Noreen O’Connor
@noreenoconnor.bsky.social
Transnational Modernism. Women and comedy. Medical humanities. Elizabeth von Arnim Society President. Professor of English at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre.
Trump’s ballroom blitz sparks chorus of disgust:
“Trump moved ahead with construction despite a lack of sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission, the executive branch agency that has jurisdiction over construction and major renovations to government buildings in the region.”
“Trump moved ahead with construction despite a lack of sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission, the executive branch agency that has jurisdiction over construction and major renovations to government buildings in the region.”
October 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Trump’s ballroom blitz sparks chorus of disgust:
“Trump moved ahead with construction despite a lack of sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission, the executive branch agency that has jurisdiction over construction and major renovations to government buildings in the region.”
“Trump moved ahead with construction despite a lack of sign-off from the National Capital Planning Commission, the executive branch agency that has jurisdiction over construction and major renovations to government buildings in the region.”
Wilkes-Barre No More Kings rallly!
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Wilkes-Barre No More Kings rallly!
Posting here the excellent piece by Jeffrey Cohen, who’s at ASU and advocating strongly for humanities: futurelostarchive.beehiiv.com/p/the-myth-o...
"The Myth of the Useless Humanist" vs "Humanities myths, busted"
a letter to colleagues
futurelostarchive.beehiiv.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Posting here the excellent piece by Jeffrey Cohen, who’s at ASU and advocating strongly for humanities: futurelostarchive.beehiiv.com/p/the-myth-o...
Seen at City Lights Books in San Francisco (shelved correctly under A)
August 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Seen at City Lights Books in San Francisco (shelved correctly under A)
Reposted by Noreen O’Connor
You can never bend the knee enough to appease an authoritarian bully.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
Columbia Agrees to $200 Million Fine to Settle Fight With Trump
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
You can never bend the knee enough to appease an authoritarian bully.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
This is a devastating blow to academic freedom & freedom of speech at Columbia.
Never in the history of this nation has there been an administration so intent on the utter destruction of higher education as we know it.
Reposted by Noreen O’Connor
Columbia University’s agreement with the Trump administration is a disaster for academic freedom, freedom of speech, & the independence of American higher education. Never in the history of our nation has an educational institution so thoroughly bent to the will of an autocrat.
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July 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Columbia University’s agreement with the Trump administration is a disaster for academic freedom, freedom of speech, & the independence of American higher education. Never in the history of our nation has an educational institution so thoroughly bent to the will of an autocrat.
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Luzerne County canceled the only show I wanted yo see this summer in their Rocking the River series. So heartbroken to miss the great fun of a Low Cut Connie show in my own backyard. I guess punk is still shocking the bourgeoisie. www.phillyvoice.com/low-cut-conn...
Low Cut Connie says Wilkes-Barre show was canceled over band's political views
The group released a track protesting the Trump administration and withdrew from a concert at the Kennedy Center this year.
www.phillyvoice.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Luzerne County canceled the only show I wanted yo see this summer in their Rocking the River series. So heartbroken to miss the great fun of a Low Cut Connie show in my own backyard. I guess punk is still shocking the bourgeoisie. www.phillyvoice.com/low-cut-conn...
Friday at The Center at West Park 2-4 pm screening if the 1929 silent The Runaway Princess adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim’s Princess Priscilla’s Fortnight.
July 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Friday at The Center at West Park 2-4 pm screening if the 1929 silent The Runaway Princess adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim’s Princess Priscilla’s Fortnight.
The New Yorker magazine published today a glowing article by Claire Jarvis about Elizabeth von Arnim’s The Enchanted April.
Jarvis calls the novel "quietly subversive” (!)
The Enchanted April is a great read. It was recently reissued by Oxford Classics with an introduction by Isobel Maddison.
Jarvis calls the novel "quietly subversive” (!)
The Enchanted April is a great read. It was recently reissued by Oxford Classics with an introduction by Isobel Maddison.
A Quietly Subversive Novel About Renewal on the Italian Riviera
In “The Enchanted April,” by Elizabeth von Arnim, four Englishwomen are transformed by a temporary loss of self.
www.newyorker.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The New Yorker magazine published today a glowing article by Claire Jarvis about Elizabeth von Arnim’s The Enchanted April.
Jarvis calls the novel "quietly subversive” (!)
The Enchanted April is a great read. It was recently reissued by Oxford Classics with an introduction by Isobel Maddison.
Jarvis calls the novel "quietly subversive” (!)
The Enchanted April is a great read. It was recently reissued by Oxford Classics with an introduction by Isobel Maddison.
Get to San Francisco’s exquisitely generous and free Fillmore Jazz festival this weekend! It reminds me why I left my heart there! (Beautiful art design by Hugh O’Connor my beloved brother.) www.fillmorejazzfest.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Get to San Francisco’s exquisitely generous and free Fillmore Jazz festival this weekend! It reminds me why I left my heart there! (Beautiful art design by Hugh O’Connor my beloved brother.) www.fillmorejazzfest.com
Join The Elizabeth von Arnim Society for a ‘Day on the Town’ event to launch Elizabeth von Arnim: the Unexpected Modernist (EUP June 2025)
11 July 2025, 10-4 EDT
In New York City and online
To register and see the program please visit:
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
11 July 2025, 10-4 EDT
In New York City and online
To register and see the program please visit:
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
July 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Join The Elizabeth von Arnim Society for a ‘Day on the Town’ event to launch Elizabeth von Arnim: the Unexpected Modernist (EUP June 2025)
11 July 2025, 10-4 EDT
In New York City and online
To register and see the program please visit:
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
11 July 2025, 10-4 EDT
In New York City and online
To register and see the program please visit:
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
Please join members of the Elizabeth von Arnim Society for “A Day on the Town with Elizabeth”and help us launch a new essay collection, Elizabeth von Arnim: the Unexpected Modernist.
11 July 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York City (and streaming)
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
11 July 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York City (and streaming)
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
June 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Please join members of the Elizabeth von Arnim Society for “A Day on the Town with Elizabeth”and help us launch a new essay collection, Elizabeth von Arnim: the Unexpected Modernist.
11 July 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York City (and streaming)
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
11 July 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New York City (and streaming)
elizabethvonarnimsociety.org/conferences/...
Elizabeth von Arnim:The Unexpected Modernist arrived today! So excited to see this!
June 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Elizabeth von Arnim:The Unexpected Modernist arrived today! So excited to see this!