Abigail Susik
@abigailsusik.bsky.social
2025 Senior Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study, Central European University / 2023-2024 Fellow, National Humanities Center / Joint Editor, Bloomsbury Transnational Surrealism Book Series/ author, "Surrealist Sabotage and the War on Work" 2021 + 6 vols
If you didn't catch the book launch that Paul Buhle and I did with @citylightsbooks.bsky.social in July, here is the video. Look for our book, "Surrealism, Bugs Bunny, and the Blues" writings on popular culture by Franklin Rosemont from @pmpress.bsky.social maxe
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CITY LIGHTS LIVE! Abigail Susik and Paul Buhle discussing the life and work of Franklin Rosemont
YouTube video by CityLightsBooks
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August 13, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If you didn't catch the book launch that Paul Buhle and I did with @citylightsbooks.bsky.social in July, here is the video. Look for our book, "Surrealism, Bugs Bunny, and the Blues" writings on popular culture by Franklin Rosemont from @pmpress.bsky.social maxe
youtu.be/rRgl1CzOpBI?...
youtu.be/rRgl1CzOpBI?...
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Register for this weekend's events celebrating new books: citylights.com/events/
Part 2:
🐰 Sat 7/19 12pm @abigailsusik.bsky.social & Paul Buhle
@pmpress.bsky.social
✍️ Sun 7/20 1pm Roberto Tejada w/ Forrest Gander
@fordhampress.bsky.social
📍 Kerouac Alley
Part 2:
🐰 Sat 7/19 12pm @abigailsusik.bsky.social & Paul Buhle
@pmpress.bsky.social
✍️ Sun 7/20 1pm Roberto Tejada w/ Forrest Gander
@fordhampress.bsky.social
📍 Kerouac Alley
July 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Register for this weekend's events celebrating new books: citylights.com/events/
Part 2:
🐰 Sat 7/19 12pm @abigailsusik.bsky.social & Paul Buhle
@pmpress.bsky.social
✍️ Sun 7/20 1pm Roberto Tejada w/ Forrest Gander
@fordhampress.bsky.social
📍 Kerouac Alley
Part 2:
🐰 Sat 7/19 12pm @abigailsusik.bsky.social & Paul Buhle
@pmpress.bsky.social
✍️ Sun 7/20 1pm Roberto Tejada w/ Forrest Gander
@fordhampress.bsky.social
📍 Kerouac Alley
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finally got my beautiful copy of Surrealism and Animation, edited by @abigailsusik.bsky.social
my essay looks at ideas of animacy as a motivating force in Salvador Dalí’s art: paintings, sculpture, installation, and of course film!
order & enjoy!!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/surrealis...
my essay looks at ideas of animacy as a motivating force in Salvador Dalí’s art: paintings, sculpture, installation, and of course film!
order & enjoy!!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/surrealis...
June 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
finally got my beautiful copy of Surrealism and Animation, edited by @abigailsusik.bsky.social
my essay looks at ideas of animacy as a motivating force in Salvador Dalí’s art: paintings, sculpture, installation, and of course film!
order & enjoy!!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/surrealis...
my essay looks at ideas of animacy as a motivating force in Salvador Dalí’s art: paintings, sculpture, installation, and of course film!
order & enjoy!!
www.bloomsbury.com/us/surrealis...
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"That’s what form is: the changes in whatever material you observe." @abigailsusik.bsky.social speaks with Liliane Lijn about her new memoir. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/lady-of-the-wild-things/
June 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"That’s what form is: the changes in whatever material you observe." @abigailsusik.bsky.social speaks with Liliane Lijn about her new memoir. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/lady-of-the-wild-things/
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Fascinating interview with the great artist @LilianeLijn.bsky.social by @abigailsusik.bsky.social about Lijn’s work and her remarkable memoir LIQUID REFLECTIONS in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social - do read. Lijn’s major show Arise Alive is at Tate St Ives until Nov
lareviewofbooks.org/article/lady...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/lady...
Lady of the Wild Things | Los Angeles Review of Books
Abigail Susik speaks with visual artist Liliane Lijn about her new memoir and her major international exhibition.
lareviewofbooks.org
June 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Fascinating interview with the great artist @LilianeLijn.bsky.social by @abigailsusik.bsky.social about Lijn’s work and her remarkable memoir LIQUID REFLECTIONS in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social - do read. Lijn’s major show Arise Alive is at Tate St Ives until Nov
lareviewofbooks.org/article/lady...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/lady...
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🚨 BOOK ALERT🚨 Surrealism and Animation is now out!!
check out the TOC and a limited preview on Google Books and order this amazing volume, edited by @abigailsusik.bsky.social and featuring an essay on Dalí from yours truly
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check out the TOC and a limited preview on Google Books and order this amazing volume, edited by @abigailsusik.bsky.social and featuring an essay on Dalí from yours truly
books.google.com/books/about/...
Surrealism and Animation
From Betty Boop to Donald Duck, Tex Avery to Walt Disney, collage animation to Japanese anime, and Claymation to 3D animation, Surrealism and Animation is the first book to identify correspondences be...
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May 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 BOOK ALERT🚨 Surrealism and Animation is now out!!
check out the TOC and a limited preview on Google Books and order this amazing volume, edited by @abigailsusik.bsky.social and featuring an essay on Dalí from yours truly
books.google.com/books/about/...
check out the TOC and a limited preview on Google Books and order this amazing volume, edited by @abigailsusik.bsky.social and featuring an essay on Dalí from yours truly
books.google.com/books/about/...
April 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Smoking, cursing, shooting, short-hair wearing be-panted women....that's my tack in this lecture next Tuesday at Weltmuseum Wein...7 pm Vienna time, in person or remote. www.weltmuseumwien.at/programm/eve...
April 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Smoking, cursing, shooting, short-hair wearing be-panted women....that's my tack in this lecture next Tuesday at Weltmuseum Wein...7 pm Vienna time, in person or remote. www.weltmuseumwien.at/programm/eve...
have either seen or experienced most of these
April 17, 2025 at 8:37 AM
have either seen or experienced most of these
Hybrid lecture on surrealism and androgyny, Friday at 3 pm Palermo time, join me
www.accademiadipalermo.it/index.php/su...
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Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo
Sito ufficiale dell'Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo
www.accademiadipalermo.it
April 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hybrid lecture on surrealism and androgyny, Friday at 3 pm Palermo time, join me
www.accademiadipalermo.it/index.php/su...
www.accademiadipalermo.it/index.php/su...
The best thing about living in Portland was getting to see Michael Hurley all of the time both on stage and just around.
April 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The best thing about living in Portland was getting to see Michael Hurley all of the time both on stage and just around.
I'm heading to Palermo, Sicily on Wednesday for the first time-presenting a lecture at the Academia do Belle Arti on surrealism and androgyny via the important and overlooked work of my late friend, the surrealist, Giovanna, who died last year.
April 6, 2025 at 10:57 AM
I'm heading to Palermo, Sicily on Wednesday for the first time-presenting a lecture at the Academia do Belle Arti on surrealism and androgyny via the important and overlooked work of my late friend, the surrealist, Giovanna, who died last year.
Killed this week by Israel
March 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Killed this week by Israel
Endless grief and outrage for these atrocities
March 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Endless grief and outrage for these atrocities
A week from today I'll be in Belgium for this lecture. I'll also be doing some research in the archives in Brussels.
MDRN Lecture || Tuesday 25 March 2025, 16:30 ||
MDRN Lecture || Tuesday 25 March 2025, 16:30 ||
March 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A week from today I'll be in Belgium for this lecture. I'll also be doing some research in the archives in Brussels.
MDRN Lecture || Tuesday 25 March 2025, 16:30 ||
MDRN Lecture || Tuesday 25 March 2025, 16:30 ||
My research today on this 1957 issue of the Belgian post surrealist Journal ''Naked lips' feels pretty damn appropriate.
March 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
My research today on this 1957 issue of the Belgian post surrealist Journal ''Naked lips' feels pretty damn appropriate.
Columbia University is not just spineless in its response to Trump, it is complicit in the endorsement of genocide
March 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Columbia University is not just spineless in its response to Trump, it is complicit in the endorsement of genocide
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Some Sunday reading for my new followers: a recent post about a surprising Irish connection to John Brown's 1859 Harper's Ferry Raid.
An African American Irish Abolitionist?
Lewis Sheridan Leary and the militant fight against slavery
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Some Sunday reading for my new followers: a recent post about a surprising Irish connection to John Brown's 1859 Harper's Ferry Raid.
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It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
Ben Morea's new book is just out from @detritusbooks.bsky.social !
March 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ben Morea's new book is just out from @detritusbooks.bsky.social !