Brian Connolly
@brianconnolly.bsky.social
Fast and Furious expert
Book: Situation Critical (https://www.dukeupress.edu/situation-critical)
Book: Domestic Intimacies (https://www.pennpress.org/9780812209853/domestic-intimacies/)
Journal: History of the Present (https://read.dukeupress.edu/history-o
Book: Situation Critical (https://www.dukeupress.edu/situation-critical)
Book: Domestic Intimacies (https://www.pennpress.org/9780812209853/domestic-intimacies/)
Journal: History of the Present (https://read.dukeupress.edu/history-o
I don't think it's quite right to see Cornell, UVa etc etc in terms of capitulation to the Trump regime. Rather, they are consolidating the university they have been creating for decades, one in which faculty and students are just unfortunate necessary components to the machine
November 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I don't think it's quite right to see Cornell, UVa etc etc in terms of capitulation to the Trump regime. Rather, they are consolidating the university they have been creating for decades, one in which faculty and students are just unfortunate necessary components to the machine
Great essay from Pete Coviello on inane Mamdani-Bowdoin-Africana Studies story in the Times and the disingenuous discourses that engulf us.
"An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003."
"An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003."
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Great essay from Pete Coviello on inane Mamdani-Bowdoin-Africana Studies story in the Times and the disingenuous discourses that engulf us.
"An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003."
"An “alienated view of the world”! Not by, like, trying to pay rent or having an insurance claim denied—no, no, it was probably the Foucault you read in 2003."
A few days left - maybe you want one of our History of the Present special issues - on the German Peasants' War, or Psychoanalysis and History, or Reproductive Racial Capitalism, or Pandemic Histories?
Or get Situation Critical: Critique, Theory, and Early American Studies?
Or get Situation Critical: Critique, Theory, and Early American Studies?
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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
A few days left - maybe you want one of our History of the Present special issues - on the German Peasants' War, or Psychoanalysis and History, or Reproductive Racial Capitalism, or Pandemic Histories?
Or get Situation Critical: Critique, Theory, and Early American Studies?
Or get Situation Critical: Critique, Theory, and Early American Studies?
Reposted by Brian Connolly
At a time when a journal committed to history as a form of critique is more necessary than ever, History of the Present encourages critical examination of both history’s influence on politics and the politics of history as a discipline. Issue 15:2 is now available: buff.ly/zGvYNDW
November 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
At a time when a journal committed to history as a form of critique is more necessary than ever, History of the Present encourages critical examination of both history’s influence on politics and the politics of history as a discipline. Issue 15:2 is now available: buff.ly/zGvYNDW
can't believe people are screenshotting posts from BHL - it's ok to ignore him, seriously
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 AM
can't believe people are screenshotting posts from BHL - it's ok to ignore him, seriously
Bad news about humanities majors:
JD Vance - Philosophy
Ron DeSantis - History
Stephen Miller - Philosophy
JD Vance - Philosophy
Ron DeSantis - History
Stephen Miller - Philosophy
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Bad news about humanities majors:
JD Vance - Philosophy
Ron DeSantis - History
Stephen Miller - Philosophy
JD Vance - Philosophy
Ron DeSantis - History
Stephen Miller - Philosophy
Very fun/exciting to be in a bar in Brooklyn when Mamdani won and everyone cheered
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Very fun/exciting to be in a bar in Brooklyn when Mamdani won and everyone cheered
You should pre-order since this will surely be terrific like all the other issues. And you can read me going on about “positive incest,” MILF Manor, hot toddler, and incest porn among other family romances
www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/wer...
www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/wer...
We’re Not Fucking Around — Parapraxis
The editors
www.parapraxismagazine.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
You should pre-order since this will surely be terrific like all the other issues. And you can read me going on about “positive incest,” MILF Manor, hot toddler, and incest porn among other family romances
www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/wer...
www.parapraxismagazine.com/articles/wer...
Reposted by Brian Connolly
"The potential for fascism can no more be consigned to the completed historical past than we can justify exempting ourselves from its psychical residues. " - Tim Dean, "It's the Libidinal Economy, Stupid"
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It’s the Libidinal Economy, Stupid | History of the Present | Duke University Press
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November 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"The potential for fascism can no more be consigned to the completed historical past than we can justify exempting ourselves from its psychical residues. " - Tim Dean, "It's the Libidinal Economy, Stupid"
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
"The potential for fascism can no more be consigned to the completed historical past than we can justify exempting ourselves from its psychical residues. " - Tim Dean, "It's the Libidinal Economy, Stupid"
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
It’s the Libidinal Economy, Stupid | History of the Present | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
November 1, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"The potential for fascism can no more be consigned to the completed historical past than we can justify exempting ourselves from its psychical residues. " - Tim Dean, "It's the Libidinal Economy, Stupid"
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
Reposting for those who may have missed it - the Theweleit forum is open access
New issue! Gramsci in France(Anthony Crezegut), postcolonial sovereignty(Swati Birla), slavery and contract(Jason Alhenius), neoliberal revolution(Wendy Brown), and a forum on Klaus Theweleit and the present(me, Tim Dean, Hannah Zeavin, Eli Payne, AO Scott)
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Volume 15 Issue 2 | History of the Present | Duke University Press
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October 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reposting for those who may have missed it - the Theweleit forum is open access
Reposted by Brian Connolly
New issue! Gramsci in France(Anthony Crezegut), postcolonial sovereignty(Swati Birla), slavery and contract(Jason Alhenius), neoliberal revolution(Wendy Brown), and a forum on Klaus Theweleit and the present(me, Tim Dean, Hannah Zeavin, Eli Payne, AO Scott)
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
Volume 15 Issue 2 | History of the Present | Duke University Press
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October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New issue! Gramsci in France(Anthony Crezegut), postcolonial sovereignty(Swati Birla), slavery and contract(Jason Alhenius), neoliberal revolution(Wendy Brown), and a forum on Klaus Theweleit and the present(me, Tim Dean, Hannah Zeavin, Eli Payne, AO Scott)
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
New issue! Gramsci in France(Anthony Crezegut), postcolonial sovereignty(Swati Birla), slavery and contract(Jason Alhenius), neoliberal revolution(Wendy Brown), and a forum on Klaus Theweleit and the present(me, Tim Dean, Hannah Zeavin, Eli Payne, AO Scott)
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
Volume 15 Issue 2 | History of the Present | Duke University Press
read.dukeupress.edu
October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New issue! Gramsci in France(Anthony Crezegut), postcolonial sovereignty(Swati Birla), slavery and contract(Jason Alhenius), neoliberal revolution(Wendy Brown), and a forum on Klaus Theweleit and the present(me, Tim Dean, Hannah Zeavin, Eli Payne, AO Scott)
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
read.dukeupress.edu/history-of-t...
Trying to decide if I should start my book with a reading of the great No Trend song “Family Style” or a reading of the not so great 1984 incest porn miniseries “Taboo American Style”
October 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Trying to decide if I should start my book with a reading of the great No Trend song “Family Style” or a reading of the not so great 1984 incest porn miniseries “Taboo American Style”
This is just the latest in a series of awful actions by the BOG - there is not even a pretense to academic freedom in the state anymore and worrying that this is making professors a target of political and ideological actions is nice but at least 5 years late
Florida's Board of Governors wants institutions to have course syllabi available 45 days before courses start. That raises serious issues about faculty calendars and adjuncts, and Georgia has moved to requiring syllabi at the time of student registration (!!!).
As an administrator, this is messy.
As an administrator, this is messy.
Florida wants to post more college syllabi online. Professors fear what's next.
University leaders in the Sunshine State want schools to post what textbooks, instructional materials and readings are required for most courses.
www.politico.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is just the latest in a series of awful actions by the BOG - there is not even a pretense to academic freedom in the state anymore and worrying that this is making professors a target of political and ideological actions is nice but at least 5 years late
I kinda don’t get why so many people are so into that Harper’s porn essay
October 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I kinda don’t get why so many people are so into that Harper’s porn essay
This is so good everyone should read it and send to their less aware colleagues, deans, and if you have one “College of AI, Cybersecurty, and Computing”
Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI | Defector
If you don’t work at a university or have college-age kids, you may have missed the flurry of news stories and social media banter about AI adoption in higher ed, stories which have snowballed into th...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This is so good everyone should read it and send to their less aware colleagues, deans, and if you have one “College of AI, Cybersecurty, and Computing”
this is both horrible and so utterly stupid...so glad my kids are no longer subject to this parody of a school system
Florida’s Social Studies standards are getting another update next month.
No, those terrible African American History standards will stay, but there’s a huge update to our Anti-Communism education.
This is just one page.
No, those terrible African American History standards will stay, but there’s a huge update to our Anti-Communism education.
This is just one page.
October 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
this is both horrible and so utterly stupid...so glad my kids are no longer subject to this parody of a school system
NBA Season started yesterday and I was contemplating purchasing the league pass....I'm not sure if this is a reasonable price for one season....
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
NBA Season started yesterday and I was contemplating purchasing the league pass....I'm not sure if this is a reasonable price for one season....
Cuomo is such a piece of shit
Andrew Cuomo’s campaign just posted — and quickly deleted — this AI-generated ad depicting “criminals for Zohran Mamdani.”
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
Features a Black man in a keffiyeh shoplifting, an abuser, a trespasser, a trafficker, a drug dealer, and a drunk driver all declaring support for Mamdani.
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Cuomo is such a piece of shit
It’s telling that almost all mainstream politicians find nothing but fault with universities and find police forces faultless.
October 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It’s telling that almost all mainstream politicians find nothing but fault with universities and find police forces faultless.
LMS like Canvas suck, but has anyone tracked how much money is spent by universities on purchasing, IT support, etc for them? As state funds have basically plateuaed/declined there has been this massive, mostly distracting invesment in these absurd things when we could just use blackboards and paper
October 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM
LMS like Canvas suck, but has anyone tracked how much money is spent by universities on purchasing, IT support, etc for them? As state funds have basically plateuaed/declined there has been this massive, mostly distracting invesment in these absurd things when we could just use blackboards and paper
One Battle After Another is good until it is almost entirely ruined by the last like 2-3 minutes
October 20, 2025 at 6:42 PM
One Battle After Another is good until it is almost entirely ruined by the last like 2-3 minutes
Glad these universities are rejecting the compact. However the bar is so low and these presidents and trustees have had to deliberate about the response. And now that it’s open to everyone you can probably expect major unis, like Florida and Texas systems, to sign on soon…
October 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Glad these universities are rejecting the compact. However the bar is so low and these presidents and trustees have had to deliberate about the response. And now that it’s open to everyone you can probably expect major unis, like Florida and Texas systems, to sign on soon…