Hannah Čulík-Baird
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♑️🌕 Associate Professor, Classics at UCLA. Cicero and the Rhetorics of Race, co-authored with Mathias Hanses, under contract with Yale University Press. Co-founder and editor, Res Difficiles, The Journal. She/her.
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Res Diff 2.1 (2025)
Maia Kotrosits, The Matter of Form: Rewriting Our Way to a Changed Field Keywords: academic writing, black studies, colonialism, crip theory, disability studies. Abstract: This essay argues that th…
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It is my enormous pleasure to share the most recent issue #ResDiffJournal: Res Diff 2.1 (2025)
With contributions from Maia Kotrosits (@maiakotro.bsky.social), Chance Bonar (@chancebonar.bsky.social), Chiara Bozzone and Daniela Negro, Erin Lam
#openaccess
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With contributions from Maia Kotrosits (@maiakotro.bsky.social), Chance Bonar (@chancebonar.bsky.social), Chiara Bozzone and Daniela Negro, Erin Lam
#openaccess
resdifficiles.com/res-diff-2-1...
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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians received a grant for its Choctaw Dictionary project in 2020. However, as the department was nearing completion of the dictionary, the Trump administration terminated the award.
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Mississippi Choctaw Dictionary Project Helps Preserve Language
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ Choctaw Dictionary Project is designed to help teach the language and encourage more daily use.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians received a grant for its Choctaw Dictionary project in 2020. However, as the department was nearing completion of the dictionary, the Trump administration terminated the award.
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The UC Regents—the same people who cowered, while unions fought the Trump admin in court—are meeting this week at UCLA to discuss new rules to muzzle faculty speech, among other abhorrent appeasement strategies.
This TUESDAY let’s show them who we really are.
This TUESDAY let’s show them who we really are.
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The UC Regents—the same people who cowered, while unions fought the Trump admin in court—are meeting this week at UCLA to discuss new rules to muzzle faculty speech, among other abhorrent appeasement strategies.
This TUESDAY let’s show them who we really are.
This TUESDAY let’s show them who we really are.
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I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
The fact that he named it Project Prometheus is priceless.
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
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Key Findings: Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident. This decline is driven by incidents occurring after 2015, among which we observe a 7 percent decline in in-field degree completion.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Key Findings: Exposure to a field-specific faculty sexual misconduct incident decreases degree completion in that field by 3.4 percent four years after the incident. This decline is driven by incidents occurring after 2015, among which we observe a 7 percent decline in in-field degree completion.
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indeed, for every academic abuser and enabler: i promise there’s an amazing grad student out there who is doing work that’s as good or better.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
I refuse to believe that Larry Summers' expertise and skills are indispensable in any way. Please find another economist and policy expert, @americanprogress.bsky.social. There are loads out there.
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 PM
indeed, for every academic abuser and enabler: i promise there’s an amazing grad student out there who is doing work that’s as good or better.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
we’ve let the myth of the lone genius guy carry on too long. it’s caused so much harm, in so many ways.
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we really, really need a new template for what powerful and smart looks like
November 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
we really, really need a new template for what powerful and smart looks like
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They unilaterally canceled a faculty hiring initiative so successful it’s become a national model. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
They unilaterally canceled a faculty hiring initiative so successful it’s become a national model. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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🚨CFP for #ResDiff7 is now available!🚨
Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.
Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:
resdifficiles.com/cfp/
Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.
Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:
resdifficiles.com/cfp/
CFP: Res Diff 7
CALL FOR PAPERSRes Difficiles 7Challenges and Pathways for Addressing Inequity In Classics Organizers: Hannah Čulík-Baird and Elke Nash Date: Friday March 13, 2026Platform: Webinar Since 2020 Res D…
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September 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🚨CFP for #ResDiff7 is now available!🚨
Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.
Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:
resdifficiles.com/cfp/
Res Difficiles 7 will take place on 13th March 2026 with Dr Samuel Agbamu as our keynote speaker.
Submit an abstract by 12th January 2026:
resdifficiles.com/cfp/
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It is my pleasure to share the CFP for a special issue of #ResDiffJournal guest-edited by Hasskei Majeed, Justine McConnell, Olakunbi Olasope, and Luke Roman, building on the Classics &/in Africa conference at UCL this summer. "Classics and Africa" resdifficiles.com/classics-and...
Classics and Africa CFP
As members of a global collaborative project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Classics at the Crossroads: Partnership, Mobility, and Exchange Between Ghana, …
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October 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
It is my pleasure to share the CFP for a special issue of #ResDiffJournal guest-edited by Hasskei Majeed, Justine McConnell, Olakunbi Olasope, and Luke Roman, building on the Classics &/in Africa conference at UCL this summer. "Classics and Africa" resdifficiles.com/classics-and...
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the guest editors have extended the deadline to Nov 28. make sure to get in touch with them if you're interested! #ResDiffJournal
It is my pleasure to share the CFP for a special issue of #ResDiffJournal guest-edited by Yusi Liu, Chris Gipson, and Najee Olya, building on the Mountaintop Coalition's panel at the SCS earlier this year. "International Scholarship in a ‘Globalized’ World?" resdifficiles.com/internationa...
International Scholarship in a ‘Globalized’ World? CFP
At the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Classical Studies and the Archaeological Institute of America in Philadelphia, the Mountaintop Coalition sponsored the joint panel, “Internationa…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
the guest editors have extended the deadline to Nov 28. make sure to get in touch with them if you're interested! #ResDiffJournal
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“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
the language of power will cast matters as an equilibrium ("debate") rather than what it is: an assault
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
the language of power will cast matters as an equilibrium ("debate") rather than what it is: an assault
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In memory of Alice Wong, the 10 Principles of Disability Justice. May she rest in power
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sinsinvalid.org/10-principle...
10 Principles of Disability Justice | Sins Invalid
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November 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In memory of Alice Wong, the 10 Principles of Disability Justice. May she rest in power
sinsinvalid.org/10-principle...
sinsinvalid.org/10-principle...
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Universities spend gazillions on EdTech software that doesn’t serve faculty or student interests and often doesn’t work well. But what if we got off that path and leveraged internal resources to produce non-profit systems? Here’s a proposal to leverage the CUNY systems platforms.
"Christopher Newfield called for academics to 'seize the means of knowledge production' by working 'step by step ... toward direct control of universities.' ... I think the most imperative, but also the most apparent pressure point for academics looking to act upon his call is education technology."
Mamdani Win Could Be The First Step Towards Seizing The Means of Knowledge Production (Let CUNY Socialize EdTech for All of Us)
by Matt Seybold This essay originally appeared on Matt Seybold’s The American Vandal Substack. We are grateful for his generous permission to republish it here. An understandable response to …
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November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Universities spend gazillions on EdTech software that doesn’t serve faculty or student interests and often doesn’t work well. But what if we got off that path and leveraged internal resources to produce non-profit systems? Here’s a proposal to leverage the CUNY systems platforms.
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Tonight’s movie is Riefenstahl (2024). In a world of Leni Riefenstahls, be an Elfriede Kretschmer.
November 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Tonight’s movie is Riefenstahl (2024). In a world of Leni Riefenstahls, be an Elfriede Kretschmer.
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oh hell yeah retooting this post so hard
my husband just said, “what is a post on bluesky called again? a toot?” honestly dude that would be less embarrassing
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
oh hell yeah retooting this post so hard
it also addresses Riefenstahl’s explicit engagement with classical art as eugenic Nazi propaganda as well as her exploitative obsession of Blackness. it’s a stunning documentary on the theme of complicity
Riefenstahl (2024) is worth a watch. A fascinating portrait of an artist who wants to deny any awareness of, let alone responsibility for, a system that she glorified in film.
Tonight’s movie is Riefenstahl (2024). In a world of Leni Riefenstahls, be an Elfriede Kretschmer.
November 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
it also addresses Riefenstahl’s explicit engagement with classical art as eugenic Nazi propaganda as well as her exploitative obsession of Blackness. it’s a stunning documentary on the theme of complicity
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Riefenstahl (2024) is worth a watch. A fascinating portrait of an artist who wants to deny any awareness of, let alone responsibility for, a system that she glorified in film.
Tonight’s movie is Riefenstahl (2024). In a world of Leni Riefenstahls, be an Elfriede Kretschmer.
November 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Riefenstahl (2024) is worth a watch. A fascinating portrait of an artist who wants to deny any awareness of, let alone responsibility for, a system that she glorified in film.
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Sorry, I’m sure I sound abysmally negative in a celebratory moment, but it’s important to know that UC admin have fought us every step of the way as we attempted to stand up for our university. It’s become very clear to many of us that they view the values we cherish as impediments to their work.
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Sorry, I’m sure I sound abysmally negative in a celebratory moment, but it’s important to know that UC admin have fought us every step of the way as we attempted to stand up for our university. It’s become very clear to many of us that they view the values we cherish as impediments to their work.
my husband just said, “what is a post on bluesky called again? a toot?” honestly dude that would be less embarrassing
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 AM
my husband just said, “what is a post on bluesky called again? a toot?” honestly dude that would be less embarrassing
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When we fight, we win! Judge issues injunction against Trump attacks on Univ of California. Faculty with @aaup.org are defending this public university
calmatters.org/education/hi...
calmatters.org/education/hi...
‘Unlawful coercion’: Trump can’t withhold funds or demand payment from UC, federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled Donald Trump cannot demand that UCLA pay a $1.2 billion settlement that would have restricted academic freedoms.
calmatters.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:51 AM
When we fight, we win! Judge issues injunction against Trump attacks on Univ of California. Faculty with @aaup.org are defending this public university
calmatters.org/education/hi...
calmatters.org/education/hi...
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WE WON!!!
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
democracyforward.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:21 AM
WE WON!!!
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here:
The US District Court for the Northern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction in AAUP et al v. Trump et al (the wall to wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of Title VI to reshape the University of California system.
Read the order here: