Kinohi Nishikawa
@kinohi.bsky.social
English & African American Studies and Director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in the Humanities at Princeton.
Uplifting post of the day, with a whimsical headline to boot. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
See You Later, Claude: San Francisco Mourns Its Beloved Alligator
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Uplifting post of the day, with a whimsical headline to boot. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/u...
RIP Carla Freccero, literature professor at the University of California Santa Cruz and pathbreaking scholar of early modern gender and sexuality studies. literature.ucsc.edu/people/in-me...
In Memoriam – LITERATURE DEPARTMENT
literature.ucsc.edu
February 4, 2026 at 1:13 PM
RIP Carla Freccero, literature professor at the University of California Santa Cruz and pathbreaking scholar of early modern gender and sexuality studies. literature.ucsc.edu/people/in-me...
This was laugh- and groan-out-loud loony: a perfect Sunday afternoon treat. Great cameos from Tim Thomerson as a c*ke-snorting investigator and Mickey Rourke as the bully who bets the main character on his knowledge of CASABLANCA trivia. www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/events/sunda...
SUNDAY SCARIES: Fade to Black | Lightbox
New Restoration
www.lightboxfilmcenter.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This was laugh- and groan-out-loud loony: a perfect Sunday afternoon treat. Great cameos from Tim Thomerson as a c*ke-snorting investigator and Mickey Rourke as the bully who bets the main character on his knowledge of CASABLANCA trivia. www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/events/sunda...
An incredible virtual tour of the New York Public Library's exhibition SYNCOPATED STAGES: BLACK DISRUPTIONS TO THE GREAT WHITE WAY, curated by the late Michael Dinwiddie. Kudos to Jesse Green for capturing the scope and energy of the exhibition in online format. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Black Musical Theater, 200 Years and Running
The nearly forgotten Black stars, songwriters and strivers who made Broadway what it is today.
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:30 PM
An incredible virtual tour of the New York Public Library's exhibition SYNCOPATED STAGES: BLACK DISRUPTIONS TO THE GREAT WHITE WAY, curated by the late Michael Dinwiddie. Kudos to Jesse Green for capturing the scope and energy of the exhibition in online format. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I'm such a nerd for these usage notes from @modernlanguage.bsky.social. Here Laura Kiernan clarifies when to use e.g. and i.e. and whether to use one or the other style.mla.org/eg-and-ie/?u...
E.g. and I.e.: Choosing the Right Abbreviation | MLA Style Center
Learn how and when to use e.g. and i.e.
style.mla.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I'm such a nerd for these usage notes from @modernlanguage.bsky.social. Here Laura Kiernan clarifies when to use e.g. and i.e. and whether to use one or the other style.mla.org/eg-and-ie/?u...
Piercing essay on the history of comparative philology and its universalist presumptions by Aditi Rao: "What exactly are we to do with the spoils of our shared past?... How do we speak together, live together, write together, in Babel’s wake?" www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
Against Babel: Or, How to Talk to Strangers - Public Books
Allegedly, some 45% of languages descend from one, ancient ”Proto-Indo-European“ tongue. But why focus on a hypothetical lost language, when we can work instead to hear one another today?
www.publicbooks.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Piercing essay on the history of comparative philology and its universalist presumptions by Aditi Rao: "What exactly are we to do with the spoils of our shared past?... How do we speak together, live together, write together, in Babel’s wake?" www.publicbooks.org/against-babe...
Great story about Cornell's acquisition of the George Bixby James Baldwin Collection, facilitated by Type Punch Matrix. I agree with Ph.D. candidate Dominique Joe that there's tremendous value in the collection's ephemera, not just the published work. www.library.cornell.edu/about/news/l...
Library puts rare James Baldwin collection on exhibit
New York City-based publisher and book collector George Bixby spent a lifetime tracking down the works of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin – ...
www.library.cornell.edu
January 26, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Great story about Cornell's acquisition of the George Bixby James Baldwin Collection, facilitated by Type Punch Matrix. I agree with Ph.D. candidate Dominique Joe that there's tremendous value in the collection's ephemera, not just the published work. www.library.cornell.edu/about/news/l...
"(Re)discovering Facsimiles and Forgeries at Williams College," a hands-on workshop and presentation by Anne Peale (Williams College) #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"(Re)discovering Facsimiles and Forgeries at Williams College," a hands-on workshop and presentation by Anne Peale (Williams College) #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
"Stalking the Wild Fur Trade: Bibliographic Control of Modern Trapping Literature," co-presented by Nathan E. Bender and Eric Rossborough (Buffalo Bill Center of the West) #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 12:01 PM
"Stalking the Wild Fur Trade: Bibliographic Control of Modern Trapping Literature," co-presented by Nathan E. Bender and Eric Rossborough (Buffalo Bill Center of the West) #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
"The Case of the Missing Type: Investigating LOGONOMIA ANGLICA (1619)," co-presented by Erika Giddens and Samantha Foster #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 11:58 AM
"The Case of the Missing Type: Investigating LOGONOMIA ANGLICA (1619)," co-presented by Erika Giddens and Samantha Foster #BibWeek26 @bibsocamer.bsky.social
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Gearing up for a quick transatlantic flight to talk about (publishing) pirates and detective fiction! 📚🕵️♀️
Couldn't be more excited for @norabenedict.bsky.social's keynote lecture for @bibsocamer.bsky.social's Annual Meeting Friday (1/23) at Convene, NYC, 3:00pm EST: "Erle Stanley Gardner and the Case of the Mexican Pirates." Free and open to the public with registration 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 21, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Gearing up for a quick transatlantic flight to talk about (publishing) pirates and detective fiction! 📚🕵️♀️
Today (1/21) at 2:00pm EST at #BibWeek26: an exhibition tour of SPANISH STYLE: FASHION ILLUMINATED, 1550-1700 at the Hispanic Museum and Library in NYC. Free and open to the public with registration @bibsocamer.bsky.social 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Today (1/21) at 2:00pm EST at #BibWeek26: an exhibition tour of SPANISH STYLE: FASHION ILLUMINATED, 1550-1700 at the Hispanic Museum and Library in NYC. Free and open to the public with registration @bibsocamer.bsky.social 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
Couldn't be more excited for @norabenedict.bsky.social's keynote lecture for @bibsocamer.bsky.social's Annual Meeting Friday (1/23) at Convene, NYC, 3:00pm EST: "Erle Stanley Gardner and the Case of the Mexican Pirates." Free and open to the public with registration 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 21, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Couldn't be more excited for @norabenedict.bsky.social's keynote lecture for @bibsocamer.bsky.social's Annual Meeting Friday (1/23) at Convene, NYC, 3:00pm EST: "Erle Stanley Gardner and the Case of the Mexican Pirates." Free and open to the public with registration 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
Very excited to attend Jacqueline Goldsby and Meredith L. McGill's Black Bibliography Project conference "Networking Black Print: Reimagining Black Bibliography" at Rutgers, April 9-10. Events free and open to the public with registration 👉 globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/event/networ...
January 21, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Very excited to attend Jacqueline Goldsby and Meredith L. McGill's Black Bibliography Project conference "Networking Black Print: Reimagining Black Bibliography" at Rutgers, April 9-10. Events free and open to the public with registration 👉 globalracialjustice.rutgers.edu/event/networ...
A great leader for PUL. I've had the privilege of deepening my involvement in different facets of Special Collections during Jarvis's term.
Anne Jarvis, a distinguished academic librarian who has led Princeton University Library through a decade of growth and transformation, will retire later this summer, concluding her tenure as dean of libraries and the Robert H. Taylor 1930 University Librarian: https://bit.ly/4b9D3pw
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
A great leader for PUL. I've had the privilege of deepening my involvement in different facets of Special Collections during Jarvis's term.
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/20) in kicking off #BibWeek26 with the Grolier Club's Rendell Lecture: Glen Miranker on "meaning and magic in handwritten material" -- a talk based on his extensive collection of Sherlock Holmes material. Open to the public 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
[Virtual] Annual Rendell Lecture | Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material
With Glen Miranker
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January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/20) in kicking off #BibWeek26 with the Grolier Club's Rendell Lecture: Glen Miranker on "meaning and magic in handwritten material" -- a talk based on his extensive collection of Sherlock Holmes material. Open to the public 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
Marta Mateus's FIRE OF WIND is a meditative reflection on class struggle as it relates to Portugal's history of dictatorship and revolution. A rare chance to see this beautifully shot, Béla Tarr-paced film @lightboxfilmcenter.bsky.social www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/events/fire-...
Fire of Wind (Fogo do Vento) | Lightbox
Philadelphia premiere
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January 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Marta Mateus's FIRE OF WIND is a meditative reflection on class struggle as it relates to Portugal's history of dictatorship and revolution. A rare chance to see this beautifully shot, Béla Tarr-paced film @lightboxfilmcenter.bsky.social www.lightboxfilmcenter.org/events/fire-...
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This looks great, and I'm shocked I didn't realize these Oxford Bibliographies of American Lit were out there, will definitely be consulting them and recommending to graduate students...
Happy to see my co-written bibliography of Ralph Ellison debut on Oxford Bibliographies Online. Paul Devlin and Diana Filar were ideal collaborators: working across subfields in literary studies brought a unique set of resources together for this project. www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
www.oxfordbibliographies.com
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
This looks great, and I'm shocked I didn't realize these Oxford Bibliographies of American Lit were out there, will definitely be consulting them and recommending to graduate students...
Happy to see my co-written bibliography of Ralph Ellison debut on Oxford Bibliographies Online. Paul Devlin and Diana Filar were ideal collaborators: working across subfields in literary studies brought a unique set of resources together for this project. www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
www.oxfordbibliographies.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Happy to see my co-written bibliography of Ralph Ellison debut on Oxford Bibliographies Online. Paul Devlin and Diana Filar were ideal collaborators: working across subfields in literary studies brought a unique set of resources together for this project. www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/docu...
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/15) at 6:30pm EST for New Scholar Clara Shaw's presentation "Printing for the People: THE NEOLITH, a Lithographic Magazine, 1907-1908." Link 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 15, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/15) at 6:30pm EST for New Scholar Clara Shaw's presentation "Printing for the People: THE NEOLITH, a Lithographic Magazine, 1907-1908." Link 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/14) at 6:30pm EST for New Scholar Cassandra Gillig's presentation "I Have STONE BUTCH BLUES: Tracing the Publication Lineage of a Trans Bestseller." Link 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/14) at 6:30pm EST for New Scholar Cassandra Gillig's presentation "I Have STONE BUTCH BLUES: Tracing the Publication Lineage of a Trans Bestseller." Link 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
On the new book MIRACLE CHILDREN: "Much as you can’t cheat an honest man, the Landry confidence game required a college admissions culture that saw poor Black children as trophies more than people." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
The Lie That Elite Colleges, and a Nation, Wanted to Believe
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:39 PM
On the new book MIRACLE CHILDREN: "Much as you can’t cheat an honest man, the Landry confidence game required a college admissions culture that saw poor Black children as trophies more than people." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/b...
Reposted by Kinohi Nishikawa
Join us on Thursday 22 January at 11am for an in person, guided tour of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's centennial exhibition, 100: A Century of Collections, Community, and Creativity.
Registration is required and limited to 20 participants - link in bio 🔗
#BibWeek26
Registration is required and limited to 20 participants - link in bio 🔗
#BibWeek26
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Join us on Thursday 22 January at 11am for an in person, guided tour of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's centennial exhibition, 100: A Century of Collections, Community, and Creativity.
Registration is required and limited to 20 participants - link in bio 🔗
#BibWeek26
Registration is required and limited to 20 participants - link in bio 🔗
#BibWeek26
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/13) at 6:00pm EST for New Scholar @mindyzhang.bsky.social's presentation "Biblio-Internationalism: Chinese Rare Books and Transpacific Alliance between the National Library of Beiping and the Library of Congress, 1926-1945." Link 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...
January 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Join @bibsocamer.bsky.social today (1/13) at 6:00pm EST for New Scholar @mindyzhang.bsky.social's presentation "Biblio-Internationalism: Chinese Rare Books and Transpacific Alliance between the National Library of Beiping and the Library of Congress, 1926-1945." Link 👉 bibsocamer.org/events/calen...