Annie E Lester
@ael74.bsky.social
Historian, medievalist, writer, editor, and sometimes artist; finishing a book on crusader relics, materiality, and stories untold. Next up — freedom and unfreedom in the premodern world.
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Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
Chicago has always defied kidnappings of our neighbors - Chicago Reader
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery
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November 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
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I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation
September 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation
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The margins were never empty.
MICROLITERATURES by Jesús R. Velasco uncovers the hidden world of #medieval readers who turned scribbles and side notes into a public, #political act.
#Reading will never look the same.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
MICROLITERATURES by Jesús R. Velasco uncovers the hidden world of #medieval readers who turned scribbles and side notes into a public, #political act.
#Reading will never look the same.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Microliteratures by Jesús R. Velasco. translated by Consuelo López-Morillas. foreword by M. Cecilia Gaposchkin and Anne E. Lester | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
Microliteratures is an innovative examination of writings done in the margins of medieval manuscripts and early modern books. Not always as formal as glosses, sometimes feverish and abbreviated, these...
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
July 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The margins were never empty.
MICROLITERATURES by Jesús R. Velasco uncovers the hidden world of #medieval readers who turned scribbles and side notes into a public, #political act.
#Reading will never look the same.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
MICROLITERATURES by Jesús R. Velasco uncovers the hidden world of #medieval readers who turned scribbles and side notes into a public, #political act.
#Reading will never look the same.
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Running on the towpath. Perfection.
July 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Running on the towpath. Perfection.
10 minute Vitamin D reset and a view I will sorely miss.
July 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
10 minute Vitamin D reset and a view I will sorely miss.
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Really interesting conversation esp when they arrive at materialism.
Really interesting conversation esp when they arrive at materialism.
A Conversation with Richard Seymour and China Miéville
On prose styles, Artificial Intelligence, consciousness, materialism, disenchantment and re-enchantment, animal minds...
davidbentleyhart.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
davidbentleyhart.substack.com/p/a-conversa...
Really interesting conversation esp when they arrive at materialism.
Really interesting conversation esp when they arrive at materialism.
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Writing is thinking.
i just find this so bizarre. searching through texts and doing the reading for myself is how i actually think through ideas! trying to put together a sentence is how i figure out what i actually want to say!
Everyone Is Using A.I. for Everything. Is That Bad?
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Writing is thinking.
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
Well worth reading!
Well worth reading!
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
Well worth reading!
Well worth reading!
substack.com/@historyobje...
A word of thanks and a note of what’s to come.
A word of thanks and a note of what’s to come.
Anne E. Lester on Substack
A word of thanks and a little note of what’s to come from me on this site.
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June 15, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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A word of thanks and a note of what’s to come.
A word of thanks and a note of what’s to come.
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Well worth listening to! Especially today!
If you’re not on Substack, it’s the place to be.
Well worth listening to! Especially today!
If you’re not on Substack, it’s the place to be.
My Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson
On the urgent need to defend democracy, rebuild a government that works for more Americans, and find historical context for the challenges we face today.
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June 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Well worth listening to! Especially today!
If you’re not on Substack, it’s the place to be.
Well worth listening to! Especially today!
If you’re not on Substack, it’s the place to be.
Sharing some nighttime fireflies at IAS. #happyenchantments
June 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Sharing some nighttime fireflies at IAS. #happyenchantments
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Phenomenal thread:
I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!
April 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Phenomenal thread:
Getting ready for summer running weather.
April 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Getting ready for summer running weather.