Dr. Syntax
@drsyntax.bsky.social
Scholar & Writer. Professing 18th & 19th c. literature, Romanticism, disability, book history, bookbinding, and comics.
PhD @PennEnglish https://www.coloradocollege.edu/basics/contact/directory/people/richman_jared_s.html
PhD @PennEnglish https://www.coloradocollege.edu/basics/contact/directory/people/richman_jared_s.html
Worth a read, y'all.
"You may be in a contingent position and under pressure to get a book contract in hopes of getting a more permanent job..."
Every time contingent workers -- i.e. the majority of the academic workforce -- are mentioned in a Higher Ed Jobs piece, an angel* gets its wings**.
* labor
** a symbolic win
Every time contingent workers -- i.e. the majority of the academic workforce -- are mentioned in a Higher Ed Jobs piece, an angel* gets its wings**.
* labor
** a symbolic win
For #UPWeek I teamed up w/ Alec Loganbill, my co-chair of the @aupresses.bsky.social Fac Outreach Cmte, to write tips on publishing yr 1st book for Higher Ed Jobs. Tip 1: Don't Go It Alone! Pub'ing is more collaborative than it seems & resources abound. #TeamUP www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/art...
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Worth a read, y'all.
Enduring mystery: why doesn't Chewbacca get a medal at the end of episode IV? Such an injustice.
a close up of chewbacca from star wars standing next to a wall .
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November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Enduring mystery: why doesn't Chewbacca get a medal at the end of episode IV? Such an injustice.
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The black square page (marking a character's death) in "Tristram Shandy" (1759)
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The black square page (marking a character's death) in "Tristram Shandy" (1759)
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Wanna see a murder?
November 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Wanna see a murder?
Listen, I'm not gonna use AI to help me write this thing. I'm gonna struggle, procrastinate, self-hate, agonize, and suffer -- just as god intended!
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Listen, I'm not gonna use AI to help me write this thing. I'm gonna struggle, procrastinate, self-hate, agonize, and suffer -- just as god intended!
I'm all for recycling, up-cycling, and reusing. But wearing someone else's workout clothes? With the sweat and . . .
I don't care how well you wash 'em. No thanks.
I don't care how well you wash 'em. No thanks.
Vintage Lululemon and the Rise of Secondhand Active Wear
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I'm all for recycling, up-cycling, and reusing. But wearing someone else's workout clothes? With the sweat and . . .
I don't care how well you wash 'em. No thanks.
I don't care how well you wash 'em. No thanks.
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If you know anyone who works on medieval Judaism, please send them this! Binghamton is hiring a Talmud/Rabbinics assistant prof: half in Judaic Studies, half in the Med/Ren center. A killer R1 job for the right person, and not a ton of applicants so far....
binghamton.interviewexchange.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If you know anyone who works on medieval Judaism, please send them this! Binghamton is hiring a Talmud/Rabbinics assistant prof: half in Judaic Studies, half in the Med/Ren center. A killer R1 job for the right person, and not a ton of applicants so far....
I’ve worked in a few old bookstores. This candle smells better than all of them.
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I’ve worked in a few old bookstores. This candle smells better than all of them.
Classroom teachers barely have time to teach the material they're tasked with teaching. I think about this when students tell me they'll major in education as undergrads.
thehill.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Classroom teachers barely have time to teach the material they're tasked with teaching. I think about this when students tell me they'll major in education as undergrads.
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THANK YOU. He's NOT a DOCTOR or PROFESSOR.
He's an undergrad. Huzzah.
He's an undergrad. Huzzah.
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
THANK YOU. He's NOT a DOCTOR or PROFESSOR.
He's an undergrad. Huzzah.
He's an undergrad. Huzzah.
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Newsom’s team doesn’t miss a beat.
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Newsom’s team doesn’t miss a beat.
English majors: still punk after all these years.
majoring yn English ys punk rocke
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
English majors: still punk after all these years.
Remember remember . . .
November 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Remember remember . . .
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Alright, CA, let's see what ya got.
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Alright, CA, let's see what ya got.
I'm guessing Cuomo is moving to Florida now?
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I'm guessing Cuomo is moving to Florida now?
Pleased for VA. But, gosh, I'd very much like to see a female president of the United States before I die.
November 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Pleased for VA. But, gosh, I'd very much like to see a female president of the United States before I die.
And while I'm at it, why the hell to do I have to pay my employer to park my car to do my job? I can't afford to live in the expensive neighborhood where the college resides, so I can't walk to work. But the the administrators who make 2, 3, or 4 times what I make park for free. Bah. Humbug. Rage.
a close up of a man 's face covered in green
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November 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
And while I'm at it, why the hell to do I have to pay my employer to park my car to do my job? I can't afford to live in the expensive neighborhood where the college resides, so I can't walk to work. But the the administrators who make 2, 3, or 4 times what I make park for free. Bah. Humbug. Rage.
Strangely, I think it's up to the people who actually live in NYC to elect their next mayor.
Ain't none 'o my business.
Ain't none 'o my business.
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Strangely, I think it's up to the people who actually live in NYC to elect their next mayor.
Ain't none 'o my business.
Ain't none 'o my business.
Cranky professor rant: why do students not use names in greetings over email anymore? "hello" "hey" etc. Because no one uses names when they text? I am not a robot. I don't want to treat you like a robot. I have a name and so do you. Let's be human for crying out loud. :(
old man yells at cloud is written on a newspaper
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November 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Cranky professor rant: why do students not use names in greetings over email anymore? "hello" "hey" etc. Because no one uses names when they text? I am not a robot. I don't want to treat you like a robot. I have a name and so do you. Let's be human for crying out loud. :(
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Once more, with feeling:
Jew hatred antedates modern constructions of wh*teness by literally thousands of years. It's cannot be understood or effectively countered solely in terms of contemporary racial politics.
Jew hatred antedates modern constructions of wh*teness by literally thousands of years. It's cannot be understood or effectively countered solely in terms of contemporary racial politics.
It seems like it may have been a mistake to conceptualize antisemitism as a subset of white supremacy, when there is consensus among many people who are *and aren't* white supremacists that Jews are the cause of all problems.
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Once more, with feeling:
Jew hatred antedates modern constructions of wh*teness by literally thousands of years. It's cannot be understood or effectively countered solely in terms of contemporary racial politics.
Jew hatred antedates modern constructions of wh*teness by literally thousands of years. It's cannot be understood or effectively countered solely in terms of contemporary racial politics.
For some reason I binged that “boots” show on Netflix. Not sure if I liked it, but now I want to join the marines in the 1990s.
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
For some reason I binged that “boots” show on Netflix. Not sure if I liked it, but now I want to join the marines in the 1990s.
It's 5:30pm and dark.
a man with a beard is looking at another man and saying `` winter is coming . ''
ALT: a man with a beard is looking at another man and saying `` winter is coming . ''
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November 3, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It's 5:30pm and dark.