Daylanne English
@daylanne-english.bsky.social
Scholar, teacher, lover of shoes and dogs. My new book, "Soul Sounds: The Afterlife in African American Literature and Music" is forthcoming Fall 2026 from Fordham University Press
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Just a quick note that the proper terms are Somali and Somalis.
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Just a quick note that the proper terms are Somali and Somalis.
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"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
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EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.
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You African Studies majors out there: you too can become mayor of New York City!!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
You African Studies majors out there: you too can become mayor of New York City!!!
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
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October 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers
"The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.
www.startribune.com
October 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
I think Democrats in both houses have somehow (focus groups? pundits?) decided that threats to health care must be their focus in fighting Trump & Republicans. Did someone say to them "it's health care, stupid?" Calling on the military & national guard to attack US citizens merits some energy too
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I think Democrats in both houses have somehow (focus groups? pundits?) decided that threats to health care must be their focus in fighting Trump & Republicans. Did someone say to them "it's health care, stupid?" Calling on the military & national guard to attack US citizens merits some energy too
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there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
there is no question in my mind that rfk jr is the most dangerous person in this administration and that his eugenicist ideology threatens the lives of millions of people www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
Maybe if they had tried indicating the actual sandwich?
August 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Maybe if they had tried indicating the actual sandwich?
Timeline cleanse, for sure
The Dogs happiness after learning that her family also adopted her sister…😊❤️🙏
August 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Timeline cleanse, for sure
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I wonder if the Columbia leadership realizes (or cares) how much blowback there might be from *within* the academy.
This post, from a Cornell Law professor, is worth reading:
3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...
This post, from a Cornell Law professor, is worth reading:
3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...
July 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I wonder if the Columbia leadership realizes (or cares) how much blowback there might be from *within* the academy.
This post, from a Cornell Law professor, is worth reading:
3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...
This post, from a Cornell Law professor, is worth reading:
3d.laboratorium.net/2025-07-25-c...
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We’ve got in the habit, starting in earnest a year ago, of blaming the craziness of populists on political polarization.
But there has not, in any measurable way, been a general polarization to extremes of left and right. Only one side became polarized
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
But there has not, in any measurable way, been a general polarization to extremes of left and right. Only one side became polarized
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: No, politics haven’t become polarized. Only one side has moved to the extremes
Many became attracted to fringe ideas and conspiracy theories on the right, but there hasn’t been a similar shift, of any significant scale, on the left
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
We’ve got in the habit, starting in earnest a year ago, of blaming the craziness of populists on political polarization.
But there has not, in any measurable way, been a general polarization to extremes of left and right. Only one side became polarized
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
But there has not, in any measurable way, been a general polarization to extremes of left and right. Only one side became polarized
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Here’s a link to the episode! 🌿💙
715 How Did George Eliot and the Victorians Respond to Climate Collapse? (with Nathan Hensley) | People at Museums Are Losing Their Brains! | My Last Book with Stephen Browning and Simon Thomas
What does it feel like to live helplessly in a world that is coming undone? If you're alive in 2025, you are probably very familiar with this feeling - and if you'd…
www.historyofliterature.com
July 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Here’s a link to the episode! 🌿💙
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The demand for “viewpoint diversity” does not extend to the Board of Visitors at UVA. As usual THE CAVALIER DAILY is a very fine newspaper. Perhaps we should get some of its journalists appointed to the NYTimes.
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
A dive into the Board of Visitors’ political donations
Here is a look at Board members’ political donations — all but one of whom has records of political donations which are overwhelmingly to Republican candidates and campaigns.
www.cavalierdaily.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The demand for “viewpoint diversity” does not extend to the Board of Visitors at UVA. As usual THE CAVALIER DAILY is a very fine newspaper. Perhaps we should get some of its journalists appointed to the NYTimes.
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...
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America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
America is beautiful, contradictory, unfinished. I am proud of our country even as we constantly strive to make it better, to protect and deepen our democracy, to fulfill its promise for each and every person who calls it home.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Happy Independence Day. No Kings in America.
Thank you, Professor Thorsson!
I also just reread @daylanne-english.bsky.social's *Each Hour Redeem,* which remains a brilliant study.
www.upress.umn.edu/978081667990...
www.upress.umn.edu/978081667990...
July 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Thank you, Professor Thorsson!
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Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban
Here again, Professor McDowell sharing wisdom that could not be more timely
My late friend & colleague, Julian Bond, kept a clutch of notecards (as do I) excerpting passages from the thinkers/activists informing his work & guiding his actions. Frederick Douglass was chief among them. Here is a screenshot of one card from the collection.
bondpapersproject.org/document/552
bondpapersproject.org/document/552
June 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here again, Professor McDowell sharing wisdom that could not be more timely
My incomparable and inspiring adviser, Dr. Deborah E. McDowell. One of the many powerful lessons I learned from her: NEVER waste a podium
Professor @dem8z.bsky.social speaking on the steps of the Rotunda yesterday in protest of the authoritarian takeover of higher education.
June 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
My incomparable and inspiring adviser, Dr. Deborah E. McDowell. One of the many powerful lessons I learned from her: NEVER waste a podium