Maria Juko
@mariajuko.bsky.social
18th/19th ct and self-help lit, Neo-Victorian, adaptation studies, biofiction, and teacher (Eng/Bio) in Potsdam (Germany), she/her
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Deutsche Amerikanist*innen scheinbar für keinen einzigen Beitrag intellektuell genug.
"Die westliche Ordnung zerfällt. Wie muss Europa reagieren auf die Eskalation der USA? 35 bedeutende Intellektuelle wagen für uns eine Antwort."
Sehr eindrucksvolle Stimmensammlung!
www.zeit.de/2026/05/usa-...
Sehr eindrucksvolle Stimmensammlung!
www.zeit.de/2026/05/usa-...
USA und Europa: Bleibt jetzt nur der Bruch mit den USA?
Die westliche Ordnung zerfällt. Wie muss Europa reagieren auf die Eskalation der USA? 35 bedeutende Intellektuelle wagen für uns eine Antwort.
www.zeit.de
January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Deutsche Amerikanist*innen scheinbar für keinen einzigen Beitrag intellektuell genug.
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#OTD in 1813, Jane Austen's 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦 was first published.
One of the most beloved in English #literature, it is a witty, timeless masterpiece of social satire, romance, and character-driven storytelling. #litsky #booksky
One of the most beloved in English #literature, it is a witty, timeless masterpiece of social satire, romance, and character-driven storytelling. #litsky #booksky
January 29, 2026 at 12:14 AM
#OTD in 1813, Jane Austen's 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘦 was first published.
One of the most beloved in English #literature, it is a witty, timeless masterpiece of social satire, romance, and character-driven storytelling. #litsky #booksky
One of the most beloved in English #literature, it is a witty, timeless masterpiece of social satire, romance, and character-driven storytelling. #litsky #booksky
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Universally acknowledged: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, published #OTD 1813.
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Universally acknowledged: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, published #OTD 1813.
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
British Library | Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social
I feel like I don't see any cfps on here - time for an abstract evening
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I feel like I don't see any cfps on here - time for an abstract evening
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This is devastating. It’s hard to absorb such an awful end to such an extraordinary, creative and generous life. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Director and actor Rob Reiner found dead at home with wife Michele Singer Reiner
Authorities investigating ‘apparent homicide’ after 78-year-old director of Stand By Me and The Princess Bride was discovered dead at LA home with wife
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:49 AM
This is devastating. It’s hard to absorb such an awful end to such an extraordinary, creative and generous life. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
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Student asked me for more adaptations of classic novels from a WoC perspective (thinking of Wide Sargasso Sea), but prompted bc we read this (tinyurl.com/bdeshedj) and she loved the Miss Lambe character. Help?
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch
A sparkling, witchy reimagining of Pride and Prejudice,…
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December 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Student asked me for more adaptations of classic novels from a WoC perspective (thinking of Wide Sargasso Sea), but prompted bc we read this (tinyurl.com/bdeshedj) and she loved the Miss Lambe character. Help?
So happy and proud that you can read these articles! Watch this space for more additions!! And thank youuu to @ernestopriego.com and @wilkinsp.bsky.social for your support
We are pleased to share that our Special Collection: Graphic Biographical Fiction (edited by @mariajuko.bsky.social and Nancy Pedri) has launched today, Monday 8 December 2025, with an initial set of two articles. All in glorious Diamond, consortial #OpenAccess! #ComicsStudies @openlibhums.org
December 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So happy and proud that you can read these articles! Watch this space for more additions!! And thank youuu to @ernestopriego.com and @wilkinsp.bsky.social for your support
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We are pleased to share that our Special Collection: Graphic Biographical Fiction (edited by @mariajuko.bsky.social and Nancy Pedri) has launched today, Monday 8 December 2025, with an initial set of two articles. All in glorious Diamond, consortial #OpenAccess! #ComicsStudies @openlibhums.org
December 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We are pleased to share that our Special Collection: Graphic Biographical Fiction (edited by @mariajuko.bsky.social and Nancy Pedri) has launched today, Monday 8 December 2025, with an initial set of two articles. All in glorious Diamond, consortial #OpenAccess! #ComicsStudies @openlibhums.org
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A man?? winning the Booker prize????? Is that even possible? It hasn't happened since the far-flung days of 2023. Our legends say that a man also won it in the ancient, prehistoric era of 2021, but surely that is just an old wives tale meant to frighten MFA students before bed.
The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: putting masculinity back at the centre of literary fiction | Editorial
Editorial: David Szalay’s Flesh breaks from a decade of female-centred interiors and reopens a genre many thought closed to men
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A man?? winning the Booker prize????? Is that even possible? It hasn't happened since the far-flung days of 2023. Our legends say that a man also won it in the ancient, prehistoric era of 2021, but surely that is just an old wives tale meant to frighten MFA students before bed.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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‘“Though she never quite found happiness, it was always something she insisted on: the right to be happy, even ecstatic.”’
‘A girl of genius’: archives unsealed of Amy Levy, queer Jewish writer admired by Oscar Wilde
Levy’s work was ‘ahead of her time’ and speaks to current debate around feminism, LGBTQ+ literature and Jewish identity, say researchers
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
‘“Though she never quite found happiness, it was always something she insisted on: the right to be happy, even ecstatic.”’
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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me rolling up to every costume party i've ever been to
October 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
me rolling up to every costume party i've ever been to
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"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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The East Wing is totally gone. I can’t believe it
October 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The East Wing is totally gone. I can’t believe it
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Apparently Guillermo Del Toro has ruined Frankenstein by… being relatively faithful to the source material.
Oh my.
Oh my.
September 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Apparently Guillermo Del Toro has ruined Frankenstein by… being relatively faithful to the source material.
Oh my.
Oh my.
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I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
August 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I want to do a 🧵 about the Sidney Sweeney thing, because it's *extremely* revealing & educational.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
First, to be clear: I could not give less of a shit about the details -- the ad, the rhetoric, the jeans, her boobs, whatever. Good lord, who cares.
Let's look at the *structure* of the episode.
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Hello all!
I have had a cancellation for Romancing the Gothic and am therefore looking for talk proposals on any American Gothic (I am including every country from Chile to Canada here) for 11th September.
Give me a shout if you have a pitch!
(Online talk, runs twice, paid)
I have had a cancellation for Romancing the Gothic and am therefore looking for talk proposals on any American Gothic (I am including every country from Chile to Canada here) for 11th September.
Give me a shout if you have a pitch!
(Online talk, runs twice, paid)
August 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Hello all!
I have had a cancellation for Romancing the Gothic and am therefore looking for talk proposals on any American Gothic (I am including every country from Chile to Canada here) for 11th September.
Give me a shout if you have a pitch!
(Online talk, runs twice, paid)
I have had a cancellation for Romancing the Gothic and am therefore looking for talk proposals on any American Gothic (I am including every country from Chile to Canada here) for 11th September.
Give me a shout if you have a pitch!
(Online talk, runs twice, paid)
Another fantastic workshop by @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social I'm really looking forward to receive my copy of her latest book soon!!!
August 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Another fantastic workshop by @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social I'm really looking forward to receive my copy of her latest book soon!!!
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The difficulty with writing anything about anything is that any given thing, on closer inspection, appears to be connected to every thing, and now you’ve gone from writing about anything to writing about everything 😅
July 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The difficulty with writing anything about anything is that any given thing, on closer inspection, appears to be connected to every thing, and now you’ve gone from writing about anything to writing about everything 😅
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Some of the sweetest segments teach concepts like “I can like something and not spend all my time doing it.”
So simple, and so counter to messaging we get everywhere else.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kIq8...
So simple, and so counter to messaging we get everywhere else.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kIq8...
July 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Some of the sweetest segments teach concepts like “I can like something and not spend all my time doing it.”
So simple, and so counter to messaging we get everywhere else.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kIq8...
So simple, and so counter to messaging we get everywhere else.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=kIq8...