James Martell
@professeurmartell.bsky.social
French Literature professor. He, his, him.
(If you google me I’m going to find out through academiadotedu)
https://lyon.academia.edu/JamesMartell
(If you google me I’m going to find out through academiadotedu)
https://lyon.academia.edu/JamesMartell
ok, everybody, if you know of a maga, libertarian, or any of those "there's two sides" guys, grab 'em and make them watch Haneke's The White Ribbon on a loop Alex in the Clockwork Orange style until they get it...
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
ok, everybody, if you know of a maga, libertarian, or any of those "there's two sides" guys, grab 'em and make them watch Haneke's The White Ribbon on a loop Alex in the Clockwork Orange style until they get it...
can you imagine if Americans listened to historians, sociologists, philosophers, and all types of experts instead of B celebrities, opportunistic pundits, and “influencers”? woah… bruh
January 26, 2026 at 5:19 AM
can you imagine if Americans listened to historians, sociologists, philosophers, and all types of experts instead of B celebrities, opportunistic pundits, and “influencers”? woah… bruh
There I fixed it
January 25, 2026 at 10:44 PM
There I fixed it
youtu.be/KG-pL7aZoeY?... while it has a silly title, this episode of Matt Bernstein’s podcast with former MAGA figure Ashley St. Clair is really good to understand the grifting and completely immoral ideology of the MAGA movement.
She Had Elon’s Baby. Then, the Leopards Ate Her Face.
YouTube video by matt bernstein
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM
youtu.be/KG-pL7aZoeY?... while it has a silly title, this episode of Matt Bernstein’s podcast with former MAGA figure Ashley St. Clair is really good to understand the grifting and completely immoral ideology of the MAGA movement.
We didn’t want to do it but SINCE 2016 WE TOLD YOU SO
January 25, 2026 at 6:11 AM
We didn’t want to do it but SINCE 2016 WE TOLD YOU SO
January 25, 2026 at 12:57 AM
kids, you want to be real punks, real rebels, stick it to the man? join the humanities! become French, English, German, philosophy majors, MAs and PhDs!
(fuck these ignorant, ketamine drenched, technocratic assholes)
(fuck these ignorant, ketamine drenched, technocratic assholes)
January 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM
kids, you want to be real punks, real rebels, stick it to the man? join the humanities! become French, English, German, philosophy majors, MAs and PhDs!
(fuck these ignorant, ketamine drenched, technocratic assholes)
(fuck these ignorant, ketamine drenched, technocratic assholes)
man, I love Minnesotans
January 24, 2026 at 7:20 AM
man, I love Minnesotans
Reposted by James Martell
“I do not know how to rid the world of evil, or whether one is simply supposed to endure it. But you are there and are having an effect, and the poems have an effect of their own and help to protect you—that is the answer and a counterbalance in this world.”
— Ingeborg Bachmann to Paul Celan, 1958
— Ingeborg Bachmann to Paul Celan, 1958
January 18, 2026 at 4:50 PM
“I do not know how to rid the world of evil, or whether one is simply supposed to endure it. But you are there and are having an effect, and the poems have an effect of their own and help to protect you—that is the answer and a counterbalance in this world.”
— Ingeborg Bachmann to Paul Celan, 1958
— Ingeborg Bachmann to Paul Celan, 1958
I think this admin should build statues of DT, gigantic ones, everywhere…
It will give us something fun to do when this is over
It will give us something fun to do when this is over
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I think this admin should build statues of DT, gigantic ones, everywhere…
It will give us something fun to do when this is over
It will give us something fun to do when this is over
best cover for a Lacan seminar ever
bon travail, Seuil!
bon travail, Seuil!
January 17, 2026 at 4:55 PM
best cover for a Lacan seminar ever
bon travail, Seuil!
bon travail, Seuil!
Obama's and the dems full on STEM only, technical, career focused education helped to this mess, and I still have to see any of them proposing a strong humanities education as a defense against undemocratic ideologies and ignorance...
the fascists know that the humanities (gender studies, critical theory, etc) need to be suppressed, liberals & the left don’t know well how much they need to be expanded and supported
January 17, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Obama's and the dems full on STEM only, technical, career focused education helped to this mess, and I still have to see any of them proposing a strong humanities education as a defense against undemocratic ideologies and ignorance...
the fascists know that the humanities (gender studies, critical theory, etc) need to be suppressed, liberals & the left don’t know well how much they need to be expanded and supported
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 AM
the fascists know that the humanities (gender studies, critical theory, etc) need to be suppressed, liberals & the left don’t know well how much they need to be expanded and supported
Aleksandra Waliszewska is my shepherd I will lack nothing
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Aleksandra Waliszewska is my shepherd I will lack nothing
omg, is twitter finally dead, you guys? are we free?!!
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
omg, is twitter finally dead, you guys? are we free?!!
since we are all going back in time, I’m just embracing my anarchist look
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 AM
since we are all going back in time, I’m just embracing my anarchist look
waiting for American high schools and universities to acknowledge that they failed in teaching about fascism and authoritarianism and that they have a plan to address this pressing issue...
a black and white photo of a stuffed animal sitting on a chair with its hands folded
ALT: a black and white photo of a stuffed animal sitting on a chair with its hands folded
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:51 AM
waiting for American high schools and universities to acknowledge that they failed in teaching about fascism and authoritarianism and that they have a plan to address this pressing issue...
America clearly going through its Frank Booth era
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 AM
America clearly going through its Frank Booth era
tell me which David Bowie album embodies your soul, and I'll tell you how twisted you are.
Mine is:
Mine is:
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM
tell me which David Bowie album embodies your soul, and I'll tell you how twisted you are.
Mine is:
Mine is:
Reposted by James Martell
Reposted by James Martell
gamergate ass government
January 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
gamergate ass government
ok, guys, we need to fix this place... no nazies here, good... but now we need some perfect combination of academic shitposting and quality academic jokes... at the count of 3, 2, 1... go!
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
ok, guys, we need to fix this place... no nazies here, good... but now we need some perfect combination of academic shitposting and quality academic jokes... at the count of 3, 2, 1... go!