Nick Barr
@nicolaaspbarr.bsky.social
Translator, Tofik Dibi's DJINN https://sunypress.edu/Books/D/Djinn. Race/religion in the Netherlands, other nerdy stuff. Bargain-basement lecturer/uni staff. Trombonist, http://bandavagosseattle.com. he/him
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My article was selected for Magna Publications "The Best of the 2025 Teaching Professors Conference." It's called "The DEI Debacle: How University Leaders Are Making the Same Mistakes"
Check it out!
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November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
My article was selected for Magna Publications "The Best of the 2025 Teaching Professors Conference." It's called "The DEI Debacle: How University Leaders Are Making the Same Mistakes"
Check it out!
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Check it out!
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When students get to college they generally don’t know what college is and that’s an incredible pedagogical opportunity. My freshman comp class did Morrison, Pope, Dickinson, Shakespeare, and Johnny Cash all swirled together in a frenzy of discovery. Education is what we make it.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
When students get to college they generally don’t know what college is and that’s an incredible pedagogical opportunity. My freshman comp class did Morrison, Pope, Dickinson, Shakespeare, and Johnny Cash all swirled together in a frenzy of discovery. Education is what we make it.
"We have called on politicians to reel in polarisation and protect Muslims and mosques, but sadly there has been no response."
Outrageous.
Outrageous.
Bag of destroyed Korans and dead bird left at door of mosque www.dutchnews.nl?p=259771
Bag of destroyed Korans and dead bird left at door of mosque
www.dutchnews.nl
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"We have called on politicians to reel in polarisation and protect Muslims and mosques, but sadly there has been no response."
Outrageous.
Outrageous.
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As @returnstosender.bsky.social mentioned, In the Shadow of the Holocaust is available for pre-order now:
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
As @returnstosender.bsky.social mentioned, In the Shadow of the Holocaust is available for pre-order now:
Check it out!
My latest book, A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
Racialized Minorities at the Centre, co-edited with Ilke Adam and Mariska Jung is now published!! AND open-access!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Racialized Minorities at the Centre, co-edited with Ilke Adam and Mariska Jung is now published!! AND open-access!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
A New Wave of Anti-Racism in Europe?
This open access book explores anti-racist struggles and practices across a range of European contexts, tracing both change and continuity over time
link.springer.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Check it out!
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Today in incredibly generous things, my colleagues at SUNY Press decided to highlight me (!!!) for UP Week. Have I mentioned that I have the BEST coworkers in the whole world?? This past yr has been the most difficult of my life & they supported me every step of the way. ❤️ you guys. #TeamUP
For University Press Week, we're highlighting the important, collaborative work that Senior Acquisitions Editor @rcolesworthy.bsky.social does to build bridges across the scholarly publishing ecosystem: tinyurl.com/3t7mdnef/
#TeamUP #ReadUP
#TeamUP #ReadUP
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Today in incredibly generous things, my colleagues at SUNY Press decided to highlight me (!!!) for UP Week. Have I mentioned that I have the BEST coworkers in the whole world?? This past yr has been the most difficult of my life & they supported me every step of the way. ❤️ you guys. #TeamUP
“Verzet”
Verzet Democraten na 40 dagen gebroken, einde shutdown VS in zicht: ‘Een politieke ramp’
Shutdown in de VS nadert einde na stemming afvallige Democraten: ‘Een politieke ramp’
www.volkskrant.nl
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
“Verzet”
🤡
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🤡
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It’s that time of year friends! Thanks to @erinbartram.bsky.social and our friends at @contingent-mag.bsky.social, Laura and I are putting together a list of 2025 articles & books by contingent & indie lit critters. DM, reply, email me @ suny press. And spread the word!!
We are at it again! Myself & the wonderful @rcolesworthy.bsky.social😍
Seeking pubs -- articles, book chapters, monographs -- by contingent lit scholars for the 2025 list 👇👇 please spread the word!!!
contingentmagazine.org/2024/12/08/2...
Seeking pubs -- articles, book chapters, monographs -- by contingent lit scholars for the 2025 list 👇👇 please spread the word!!!
contingentmagazine.org/2024/12/08/2...
2024 Literary Studies Book and Journal Article List
A companion list for lit studies scholars.
contingentmagazine.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It’s that time of year friends! Thanks to @erinbartram.bsky.social and our friends at @contingent-mag.bsky.social, Laura and I are putting together a list of 2025 articles & books by contingent & indie lit critters. DM, reply, email me @ suny press. And spread the word!!
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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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welcoming Trumpian "racket" governance into the university itself
This detail from the new @jewishcurrents.bsky.social article on the shenanigans at UCLA makes me think that all of these “centers” and “initiatives” to “combat antisemitism” that are quickly setting up shop on many campuses may be operating, knowingly or unwittingly as … extortion schemes. 1/2
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
welcoming Trumpian "racket" governance into the university itself
totally normal and healthy
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
totally normal and healthy
great system 👍 thanks for coming to my hometown, Amazon!
The thousands of Seattleites making a living downtown must roll with Amazon's ups and downs, supporting workers bruised by spates of layoffs.
Tech outsiders watch Amazon reshape South Lake Union — again
www.seattletimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
great system 👍 thanks for coming to my hometown, Amazon!
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1/ Seattle! 2000 ballots need signatures (updates or didn't sign)!! Tell your friends to check their ballot status here: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... And if you have time between now & Nov. 14, volunteer to help cure votes: linktr.ee/Wilsonforsea... ("Ballot Chasing for Katie Wilson")
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
1/ Seattle! 2000 ballots need signatures (updates or didn't sign)!! Tell your friends to check their ballot status here: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/... And if you have time between now & Nov. 14, volunteer to help cure votes: linktr.ee/Wilsonforsea... ("Ballot Chasing for Katie Wilson")
Department of Pretend Studies
November 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Department of Pretend Studies
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Dear @rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org: Please cancel your partnership with this evil company and stop pushing “A.i.” on teachers and students.
There are no words for how evil this is
November 7, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Dear @rweingarten.bsky.social and @aft.org: Please cancel your partnership with this evil company and stop pushing “A.i.” on teachers and students.
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Let's fucking go.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Let's fucking go.
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Welcome back phrenology bsky.app/profile/econ...
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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RFK: “get me some ivermectin, stat!”
holy shit -- one of Trump's toadies just passed out and the White House event is brought to an abrupt end
November 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
RFK: “get me some ivermectin, stat!”
World-historical loser sh*t
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
World-historical loser sh*t
The deans are looking to see who else they can axe to free up $ to get the college in on this action
BREAKING: OpenAI is requesting US government support to help guarantee financing for the massive investments in AI chips and data centers it needs for expansion, per Bloomberg.
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The deans are looking to see who else they can axe to free up $ to get the college in on this action
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curious what many of these terms mean and what they have to do with each other? come on down to "Africana Studies"! notable alums including the Mayor-elect of New York City
Some of the things the MAGAverse have called @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social since his election victory last night:
• Third world communist
• Marxist jihadi
• Muslim socialist
• True extremist
• Communist Muslim Jihadist
• neo-Marxist Jihadi
• Sadiq Khan 2.0
• Bolshevik
www.wired.com/story/maga-r...
• Third world communist
• Marxist jihadi
• Muslim socialist
• True extremist
• Communist Muslim Jihadist
• neo-Marxist Jihadi
• Sadiq Khan 2.0
• Bolshevik
www.wired.com/story/maga-r...
‘New York City Has Fallen’: MAGA Responds To Zohran Mamdani’s Victory With a Racist Freak Out
Republican lawmakers, right-wing influencers, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists pushed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric after Zohran Mamdani’s victory.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
curious what many of these terms mean and what they have to do with each other? come on down to "Africana Studies"! notable alums including the Mayor-elect of New York City
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hug your war criminals a little tighter today
November 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
hug your war criminals a little tighter today
“keep up”
Tech companies are laying off thousands and spending billions to keep up with AI development.
For Amazon, Microsoft and other Seattle tech firms, it’s AI and anxiety
www.seattletimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“keep up”