Laura Stevens
@lauramstevens.bsky.social
I'm a Professor of British, American, and Indigenous lit, pre-1800, & Director of Auburn University's Honors College.
I need more book history trivia in my feed.
"A miniature book published by St. Onge was the only book taken on the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, and was thus the first book on the moon"
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I need more book history trivia in my feed.
I'm so looking forward to welcoming Kevin Hughes to Auburn this week.
November 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I'm so looking forward to welcoming Kevin Hughes to Auburn this week.
For Auburn folk, demo of Spidle Hall is underway -- photo taken today from the library parking deck.
October 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
For Auburn folk, demo of Spidle Hall is underway -- photo taken today from the library parking deck.
We are all set up for the Auburn Honors College’s induction ceremony. We are prefacing it this year w reception w poster presentations from our research grant awardees.
September 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We are all set up for the Auburn Honors College’s induction ceremony. We are prefacing it this year w reception w poster presentations from our research grant awardees.
Auburn Honors tailgate is all set up!
September 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Auburn Honors tailgate is all set up!
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
I completely agree and love this show. His portrayal of Maximus was brilliant.
Amen to everything Dan said. Especially how great — and funny — he was on Reservation Dogs.
Related: all of Reservation Dogs — one of the very best shows of the last decade — is currently streaming on Hulu.
Related: all of Reservation Dogs — one of the very best shows of the last decade — is currently streaming on Hulu.
Graham Greene was one of those actors whose presence was absolutely, 100% guaranteed to make whatever movie or TV show he was in better. He added instant gravitas and authority, reliable stealthy humor and depth beyond whatever was on the page.
Should've been Emmy nominated for "Reservation Dogs."
Should've been Emmy nominated for "Reservation Dogs."
September 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I completely agree and love this show. His portrayal of Maximus was brilliant.
Congratulations to this amazing group of 18c scholars. I can't wait to read this issue!
Also in this issue: articles by Nikita Willeford Kastrinos, Brandon Chua, Nina Moon, and @lwalker.bsky.social!
The issue will be available on @projectmuse.bsky.social soon!
The issue will be available on @projectmuse.bsky.social soon!
August 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Congratulations to this amazing group of 18c scholars. I can't wait to read this issue!
TBH my persistent reaction to AI -- & surrounding discussion of AI -- is gutting disappointment that AI turns out to be insipid, bland, people-pleasing, vapid, when I came of age expecting the utter coolness of Wintermute.
August 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
TBH my persistent reaction to AI -- & surrounding discussion of AI -- is gutting disappointment that AI turns out to be insipid, bland, people-pleasing, vapid, when I came of age expecting the utter coolness of Wintermute.
Ruth quietly gearing up for her first class as my teaching assistant for my book club course, “Reading about Dogs, with a Dog.” In her grading she will be tough but fair.
August 19, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Ruth quietly gearing up for her first class as my teaching assistant for my book club course, “Reading about Dogs, with a Dog.” In her grading she will be tough but fair.
Another new biography posted to The PSIG Project: Annie Isparhecher, a Mvskoke woman born c. 1880, who attended the Nuyaka Mission Boarding School. This is under the tab "Connected Schools," -- for students who attended mission schools in the PSIG orbit. www.psigproject.org/connected-sc...
The PSIG Project - Annie Isparhecher
www.psigproject.org
August 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Another new biography posted to The PSIG Project: Annie Isparhecher, a Mvskoke woman born c. 1880, who attended the Nuyaka Mission Boarding School. This is under the tab "Connected Schools," -- for students who attended mission schools in the PSIG orbit. www.psigproject.org/connected-sc...
Drumline after Orioles win last night.
July 31, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Drumline after Orioles win last night.
A question for eighteenth-century studies people: has anyone published a comparison of Ghislane Maxwell to the 18c "procuress" figure -- e.g. Richardson's Mrs. Sinclair or Hogarth's Mother Needham? Or, for that matter, 17c Dutch paintings of "The Procuress"? www.rct.uk/collection/8...
www.rct.uk
July 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A question for eighteenth-century studies people: has anyone published a comparison of Ghislane Maxwell to the 18c "procuress" figure -- e.g. Richardson's Mrs. Sinclair or Hogarth's Mother Needham? Or, for that matter, 17c Dutch paintings of "The Procuress"? www.rct.uk/collection/8...
Wow, huge news for MCN.
July 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Wow, huge news for MCN.
I love this exchange, but it's overlooked an invaluable historical source: the "What did the Romans ever do for us?" scene from The Life of Brian. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7H...
July 21, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I love this exchange, but it's overlooked an invaluable historical source: the "What did the Romans ever do for us?" scene from The Life of Brian. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc7H...
I just looked up a text in my university's library, and it is on a MICROCARD. Not fiche or film -- a card! It's been a good decade since I read one of those.
July 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I just looked up a text in my university's library, and it is on a MICROCARD. Not fiche or film -- a card! It's been a good decade since I read one of those.
I'm delighted to report that The PSIG Project is in the midst of publishing the latest batch of biographies. Additions as of today include Emma Perryman Drew and Ida Perryman Broyles, first cousins, both citizens of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. More to come soon! www.psigproject.org/home
The PSIG Project
Header image: Robertson with Students
Image Credit: Alice Robertson Papers, TU Department of Special Collections and University Archives
www.psigproject.org
July 15, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm delighted to report that The PSIG Project is in the midst of publishing the latest batch of biographies. Additions as of today include Emma Perryman Drew and Ida Perryman Broyles, first cousins, both citizens of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. More to come soon! www.psigproject.org/home
Just getting a dirt bath in the midst of Camp War Eagle.
July 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Just getting a dirt bath in the midst of Camp War Eagle.
The footnote that ate a book.
My footnote is bigger than yours.
Greetings from Christian Philipp Leutwein's 1691 pamphlet featuring a very space-consuming footnote on page 18. In fact, the footnote started on page 17... #bookhistory #academia #academicchatter
Greetings from Christian Philipp Leutwein's 1691 pamphlet featuring a very space-consuming footnote on page 18. In fact, the footnote started on page 17... #bookhistory #academia #academicchatter
June 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The footnote that ate a book.
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If you wanna reach the historical communities of the blue skies, consider using this established hashtag that reaches out to all fields with historical perspectives:
#skystorians
So, users of #historians #historian #bluestorians #blustorian #history etc, join in and enjoy. Let's boost this posting
#skystorians
So, users of #historians #historian #bluestorians #blustorian #history etc, join in and enjoy. Let's boost this posting
December 7, 2024 at 12:33 PM
If you wanna reach the historical communities of the blue skies, consider using this established hashtag that reaches out to all fields with historical perspectives:
#skystorians
So, users of #historians #historian #bluestorians #blustorian #history etc, join in and enjoy. Let's boost this posting
#skystorians
So, users of #historians #historian #bluestorians #blustorian #history etc, join in and enjoy. Let's boost this posting
Reposted by Laura Stevens
Experience a heart attack while working in a herb garden.
Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now.
Show up to court in a white linen suit.
Drape itself face down over an ottoman in a fit of ennui.
Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now.
Show up to court in a white linen suit.
Drape itself face down over an ottoman in a fit of ennui.
Artificial Intelligence Cannot
Experience a heart attack while working in the herb garden. Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now. Show up to court in a white linen sui...
buff.ly
June 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Experience a heart attack while working in a herb garden.
Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now.
Show up to court in a white linen suit.
Drape itself face down over an ottoman in a fit of ennui.
Wonder what its middle school bully is doing now.
Show up to court in a white linen suit.
Drape itself face down over an ottoman in a fit of ennui.
Does anyone know when/if Sprout Social will include Bluesky?
June 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Does anyone know when/if Sprout Social will include Bluesky?
Hard day at the office.
June 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Hard day at the office.
Congratulations to Midge Dellinger & Sara Beam for landing a Mellon grant: “Mvskokvlke Hofone Enfulletv Rasvwetv (To Bring the Ways of the Mvskoke Back)”! They've worked so hard on this collaboration between Univ. Tulsa & Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Such fantastic news. utulsa.edu/news/mellon-...
Mellon Foundation grants $677,000 for new UTulsa, Muscogee (Creek) Nation project
UTulsa has received a $677,000 grant from the Public Knowledge program of the Mellon Foundation to support a joint effort between the university and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s Historic and Cultural...
utulsa.edu
June 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Congratulations to Midge Dellinger & Sara Beam for landing a Mellon grant: “Mvskokvlke Hofone Enfulletv Rasvwetv (To Bring the Ways of the Mvskoke Back)”! They've worked so hard on this collaboration between Univ. Tulsa & Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Such fantastic news. utulsa.edu/news/mellon-...
I love this.
Riding the frog in 1545.
The Zurich-based printer Christoph Froschauer used this trademark frog on the title page of Conrad Gessner’s 'Bibliotheca Universalis'. #earlymodern #bookhistory
The trademark frog derives from a translation of the printer’s last name: frog is in German “Frosch”.
The Zurich-based printer Christoph Froschauer used this trademark frog on the title page of Conrad Gessner’s 'Bibliotheca Universalis'. #earlymodern #bookhistory
The trademark frog derives from a translation of the printer’s last name: frog is in German “Frosch”.
June 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I love this.