Ali Kulez
@alikulez.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at #BostonCollege. Latin American literature. Food Studies. Dad. Turco. Comparativist at heart. South-South shenanigans. Views mine.
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website: alikulez.com
insta: instagram.com/theprofessoreats
I started a substack. Goal: to talk about literature (and stuff) with no jargon. Ideal reader: my father.
Subscribe if you want low-key posts you can read at Costco. The first post is on worms.
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Subscribe if you want low-key posts you can read at Costco. The first post is on worms.
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March 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I started a substack. Goal: to talk about literature (and stuff) with no jargon. Ideal reader: my father.
Subscribe if you want low-key posts you can read at Costco. The first post is on worms.
alikulez.substack.com
Subscribe if you want low-key posts you can read at Costco. The first post is on worms.
alikulez.substack.com
Pedro Páramo pairs well with this artisanal mezcal from Oaxaca. Side effect: I want to answer every question with “un rencor vivo.” Example:
—How is grading going?
—Un rencor vivo.
—How is grading going?
—Un rencor vivo.
February 16, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Pedro Páramo pairs well with this artisanal mezcal from Oaxaca. Side effect: I want to answer every question with “un rencor vivo.” Example:
—How is grading going?
—Un rencor vivo.
—How is grading going?
—Un rencor vivo.
I had no idea Baldwin had a strict religious upbringing and had even become a preacher for the Pentecostal church when he was 14. It’s a novel full of heartbreak, racial violence, and familial dysphoria, but also of transcendence and religious ecstasy.
February 13, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I had no idea Baldwin had a strict religious upbringing and had even become a preacher for the Pentecostal church when he was 14. It’s a novel full of heartbreak, racial violence, and familial dysphoria, but also of transcendence and religious ecstasy.
Cooking with my students—still the best pedagogical experience for me. While listening to the latest tunes of Bad Bunny, the students of #foodandidentity learned how to cook mofongo.
February 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Cooking with my students—still the best pedagogical experience for me. While listening to the latest tunes of Bad Bunny, the students of #foodandidentity learned how to cook mofongo.
Preparing a course on indigeneity in Latin American culture, and came across this fantastic game called Mulaka, developed through a collaboration with anthropologists and Tarahumara leaders. Can’t wait to play and “read” it with the students.
December 17, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Preparing a course on indigeneity in Latin American culture, and came across this fantastic game called Mulaka, developed through a collaboration with anthropologists and Tarahumara leaders. Can’t wait to play and “read” it with the students.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 6
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 6
December 17, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 6
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 6
Proofs are in! It’s a pleasure to publish an article on Aslı Erdoğan, an award-winning, exiled Turkish author still little known in the US.
I can’t think of a better home for this essay than Comparative Literature Studies. #newpub #globalSouth
I can’t think of a better home for this essay than Comparative Literature Studies. #newpub #globalSouth
December 6, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Proofs are in! It’s a pleasure to publish an article on Aslı Erdoğan, an award-winning, exiled Turkish author still little known in the US.
I can’t think of a better home for this essay than Comparative Literature Studies. #newpub #globalSouth
I can’t think of a better home for this essay than Comparative Literature Studies. #newpub #globalSouth
almost done with the semester #mood #cookiefail
December 1, 2024 at 6:24 PM
almost done with the semester #mood #cookiefail
Spirit animal => Spirit animal after the holidays
December 1, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Spirit animal => Spirit animal after the holidays
Tell me you’re Turkish without telling me you’re Turkish
November 30, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Tell me you’re Turkish without telling me you’re Turkish
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 6
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 6
November 30, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 6
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 6
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 5
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 5
November 26, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 5
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 5
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 4
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 4
November 25, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 4
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 4
bracing myself for the turkey/Turkey jokes on Thanksgiving (luckily they happen mostly in my inner monologue)
November 25, 2024 at 2:06 AM
bracing myself for the turkey/Turkey jokes on Thanksgiving (luckily they happen mostly in my inner monologue)
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 3
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 3
November 24, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 3
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 3
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 2
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 2
November 23, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 2
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 2
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 1
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 1
November 23, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 1
#Books
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
Day 1
Sometimes I feel like I’ve become an academic for these home brunches MWF 12-1pm #çaycandır #addmepleasechef
November 22, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Sometimes I feel like I’ve become an academic for these home brunches MWF 12-1pm #çaycandır #addmepleasechef
You know where to find the tastiest panel of #LASA2025 in San Francisco👇
"Cultural Foodways of Latinx America: Precariousness, Knowledge, Resistance"
"Cultural Foodways of Latinx America: Precariousness, Knowledge, Resistance"
November 21, 2024 at 2:48 AM
You know where to find the tastiest panel of #LASA2025 in San Francisco👇
"Cultural Foodways of Latinx America: Precariousness, Knowledge, Resistance"
"Cultural Foodways of Latinx America: Precariousness, Knowledge, Resistance"
One of my favorite coffees of all time. I first came across their Panama Elida State while looking for top-rated beans at Coffee Review. This must be my 4th or 5th order.
The distinct, sweet blueberry note is what got me hooked. If you have trouble with taste notes in coffee, try it! #brewsky
The distinct, sweet blueberry note is what got me hooked. If you have trouble with taste notes in coffee, try it! #brewsky
November 20, 2024 at 2:36 PM
One of my favorite coffees of all time. I first came across their Panama Elida State while looking for top-rated beans at Coffee Review. This must be my 4th or 5th order.
The distinct, sweet blueberry note is what got me hooked. If you have trouble with taste notes in coffee, try it! #brewsky
The distinct, sweet blueberry note is what got me hooked. If you have trouble with taste notes in coffee, try it! #brewsky
I wish I had their level of ambition.
November 19, 2024 at 11:52 PM
I wish I had their level of ambition.
Morning coffee these days. No fruity notes or anything like that—just an elevated version of that quintessential, full-bodied coffee experience, without a bitter aftertaste.
November 18, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Morning coffee these days. No fruity notes or anything like that—just an elevated version of that quintessential, full-bodied coffee experience, without a bitter aftertaste.