Eric Calderwood
@ericcalderwood.bsky.social
Professor of Comparative Literature at University of Illinois. Interested in al-Andalus, Morocco, Spain, comparative literature, multilingualism, cats, hip hop, and movies.
Prepping for the 2030 World Cup...
January 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Prepping for the 2030 World Cup...
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow (Jan 10) at #mla25 on the "Iberian Exteriorities" roundtable, with @benitasampedro.bsky.social, @mahanellison.bsky.social, @rpnewcomb.bsky.social, and other colleagues. I'll be talking about the work of Moroccan artists Amine Asselman and Randa Maroufi.
January 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Looking forward to presenting tomorrow (Jan 10) at #mla25 on the "Iberian Exteriorities" roundtable, with @benitasampedro.bsky.social, @mahanellison.bsky.social, @rpnewcomb.bsky.social, and other colleagues. I'll be talking about the work of Moroccan artists Amine Asselman and Randa Maroufi.
#mla2025 attendees and friends following from home: @harvardpress.bsky.social is having a sale! Use promo code for MLA25 to get 40% off select HUP titles. Might I humbly/shamelessly suggest my book, "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus"?
January 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#mla2025 attendees and friends following from home: @harvardpress.bsky.social is having a sale! Use promo code for MLA25 to get 40% off select HUP titles. Might I humbly/shamelessly suggest my book, "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus"?
Just arrived: my copy of @rachelschine.bsky.social's new book "Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race" (U Chicago Press)!
Congrats, Rachel! The book looks fabulous. I can't wait to dig in.
Congrats, Rachel! The book looks fabulous. I can't wait to dig in.
December 20, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Just arrived: my copy of @rachelschine.bsky.social's new book "Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race" (U Chicago Press)!
Congrats, Rachel! The book looks fabulous. I can't wait to dig in.
Congrats, Rachel! The book looks fabulous. I can't wait to dig in.
I’m thrilled that my book, "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus," has received honorable mention for the MLA's Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies. Huge thanks to the committee for this honor, and congratulations to the other awardees.
December 12, 2024 at 3:33 PM
I’m thrilled that my book, "On Earth or in Poems: The Many Lives of al-Andalus," has received honorable mention for the MLA's Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Comparative Literary Studies. Huge thanks to the committee for this honor, and congratulations to the other awardees.
New course, spring 2025.
December 12, 2024 at 1:30 AM
New course, spring 2025.
Snapshots from this year's Tagore Festival, an annual celebration of Tagore's visits to the U of Illinois in 1912-1913 and 1916-1917. The program included a wonderful keynote lecture by Lisa Trivedi and a performance based on two of Tagore's plays: Red Oleanders (1924) and The Land of Cards (1933).
December 9, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Snapshots from this year's Tagore Festival, an annual celebration of Tagore's visits to the U of Illinois in 1912-1913 and 1916-1917. The program included a wonderful keynote lecture by Lisa Trivedi and a performance based on two of Tagore's plays: Red Oleanders (1924) and The Land of Cards (1933).
So far, Bluesky hasn't shown me any cat pictures (which are, in my mind, one of the primary joys of social media). I'm posting a picture of my cat Herman to see if I can nudge the algorithm in the right direction.
December 8, 2024 at 11:53 PM
So far, Bluesky hasn't shown me any cat pictures (which are, in my mind, one of the primary joys of social media). I'm posting a picture of my cat Herman to see if I can nudge the algorithm in the right direction.
Come and study with us! The Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois offers MA programs in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. We also have FLAS funding for students who want to learn Arabic, Persian, Turkish, or Hebrew. Please help me spread the word!
December 6, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Come and study with us! The Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois offers MA programs in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. We also have FLAS funding for students who want to learn Arabic, Persian, Turkish, or Hebrew. Please help me spread the word!
Please join us on Saturday for the Tagore Festival, the annual celebration of Rabindranath Tagore's visits to Urbana in 1912-13 and in 1916-1917. And props to my amazing colleague Rini Mehta for pulling off this event every year.
December 4, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Please join us on Saturday for the Tagore Festival, the annual celebration of Rabindranath Tagore's visits to Urbana in 1912-13 and in 1916-1917. And props to my amazing colleague Rini Mehta for pulling off this event every year.
I'm sitting on some spare copies of my first book, "Colonial al-Andalus" (Harvard UP) and would love to find a good home for them. If you'd like one (especially if you're a graduate student or junior scholar), please drop me a line, and I can mail the book to you.
December 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM
I'm sitting on some spare copies of my first book, "Colonial al-Andalus" (Harvard UP) and would love to find a good home for them. If you'd like one (especially if you're a graduate student or junior scholar), please drop me a line, and I can mail the book to you.