Lindsay Mayka
@lindsaymayka.bsky.social
Political scientist at Colby College studying Latin America, cities, and how to make citizenship real for marginalized folks. Editor for Latin Am at Journal of Comparative Politics. Making friends with cats wherever I go. She/her
web.colby.edu/lrmayka
web.colby.edu/lrmayka
If you went to LASA in Bogota, I hope you had a great time and enjoyed the city! But also, test yourself for Covid.
June 19, 2024 at 12:32 AM
If you went to LASA in Bogota, I hope you had a great time and enjoyed the city! But also, test yourself for Covid.
Also, apparently the SHACKLED IRON MONKEYS used to decorate part of Riverside Park in Harlem mentioned here were just removed 2.5 months ago?!
February 2, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Also, apparently the SHACKLED IRON MONKEYS used to decorate part of Riverside Park in Harlem mentioned here were just removed 2.5 months ago?!
We’re basically the same person
December 6, 2023 at 11:53 PM
We’re basically the same person
It turns out that planning a day-long symposium that brings in five people from throughout the country, as a department chair, is a lot of work. Who knew.
Anyways, I am super stoked about the Colby LAS Walker Symposium next weekend (10/14) on The Afro Americas!!!
Anyways, I am super stoked about the Colby LAS Walker Symposium next weekend (10/14) on The Afro Americas!!!
October 6, 2023 at 5:08 PM
It turns out that planning a day-long symposium that brings in five people from throughout the country, as a department chair, is a lot of work. Who knew.
Anyways, I am super stoked about the Colby LAS Walker Symposium next weekend (10/14) on The Afro Americas!!!
Anyways, I am super stoked about the Colby LAS Walker Symposium next weekend (10/14) on The Afro Americas!!!
I mean it's basically a still from a horror movie
September 29, 2023 at 4:26 PM
I mean it's basically a still from a horror movie
Insider information: we always get fewer applications than I would expect. This is a GOOD job, great research support, amazing students, fantastic salary/benefits.
There are also a lot of perks of living in Maine. For instance, I took this pic this morning on a trail two minutes from my house.
There are also a lot of perks of living in Maine. For instance, I took this pic this morning on a trail two minutes from my house.
September 28, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Insider information: we always get fewer applications than I would expect. This is a GOOD job, great research support, amazing students, fantastic salary/benefits.
There are also a lot of perks of living in Maine. For instance, I took this pic this morning on a trail two minutes from my house.
There are also a lot of perks of living in Maine. For instance, I took this pic this morning on a trail two minutes from my house.
UPDATE: The culprit, extracted by a trained professional
How? Howwwww????
How? Howwwww????
September 22, 2023 at 2:22 PM
UPDATE: The culprit, extracted by a trained professional
How? Howwwww????
How? Howwwww????
When I was two, my sister was pushing me in the stroller and it started to fold up and a bar came down chopping off the tip of my pinky finger. My right pinky is now 1/4 inch shorter than the other and has a weird nail since I lost the nail bed.
September 20, 2023 at 6:46 PM
When I was two, my sister was pushing me in the stroller and it started to fold up and a bar came down chopping off the tip of my pinky finger. My right pinky is now 1/4 inch shorter than the other and has a weird nail since I lost the nail bed.
And Colby's Government department is hiring for an exciting new line in AI & public policy. The ideal candidate will study how AI is changing politics and policy, AND can teach methods courses related to AI to our undergrads. Subfield specialization open. Deadline: 10/15
September 14, 2023 at 2:47 PM
And Colby's Government department is hiring for an exciting new line in AI & public policy. The ideal candidate will study how AI is changing politics and policy, AND can teach methods courses related to AI to our undergrads. Subfield specialization open. Deadline: 10/15
The Colby Government department is also hiring in political economy. This person should also be able to intro IR, and shouldn't overlap with current faculty studying Europe, Latin America, MENA. Open to people studying both CPE and IPE, as long as they are solid teaching intro IR. Deadline: 10/15
September 14, 2023 at 2:47 PM
The Colby Government department is also hiring in political economy. This person should also be able to intro IR, and shouldn't overlap with current faculty studying Europe, Latin America, MENA. Open to people studying both CPE and IPE, as long as they are solid teaching intro IR. Deadline: 10/15
The Colby Gov department is are hiring in conflict/human security. We need someone who can teach intro IR, and who has a focus on the Global South but doesn't study Latin America or MENA. (Migration in the Americas is the possible exception.) Deadline: 10/1
September 14, 2023 at 2:46 PM
The Colby Gov department is are hiring in conflict/human security. We need someone who can teach intro IR, and who has a focus on the Global South but doesn't study Latin America or MENA. (Migration in the Americas is the possible exception.) Deadline: 10/1
Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole about Barbara Kingsolver after finishing Demon Copperhead and I’m sorry, what??
August 24, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole about Barbara Kingsolver after finishing Demon Copperhead and I’m sorry, what??
My dog has some sort or allergy or food sensitivity and won’t stop scratching himself, so I had to resort to extreme measures last night
(Shockingly, this was not effective, heading to the vet today)
(Shockingly, this was not effective, heading to the vet today)
August 22, 2023 at 3:52 PM
My dog has some sort or allergy or food sensitivity and won’t stop scratching himself, so I had to resort to extreme measures last night
(Shockingly, this was not effective, heading to the vet today)
(Shockingly, this was not effective, heading to the vet today)