Meg Corner
@historianmeg.bsky.social
Nerd 🪐
History PhD Student at Ohio University 📚
Cat Person 🐈⬛
All-Around Eclectic Human 📷🌿🌊🎧🎬
(She/Her)
History PhD Student at Ohio University 📚
Cat Person 🐈⬛
All-Around Eclectic Human 📷🌿🌊🎧🎬
(She/Her)
I had a wonderful time presenting at the 2025 HGSA Conference. My presentation, “Present Threats and Future Frontiers: Popular Science Fiction Franchises and American Militarism during the Cold War, 1961-1991,” looked at Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics.
March 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I had a wonderful time presenting at the 2025 HGSA Conference. My presentation, “Present Threats and Future Frontiers: Popular Science Fiction Franchises and American Militarism during the Cold War, 1961-1991,” looked at Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel Comics, and DC Comics.
When you use the ends to justify the means and put power above your values, don't be surprised when the debt becomes due with interest.
February 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When you use the ends to justify the means and put power above your values, don't be surprised when the debt becomes due with interest.
Dissertation Books!
February 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Dissertation Books!
Last week I passed my prospectus defense with revisions! Now to finish these and begin the dissertation!
February 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Last week I passed my prospectus defense with revisions! Now to finish these and begin the dissertation!
When corporate needs you to find the difference between two pictures but they’re the same
February 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When corporate needs you to find the difference between two pictures but they’re the same
Peak date night is when your boyfriend brings home pizza from the cute little diner near where he works and watching n*zis meet their well deserved end.
January 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Peak date night is when your boyfriend brings home pizza from the cute little diner near where he works and watching n*zis meet their well deserved end.
Unofficial Contemporary History Institute Mascots
January 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Unofficial Contemporary History Institute Mascots
How am I supposed to get any writing done with the demands of my furry assistant?
December 17, 2024 at 11:42 PM
How am I supposed to get any writing done with the demands of my furry assistant?
How am I just now learning that Ilona Maher’s sister coined the term “girl dinner”?
December 3, 2024 at 6:52 PM
How am I just now learning that Ilona Maher’s sister coined the term “girl dinner”?
Skeleton Crew is a delightful callback to nostalgic children’s adventure movies of the 80s while adding intriguing new dimensions to our beloved Galaxy Far, Far Away. A must watch for Star Wars fans both young and young at heart.
theholofiles.com/2024/12/02/r...
theholofiles.com/2024/12/02/r...
REVIEW: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew - Episodes 1-2 - The HoloFiles
Star Wars meets The Goonies in this show that will have you grinning ear-to-ear
theholofiles.com
December 3, 2024 at 5:01 AM
Skeleton Crew is a delightful callback to nostalgic children’s adventure movies of the 80s while adding intriguing new dimensions to our beloved Galaxy Far, Far Away. A must watch for Star Wars fans both young and young at heart.
theholofiles.com/2024/12/02/r...
theholofiles.com/2024/12/02/r...
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Just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit!
December 2, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! Many also have dvds, cds, video games, game systems, internet hot spots, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, park passes, museum passes, and so so much more! Maybe it's time for a visit!
One of the joys of being a historian is pulling a book off your shelf to back up your argument with primary source documents during holiday gatherings.
December 1, 2024 at 5:49 PM
One of the joys of being a historian is pulling a book off your shelf to back up your argument with primary source documents during holiday gatherings.
Turkey is in the oven and the Lions are winning!
November 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Turkey is in the oven and the Lions are winning!
Prospectus Writing or How I Started Worrying and Learned to Love Deadlines.
November 25, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Prospectus Writing or How I Started Worrying and Learned to Love Deadlines.
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A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
November 23, 2024 at 2:09 AM
A poem for my last day working at the writing center for the semester (by Joseph Fasano)
Reposted by Meg Corner
This classic work in the history of nationalism argues that the rise of widely available print (esp. newspapers) made it possible for geographically dispersed groups of people to imagine themselves as a roughly coherent entity called "a nation" in which there was an ongoing conversation.
November 23, 2024 at 2:35 AM
This classic work in the history of nationalism argues that the rise of widely available print (esp. newspapers) made it possible for geographically dispersed groups of people to imagine themselves as a roughly coherent entity called "a nation" in which there was an ongoing conversation.
The first snow of the season makes me really happy!
November 21, 2024 at 8:05 PM
The first snow of the season makes me really happy!
After being out of order for a week, the coffee machine at work is finally brewing the glorious beans again.
a woman in a black suit is dancing in front of a wall that says coffee black
Alt: Janeway walks up to the replicator and asks for coffee, black.
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:24 PM
After being out of order for a week, the coffee machine at work is finally brewing the glorious beans again.
Happiness is seeing that your favorite local coffee shop just released their Christmas specials!
November 17, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Happiness is seeing that your favorite local coffee shop just released their Christmas specials!
Repost with one of the greatest villains in cinema history
November 16, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Repost with one of the greatest villains in cinema history
Purring cats, hot cocoa, and Lower Decks make for the perfect evening.
November 15, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Purring cats, hot cocoa, and Lower Decks make for the perfect evening.
Live footage from inside my brain whenever a new Trump cabinet pick is announced.
November 14, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Live footage from inside my brain whenever a new Trump cabinet pick is announced.
if you see this, quote tweet a Star Trek reaction meme
November 14, 2024 at 2:17 AM
if you see this, quote tweet a Star Trek reaction meme
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November 12, 2024 at 9:33 PM