J. Michelle Coghlan
@jmcoghlan.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in C19 AmLit at the University of Manchester. Editor: Cambridge Companion to Literature & Food (CUP, 2020). Author: Sensational Internationalism (EUP, 2016). UCU NEC member representing members in the NW. She/her.
Pinned
I’m not gonna lie: this was a sheer delight to work on & I’m excited to see it now has a cover. That I got to include Emma Goldman & Dawn Powell alongside W.D. Howells, Audre Lorde, Dorothy Parker, Paule Marshall, Djuna Barnes, Helen Keller & Margaret Fuller (among others) was a great bonus.
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Sharon Cameron's thinking about poetry has meant so much to me for decades now; I reviewed her new book and seized the chance to look back at her career.
Thanks to the Wallace Stevens Journal, currently open access:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Sharon Cameron's thinking about poetry has meant so much to me for decades now; I reviewed her new book and seized the chance to look back at her career.
Thanks to the Wallace Stevens Journal, currently open access:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Project MUSE - The Likeness of Things Unlike: A Poetics of Incommensurability by Sharon Cameron (review)
muse.jhu.edu
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Sharon Cameron's thinking about poetry has meant so much to me for decades now; I reviewed her new book and seized the chance to look back at her career.
Thanks to the Wallace Stevens Journal, currently open access:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Sharon Cameron's thinking about poetry has meant so much to me for decades now; I reviewed her new book and seized the chance to look back at her career.
Thanks to the Wallace Stevens Journal, currently open access:
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
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Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Mark Wolf, a federal judge appointed by Reagan, is resigning after 40 years on the bench.
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
In an essay published by The Atlantic this week, he wrote, “The White House’s assault on the rule of law is so deeply disturbing to me that I feel compelled to speak out. Silence, for me, is now intolerable.”
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About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
About half of what it was going to cost to fully fund SNAP in November during the shutdown.
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Just did a live TV hit on the potential for US military intervention in Venezuela.
One of the questions:
"Do these additional Epstein revelations increase the likelihood of a US attack on Venezuela?"
What a time to be alive.
One of the questions:
"Do these additional Epstein revelations increase the likelihood of a US attack on Venezuela?"
What a time to be alive.
November 12, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Just did a live TV hit on the potential for US military intervention in Venezuela.
One of the questions:
"Do these additional Epstein revelations increase the likelihood of a US attack on Venezuela?"
What a time to be alive.
One of the questions:
"Do these additional Epstein revelations increase the likelihood of a US attack on Venezuela?"
What a time to be alive.
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my library bought @kristingrogan.bsky.social ’s beautiful book and yours should too
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
my library bought @kristingrogan.bsky.social ’s beautiful book and yours should too
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Nice one, Zadie Smith.
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Nice one, Zadie Smith.
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(side note but I love it when politicians simply refuse to be reshuffled. It’s The Thick of
It’s world and we’re all just living in it.)
It’s world and we’re all just living in it.)
Of all the staggering detail in that New Statesman piece, this but stood out for me. People were reluctant to tell Starmer Miliband had refused to move? Not sure whether it’s Starmer or his aides that look worse here.
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 AM
(side note but I love it when politicians simply refuse to be reshuffled. It’s The Thick of
It’s world and we’re all just living in it.)
It’s world and we’re all just living in it.)
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As a graduate of the BA, MRes and PhD programmes, the department has a special place in my heart and has been instrumental in my career.
Please support and share this petition to help save American Studies teaching at The University of Nottingham. Staff are facing redundancy. The expertise that would be lost would be monumental. Please sign.
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SAVE AMERICAN STUDIES TEACHING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
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November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
As a graduate of the BA, MRes and PhD programmes, the department has a special place in my heart and has been instrumental in my career.
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I just issued an executive order to develop a veteran food pantry network to provide food support for veterans, service members, and their families.
Regardless of what happens at the federal level, Minnesota remains committed to providing for those who protect our freedom.
Regardless of what happens at the federal level, Minnesota remains committed to providing for those who protect our freedom.
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I just issued an executive order to develop a veteran food pantry network to provide food support for veterans, service members, and their families.
Regardless of what happens at the federal level, Minnesota remains committed to providing for those who protect our freedom.
Regardless of what happens at the federal level, Minnesota remains committed to providing for those who protect our freedom.
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Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
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It's abundantly clear: ordinary people with whistles and inflatable costumes on the streets of U.S. cities represent the overall opinion of Americans far more accurately than our elected representatives.
I'm not a political scientist, but I bet there are opinion polls on this if you need them.
I'm not a political scientist, but I bet there are opinion polls on this if you need them.
November 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
It's abundantly clear: ordinary people with whistles and inflatable costumes on the streets of U.S. cities represent the overall opinion of Americans far more accurately than our elected representatives.
I'm not a political scientist, but I bet there are opinion polls on this if you need them.
I'm not a political scientist, but I bet there are opinion polls on this if you need them.
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Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Dons #UCU HEC member hat. UK academics on teaching-focused/teaching-only contracts: how, if at all, does your employer support you in doing research? Are there any good local policies on this I should be aware of? My DMs are open and confidentiality assured. #UKHE #academicsky
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I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!
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“When ICE grabbed Rodney, he was in the process of receiving new prosthetic legs. The detention centre is refusing to let him have a day pass to go get them, so his health is declining.”
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“When ICE grabbed Rodney, he was in the process of receiving new prosthetic legs. The detention centre is refusing to let him have a day pass to go get them, so his health is declining.”
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Wonderful story from the #Emory African American Studies Department about Professor Erica Armstrong Dunbar’s contributions to “The Gilded Age.”
#hatm #HBO #skystorians news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
#hatm #HBO #skystorians news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
Meet the historian ensuring ‘The Gilded Age’ drama rings true | Emory University | Atlanta GA
Emory professor Erica Armstrong Dunbar specializes in sharing the often-overlooked historical experiences of Black women in America. That includes using her talents to bring the characters in the HBO ...
news.emory.edu
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Wonderful story from the #Emory African American Studies Department about Professor Erica Armstrong Dunbar’s contributions to “The Gilded Age.”
#hatm #HBO #skystorians news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
#hatm #HBO #skystorians news.emory.edu/stories/2025...
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what’s up Baltimore
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
what’s up Baltimore
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‘The percolating instrumentation of “New York”, Ja Rule’s piercing 2004 posse cut, was playing on my TV, and Mamdani strolled out to deliver a rousing victory speech:
“New York City, breathe this moment in. We have held our breath for longer than we know.”’
Niela Orr
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
“New York City, breathe this moment in. We have held our breath for longer than we know.”’
Niela Orr
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
Niela Orr | Mamdani at the Crossroads
The percolating instrumentation of ‘New York’, Ja Rule’s piercing 2004 posse cut, was playing on my TV, and Zohran...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:16 AM
‘The percolating instrumentation of “New York”, Ja Rule’s piercing 2004 posse cut, was playing on my TV, and Mamdani strolled out to deliver a rousing victory speech:
“New York City, breathe this moment in. We have held our breath for longer than we know.”’
Niela Orr
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
“New York City, breathe this moment in. We have held our breath for longer than we know.”’
Niela Orr
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/no...
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'More than 1,000 staff will be affected as Cardiff University undertakes a “massive” restructuring of its professional services team.'
After all, it's a policy that is/has gone so very swimmingly well at every other university that's implemented it...
After all, it's a policy that is/has gone so very swimmingly well at every other university that's implemented it...
Cardiff restructures professional services, impacting 1,000 staff
University proposes to merge existing administrative functions into central hub but unions fear move will add to ‘enormous pressures’
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
'More than 1,000 staff will be affected as Cardiff University undertakes a “massive” restructuring of its professional services team.'
After all, it's a policy that is/has gone so very swimmingly well at every other university that's implemented it...
After all, it's a policy that is/has gone so very swimmingly well at every other university that's implemented it...
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'D66 “have really embraced” universities’ call for the Netherlands to “grow towards a 3 per cent of GDP investment in research and innovation”, said van den Berg, while the party has pledged that “they won’t enter a government coalition that wants to cut back on the whole educational sector”.'
Dutch universities hope for change after far right falters
D66 election victory encouraging, sector leaders say, but financial and demographic pressures remain
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
'D66 “have really embraced” universities’ call for the Netherlands to “grow towards a 3 per cent of GDP investment in research and innovation”, said van den Berg, while the party has pledged that “they won’t enter a government coalition that wants to cut back on the whole educational sector”.'
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Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded “any future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.”
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Buried in the Big Beautiful Bill were changes to food assistance that demanded “any future change be cost-neutral. Translation: no more benefit increases, even if food prices skyrocket.”
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The result was “institutionalized hunger.”
@kristencrowell.bsky.social
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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For anyone looking to dig into this history, Rachel Walker wrote great book (award-winning, in fact!) on physiognomy, phrenology, and race in America.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
November 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For anyone looking to dig into this history, Rachel Walker wrote great book (award-winning, in fact!) on physiognomy, phrenology, and race in America.
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
I got to pop past here again today.
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I got to pop past here again today.