Paul Barrett
@paulbarrett1.bsky.social
Associate Professor of English and DH at the University of Guelph
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Guelph's School of Theatre, English, & Creative Writing is hiring! We're looking for (quite) a range of talents, including specialization in any of: Canadian, speculative fiction, poetry, decolonial studies, queer studies... Applications due March 1!
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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Assistant Professor in English
Assistant Professor in English
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January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Guelph's School of Theatre, English, & Creative Writing is hiring! We're looking for (quite) a range of talents, including specialization in any of: Canadian, speculative fiction, poetry, decolonial studies, queer studies... Applications due March 1!
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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Sometimes the subway delays are such that you can complete an entire painting.
February 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Sometimes the subway delays are such that you can complete an entire painting.
Guelph's School of Theatre, English, & Creative Writing is hiring! We're looking for (quite) a range of talents, including specialization in any of: Canadian, speculative fiction, poetry, decolonial studies, queer studies... Applications due March 1!
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Assistant Professor in English
Assistant Professor in English
careers.uoguelph.ca
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Guelph's School of Theatre, English, & Creative Writing is hiring! We're looking for (quite) a range of talents, including specialization in any of: Canadian, speculative fiction, poetry, decolonial studies, queer studies... Applications due March 1!
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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Students — don’t forget to apply for a travel grant by January 23rd, 11:59 PM EST!
Avis aux étudiant.e.s : n'oubliez pas de soummetre votre demande de bourse de voyage avant le 23 janvier à 23 h 59 (heure de l'Est) !
📝: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Avis aux étudiant.e.s : n'oubliez pas de soummetre votre demande de bourse de voyage avant le 23 janvier à 23 h 59 (heure de l'Est) !
📝: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
CSDH/SCHN Annual Conference Student Grant Application / Conférence annuelle de la CSDH/SCHN formulaire de bourses étudiantes
If you are a graduate student and want to be considered for a travel grant, you must apply by the end of Friday the 23rd (11:59 pm EST).
Si vous êtes étudiant·e de deuxième ou troisième cycle et souha...
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January 20, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Students — don’t forget to apply for a travel grant by January 23rd, 11:59 PM EST!
Avis aux étudiant.e.s : n'oubliez pas de soummetre votre demande de bourse de voyage avant le 23 janvier à 23 h 59 (heure de l'Est) !
📝: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Avis aux étudiant.e.s : n'oubliez pas de soummetre votre demande de bourse de voyage avant le 23 janvier à 23 h 59 (heure de l'Est) !
📝: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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We're living in the heart of 🧊 terrorizing Minneapolis.
We're witnessing the horror every day.
If you’re able, please donate to one of these 3 organizations supporting our city. ❤️
Donate before the end of the month + email proof to be entered to win a massive MTG prize package. 🔗 to orgs below!
We're witnessing the horror every day.
If you’re able, please donate to one of these 3 organizations supporting our city. ❤️
Donate before the end of the month + email proof to be entered to win a massive MTG prize package. 🔗 to orgs below!
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
We're living in the heart of 🧊 terrorizing Minneapolis.
We're witnessing the horror every day.
If you’re able, please donate to one of these 3 organizations supporting our city. ❤️
Donate before the end of the month + email proof to be entered to win a massive MTG prize package. 🔗 to orgs below!
We're witnessing the horror every day.
If you’re able, please donate to one of these 3 organizations supporting our city. ❤️
Donate before the end of the month + email proof to be entered to win a massive MTG prize package. 🔗 to orgs below!
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We're pleased to announce CSDH/SCHN's annual conference from June 3 – 5 in Montréal.
This year, we're exploring the theme of the “Untranslatable.” Submissions are now open at the links below.
EN: csdh-schn.ca/csdh-schn-co...
FR: csdh-schn.ca/csdh-schn-co...
Hope to see you there!
This year, we're exploring the theme of the “Untranslatable.” Submissions are now open at the links below.
EN: csdh-schn.ca/csdh-schn-co...
FR: csdh-schn.ca/csdh-schn-co...
Hope to see you there!
January 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM
We're pleased to announce CSDH/SCHN's annual conference from June 3 – 5 in Montréal.
This year, we're exploring the theme of the “Untranslatable.” Submissions are now open at the links below.
EN: csdh-schn.ca/csdh-schn-co...
FR: csdh-schn.ca/csdh-schn-co...
Hope to see you there!
This year, we're exploring the theme of the “Untranslatable.” Submissions are now open at the links below.
EN: csdh-schn.ca/csdh-schn-co...
FR: csdh-schn.ca/csdh-schn-co...
Hope to see you there!
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We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of the Middle East.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
December 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of the Middle East.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
Once again, Israel expanding its borders through seizing of territory and liquifying of the indigenous population: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Yellow line’ that divides Gaza under Trump plan is ‘new border’ for Israel, says military chief
Eyal Zamir said Israel would hold on to current positions, giving it control of more than half of the territory
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Once again, Israel expanding its borders through seizing of territory and liquifying of the indigenous population: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
It's amazing to watch American & British chattering classes convinced that democracy is dead / post-liberalism is here because of cultural issues. Not once do they think, it's the economy stupid. Meanwhile, in Canada, land of no billionaires, liberal democracy is alive and well.
December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It's amazing to watch American & British chattering classes convinced that democracy is dead / post-liberalism is here because of cultural issues. Not once do they think, it's the economy stupid. Meanwhile, in Canada, land of no billionaires, liberal democracy is alive and well.
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Are you a grad student working on post-1945 culture? Could your research benefit from incorporating some data, even minimally? Want feedback from journal editors?
This Post45 Data Collective virtual workshop may be for you!
Applications are due DECEMBER 1: data.post45.org/news/grad-wo...
This Post45 Data Collective virtual workshop may be for you!
Applications are due DECEMBER 1: data.post45.org/news/grad-wo...
The Post45 Data Collective invites graduate students in the humanities or adjacent fields to explore cultural data reflexively and collaboratively in a mini-workshop hosted virtually on Friday, March 13. Details here: data.post45.org/news/grad-wo...
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Are you a grad student working on post-1945 culture? Could your research benefit from incorporating some data, even minimally? Want feedback from journal editors?
This Post45 Data Collective virtual workshop may be for you!
Applications are due DECEMBER 1: data.post45.org/news/grad-wo...
This Post45 Data Collective virtual workshop may be for you!
Applications are due DECEMBER 1: data.post45.org/news/grad-wo...
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Job posting: Assistant Professor, tenure track, English (Digital Narratives), Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deadline January 19, 2026 jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/cbu/CA...
November 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Job posting: Assistant Professor, tenure track, English (Digital Narratives), Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deadline January 19, 2026 jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/cbu/CA...
The Giller Prize Jury has published a total of 2 novels and 2 short story collections between them, all in the last two years. Slightly over one book per esteemed juror...
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Giller Prize Jury has published a total of 2 novels and 2 short story collections between them, all in the last two years. Slightly over one book per esteemed juror...
Every A&M professor should teach bell hooks tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the next...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Every A&M professor should teach bell hooks tomorrow and the next day and the next day and the next...
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If you're in Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, or Hamilton this fall, I'll be swinging through with my new book No Depression in Heaven. I hope to see you there!
(I'll also be in Edmonton on October 18 for LitFest!)
More info on fall Talonbooks events here: talonbooks.com/events/
(I'll also be in Edmonton on October 18 for LitFest!)
More info on fall Talonbooks events here: talonbooks.com/events/
October 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
If you're in Calgary, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, or Hamilton this fall, I'll be swinging through with my new book No Depression in Heaven. I hope to see you there!
(I'll also be in Edmonton on October 18 for LitFest!)
More info on fall Talonbooks events here: talonbooks.com/events/
(I'll also be in Edmonton on October 18 for LitFest!)
More info on fall Talonbooks events here: talonbooks.com/events/
Cindy Lee was a magical, hallucinatory, overwhelming experience.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Oe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Oe...
Cindy Lee - Dreams of You, Lamb of God & Wild One (Toronto 2025)
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November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Cindy Lee was a magical, hallucinatory, overwhelming experience.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Oe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8Oe...
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The Heavenly Office of Legal Counsel would like to remind the public that the official term for what Dick Cheney is currently experiencing is “enhanced repentance.”
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Heavenly Office of Legal Counsel would like to remind the public that the official term for what Dick Cheney is currently experiencing is “enhanced repentance.”
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“Even after having released almost 2,000 people last week, the Israeli military is still holding about 9,000 Palestinians,” says Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi. “Only about a thousand of them have actually been convicted of any crime."
The Forgotten Captives: Israel Still Imprisoning 9,000 Palestinians Even After Hostage Deal
“Even after having released almost 2,000 people last week, the Israeli military is still holding about 9,000 Palestinians, in what it calls security prisoners or detainees,” says Sari Bashi, an Israel...
www.democracynow.org
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Even after having released almost 2,000 people last week, the Israeli military is still holding about 9,000 Palestinians,” says Israeli American human rights lawyer Sari Bashi. “Only about a thousand of them have actually been convicted of any crime."
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CFP (please share!): Our digital literary heritage is rapidly being lost, from 1990s hypertext sites to 2010s digital humanities projects. _A Field Guide to Modernisms_ seeks to spread awareness, document at-risk projects, and brainstorm solutions.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
CFP for A Field Guide to Lost Modernisms
www.shawnaross.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
CFP (please share!): Our digital literary heritage is rapidly being lost, from 1990s hypertext sites to 2010s digital humanities projects. _A Field Guide to Modernisms_ seeks to spread awareness, document at-risk projects, and brainstorm solutions.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
Abstracts by February 2:
www.shawnaross.com/cfp/.
Trump's "peace" plan is continued denigration and humiliation of the Palestinian people. No one should accept this horrific proposal from American fascists and Israeli war criminals.
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Trump's "peace" plan is continued denigration and humiliation of the Palestinian people. No one should accept this horrific proposal from American fascists and Israeli war criminals.
Political violence is awful. Charlie Kirk was a grifting scumbag. Remember his "amazing patriot" comments? These fascists don't care about freedom of speech -- they care about silencing people, quashing dissent and destroying democracy.
September 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Political violence is awful. Charlie Kirk was a grifting scumbag. Remember his "amazing patriot" comments? These fascists don't care about freedom of speech -- they care about silencing people, quashing dissent and destroying democracy.
Six murdered Israelis was the headline on The Guardian today. Six Palestinians were murdered, without comment, in the time it took you to read this. Humanism.
September 9, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Six murdered Israelis was the headline on The Guardian today. Six Palestinians were murdered, without comment, in the time it took you to read this. Humanism.
Is "This is not normal" American for "Fuck fascism!" Such muted and measured response from Americans to their new king. When will they actually, you know... do something to stand up for their republic!?!?
September 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Is "This is not normal" American for "Fuck fascism!" Such muted and measured response from Americans to their new king. When will they actually, you know... do something to stand up for their republic!?!?
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US colleagues! Join us in 2026/27 to advance your work in #DigitalHumanities for a semester at the THINC Lab at the University of Guelph via the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities! Applications until Sept. 15! #DH www.fulbright.ca/programs/ame... www.uoguelph.ca/arts/dhguelp...
Research Chairs - All Disciplines
Award 261265-CA Research Chairs - General and interdisciplinary COMPETITION OPENS FEBRUARY 2025 Awards to be taken up in the 2026-2027...
www.fulbright.ca
September 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
US colleagues! Join us in 2026/27 to advance your work in #DigitalHumanities for a semester at the THINC Lab at the University of Guelph via the Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities! Applications until Sept. 15! #DH www.fulbright.ca/programs/ame... www.uoguelph.ca/arts/dhguelp...