations, you're bi and fabulous!
September 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
It’s Rapture Day and Bisexual Visibility Day - so if you're still here tomorrow, congratulations, you're bi and fabulous!
Happy birthday to my ride or die academic and life buddy @seokweonjeon.bsky.social
Your birth was a gift to me, our communities, and the world. I am so grateful to have you by my side, including during our very short-notice impromptu civil wedding earlier this year.
Your birth was a gift to me, our communities, and the world. I am so grateful to have you by my side, including during our very short-notice impromptu civil wedding earlier this year.
September 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Happy birthday to my ride or die academic and life buddy @seokweonjeon.bsky.social
Your birth was a gift to me, our communities, and the world. I am so grateful to have you by my side, including during our very short-notice impromptu civil wedding earlier this year.
Your birth was a gift to me, our communities, and the world. I am so grateful to have you by my side, including during our very short-notice impromptu civil wedding earlier this year.
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I'm so excited about the work the Crossroads Project fellows have done and hope you will check out the new projects and teaching resource.
New projects and a teaching resources added to the Crossroads Project's online gallery at SPIRIT HOUSE! Designed by @mpgphd.bsky.social, the site features 37 original projects exploring Black religious histories, communities and cultures. 1/2
Visit the site: www.crossroads-spirithouse.org
Visit the site: www.crossroads-spirithouse.org
September 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I'm so excited about the work the Crossroads Project fellows have done and hope you will check out the new projects and teaching resource.
Reposted by Anca Wilkening
The digital version of God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is officially out! If you're interested in ancient Mediterranean slavery's effects on Christian thought and practice, this is for you.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity
Cambridge Core - History of Religion - God, Slavery, and Early Christianity
www.cambridge.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The digital version of God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is officially out! If you're interested in ancient Mediterranean slavery's effects on Christian thought and practice, this is for you.
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
Reposted by Anca Wilkening
Tlingit artist Nicholas Galanin, “Architecture of return, escape (The British Museum)”, a deerskin map a floor plan of the British Museum and possible escape routes for various Indigenous cultural belongings held there.
September 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Tlingit artist Nicholas Galanin, “Architecture of return, escape (The British Museum)”, a deerskin map a floor plan of the British Museum and possible escape routes for various Indigenous cultural belongings held there.
Who wore it best?
September 12, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Who wore it best?