James Pilgrim
@jbpil.bsky.social
art historian at the university of illinois urbana-champaign.
www.jamespilgrim.org
www.jamespilgrim.org
It is worth emphasizing that the object in question was not damaged (or even touched).
April 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It is worth emphasizing that the object in question was not damaged (or even touched).
Reposted by James Pilgrim
Ruth Ben-Ghiat: "The speed and scale of what's happening in this country doesn't have a parallel even in the early months of the autocrats we know and do not love today ... this is somebody in partnership with Putin."
April 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ruth Ben-Ghiat: "The speed and scale of what's happening in this country doesn't have a parallel even in the early months of the autocrats we know and do not love today ... this is somebody in partnership with Putin."
Reposted by James Pilgrim
And note that last fall the Naval Academy also canceled @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social who was invited to give the presitigious Bancroft Lectures there due to pressure from Republican members of Congress. So it's been in the crosshairs.
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Cancellation of Naval Academy Lecture by Ruth Ben-Ghiat at Behest of Republican Politicians Threatens Institutional Autonomy - PEN America
PEN America sharply criticizes some Republican members of Congress for scrutinizing academic decision-making at the Naval Academy, including insinuating that a lecture invitation to scholar Ruth Ben-G...
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April 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
And note that last fall the Naval Academy also canceled @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social who was invited to give the presitigious Bancroft Lectures there due to pressure from Republican members of Congress. So it's been in the crosshairs.
pen.org/press-releas...
pen.org/press-releas...