Isabela Fraga
isabelaf.bsky.social
Isabela Fraga
@isabelaf.bsky.social
Easily startled. Asst prof at Tufts.
¡CFP! The LASA 19th Century Section invites proposals (papers or full panels) for LASA 2026 in Paris. We're casting a wide net to see what work is shaping the field now. Deadline: Aug 22. Email abstracts to lasasigloxix@gmail.com. Spread the word!
July 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Confesso que nunca comprei a premissa do livro, mas o Thomaz articula uma crítica brilhante neste texto que vai bastante além da minha implicância inicial.
Escrevi sobre Guerra - I, primeiro volume da trilogia de Beatriz Bracher sobre a Guerra do Paraguai, e minhas frustrações com esse projeto que parecia promissor.

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May 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Reminder to send an abstract to this panel @isabelaf.bsky.social and I are organizing. If you need a few more days just let us know!
@isabelaf.bsky.social and I are organizing this panel for the Luso-Brazilian Section at the 2025 MMLA congress. The panel will be virtual this time. Please share and submit.
April 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Watch out for our virtual panel on watching and being watched for the MMLA this year!

(Apologies for the pun...)
@isabelaf.bsky.social and I are organizing this panel for the Luso-Brazilian Section at the 2025 MMLA congress. The panel will be virtual this time. Please share and submit.
March 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Boston area people! I'm hosting a reading + conversation (in English) with Dominican writer & artist Rita Indiana on March 12 here at Tufts. Come and spread the word! Everyone is welcome.
February 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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good time for academics to join AAUP
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When we fight, we win.

Judge Halts Implementation of Trump Anti-DEIA Executive Orders Nationwide

The AAUP is proud to stand up & defend our campuses & communities against those attempting to squash civil rights & halt progress toward an equitable, multi-racial democracy.

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February 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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BREAKING: 8 MLA past presidents--incl Judith Butler and Chris Newfield--publicly call on the MLA Executive Council NOT to block a vote on a BDS Resolution. Please read and share their letter today in LitHub. Members deserve to debate and VOTE. lithub.com/8-former-mod...
Former Modern Language Association Presidents Call for BDS Vote
In late October, the leadership of the Modern Language Association (MLA)—one of the largest and wealthiest US scholarly organizations in the humanities—refused to allow the organization’s Delegate …
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December 18, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Only @danielagtzf.bsky.social can bring scholars, chefs, and food justice activists together to talk about how we talk about food––and how we eat it. I'd say run to get your ticket if you are in California, but there are no more tickets left...
December 3, 2024 at 5:57 PM